Developing Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) National Action Plans (NAP) contributes to poverty alleviation, environmental sustainability and the development of a green economy. SCP-NAPs are the first step in a country’s response to 2015 adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in particular Goal 12: Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production patterns.
Between January and November 2015, in a multi-stakeholder and inclusive process, Lebanon developed a national SCP Action Plan for the Industrial Sector to promote Sustainable Consumption and Production patterns, with a special focus on the Litani Basin and Qaraoun Lake. The SCP Action Plan for the Industrial Sector in Lebanon has identified 3 operational objectives: Adopt Best Available Techniques to promote SCP in the industrial sector; Introduce SCP approaches related to the industrial sector in the policy and institutional frameworks; Educate and raise awareness of consumers on SCP in the industrial sector.