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Examples from Indo-German Co-operation
Promoting Sustainable Consumption in India
Patrick von Braunmühl
Senior Advisor
GIZ-ASEM
Consumer Protection
and Sustainable Consumption
E-mail:
patrick.vonbraunmuehl@asemindia.com
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Promoting Sustainable Consumption in India: Challenges and Interventions, Essays (university) of Abnormal Psychology
The challenges of sustainable consumption in india, focusing on the food sector and its impact on the environment. It also proposes interventions from producers and consumers to promote sustainable practices. The document also mentions giz's intervention in promoting sustainable consumption in india through consumer awareness campaigns and pilot projects in several states.
What you will learn
- What role do producers and consumers play in promoting sustainable consumption in India?
- What interventions are required from producers and consumers to promote sustainable consumption in India?
- What are the challenges in achieving sustainable consumption in India?
- What are the pilot projects for promoting sustainable consumption in India?
- What are the environmental impacts of current consumption patterns in India?
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Examples from Indo-German Co-operation
Promoting Sustainable Consumption in India
Patrick von Braunmühl Senior Advisor GIZ-ASEM Consumer Protection and Sustainable Consumption E-mail: patrick.vonbraunmuehl@asemindia.com
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Growth coupled with growing population.
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Rapid urbanization puts significant stress on natural resources (Now350 million in cities (30%) by 2050 it would be 915 million (50%)
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Growing consumer demands for more housing, food, water andtransportation
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Current production patterns stressing limited natural resources andcontributing to climate change
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Environmental impacts arising from the Food, transport, energysector etc)
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Major threat to sustainability of India’s development arises from thescale of consumption
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Challenges:India
Food Sector: Concerns
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More use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in agriculturecrop production systems
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More energy usage in manufacturing processes (foodprocessing and packaging, preserving and distribution)
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Implications of Genetically modified crops
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Increased Consumption of :
- More Meat • More Processed and packaged food • Frozen food • Food away from home
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Development of Sustainable Products and services at acompetitive price
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Organic food production
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Shared responsibility across and beyond the food chain
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More business innovation for sustainable production–
Eco –efficiency measures– Product innovation and design– Production and supply chain management
Interventions required from
Producers/Business
Responsibility of the
Consumers
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Preference for local food
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Create demand for sutainably produced food
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Sustainable food diet (preference for meatless or reduced meatdiets, organic products
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Use regionally and seasonally produced foods
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Use minimally processed and ecologically packed products
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Prepare foods, diets that have low environmental impacts butprovide the required amount to maintain good health
Challenges:
Concern
for
future
GIZ intervention: Promotion ofSustainable consumption in India
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Established Consumer Advisory Network^ –
P
ilot project for independent consumer advice
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Creating awareness^ – TV Spots– Campaigns– Linking Eco-clubs and Consumer Clubs in school and colleges
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Providing product specific information^ – Sustainable Shopping guide– Comparative Product testing– Label information
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Pilot Projects in FiveParticipating States
West
Bengal Orissa Tamil
Nadu
Madhya
Pradesh
•Consumer Advice Centers Gujarat
Project
Approach
Project
Approach
Creating Awareness by using TV spots
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