strategy
Expanding international information on cleaner production
Synonyms:
Improving international information systems on cleaner productionImproving international networks on cleaner production
Strengthening information systems on cleaner production technology
Context:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends that international organizations, through the UNEP Cleaner Production Programme and the International Cleaner Production Information Clearing House (ICPIC), should extend and strengthen existing systems for collection of cleaner production information. It refers particularly to international NGOs, trade and scientific associations and to other existing databases such as UNIDO's INTIB, and the ICC/IEB, as well as to the need to forge networking between these national and international information systems. UNIDO and UNEP intend to increase their involvement in providing information on cleaner production, with UNEP establishing regional centres for the application of cleaner technologies.
Broader:
Achieving cleaner productionPromoting progress and application of information systemsSharing information technology for sustainable developmentImproving information exchange among national and international data centres and networks Problems:
Environmental hazards of industrializationFailure to take account of externalities of systems
Values:
InformationDeformationOverproductionUnproductivityDisinformationMisinformationUnderproduction Organizations:
International Chamber of Commerce International Environmental Bureau United Nations Industrial Development Organization United Nations Environment Programme Industrial and Technological Information Bank International Cleaner Production Information Clearinghouse UNEP-DTIE Cleaner Production Subjects:
Amenities → Cleaning→ Systems
Development → Reform
Industry → Production
Information → Information
→ Networks
Technology → Technology
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
