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

DEVELOPMENT OF CP POLICY
MODULE 3: CP POLICY DEVELOPMENT CYCLE
• Can changes be measured in environmental quality, the reduction in the health risk and resource
efficiency resulting from the policy?
• When did environmental improvements occur? Quickly, within a year, or later in the process?
• Have environmental priorities changed since the time the action plan was prepared? Do they need
to be updated?
Economic efficiency
• Do the proposed instruments operate with minimum economic cost to society?
• Do they encourage innovative approaches in implementation? Did problems arise through
loopholes, imprecise formulation of guidelines, etc.?
• Are price signals strong enough for target groups to respond?
• What were the domestic impacts of the policy, e.g. on prices, employment, profitability and
competitiveness, growth?
• Did production efficiency increase? Did implementation stimulate foreign exports and increase
international competitiveness?
Ease of administration
• Were the policy and instruments easy to implement?
• Did the work achieve integration of CP in policies related to other sectors?
• What was the opinion of industry and enforcement agencies concerning simplicity and flexibility
of operation?
• What was the effectiveness of instruments in ensuring compliance?
• Were costs associated with monitoring, licensing and enforcement low or exceedingly
expensive?
Political acceptability
• Did the policy and the instruments gain political acceptance? Were they supported by the key
players?
• Did stakeholders actively participate in the development and modification of the policy?
• What mechanisms were used to ensure input of the various stakeholders?
• Was the development of policy and design of instruments a transparent process?
• Do the instruments conform to international agreements?
The above considerations should also be taken into account when designing the action plan and
choosing policy instruments.
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