Mr. Chairman
Hon, Ministers
Excellences
Ladies and Gentlemen
1. Let me take this opportunity to make a few remarks
on the way forward on this important discussion. This
delegation concurs with the statement by the
representative of Yemen on behalf of the G77 and
China.
2. We are cognizant of the global efforts to promote
sustainable consumption and production. We have
however, face critical challenges, particularly in the
implementation of decisions made at the various CSD
fora.
3. The continued lack of implementation undermines the
expectations of meeting the internationally agreed
development goals including the MDGs. The status
quo only diminishes the noble overarching goal-which
is to improve the living standards of the global
population in a sustainable manner.
4. It is time we collectively formulated concrete measures
to deal with cyclical crises such as food, water, energy
and the effects and impacts of climate change in a
more comprehensive and sustainable manner. The
crises not only disrupt lives in vulnerable countries, but
also exert disproportionate pressure on sustainable
consumption and production patterns.
5. Decisive and concrete action-oriented interventions
could promote sustainable consumption and
production in line with the principles of common but
differentiated responsibilities and respective
capabilities.
6. There is need to generate the necessary political
impetus for the range and level of an accelerated
action plan to bridge the implementation gaps in
vulnerable countries particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
We need to address sustainable development in a
more holistic, coordinated, integrated and balanced
manner in line with the three pillars of sustainable
development, social, economic and environmental
protection.
7. As we forward to even more defining conferences
including the COP 16 and Rio+20, the outcomes
should result in a strengthened governance institution
of the environment pillar. The principle that form
must follow function should be adhered to. We could
be guided by the set of options proposed by the
consultative group of Ministers co-chaired by Kenya
and Italy. Among is that incremental reforms are only
possible within the existing mandate of UNEP
alongside other broader reforms. This will forestall
further fragmentation, avoid duplication of functions
and cut cost of discharging mandates.
8. We need to mutually formulate coherent policies and
approaches in areas of finance, trade investments,
capacity building, technology transfer and sustainable
consumption and production. All these issues should
take into account national priorities and ownership
since ?no one size fits it all?.
9. Finally, the good decisions do not translate to tangible
results without information and knowledge sharing.
Dissemination of environmentally sound technologies
is seminal to the realization of internationally agreed
development goals including the MDGs. Developing
countries need the technology transfer as they transit
from the current unsustainable development model to
a low carbon development pathway.
I thank you.
