The Third Sub Regional workshop on the Preparation of Status Report and Sub-regional Roadmap for Implementing the Global Waste Management Goals towards Addressing SDGs in South Asia was inaugurated on 16th September 2019 in Colombo, by Honorable Ajith Mannapperuma, State Minister, Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment, Government of Sri Lanka with the presence of diplomats of the member states based in Sri Lanka. Dignitaries of International Organizations and media represented the gathering. This workshop was a joint collaboration between South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) and IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) with the governments of South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) and was hosted by the Government of Sri Lanka.
