Summary Report of International Consultant on Industrial
Ecology
to the Philippine Board of Investments and UNDP
By Ernest Lowe, RPP International, Indigo Development
Overall Framework
I worked as consultant to the PRIME Project industrial ecology
module staff in June and November of 1999 on a project with industrial
estates conducted by the Philippine Board of Investments and funded by
the United Nationas Development Program. Within the two weeks from June
5 to 18
We formed a strategy for implementing a by-product exchange
among four estates in Laguna (LISP, LIIP, LTI, and Carmelray) and one
in Batangas (LIMA);
We identified opportunities for implementing industrial
ecology at the estate in Bataan (PNOC);
We held a two day workshop for these six estates in
which participants identified their level of engagement in the PRIME
pilot project, formed estate development plans, and took responsibility
for organizing the BPX;
We linked development of the BPX with conduct of a
proposed feasibility study for a resource recovery system;
We introduced the concept of an environmental business
incubator that would support the BPX and resource recovery and could
serve as a possible locator for one or more estates;
We identified possible follow on activities for PRIME,
including its institutionalization within BOI, an industrial ecology
capacity development program, a working conference for developers of
new industrial estates, creation of a self-assessment tool for estate
managers, and an industrial metabolism study of the Laguna de Bay
watershed.
In addition we conducted a one day public awareness seminar that
prompted interest on the part of developers of new industrial estates
in bringing eco-industrial development into their plans. A one day
synergy session among the four PRIME modules enabled participants to
identify many opportunities for interaction and mutual support in
achieving their overlapping objectives.
In November Indigo worked with US-EPA's Suzanne Giannini-Spohn
and Sarita Hoyt in leading a three day conference on the development of
eco-industrial estates for Philippine and Thai development companies.
Managers of the industrial estates involved in this project have
taken a strong leadership role in recruiting participation by their
tenants. Their collaboration across estate boundaries goes far beyond
any projects in North America or Europe.
For current project status see the
http://members.tripod.com/ieprime/home02.htm