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Taking the Next Steps: Facilitating MEA Implementation

with Cleaner Production

Status and Potential

for Future Activities

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Session Overview

Why is CP needed for MEA implementation? Current status Future vision Bridging the gaps Priorities for MEA implementation and where

NCPC activities overlap - What are the Opportunities?

Determining specific NCPC priorities

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CP for MEA implementation - Why?

“fragmentation, duplication and overlap,”“compliance rates are at best patchy”

– (Geo 3. UNEP, 2002)

“apparent conflict” between conventions– (Kuijpers, Lambert. UNEP Technology and Economic Assessment

Panel under Montreal Protocol and IPCC author, 2000)

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Marrying CP with MEAs - key benefits

Issue linkage Ground for synergies Efficient use of financial resources Positive incentives for compliance Flexibility

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Where are we now? Current status

CP experiences and expertise are readily available but widespread awareness about CP is lacking

Links starting between MEA implementation and CP related bodies, tools, methodologies - but more needed

Implementation focus on regulation, end-of-pipe

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What should it be?

Vision:– CP is widely used in MEA implementation

strategy– Multi-stakeholder partnerships including

MEA/CP bodies– Effective implementation of MEAs through

prevention leads to sustainable development

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What gaps need to be bridged?

Catalytic actors and activities needed Awareness of CP by MEA-related bodies Awareness of MEAs by CP-related bodies More joint efforts/coordination

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Building on the commonalities: CP vs. MEAs

Goal is sustainable development (i.e. triple bottom line benefits)

Deal with current and future environmental issues

Coordinated approach yields maximum benefits (i.e. synergistic effects)

MEAs can lead to greater CP implementation and vice-versa

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Does this require a major change?

Do NCPCs need:– to develop different expertise?– to change their work profile?– additional resources?

No...

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Next step?

Difference is the scope and stakeholders NCPCs require:

– additional expertise focussed on MEAs– enlarge the package of services offered– enlarge the stakeholder base– increased coordination and cooperation with

national MEA implementation bodies

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CP Centres/ MEA Implementation: Cross-cutting Activities

Awareness raising

Information exchange

Commitment/partnership building

Demonstration projects

Education & Training

Technical assistance

Policy advice/development

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Awareness raising

Bringing CP to national MEA implementation bodies

Bringing MEAs to CP practitioners Bringing both CP & MEAs to all

stakeholders (e.g. relevant government ministries, industry, etc.)

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Information exchange

Information dissemination Information centers Experience exchange / dialogue facilitation

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Commitment/Partnership building

Securing the commitment to using CP Securing commitment to implementing

MEAs Building strategic partnerships for

coordination and cooperation in implementation

Building on stakeholder trust

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Demonstration projects

Design and implementation Selecting partners Disseminating the results

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Education and Training

Developing/modifying training packages/programmes

Delivering training in cooperation with MEA bodies

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Technical assistance

Technical assistance projects Adapting or developing sector-specific

guidelines Facilitating technical assistance

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Policy Advice

Involving stakeholders National Implementation Plans

– Compilation of baseline data– Indicators– Developing standards/targets and identifying

alternatives Policy assessment, development and

modification

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Kyoto Opportunities - recent agreements

Agreement on comprehensive framework for capacity-building in developing countries

Agreement on concrete mechanisms for the transfer of technology to developing countries

Agreement on the establishment of three new funds for the developing countries

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Determining priorities

What are the country’s obligations under the various MEAs?

What are the priority sectors/waste streams? Where are the Centre’s strengths - what has

already been done? What are the Centre’s needs to move

forward? How can your needs be met?