Project Partnership

The project is conducted by an international partnership and a number of local partners in the targeted 11 Chinese provinces and regions.

International Partnership (see more in section donors and partners)

CENTRIC AUSTRIA INTERNATIONAL (CAI) - Center for Environmental Training and International Consulting has rich experience in the implementation of such projects and is the overall responsible project manager and training provider.

Cork Institute of Technology - Clean Technology Centre (CTC) is experienced providing training, awareness raising and environmental consultancy to various industries and service sectors. CTC assists the EU project leader CAI to manage the project implementation, in particular training activities.

The Administrative Center for China's Agenda 21 (ACCA21) is one of the main organizations developing innovative approaches in China, in particular organizing know-how transfer. ACCA21 is responsible to operate the project in China smoothly.

Local partners in the 11 Chinese provinces (see more in section target groups)

CN Cleaner Production Service Units: During the inception phase in each target region such units will be established. These CPSUs will fill in the following roles:

• Being administrative and organizational responsible for pilot and further Cleaner Production projects.

• Campaigning Cleaner Production

• Provide offices and equipment and further infrastructure for Cleaner Production trainers

CN Cleaner Production Trainers: During the inception phase in each target region two to three experts were selected. These experts will fill in the following roles:

• Attend the train the trainer features of this project

• Provide Cleaner Production Training and Consulting to local companies in the future

Chinese companies are the final beneficiaries of the action. There are according to the project logic two types of companies:

• Pilot companies to provide show cases

• All other potential companies attending follow-up programmes, whereas to evaluate the potential is part of the project tasks