It may appear to the outsider that our programme is a loose cohort of grantee-funded projects tackling pollution challenges related to manufacturing in different ways. This is not the case at all. Many of these projects generate evidence which is used to inform and influence policy at local, national, regional and international scales. The programme supports coherent action on plastic pollution in three ways, by :
- Connecting grantees projects with one another.
- Facilitating dialogue and information flow between projects and national, regional and multilateral processes.
- Facilitating dialogue between countries.
We have compiled a short report summarising The SMEP Programme’s role in the Plastics Policy Landscape in partnership with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Given the slow and uncertain pace of the international policy landscape, our efforts at a regional, national and local level are all the more relevant.
This is just one way the programme is working to reduce industrial pollution, while supporting more sustainable production. We invite you to read the report here.
