EARTH SUMMIT+5 Special Session of the General Assembly to Review and Appraise the Implementation of Agenda 21 New York, 23-27 June 1997 PROGRAMME FACT SHEETS

	Sustainable Production and Consumption, Cleaner Production, National Cleaner Production Centers (NCPC).
	Responsible Organization(s)	UNEP in cooperation with UNIDO.
	Description	UNIDO and UNEP, in partnership with local host organizations, have supported policy analysis, training activities, in-plant demonstrations and information networking. At the first phase of the project, 9 NCPCs have started operations: Brazil, China, the Czech Republic, India, Mexico, the Slovak Republic, Tanzania, Tunisia and Zimbabwe.
	Issues addressed	In-plant demonstration projects; Cleaner production financing; Working out success indicators for the work progress and a workplan for ISO 14000 including extensive training.
	Objectives	The UNIDO/UNEP NCPC activity aims to strengthen the local capacity to introduce, implement, and further develop cleaner production initiatives at the national level.
	Results achieved	Cleaner production has been visible through general and specific (local case studies and demonstrations) information on what can be achieved by cleaner production.
	Lessons learned	So far the centres are based on support from donor countries. The centers should focus more on policy development to increase the demand side of cleaner production.
	Financing	UNEP, UNIDO and counterpart institutions in Europe and USA.
	Contact	Ms. Chizuru Aoki, UNEP IE.