SACEP Bilateral Meetings with Environment Ministers of South Asia - UNFCCC, COP 25, Madrid,Spain
In sideline with the recently concluded United Nations Climate Change Conference, (COP 25) held on 2-13 December 2019, Madrid, Spain, Director General of SACEP Dr. Abas Basir had bilateral discussions with Director General ,National Environment Pr... Read more
SACEP Bilateral Meeting with Asian Development Bank and United Nations Frame Work Convention on Climate Change Secretariat 09th/ 10th December 2019, UNFCCC, COP 25, Madrid, Spain
Dr.Abas Basir, Director General , South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme, (SACEP) held bilateral discussions with representative of Asian Development Bank (ADB) during the United Nations Climate Change Conference,(COP 25) held in Madrid, S... Read more
SACEP called for Improved access to climate fund and enhanced international support for capacity-building to support enhanced climate actions and boost the implementation of NDCs
Director General of SACEP DR. Abas Basir addressing COP 25 High Level Segment, UNFCCC COP 25, Madrid, stated that the South Asia region is facing daunting climate-related challenges, causing huge economic, social, and environmental damage to South... Read more
NDC Advance: Accelerating Climate Actions in Asia and the Pacific - 7th December 2019,COP 25, Madrid,SPain
Dr.Basir, Director General of South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme attended a side event organized by Asian Development Bank (ADB) at the UNFCCC, COP 25 in Madrid, Spain on 07th December 2019 as a panelist. Read more
34th ICRI General Meeting in Townsville, Australia from 2nd- 7th december 2019
The 34th International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) General Meeting started its work on 2nd December 2019 in Townsville, Australia. Dr Sivaji Patra,Senior Programme Officer representing SACEP at this meeting .The objective of the workshop is to: Read more
The South Asia Roadmap for Sustainable Waste Management and Resource Circulation was launched at the 9th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management towards Circular Economy
The 9th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management towards Circular Economy, held on 27-30 November 2019, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India to promote the activities that are taking place worldwide in waste management and circular Economy. ... Read more
SACEP at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s science body (SBSTTA - 23) which meets to lay groundwork for next year’s critical UN Biodiversity Conference
The twenty third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-23), being held from 25-29 November at Montreal, Canada. SBSTTA is one of the CBD’s two permanent subsidiary bodies, and recommendations ma... Read more
SACEP and UNEP Regional Office for Asia and Pacific working together to tackle environmental challenges in South Asia
Director General of SACEP Dr. Abas Basir met UNEP Regional Director for Asia and Pacific Dr. Dechen Tsering on 14 November 2019 at UN Conventions Centre, Bangkok. In this meeting, Dr. Basir thanked UNEP for its supports provided to SACEP in conduc... Read more
SEA of Solutions Conference 2019
The first annual Sea of Solutions Conference started its work on November 11, 2019, in Bangkok, Thailand. The week-long event is being convened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) and the Coordinating Body on the Seas of E... Read more
Director General of SACEP met Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India
At the side line of the 15th Governing Council Meeting of SACEP (6th November 2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh), SACEP Director General Dr. Abas Basir had a bilateral meeting with Minister Prakesh Javadekar, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Chan... Read more
15th Meeting of SACEP Governing Council
The 15th Meeting of SACEP Governing Council and the 6th Inter-governmental Meeting of South Asia Seas Programme was held on 6th November 2019, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Read more
Launch of UN Global Campaign on Sustainable Nitrogen Management
At the time that the world grapples with different environment challenges, the Government of Sri Lanka and the United Nations Environment Programme in partnership with SACEP, INMS and many other international organizations launched the United Nati... Read more
Director General of SACEP attended to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Independence Day of Afghanistan
Director General of SACEP Dr. Abas Basir attended the 100th Anniversary of the Independence Day of Afghanistan, celebrated on 10th October 2019 at a reception in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The reception was attended by Ambassadors and High Commissioners... Read more
A World Bank delegation visited SACEP Secretariat on 9th October 2019 and met with SACEP Director General and his technical team.
The meeting discussed on possible collaboration for a proposed ‘Plastic free Rivers and Seas for South Asia Project’ under consideration by the International Development Association (IDA). Read more
Annual Global Meeting of the 21st Regional Seas Program
The Regional Seas Program have come together in Berlin, discussing the new Regional Seas Strategic Directions as well the implementation of the 2017-2020 Strategic Directions. Read more
