This document is prepared on the basis of the experience and lessons learnt from the imple- mentation of the project on “The Development and Implementation of National and/or City- wide 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production in Africa”. The project has been implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in cooperation with the Marrakech Taskforce on Cooperation with Africa. The Marrakech Task Force on Cooperation with Africa was formed as a follow-up to the programme development activities and in response to the call made by AMCEN’s (African Ministerial Conference on Environment) Dakar Declaration. It was established by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).
The scope of the Cooperation with Africa Task Force is to support the African regional process on SCP: 1. To share experiences between cooperation partners and African countries as well as among African countries, 2. To encourage and support African countries in developing national or regional action plans on SCP, 3. To develop strategic partnerships for the implementation of concrete regional
measures.