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 Projects
and Programme Activities Completed
SACEP's programme activities primarily focus on the following aspects:
Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building ; Conservation and Sustainable Management of Ecosystems; Pollution Assessment and Control; Environmental Information, Reporting and Networks; Environmental Education and Awareness.
The project and programme activities implemented by SACEP cover the following periods
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PROJECT
AND PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED
Period : 1983-1991
Project/
Programme |
Collaborating
Agencies |
Major Achievements |
Environmental
Legislation Programme
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UNDP |
 Country reports
A regional overview
Aregional workshop on environmental legislation (987) New Delhi , India . |
Environmental
Impact Assessment and cost / Benefit Analysis |
UNEP/
Netherlands |
Experts level meetings, New Delhi , India
Regional workshop on EIA proceedings and methodologies |
Conservation of Mangrove, Coral and Island Ecosystems
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UNEP / ESCAP |
Formulation of action plans
Dissemination of reports among all stakeholders.
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Desertification
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UNEP
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Regional workshop on dryland degradation and rehabilitation
Experts meetings to delineate the areas and causes |
South Asian Seas Action Plan
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UNEP |
Two meetings for National Focal Points of SACEP and a legal expert meeting to develop the South Asian Seas Action Plan.
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SACEP's Strategy and Programme 1 (SSP1)
Period: 1992 - 1996
Project/ Programme |
Collaborating
Agencies |
Major Achievements /Outcomes |
Assessment
of Faunal Biodiversity
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NORAD |
Workshop for national co-ordinators on the methodologies for the preparation of the report, Calcutta , India (1995)
Formulation of Regional Action Plan for the Management of Faunal Biodiversity
Final workshop on the same in Maldives (1996)
Widely dissemination of the action plan among the member countries |
A ssessment of environmental training needs and opportunities in the SA region
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NORAD |
Regional workshop ( 1995).
Manual on training needs |
Environmental
Management Seminar for South Asia |
NORAD/ UNEP-ROAP
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Regional seminar in Colombo , Sri Lanka (1996)
Three national workshops in Bangladesh , Maldives and Nepal (1996)
Publication of a book on Harmonizing Environment and Development in South Asia by SACEP (1996) |
Environmental Awareness: South Asian Region
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UNEP-ROAP |
Following p ublications were produced and widely disseminated
ABC Naturally!
Puzzling Out Pollution
Where's Away and
Forest Tales
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Air Pollution Management
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UNEP/WHO |
Two training courses for environmental officers of the member countries in Nagpur , India (1995)
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| Training & provision of GIS facility |
UNEP/-EAP-AP |
Organized 6 inhouse training courses for the environmental and forestry officers of the member countries
Provided hardware and software to the participating institutions of the member countries
Training of Trainers
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| Training for reporting data for the preparation of national and sub-regional State of the Environment Reports |
UNEP/-EAP-AP |
A workshop to senior level government officials in Kathmandu Nepal (1994)
Meeting for national consultants in Colombo , Sri Lanka (1994) |
Finalization and adoption of South Asian Seas Action Plan |
UNEP |
Formal adoption of the plan at a meeting of plenipotentiaries of the member states in New Delhi , India (1995). |
Capacity Building for Planning & Management of the Coastal Areas in the South Asian Region |
UNEP/ESCAP |
Regional workshop in Colombo , Sri Lanka (1993).
