Sixth Session of United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) adopts Resolution on Promoting Sustainable Lifestyles

Posted 02 Mar 2024

Updated 27 Mar 2024

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Resolution was submitted by India as part of its push towards adopting environment-friendly lifestyles (Mission LiFE), and co-sponsored by Sri Lanka and Bolivia.
- It recognizes potential of behavioural changes toward sustainable lifestyles in achieving sustainable development.
- It recognizes work of 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Patterns, adopted at Rio+20 in 2012.
  - It consists of six programs dealing with sustainability of Public Procurement, Consumer Information for SCP, Tourism, Lifestyles and Education, Buildings and Construction, and Food Systems.
  - It is implemented by the One Planet Network.
Resolution encourages member states to foster public-private collaboration, pursue education and awareness raising initiatives about sustainable lifestyles.

Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)
- Mission LiFE was introduced by India at the UNFCCC COP26 in Glasgow.
- It aims at nudging individual and community actions to protect and preserve the environment.
- Three phases of Mission LiFE:
  - Change in Demand: Nudging individuals to practice simple yet effective environment-friendly actions in their daily lives.
  - Change in Supply: Enabling industries and markets to respond swiftly to the changing demand.
  - Change in Policy: Influence government and industrial policy to support SCP.

Established in 2012 as a result of Rio+20, it is world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment.
It also serves as the governing body of the UN Environment Programme.
It meets biennially in Nairobi, Kenya.
UNEA-6 adopted a Ministerial Declaration aimed at halting the progression of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste.