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

DEVELOPMENT OF CP POLICY
MODULE 3: CP POLICY DEVELOPMENT CYCLE
(c) Long-term cost-effectiveness is essential if Cleaner Production is to become a normal and
integrated practice in industry. A cost-benefit analysis needs to justify the proposed policy and
action plan. The strategy and instruments should aim to create demand for CP, so that the
adoption of CP is economically driven. It is unsustainable to rely on long-term external funding.
External experts could be used as a catalyst, but local capacity for CP should take over as early as
possible.
(d) Clear and measurable indicators of progress should be available to monitor policy impacts.
Monitoring should be an integral part of target setting and activities designed to promote
effective environmental management in enterprises. Data demonstrating the economic/financial
benefits of environmental management are particularly helpful as are “early warning” systems to
detect any distortions and undesired impacts of the policy instruments. Resources should be
dedicated to ensure monitoring.
(e) Periodic evaluation and adjustment of objectives and policy instruments will be necessary. It is
unrealistic to assume that everything will fall in place the first time when planning policy and
action plans. Depending on changing priorities, lessons learned and the inputs of stakeholders,
the specific approach may have to be modified. Environmental effectiveness, simplicity and ease
of administration, political acceptability and the cost-effectiveness of measures are some of the
parameters to be taken into account when evaluating policy instruments.
(f) Government support should be secured where mechanisms are required to encourage structural
changes of the roles and functions of governmental agencies, regulatory systems, resource
pricing, taxation, etc. One important aspect to consider is how to ensure that policy development
and implementation is insulated from the effects of the political process, such as elections and
changes in government.
One important element of policy implementation is to provide training, information and education
campaigns. Because of its crucial impact, it is discussed below in a separate slide.
SLIDE: Carry out information and education campaigns
• Awareness-raising and information campaigns are essential for a wider
adoption of CP;
• Policy and objectives must be easy to explain;
• It is important to demonstrate that CP is beneficial and applicable to the
individual;
• The information and education programmes have to be adapted to the
needs of different target groups.
This slide can help demonstrate that information and education may be the key
to a wider adoption of CP. Earlier in the policy cycle, broad support for the
concept resulting from information campaigns will also help in designing an
effective policy.
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