Manual on the Development of Cleaner Production Policies ... - Unido

DEVELOPMENT OF CP POLICY
MODULE 2: BASICS OF CP POLICY
EXAMPLE
In Colombia’s 1997 CP policy, the strategy adhers to the following guiding principles:
1. Coordination with other governmental policies;
2. Establishment of the Environmental Control System;
3. Strengthening of institutions;
4. Promotion of CP;
5. Stimulation of internal management and self-regulation;
6. Creation and implementation of economic instruments;
7. Follow-up to CP policy;
1. Articulación con las demás Políticas gubernamentales;
2. Establecimiento del Sistema de Calidad Ambiental;
3. Fortalecimiento institucional;
4. Promoción de Producción más Limpia;
5. Promoción de la autogestión y la autorregulación;
6. Formulación e implementación de instrumentos económicos;
7. Seguimiento a la Política.
An action plan is a plan of activities deriving from the strategy, intended to accomplish a specific
goal. An action plan defines the various steps in the implementation of a strategy (i.e. what is to be
done, by whom, with what resources, expected results, etc.). It also specifies mechanisms for
implementation and evaluation.
EXAMPLE
The fourth strategy listed in the Colombian CP policy document, seeks to promote CP in the
productive sectors. The following steps are proposed:
1. Dissemination of information on CP through such activities as policy dissemination, sectoral
environmental guidelines, international seminar on CP, and environmental awareness-raising in
SMEs;
2. Facilitating the transfer of cleaner technologies and the implementation of demonstrative projects,
through activities such as the establishment of a national CP Centre, twinning programmes
between enterprises, initiatives to stimulate CP in SMEs, programmes of technical assistance for
companies, a scheme for waste exchanges and the improvement of financial conditions for the
implementation of CP projects;
3. Introduction of CP education and capacity-building programmes, including courses on CP at
universities, specialized CP training programmes in continued education, and train-the-trainer
programmes for SMEs;
4. Development of a database of cleaner technologies;
5. Support for research and development in the field of CP;
6. Creation and use of mechanisms of international cooperation.
A programme is an individual component of an action plan, related to specific areas (e.g, institutional
set-up, selection of specific materials and product categories to target in order to maximize the use of
resources, etc.). There may be several parallel programmes and each can be subdivided into projects.
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