EIP Tools

The EIP Toolbox covers all key components of Eco-Industrial Parks including Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP), development of industrial synergies, strengthening park management, park selection and scoping EIP interventions, policy support and capacity-building.

A number of handbooks, brochures, tools and materials have been developed to support the implementation of EIP strategies. UNIDO has collaborated with international organizations to provide a common vision for EIPs. For instance, a close cooperation between UNIDO, the World Bank Group and the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) enabled to develop an international framework for eco-industrial parks. This framework provides a common understanding of EIPs and an approach for defining minimum performance requirements for EIPs.

To support the implementation of the International Framework for Eco-Industrial Parks, the objectives of UNIDO’s EIP Toolbox are to:

•  Provide a practical set of customized and flexible tools to assist practitioners with the development and implementation of eco-industrial parks and related initiatives;
•  Support EIP implementation and decision-making processes in relation to existing and new industrial parks.

Target users and application of the EIP Toolbox

The targeted users of the EIP tools are staff of international development organizations and supporting service providers working on eco-industrial park projects. The EIP Toolbox covers all key components of eco-industrial parks, including Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP), development of industrial synergies, strengthening park management, park selection and scoping EIP interventions, policy support and capacity building. This toolbox is intended to be applicable to:

• Industrial parks in various international contexts with a core focus on transition and developing countries;
• All development stages of industrial parks (e.g. scoping and concept planning, (pre-) feasibility studies, investment decisions, design and construction, operation, redesign and optimization);
• Industrial parks with different characteristics (e.g. types of industry sectors in park, park size, level of technology development, park management model).