Policy Reinforcement fOr Environmentally Sound and Socially Responsible Economic DEVelopment in China (PRODEV).

 

The PRODEV project is sponsored by the Commission of European Communities within the Asia Pro Eco Programme.

 

The aim of the PRODEV project is to improve the policy framework and promote a more integrated decision-making process in the local government to foster environmentally sound and socially responsible economic development ("Circular Economy") in Guiyang City, and ultimately in other cities in China.

 

The target group is primarily Guiyang local government policy-makers. Chinese government trainers, mayors from other Chinese cities and other Asian developing countries will also benefit from the project.

 

The core project activities consist of:

• Undertaking a detailed policy framework study;
• Developing and carrying out a training workshop for Guiyang policy-makers;
• Identifying policy gaps and developing action plans for policy modification and integration;
• Implementing pilot policy interventions based on the previous activities;
• Developing mechanisms to communicate policy changes to the public;
• Building capacity of professional trainers in the central government;
• Organising an EU-Asia Mayors conference as a major dissemination and networking event; and
• Compiling project outputs into a final report.

• UNEP
• Wuppertal Institute
• Guiyang Government
• China State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)

Read UNEP's profile on the PRODEV project at

"Supporting the Circular Economy in Guiyang" (UNEP-DTIE)