MARRAKECH PROCESS ON SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION TASK FORCE

9:00 – 9:30

Arrival of participants and registration

9:30 – 10:30

Official Opening of the Meeting – chairperson Mr. Corrado Clini, Director General, Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea

• Mr. Giuseppe Pericu, Mayor of Genova

• Mr Claudio Burlando, President of the Region Liguria

• H.E. Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio, Minister for the Environment, Land and Sea

• Ministry of Education

• Ministry of University and Research

• Mr Arab Hoballah, Chief, Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch UNEP DTIE

10:30 – 11:00

Introduction to the Conference: Education for Sustainable Consumption and the Role of the Marrakech Task Force

• Mr. Paolo Soprano, Director of Division, Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea - MTF on ESC Work Plan 2007-2009

• Prof. Mauro Ceruti, University of Bergamo - Education and Globalisation

11:00 – 11:30

Keynote speeches: Education and Sustainable Consumption

• Mr Gianfranco Bologna, Scientific Director of the Italian World Wildlife Foundation – Contribution on actual consumption patterns

• Mr. Edgar Gonzales Gaudiano, Senior Consultant Universidad Autonoma de Mexico – Contribution on education as a mean of implementation towards SCP

11:30 – 11:45

Coffee Break

11:45 – 12:00

Opening of the Working Group session

Mr Andrea Innamorati, Ministry for the Environment Land and Sea – Presentation of the working groups and guidelines

12:00 – 13:00

Working Groups – parallel sessions:

The discussion within the WGs will focus on priorities and key challenges identified in the Terms of Reference. The WGs will produce a report defining possible contributions as viable steps forward towards the fulfilment of the TF objectives and in preparation of the 10 Year Framework of Programmes.

1. Formal learning processes towards the promotion of sustainable consumption (Chairperson: Mr Bernard Combes, Information/Documentation Specialist, UNESCO DESD) The focus will be on identifying links between ESC and the UN DESD as a framework of reference to define lines of action, at regional or national level, to overcome main obstacles, to address key challenges, (institutional, cultural, organisational, etc.) and to present successful and replicable experiences.

2. The contribution of social capital to SCP (Chaiperson: Mr Bjarne Pedersen, Head of Policy and Advocacy - Consumers International) The analysis of the role of behavioural norms and rules, values, social context and culture, vision of society, networks of relationships, fashion and media messages should provide useful references to build social capital needed for the achievement of ESC objectives. The WGs itself could consider its contributions as a first nucleus of social capital to widen in the perspective of the TF activities.

3. Educated companies: the role and involvement of private sector in SCP (Chairperson: ..TBC) Sustainable Consumption and Production patterns require a new economic rational appropriately considering different instruments deriving from key concepts as “polluter pays principle” and “getting the prices right”. Considering a twofold approach (supply and demand), how can education and training help to shape a new role for different economic actors in promoting SCP?

4. Educational needs: objectives and contents for the introduction of SCP in curricula (Chairperson: TBC) There is a strong need to harmonise curricula with the new challenges of the complexity. Research on didactical and learning methodologies, to apply in higher education, and, on the other hand, training for headmasters, teachers and their instructors are all essential priorities to be addressed. What integrated approach is needed to support the introduction of SCP into curricula?

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30 – 16:30

Working groups I, II, III, IV – parallel sessions:

16:30 – 17:00

Coffee break

17:00 – 18:00

Feedback from the Working Groups I, II, III, IV (Facilitator: Mr Mario Salomone, Director of Istituto Scholé Futuro) A report from each working group will be presented. This report will focus on topics concerning general recommendations, gaps, best practices and the way forward.

9:30

Arrival of participants

9:30 – 9:45

Opening of day two

Mr Paolo Soprano, Director of Division Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea – Summary of day one, presentation of the Working Groups, guidelines and organisation of day two.

9:45 – 11:00

Working groups – parallel sessions:

The discussion within the WGs will focus on priorities and key challenges identified in the Terms of Reference. The WGs will produce a report defining possible contributions as viable steps forward towards the fulfilment of the TF objectives and in preparation of the 10 Year Framework of Programmes.

5. Teaching and learning for SCP: methodologies, didactic tools and teacher education (Chairperson: Ms Victoria Thorensen, Project Manager, Consumer Citizenship Network) There is a strong demand on teachers training as so far as on tools supporting learning processes. Studying existing experiences could provide suggestions to go over and to find best solutions for the next step forward.

6. Indicators and criteria for quality assessment, evaluation and monitoring initiatives in ESC (Chairperson: Ms Michela Mayer, INVALSI - Italian National Institute for Evaluation on the Educational System) Monitoring the introduction of sustainable consumption in curricula is aimed not only at measuring progress, but also at identifying continuous quality procedures. What tools, criteria and indicators have to be used to describe and assess the fulfilment of education for sustainable consumption objectives?

7. Building experiences on local traditional, cultural and natural heritages in a global context (Chairperson: Marcos Antonio Dos Santos Reigota, Coordinator Associaçao Nacional de Pesquisa em Educaçao) One solution does not fit all. Local natural, traditional and cultural heritages provide, within specific contexts, viable solutions to promote sustainable consumption behaviours and to show new ways to produce changes on habits. How can education build on and promote such experiences avoiding imposition of developing models and replication of same mistakes?

8. The Mediterranean region: initiatives and future perspectives (Chairperson: Prof. Michael Schoullos, Coordinator of MEdIES) The Mediterranean region is characterised by an interrelated historical past on which common cultural structures were built, based on dialogue and exchanges, representing an enormous richness to share, to protect and to put on value. What contribution can the TF activities provide to enhance the role within the region and to promote synergies with the ongoing ESD and MSSD related initiatives in the Mediterranean and connections outside the area? Finally, how can Mediterranean heritage become significant on ESC for other basin regions around the world?

11:00 – 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 – 13:00

Working groups V, VI, VII, VIII – parallel sessions:

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30 – 15:30

Feedback from working groups V, VI, VII, VIII (Facilitator: Mr Mario Salomone, Director of Istituto Scholé Futuro) A report from each working group will be presented. This report will focus on topics concerning general recommendations, gaps, best practices and the way forward.

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee break

16:00 – 17:30

Wrap-up Session (Chairperson: Mr Paolo Soprano, Director of Division – Ministry for the Environment Land and Sea)

• Workplan 2007-2009

• Sweden: Report of the III Meeting of the Marrakech Task Force on Sustainable Lifestyles

• Discussion

• Closing Keynote