Leveraging NDCs to increase climate action in the COVID-19 Recovery in South Asian Countries
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) jointly organized a webinar entitled Leveraging Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in the COVID-19 Recovery in South Asian Countries on 25th Feb... Read more
Workshop on Sustainable Public Procurement for SACEP Countries, 25th November 2020
In order to Improve knowledge and raise awareness on Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) and its effectiveness as a tool to promote sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) and greener economies in the member countries and also to Support t... Read more
Virtual Training on Enhancing Capacities of SACEP member countries on provisions for new/updated NDCs and Katowice guidance on ICTU for NDCs
SACEP in partnership with UNFCCC secretariat organized a three-day virtual training on the preparation and submission process of new/updated NDCs and the Katowice guidance on NDCs to its member countries. The aim of the above training was to enhan... Read more
World Environment Day Webinar: Biodiversity and Environment Protection during Pandemic Outbreak of Covid 19
To mark the World Environment Day, SACEP and its international partners including International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW), and United Nations Centre for Regional Development organized a webinar on Biodiversity and Environ... Read more
Waste Management in Post COVID 19 Scenario in South Asian Countries
South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP), in collaboration with IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) and International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW) organized a webinar on 2nd ... Read more
South Asia Ramps up Eco-Innovation to Curb Marine Plastic Pollution
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2020 - The World Bank, Parley for the Oceans, and the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) launched today, on World Oceans Day, a $50 million regional project to help South Asia curb its marine plastic pollution... Read more
Message from the Director General on World Environment Day 2020
Message from Dr. Abas Basir, the Director General of South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme on World Environment Day 2020 Read more
SACEP Message on the COVID-19 pandemic
The global community is facing an unprecedented crisis of COVID-19. It is a global threat that spreading human suffering, destabilizing the global economy and disturbing the lives of billions of people around the globe. Read more
E-conference of South Asia Nitrogen Hub (SANH)
In light of the current Coronavirus issue, the first ever E-conference of South Asia Nitrogen Hub (SANH) held from the 10th-13 th March 2020. Read more
Bilateral meeting of SACEP and CMS
SACEP delegation to the CMS CoP13 had a bi-lateral meeting with newly appointed executive secretary of CMS on 19th February 2020 at the CMS CoP13 venue. A representative of UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific also participated. During ... Read more
CMS COP 13 started its work, highlighting the emerging threats to the migratory species by plastic pollution.
The Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP13) has been held from 15 to 22 February 2020 at Gandhinagar, India. The meeting was officially inaugurated ... Read more
Director General of SACEP extended best wishes to the Government of Sri Lanka on the Day of Independent
Dr. Abas Basir, Director General of SACEP extended best wishes to Mr. Dinesh Gunawardena, Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs of Government of Sri Lanka on 4th February 2020, at the 72nd Independent Day celebrations at the ... Read more
Director General of SACEP met Lead Economist and Team leader for South Asia Region Climate Change Action Plan
Dr. Abas Basir, Director General of South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) met with Mr. Muthukumara S. Mani, Lead Economist and Team leader for South Asia Region Climate Change Action Plan, World Bank Head Office on 27th January 202... Read more
Delegation from IGES-CCET visited SACEP Secretariat
A Delegation from IGES- CCET lead by Mr.Kazunobu Onogawa, Director of IGES visited SACEP Secretariat on 23rd January 2020 to discussion on possible co-operation activities in 2020. At the meeting Dr. Abas Basir, Director General, SACEP thanked... Read more
SACEP bilateral meeting with Minister of Environment of Maldives
Director General of SACEP Dr. Abas Basir accompanied by SACEP Senior Officer Mr. Rathnadeera had bilateral meeting with honorable Minister of Environment of Maldives Dr. Hussain Rasheed Hassan on 20, January 2020 at his office in Male, Maldives. Read more
