Beyond Borders: Working Regionally to Tackle Plastic Pollution
"Beyond Borders: Working Regionally to Tackle Plastic Pollution" is a crucial initiative organized by the World Bank in collaboration with the UN, supported by PROBLUE. This in-person event, conducted on Thursday, November 16, at the Tribe Hotel i... Read more
Lost at Sea: Combating Abandoned, Lost, or Otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear
The program "Lost at Sea: Combating Abandoned, Lost, and otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear" is a significant initiative organized by the World Bank and supported by PROBLUE, in collaboration with various partner organizations. The event, set to tak... Read more
Empowering Environmental Collaboration: SACEP Director General Engages in Key Discussions at 23rd Regional Seas Programme Meeting
The Director General of South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme(SACEP) Ms.Rokeya Khaton, participated in the 23rd annual meeting of the Regional Seas Programme, held from November 20 to 23, 2023, in Bridgetown, Barbados. This event was organi... Read more
Delegates Conduct Stocktaking Plenary at INC-3: Assessing Progress in Revising Zero Draft of International Treaty on Plastic Pollution
In the midway point of the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, delegates met in a stocktakin... Read more
SACEP delegation engaged in a bilateral meeting with representatives from the UNEP's Global Partnership on Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter
During the Third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-3) in Nairobi, Kenya, the SACEP delegation, led by Direct... Read more
Delegation headed by director General of SACEP participated in the INC-3, Nairobi, Kenya
The South Asian Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) participated in the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3), a crucial initiative aimed at developing an international legally binding instrument on plastic po... Read more
Public Awareness Campaign on Plastic Waste Management was officially launched
Embarking on a mission to combat the looming threat of plastic pollution, a pioneering public awareness campaign on plastic waste management was officially launched on November 08, 2023, at the premises of the Ministry of Environment by the govern... Read more
International Delegation Selects SACEP's Healthy Landscapes Project for Global Study on Green Transitions Governance
A delegation comprising Dr.Christopher Koliba, a professor of the University of Kansas, US and representatives from Rajarata University of Sri Lanka and Wayamba University of Sri Lanka visited SACEP Secretariat on 6th November 2023 to have a discu... Read more
Director General of SACEP made a courtesy call on Hon. Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka
Ms. Rokeya Khaton, the Director General of the South Asia Cooperative Environment Program (SACEP), extended a courtesy call to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. M.U.M. Ali Sabry PC, MP on 01 November 2023. The meeting served as a significant p... Read more
SACEP delegation participated at the 15th meeting of CoP - CBD
SACEP delegation, Director General and the Senior Programme Officer participated at the Resumed second part of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, twenty-fifth meeting of the Subsidiary... Read more
Dr. Abas Basir, Former Director General of SACEP, made a visit to the SACEP Secretariat
Dr. Abas Basir, former Director General of SACEP, visited the SACEP Secretariat on October 9, 2023. Discussions revolved around ongoing projects, challenges, and future strategies for fostering environmental cooperation in the South Asian region. ... Read more
Director General of SACEP Calls on the Honourable Naseer Ahamed, Minister of Environment, Government of Sri Lanka
Ms. Rokeya Khaton, the Director General of the South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP), conducted a formal courtesy visit to Honourable Naseer Ahamed, the Minister of Environment for the Government of Sri Lanka, on October 4th, 2023.... Read more
Director General of SACEP made a courtesy call on the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka
Ms. Rokeya Khaton, Director General of SACEP paid a courtesy call on H.E. Gopal Baglay, High Commissioner of the Republic of India for Sri Lanka on 27th September 2023. During the meeting, H.E. Gopal Baglay acknowledged the commendable efforts und... Read more
The World Bank delegates visited the SACEP Secretariat
A delegation from the World Bank, including Ms. Chiyo Kanda, Country Manager for Maldives and Sri Lanka, Dr. Sascha T. Djumena, Country Programme Coordinator for the Central Asia Country Unit in the Europe and Central Asia Region, Ms. Lada Strelko... Read more
Signing Ceremony of RBG Legal Agreements for Bangladesh & Maldives under the PLEASE Project
In a significant stride towards combatting the pressing issue of plastic pollution, the signing ceremony for the Regional Block Grants (RBG) Legal Agreements for Bangladesh and Maldives under the Plastic Free Rivers and Seas for South Asia (PLEASE... Read more
