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Colombo Declaration and Articles of
Association of SACEP are the legal basis for SACEP. The principle organs of the governance structure (organization structure) of SACEP are the
Governing Council (GC), Consultative Committee (CC),
National Focal Points (NFP), Subject Area Focal
Points and the SACEP Secretariat
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1. The Governing Council (GC)
The governing council (GC) is the principal deliberative and review body responsible for determining policies, strategies and programmes. It is represented at the ministerial level and periodically meets to take decisions of strategic significance. Since becoming a legal entity in 1982, SACEP held eight regular GC meetings and three special sessions
2. The Consultative
Committee (CC)
The consultative committee is responsible for facilitating implementation of policies, strategies and progammes determined by the governing council and consists of representatives of diplomatic missions of member countries residing in Colombo . The CC is also expected to provide guidance to the secretariat in the planning, implementation and monitoring of programmes and projects. The consultative committee meets regularly to provides guidance to the SACEP secretariat in its activities
3. National Focal Points (NFP)
It is the responsibility of each member state to designate a national focal point to facilitate the work of the secretariat and to function as the main communication link with the member states and with the secretariat. National focal points are expected to work towards the implementation of the national programmes and co-operate with the secretariat in programme planning and implementation. The national focal points are deemed to be liaison points in their countries for all matters related to SACEP including their own
At an official level, secretaries of the ministries of environment are the designated national focal points of SACEP in the member countries. For operational needs, an official(s) of appropriate level are designated as the liaison officer to assist the secretaries in the discharge of the work related to SACEP
The contact details of SACEP national focal points are follows:
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AFGHANISTAN
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Mr.
Ahmed Shah Karim Olomi
Deputy Director General, National
Environmental Protection Agency ,
Sanatorium,
Darulaman, Kabul, Afghanistan |
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(93) 799314902,
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BANGLADESH
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Mr. A.H.M. Reza-ul-Kabir
Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Building No 6, Room no 1309 , Bangladesh Secretariat ,Dhaka - 1000, Bangladesh |
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(880) 2-7160481 |
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(880) 2- 7 61
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BHUTAN
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Hon. Dasho Nado Rinchhen
Deputy Minister, National Environment Commission, Post Box No. 466, Thimphu , Bhutan
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(975) 2 323 384/ 324 323 / 325 956
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(975) 2 323 385 |
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INDIA
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Mrs. Meena Gupta
Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodi Road,
New Delhi 110003, India
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(91 11) 24360721 / 24361896
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(91 11) 24362746 |
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meena.gupta@nic.in
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MALDIVES
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Mr.
Mohamed Zuhair
Deputy Director (Protected Area
Management) , Ministry of Environment,
Energy and Water, 3rd Floor, Fen
Building, Ameenee Magu, Male , Republic of Maldives
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(960) 3324 861 |
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(960) 3322 286 |
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NEPAL
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Mr .
Narayan Prasad Silwal
Secretary , Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, Singh Durbar, Kathmandu , Nepal
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(977 1)
4216731, 4462323 |
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(977 1)
422 5474 |
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PAKISTAN
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Mr.
Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi
Secretary, Ministry of Environment, CDA, Block No.4, Civic Centre , G-6 Islamabad, Pakistan
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(92-51)
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SRI LANKA
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Mr.
M.A.R.D. Jayathilake
Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources , No. 82, Sampathpaya, Rajamalwatta Road
Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
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(94-11) 287 7290
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(94-11) 287 7292 |
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secoffice@menr.lk |
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4. Subject Area Focal Points (SAFP)
The subject area focal points are expected to co-operate with the secretariat in project identification, formulation, implementation and monitoring. The country, which is responsible for a particular subject area, designates a center of excellence in that subject and appoints a liaison officer.
The details of subject area focal points in each country are given
below:
Bangladesh: management of freshwater resources, climate change
India: conservation of biodiversity, energy and environment, environment legislation, education
and training, waste management, climate change
Maldives: management of coral island ecosystems, sustainable
tourism development
Nepal: participatory forestry
management
Pakistan: air pollution, desertification, science
and technology for sustainable development
Sri Lanka: sustainable agriculture and land use, sustainable human settlement development,
5. Financial Arrangements
SACEP currently receives three types of financial assistance for its activities:
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Annual country contributions from the member countries on an agreed scale of assessment |
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The hosting and support facilities provided from the Government of
Sri Lanka as the host country of the secretariat. |
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Financial assistance by donor/funding
agencies to implement projects and programmes
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Multilateral funds - UNEP, UNDP, IMO, ADB, ESCAP |
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Bilateral funds - NORAD, SIDA |
6. The Secretariat
The Secretariat consists of the Director General, professional
and administrative staff and supporting staff.
The term of office of the Director General is a
non-renewable period of three years. From SACEP's inception
in 1982, the Director General was appointed in rotation from the member states
in alphabetical order, until the completion of the first
cycle. The method of appointment was amended in 2003 to a
merit-based recruitment at the 3rd special
session of the 8th Governing Council held in
November of that year. Dr. A.A. Boaz, current Director
General is the first to be appointed under the new selection
procedure. The main function of the Secretariat is to assist the Governing Council, the Consultative Committee, National Focal Points, and Subject Area Focal Points in the discharge of their duties and responsibilities. It is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan Government provides financial support
for its existence.
The SACEP is also acting as the Secretariat for implementing the South Asian Seas Programme, which was designated in 1983 as the ninth UNEP's Regional Seas Programme. Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are the participatory countries of
this programme and have ratified the Action Plan in 1995 for protecting and managing
the coastal and marine resources in the region.
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