South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) and the South Asia Nitrogen Hub (SANH) jointly organized the 2nd Sub-Regional Workshop on ‘South Asia Nitrogen Framework Policy’ under the South Asia Nitrogen Hub on 21 & 22 June 2022 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
This workshop featured the launch of a major collaborative output by SACEP and SANH of a regional policy report, Nitrogen Pollution in South Asia: Scientific Evidence, Current Initiatives and Policy Landscape and the national policy report of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Nitrogen Policy Report: Scientific Evidence, Current Initiatives and Policy Landscape.
The release of these reports marked a historic moment for South Asian cooperation to develop an evidence-based policy approach to tackle nitrogen pollution. This event aimed to raise awareness and support action in the policy arena for nitrogen in South Asia. By building the evidence base, this workshop aimed to help in catalysing informed interventions for sustainable management at regional and national levels.
This workshop was attended by high-level decision-makers and environmental experts, representing the National Focal Points of the member-states of SACEP including Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Ms. Habibun Nahar, Hon’ble Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh H.E. Masud Bin Momen, Foreign Secretary of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Dr. Anil Jasinghe, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Government of Sri Lanka & NFP of SACEP, along with other delegates. Dr. Md Masumur Rahman, Director General of SACEP presides over the meeting.
