Sustainable Asia: Supporting The Transition To Sustainable Consumption And Production In Asian Developing Countries

by Patrick Schroeder, Kartika Anggraeni, Silvia Sartori, Uwe Weber

Overview

In the emerging narrative of sustainable development in Asia, the essential challenge is to reduce the use of natural resources and environmental degradation alongside the increasing demand for goods and services. To achieve this, Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP), one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015, aims at reconciling the three goals of minimising the extraction of natural resources from the environment, limiting waste and emissions over the life cycle of goods and services and improving human development and wellbeing.Sustainable Asia: Supporting the Transition to Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asian Developing Countries provides an overview and analysis of the current status of SCP in Asian developing countries. The book focuses on projects supported by the EU-funded SWITCH-Asia Programme, a regional development cooperation programme promoting the adoption of SCP practices among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and consumer groups in Asia since 2007.For readers looking for a comprehensive introduction to the topic of SCP together with a detailed analysis of the current developmental situation in various Asian developing countries and key sectors such as manufacturing, tourism, renewable energy and agriculture, this book is an invaluable tool. The book examines in detail the SCP approaches and innovative solutions demonstrated by the SWITCH-Asia supported projects in Asia and thus serves as a reference for practitioners, researchers and policymakers alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789814730907
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	02/03/2017
Pages:	460
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

List of Contributors ix

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xix

List of Figure xxix

List of Tables xxxi

Chapter 1 Introduction P. Schroeder K. Anggraeni S. Sartori U. Weber 1

Part I Sustainable Consumption and Production in International Development Cooperation 15

Chapter 2 Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asia - Aligning Human Development and Environmental Protection in International Development Cooperation L. Akenji M. Bengtsson P. Schroeder 17

Chapter 3 Regional Policy Trends for Strengthening the Inclusion of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in Public Governance S. Castro-Hallgren 45

Chapter 4 SWITCH-Asia Programme Impacts: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead K. Anggraeni P. Schroeder 77

Part II Country Case Studies on Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asia 103

Chapter 5 SCP in Bangladesh: The Brown Hope of Hazaribagh and the Golden Fibre of Bangladesh N. M. Esa Abrar Khan 105

Chapter 6 Gross National Happiness and SCP in Bhutan K. P. Lama S. T. Dorji 133

Chapter 7 Sustainable Energy through SCP in Cambodia R. de Jong 163

Chapter 8 Sustainable Consumption and Production in Lao PDR T. Phonsavath 183

Chapter 9 Promoting Sustainable Consumption and Production for a Better Future in Nepal R. R Chhetri 213

Chapter 10 Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Philippines Leonardo L. Sta. Romana 239

Chapter 11 Linking Tourism, Energy and Agriculture through Sustainable Consumption and Production in Sri Lanka M. Tissera D. Samarakoon G. Senanayake 267

Chapter 12 Thailand's Sufficiency Economy and Sustainable Consumption and Production K. Merle 291

Chapter 13 Sustainable Consumption and Production in Vietnam N. T. Thong D. H. Nguyen P. T. N. Rich L. T. M. Huong 327

Part III Sectoral Case Studies 357

Chapter 14 Sustainable Tourism in Asia - Current Situation, Trends, and Existing Practices E. Kaiwa 359

Chapter 15 Sustainable Societies and Municipal Solid Waste Management in Southeast Asia C. Curea 391

Index 417