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
A delegation from Ocean Country Partnership Programme visited SACEP Secretariat
A delegation from Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) which is a new UK Government-led programme delivered under the Blue Planet Fund visited SACEP Secretariat and had a discussion with the SACEP team led by the Director General on 19th Sep... Read more
Director General of SACEP made a courtesy call on H.E. Bashu Dev Mishra, Ambassador of Nepal in Sri Lanka
Ms. Rokeya Khaton, Director General of SACEP met H.E. Bashu Dev Mishra, Ambassador of Nepal in Sri Lanka on 18 September 2023. H.E. Bashu Dev Mishra congratulated Ms. Rokeya Khaton as the newly appointed Director General of SACEP and wished her s... Read more
Director General of SACEP made a courtesy call on the Secretary, Ministry of Environment
Newly appointed Director General, Ms. Rokeya Khaton paid a courtesy call on Dr. Anil Jasinghe, Secretary Ministry of Environment, Government of Sri Lanka on 13th September 2023 at the Ministry. Read more
UNOPS Team made a courtesy call to the Newly Appointed Director General of SACEP
On September 07, 2023, a delegation from the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) met with Ms. Rokeya Khaton, Director General of the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) at the SACEP Secretariat to extend well wishe... Read more
New Director General of SACEP Assumed Duties
Ms. Rokeya Khaton assumed her duties on the 1st of September 2023, as the 15th Director General of the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP). Her arrival was met with a warm and gracious welcome from Ms. Priyankari Alexander, the Ad... Read more
