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| Clearinghouse
for National SCP Programmes
Click on a region of the map This clearinghouse provides information on existing national sustainable consumption and production (SCP) programmes, national initiatives in their final stages of development and UNEP demonstration projects. UNEP makes this database available for participating countries to communicate knowledge regarding the development, implementation and monitoring of SCP programmes in an effort to foster their continual improvement. Countries interested in establishing their own SCP programmes are encouraged to utilise existing initiatives as examples of good practice. There are several types of national SCP programmes. They constitute action plans, frameworks, programmes, and strategies. Often they are integrated in existing national policies such as sustainable development plans and poverty reduction strategies. The clearinghouse is a
contribution to the UN Marrakech Process
on SCP. All country initiatives included in the database exhibit one or more elements of the National SCP Programme Cycle demonstrated in UNEP's Guidelines for National SCP Programmes. UNEP relied on voluntary submissions from national governments for the creation of this clearinghouse. Placement of countries in the query fields was determined at the discretion of the UNEP Project Secretariat who welcomes new and updated information from governments.
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