Maldives National Stakeholder Consultation meeting on Plastic Free Rivers and Seas of South Asia Project
The stakeholder consultation meeting on Plastic Free Rivers and Seas of South Asia Project was held on 19th January 2020 in Male’, Maldives back to back with the Maldives national level stakeholder consultation on solid waste management policy.... Read more
Towards UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)
Director General of SACEP Dr. Abas Basir accompanied by Dr. Sivaji Patra ,Senior Programme Officer for South Asian Seas Programme has participated the Leadership Workshop for Developing the Regional Framework for Coastal Vulnerability toward th... Read more
SACEP and World Bank concluded a successful bi-lateral deliberation on formulating and implementing a US$ 40 Million regional project on ‘Plastic free Rivers and Seas for South Asia’
World Bank grants SACEP to implement a US$ 40 Million "Plastic Waste Free Rivers and Seas" project in South Asia. In this connection a bi-lateral deliberation of SACEP and the visiting mission of the World Bank took place on 17 – 18 December 201... Read more
SACEP Bilateral Meetings with Afghanistan 09th December 2019, UNFCCC, COP 25, Madrid,Spain
During the recently concluded United Nations Climate Change Conference,(COP 25) held in Madrid, Spain Dr.Abas Basir had the opportunity to have bilateral discussions with the Ministers of Environments of member countries in South Asia. Read more
SACEP Bilateral Meetings with Bhutan 09th December 2019, UNFCCC, COP 25, Madrid,Spain
Dr.Abas Basir, Director General, South Asia Co-operative Environment Programmme, held bilateral discussions with Hon’ble Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor, Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Kingdom of Bhutan During the recently conclude... Read more
SACEP Bilateral Meetings with Bangladesh 09th December 2019, UNFCCC, COP 25, Madrid, Spain
During the recently concluded United Nations Climate Change Conference,(COP 25) held in Madrid, Spain Dr.Abas Basir met with the High Level Delegation from Government of Bangladesh Including the Honorable Minister of Environment , Mr. Md. Shahab U... Read more
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
