Background
The SWITCH-Asia Regional Policy Advocacy Component (RPAC), implemented by United Nations Environment Programme, is designed to strengthen the dialogue at regional, sub-regional and national policies on Sustainable Consumption and Production and thereby contributing to green growth and reduction of poverty in Asian countries.
Based on the framework of the SWITCH-Asia Regional Policy Advocacy Component implemented by UNEP, and in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Maldives, a project entitled “Promoting SCP Mainstreaming and implementation at the National Level in the Republic of Maldives” has been initiated.
The objective of this programme is to strengthen Maldives’ national policy framework with regards to SCP through the development of a National Action Plan (NAP) on SCP. The NAP will allow the Maldives to identify priority actions to be implemented in the next few years in the country to support SCP and to monitor its progress.
Objective
The first consultation aimed at scoping out the National Action Plan by inviting relevant ministries and industries to get stock of existing policies relevant to SCP and identify the gaps to be addressed.