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SACEP's Strategy and Programme
2 (SSP2)
Period: 1996 - 2000
Project/ Programme |
Collaborating
Agencies |
Major Achievements/Outcomes |
Management of protected areas and coral island ecosystems: South Asia
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NORAD |
A
seven module developed
Training workshop on integrated coastal and marine protected areas management in Maldives (1998) |
Framework legislation for environmental management
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NORAD/ UNEP |
Published a report on Co-operation Capacity Building for Environment Training in South Asia (1996)
Development of national action plans
Published 4 books on different aspects of environmental law and policy
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Environmental Training- follow up
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NORAD |
Published a report on Co-operation Capacity Building for Environment Training in South Asia (1996)
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Environment Management Seminar for South Asia
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UNEP-ROAP |
Seminar on exchange of ideas based on country experiences in meeting the challenges of sustainable development (1998) in Pakistan |
South Asian Seas Programme
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UNEP |
First Intergovernmental Meeting of Ministers(1999)
Revision of the progress of the implementation of the Action Plan
Identification of 10 priority projects for the Programme Cycle 1999-2002 |
Preparation of National Action Plans for the implementation of the GPA in member countries of SACEP |
UNEP-GPA |
Workshop on Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the protection of the marine environment from land-based activities in Colombo , Sri Lanka (1997).
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| Preparation of Strategic Action Plan on Sewage - Case studies for South Asia |
UNEP-GPA |
Two reports on
An overview of socio-economic opportunities related to the protection of coastal and marine environment from land based sources of pollution particularly urban and domestic sewage in the South Asian Region
An overview with a compilation, description and analysis of case studies for the South Asian Region on socio-economic benefits from addressing sewage |
| Development of draft regional oil spill |
UNEP |
Updating and finalization of the regional oil spill contingency plan in collaboration with the member countries of SACEP and IMO, Colombo , Sri Lanka (1999) |
| Contingency plan |
IMO |
High level meeting to approve the draft Contingency Plan and the Memorandum of Understanding for co-operation on the response to Marine Oil Spills in the SA region (2000)
Second Intergovernmental Meeting of Ministers of the South Asian Seas Programme to formally adopt the plan |
| Malé Declaration on Control and Prevention of Air Pollution and its Likely Transboundary Effects for South Asia |
SIDA/UNEP-EAP.AP |
Network establishment
Baseline studies
Action plans
Workshop to review baseline studies and action plans Male , Maldives (2000) |
| Strengthening of Environmental Assessment & Monitoring Capabilities (SEAMCAP) |
UNEP-EAP.AP |
Publication and launch of South Asia regional SoE, Children of the Monsoon and national SoE reports of Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Maldives , Nepal , Pakistan and Sri Lanka |
Period 2000 - 2003
Project/ Programme |
Collaborating
Agencies |
Major Achievements / Outcomes |
Facilitating
the implementation of UNFCC |
UNEP |
National workshop on the UNFCC and the Institutional Design of the Cooperative Implementation Mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Assessment
of floral biodiversity
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NORD |
Regional workshop on Assessment of Plant Diversity and Preparation of Action Plans for South Asia
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Integrating
environment concerns into economic development |
UN-ESCAP |
Workshop on Integrating Environmental Considerations into the Economic Policy Making Process in Sri Lanka
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Private
sector participation in environment management |
UNEP NORAD |
Organized a South Asian Forum on Environmental Co-operation, India
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Multilateral
environmental agreements |
UNEP |
Asia Pacific regional Workshop on the Implementation of Multi-lateral Environmental Agreements and the Review of the Training Manual, Colombo , Sri Lanka
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Facilitating the ratification/implementation of MARPOL 73/78 |
UNEP/IMO |
Organized a workshop on Port Reception Facilities, Colombo Sri Lanka
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Facilitating to protect coral reefs |
GCRMN/CORDIO |
Organized Sri Lanka Coral Reef Forum 1and 2
OPRC level 2 training course for supervisors and on-scene commanders for the South Asian region, Colombo , Sri Lanka |
Capacity building on oil spill contingency planning |
IMO |
OPRC level 3 training course for supervisors and on-scene commanders for the South Asian region, Colombo , Sri Lanka
National training course on OPRC level 3 for Pakistan , Karachi , Pakistan |
| Integrated Coastal Area and River Basin Management |
UNEP |
Organized a regional workshop, Chennai , India |
GIWA - Bay of Bengal Assessment Programme |
UNEP/GEF/KALMAR UNIVERSITY OF SWEDEN |
Final Workshop in Colombo , Sri Lanka |
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