Introduction to Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asia

E-Learning Course, 21 September – 13 November 2015

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are pleased to announce the second edition of the e-Learning course “Introduction to Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asia”, 21 September – 13 November 2015. The course is delivered within the framework of the SWITCH-Asia Programme of the European Union.

With SCP's increasing importance in the Post-2015 Development Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, the course “Introduction to SCP in Asia” aims to provide policy makers and other stakeholders from government, business, civil society and academia, with an introduction to SCP, as an approach to enabling sustainable societies in Asia.

Learning Objectives and Content

Participants in the course will learn about different concepts and facets of the SCP, as well as regional, national and sector-specific challenges and opportunities to implement policies for SCP. Additionally, participants will begin to develop basic skills for applying the SCP concept in a real-life economic, policy and professional context.

After completing the course, participants will be able to:

• Define the concept of SCP and explain its value for sustainable development and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
• Distinguish key elements of effective policy planning in support of SCP
• Identify enabling conditions for mainstreaming and implementing SCP policies in national governance
• Discuss principal challenges and opportunities for advancing SCP in national contexts
• Summarize the range of global and regional initiatives to support SCP in national governance
• Apply SCP to a real-life policy-making context.

The course pedagogy is adapted to professionals in full-time work. Total number of learning hours: 32 over 8 week period.

Fellowships and Registration

Registration for the course is open until 10 September 2015 at the UNITAR’s Online Events Section.

With support from the UNEP SWITCH-Asia Project, a limited number of fellowships are available for participants from the Asia and Pacific region working in the public sector, academia, applied SCP projects, or NGOs. For more information on the fellowship application process, please contact: envgov@unitar.org. Fellowship application deadline: 31 August 2015.

For more information on the course please consult also the the SCP e-course flyer (PDF).

Results and impacts from the pilot edition of the course are summarized in the pilot edition brochure (PDF).