Second International Expert Meeting
Costa Rica (5-8 September 2005) 

The Second International Meeting on Sustainable Consumption and Production under the Marrakech process was held in San Jose, Costa Rica,  5 - 8 September 2005.

The meeting consider inputs from the regional meetings and deliberate on how international activities can best support regional and national priorities; work to establish ways to improve international cooperation and assistance for developing countries; and review the scope of the ten-year framework.

 The meeting was organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the United Nations Environment Programme, and hosted by the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Costa Rican National Cleaner Production Center. Financial support for the meeting, particularly for the participation of experts from developing countries, was provided by the Governments of Austria, Belgium, Germany, Finland, Italy, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. 

 Participants in the meeting were experts on various aspects of sustainable consumption and production from government agencies, international organizations, consumer organizations, business and industry, and other non-governmental organizations. Some 150 experts from 70 countries and 9 international organizations participated in the meeting.

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