Centre for Environment and Development

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53829669723293498132012-02-16T02:00:07.580-08:00Centre for Environment and DevelopmentCentre for Environment and Development (CED) is a legally incorporated non-profit making Non-Governmental Organization that operates as a think tank and concept builder, research & policy institute, watchdog and campaigner at local, national and international levels.Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-66625765950449948812010-07-04T23:28:00.000-07:002010-07-04T23:38:45.115-07:00CED co-organises 1st UN Rio+20 PLATFORM Consultations in Sri Lanka

MEDIA RELEASE10th June 2010“Climate Sustainability in a Green Economy”1st UN Rio+20 PLATFORM Stakeholder Consultation in Sri Lanka and Workshop on ”Corporate Climate Sustainability: Towards a Responsible Business Framework in a Green Economy”(09th June 2010 at Galleface Hotel, Colombo from 7-9pm) ‘Climate Sustainability PLATFORM’ together with the Centre for Enviroinment and Deelopmenyt and

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The upcoming UNFCCC COP15 in Copenhagen in December 2009 has once again sparked interest and action across the world on climate change. With just nine months to go, different governments, sectors and organizations are planning and implementing thousands of activities to demonstrate their views and demands for a climate secure world. While governments are gearing up for their negotiations,

Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-90251483644045503572009-03-23T23:49:00.000-07:002009-03-23T23:57:46.315-07:00Uchita Presents at the Scientific Climate Congress in Copenhagen

Abstract for the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change "Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions", Copenhagen on 10-12 March 2009 Session 58 “National and Regional Development of mitigation policies”Integrating Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asian Climate Change PoliciesBy Uchita de Zoysa, Executive Director, Centre for Environment & Development, Sri

Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-18150648968542002982008-11-11T03:54:00.000-08:002008-11-12T06:04:40.025-08:00Uchita de Zoysa at Planet in 2050 Workshop

Sustainable Consumption and Production for Earth in 2050by Uchita de Zoysa (www.glossolutions.com)Ever since publishing the ‘Our Common Future’ report from the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), the global discussions on challenges facing humans on earth and setting goals for desirable futures has been growing. The ‘Agenda 21’ resulting from the 1992 Rio de

Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-63287503239356790202008-05-14T22:39:00.000-07:002008-05-14T22:46:33.454-07:00CED Invited to Speak at the B4E Summit

B4E-Business for the Environment Global Summit 2008 was held in Singapore from 22-23 April 2008 with the theme "Business and Markets in a Climate of Change". With a focus on Resource Efficiency and Renewable Energies, this second B4E brought together senior executives from leading global companies, governments, international organisations and NGOs to explore and share solutions for a greener

Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-67850837927088685792008-05-06T22:58:00.000-07:002008-05-14T22:34:24.596-07:00CED advances its Sustainable Entreprises and Sustainable Credit Programmes

Sustainable Entreprises Sustainable Entreprises is a programme to promote sustainable consumption and production patterns through a mix of sustainable design, SME financing, fair trade and community based good governance structures. The key objective is to build quality of life, wellbeing and happiness that will lead towards sustainable lifestyles.Level 01: eliminating poverty as a barrier to

Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-26537467404781018822008-05-06T22:16:00.000-07:002008-05-06T22:40:26.079-07:00CED partnes with SoP in Bali UN Climate Change Meeting

A Stakeholder Dialogue on “Sustainability Projects for Climate Change Mitigation”- A parallel COP13 meeting at Novotel Nusa Dua Hotel, Bali, Indonesia, 10th December 2007 -CED joined hands with the Sustainability of the Planet Project of Sinf Sweden at the famous Bali Climate Change Conference to hold a stakeholder dialogue on “Sustainability Projects for Climate Change Mitigation”. Partnering

Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-43618915508219221042007-10-10T22:00:00.000-07:002007-10-10T22:08:32.304-07:00Call for ‘Asian Case Studies on Sustainable Consumption and Production Action for Climate Change Mitigation”

CED is compiling ‘Asian Case Studies on Sustainable Consumption and Production Action for Climate Change Mitigation” as a regional input to Marrakech Process on SCP and the upcoming COP13 Climate Change Meeting in Bali 3-14th December. This s completely voluntary effort and we would appreciate your contributions and support to find the correct information on Asian case studies that make SCP a

Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-31472784530398868712007-10-05T01:23:00.000-07:002007-10-05T01:27:27.289-07:00Creating a Stakeholder Dialogue on Sustainable Consumption and Production (draft-1)

BackgroundOne of the main recommendations to the 3rd International Expert Meeting on a 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (Marrakech Process) was to establish a broader global stakeholder dialogue on sustainable production and consumption with greater outreach towards all governments and stakeholders. The proposal is meant to create space for a substantive

Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-59471763812753444662007-09-28T04:56:00.001-07:002007-09-28T05:11:52.724-07:00Uchita speaks at the "Sustainability of the Planet Conference" in Stockholm

Uchita de Zoysa of CED was invited to speak to a group of 108 experts from 36 different countries gathered in Stockholm, Sweden from 3-7th September 2007 to take part in the Sustainability of the Planet Program Conference 2007. The Conference is part of the Sustainability of the Planet Program’s role in acting as a catalyst, a project assessor, and a broker between projects and financiers. The

Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-48013643455784247312007-07-20T20:51:00.000-07:002007-07-20T21:00:40.872-07:00“Asian Review on Sustainable Consumption” by Uchita de Zoysa is launched in Stockholm, Sweden

Media Release 16th July 2007, Colombo, Sri LankaThe Asian Review on Sustainable Consumption, written by Uchita de Zoysa, was recently launched at the 3rd International Expert Meeting on Sustainable Consumption and Production held in Stockholm, Sweden. The Asian Review on Sustainable Consumption was conducted by Uchita de Zoysa in twelve Asian countries including China, India, Sri Lanka,

The following paper is adopted from the presentation by Uchita de Zoysa as the NGO Forum Representative to the Multi-Stakeholder Panel of the 3rd International Expert Meeting on the 10 year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (Stockholm, Sweden - 26-29 June 2007)( full presentation @ http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/consumption/Marrakech/ngo.pdf )Sustainable

Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-66044679055435220862007-06-20T06:37:00.000-07:002007-07-04T21:30:58.236-07:00Sustainable Consumption: An Asian Review

This report is an inspirational output of Asian minds, vision, thought, expertise and experience from China to India, Malaysia to Sri Lanka, Indonesia to Bangladesh, Cambodia to Nepal, Thailand to Pakistan, Vietnam to Laos, that took me over the seas and met me with people from governments, civil society, research, industry and labour, who for their times, efforts, hospitalities and sharing that

Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-26731991378946688382007-02-27T04:18:00.000-08:002007-02-27T04:26:39.591-08:00Asian Review on Sustainable Consumption

The presentation is based on the findings of the "Asian Review on Sustainable Consumption" conducted by Uchita de Zoysa, Centre for Environment & Development (CED) for SC.ASIA: Capacity Building for Implementation of UN Guidelines on Consumer Protection (Section G: Sustainable Consumption) in Asia.The 12 countries studied in this review display significant differences in economic, social and

Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-43125747075512939112007-02-11T18:11:00.001-08:002007-02-27T03:59:08.255-08:00Global Sustainable Consumption and Production Opportunities: Doors are Closing!

by Uchita de Zoysa(The following article is based on the presentation to the SPACES Dialogue on “Linking knowledge & action for Sustainable Production & Consumption Systems” (23 and 27 January 2007, Chiang Mai, Thailand) at the session on “International Initiatives & Cooperation Opportunities on SCP”)INTRODUCTION: International actors in the sustainable consumption and production debate are now

Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-88202278136077013522007-01-08T19:16:00.000-08:002007-01-11T20:11:01.110-08:00Advancing Sustainable Consumption in Asia - A Guidance Manual

(To download the manual click on the header)This guidance manual is prepared as part of the project “Capacity Building for Implementation of UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection (Sustainable Consumption) in Asia“ (SC.Asia). The SC.Asia project is financially supported by the European Union’s Asia Pro Eco Programme with 330.000 Euros, and implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme in

Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-15230392045630928252007-01-08T18:58:00.000-08:002007-01-08T19:31:31.232-08:00After the Tsunami: Sri Lanka Rising to the Challenges

Presentation by Uchita de Zoysa, CED at the University of Tropical Medicine, London and organized by LONDON21 (February 2005)26th Sunday December 2004. Between 9-10.00am I was disturbed by my dog howling in a high tone. My mother-in-Law calls and informs us the sea is coming inland. I get a call from India (a consumer activist) to see whether I am safe. Even when media started reporting we did

Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-13223348644496853572007-01-08T07:38:00.000-08:002007-01-08T07:43:55.526-08:00The Oslo Declaration on Sustainable Consumption

(Authors: Arnold Tukker, Maurie J. Cohen, Uchita de Zoysa, Edgar Hertwich, Patrick Hofstetter, Atsushi Inaba, Sylvia Lorek, and Eivind Stø)The future course of the world depends on humanity’s ability to provide a high quality of life for a prospective nine billion people without exhausting the Earth’s resources or irreparably damaging its natural systems. It was on the basis of this recognition

Centre for Environment & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610019243426333663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382966972329349813.post-20489388810157114882007-01-08T07:21:00.000-08:002007-02-27T04:29:00.870-08:00Making Sustainable Consumption & Production Work in Developing Countries: The Role of Eco Labeling, Environmental Claims and Market Surveillance

(Presentation by Uchita de Zoysa, CED to ISO/COPOLCO Workshop: How can environmental standards help promote sustainable consumption? – May 2006 Malaysia)A Dutch intern in Sri Lanka wanted to have a banana. So he went to thenearest boutique and asked for a banana. The vendor asked how manykilo’s. The intern was confused and repeated how much is for a banana.The vendor was more confused. He said Rs

LAUNCH OF THE “BETTER WORLD CHILDREN’S CLUB” MALAYSIA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2006 on the 27TH MAY 2006 at ERA COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN, YOUTH AND CHILDREN, DENGKIL Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (FOMCA), in collaboration with ERA Consumer Malaysia and the ERA Community Center for the Development of Women, Youth and Children organized

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