Components of the program will include “pollution control in poor densely populated areas; environmentally sustainable development in poor urban areas; cleaner production in industry; sustainable livelihoods in and around marine protected areas; and capacity development support for environmental planning and management. The broad aim of these programs is poverty alleviation through approaches that build local capacity to develop permanent solutions using approaches that are environmentally sustainable. The Netherlands has financed a range of projects aimed at promoting pollution prevention and reducing toxic chemical exposures in partner countries. Projects are designed to provide broad support to entire sectors, and often address a need shared by a number of developing countries.