SCP Policy Support for Thailand Supporting the Thai Government With SCP Policy Development and Implementation Thailand has among the most highly developed SCP policy frameworks in Asia. The success of sustainable consumption approaches is partially due to the Thai tradition of being a sharing society. Sustained levels of economic growth in Thailand in recent decades have provided significant economic benefits and reduced poverty considerably. While the country’s improvement of key socio-economic conditions is impressive, Thailand, like many countries is facing serious environmental challenges due to rapid industrial and economic growth. Some of the most significant environmental impacts include mangrove deforestation, reduced forest cover, water and air pollution and increasing waste quantities. The overall objective of the SCP Policy Support for Thailand project was to assist the Thai government to select, adapt and implement appropriate policy instruments. These should promote SCP with the aim of enhancing the long-term sustainability of Thai consumption and production. The project aimed to strengthen the institutional policy framework and ensure coordinated and effective SCP effort in Thailand. There are four project components: institutional frameworks for SCP green procurement support programs for sustainable production SCP awareness SCP is a crosscutting issue. Therefore the project will involve a multitude of Thai government ministries, local authorities, enterprises, private sector organisations and NGOs. As an international partner, the CSCP provided SCP experts for specific short term assignments in each of the four project components. The project was funded by the EU SWITCH-Asia Programme. The main Thai partners included the Department of Industrial Works (DIW) under the Ministry of Industries (MoIn) and the Pollution Control Department (PCD) under the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment (MNRE). The Project consortium included the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Thailand Environment Institute/Foundation (TEI/TEF).