EVENTS

The Second Sub-Regional workshop on Preparation of Status Report and Sub-regional Road map for Implementing the Global Waste Management Goals toward Addressing SDGs in South Asia

Second Sub-Regional workshop on Preparation of Status Report and Sub-regional Road map for Implementing the Global Waste Management Goals toward Addressing SDGs in South Asia was jointly organized by CCET, SACEP, Government of Bangladesh, UNEP, and the Ministry of Environment, Japan on 15-17 July in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The workshop was inaugurated by Dr. Abas Basir, Director General of SACEP and Kazunobu Onogawa, Director of CCET, with the presence of special guests, Mr. Md. Shahab Uddin, Honorable Minister, Mrs. Habibun Nahar, MP, Honorable Deputy Minister, Mr. Abdullah Mohsin Chowdhury, Secretary, and Dr. S. M Munzurul Hannan Khan, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Bangladesh.

The workshop was organized as a sequel to the preceding workshop organized in March 2019 in Kathmandu, Nepal, and was aimed at forging consensus on thematic issues towards development sub-regional roadmap, while inviting country inputs to the draft report on the state of waste management in South Asia Sub-region. Six thematic sessions were organized during the first two days, including organic waste management, management of plastic waste and marine plastic pollution, financing and institutional building, waste separation at source, elimination of open dumping and open burning, and holistic waste management and integration of 3Rs. Each session was initiated by a keynote presentation, and followed by country presentations to allow for in-depth discussion from sub-regional perspective while capturing diverse and unique national interests and concerns. At the final session, policy directions emerged in each sessions were re-discussed, re-confirmed and refined into a draft outline of the sub-regional roadmap. The outline is expected to be further developed into a draft roadmap for further discussion.

On the third day, a technical visit to Narayanganj Compost Plant (Panchaboti, Narayanganj) was conducted as an example of organic waste management through public-private-community partnership.

Date/Time

15-17 July 2019

Venue

Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Organizers

The IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET)

South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP)

United Nations Environment Programme – International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC)

Supporters

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Bangladesh

Ministry of Environment, Japan (MOEJ)

Languages

English

Capacity

Schedule

Day 1: 15 July 2019

Time	Programme
08:30 - 09:00	Registration
09:00 - 10:30	Inaugural Session
	Welcome Address Dr.Abas Basir, Director General, South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP)
	Keynote Address Mr. Kazunobu Onogawa, Director, The IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET)
	Address by the Special Guest Mr. Abdullah Mohsin Chowdhury, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Bangladesh
	Address by the Special Guest Mrs. Habibun Nahar, MP, Honourable Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Bangladesh
	Address by the Chief Guest Mr. Md. Shahab Uddin, Honourable Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Bangladesh
	Address by the Chair-person Dr. S. M Munzurul Hannan Khan, Additional Secretary (Environment), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Bangladesh
10:30 – 11:00	Photo Session and Coffee/Tea Break
11:00 – 12:30	Outcomes of the 1st Workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal and Introduction to the 2nd Workshop Dr. Premakumara Jagath Dickella Gamaralalage, Senior Researcher/Programme Manager, CCET
	Thematic session 1 – Organic waste management (including food waste)
	IRRC Lessons Learned: Contribution to Urban Resource Efficiency, Circular Economy and Sustainability in the Asia Pacific Region Mr. Iftekhar Enayetullah, Waste Concern, Bangladesh Demonstration of Co-treatment of Faecal Sludge and Solid Waste Facility in Kushtia Municipality Mr. Ranver Ahmed, Town Planner, Kushtia Municipality, Kushtia, Bangladesh
	Solid Waste Management in Bangladesh (focusing on organic waste management): Current situation, policy and practices Ms. Keya Khan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bangladesh Status of Organic Waste (Food Waste) Management in Sri Lanka Ms. Hasini Prabodha Jasin Arachchige, Development Officer, Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment, Sri Lanka
	Discussion Facilitated by Mr. Kazunobu Onogawa, Director, CCET
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00	Thematic session 2: Plastic waste management and marine plastic pollution in South Asia
	Plastic Waste and Marine Plastic Pollution in South Asia Mr. Choudhury Rudra Charan Mohanty, Environment Programme Coordinator, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)
	Plastic Waste Management and Marine Plastic Pollution in South Asia Mr. Amardeep Raju, Scientist 'D', HSMD, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India Plastic and Marine Pollution Ms. Aishath Rashfa, Assistant Director, Ministry of Environment, Maldives
	Discussion Facilitated by Dr. Premakumara, CCET
15:00 - 15:30	Tea Break
15:30 – 17:00	Thematic session 3 – Financing and institutional building for waste management
	Financing Options for Solid Waste Management Mr. Sanjay Srivastava, Program Leader, The World Bank Financing and institutional building for waste management by JICA Mr. Mitomori Kohji, Senior Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
	Regulatory, Institutional and Financial Framework of Waste Management in Nepal Ms. Anuradha Gyawali, Section Officer/Chemist, Environment Standard and Monitoring Section, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Nepal
	Discussion Facilitate by Dr.Abas Basir, SACEP

Day 2: 16 July 2019

Time	Programme
09:00 - 10:30	Thematic session 4 – Waste Separation at Source
	Waste Separation at Source: Experience of Indore, India Prof. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India and President, International Society of Waste Management, Air And Water (ISWMAW)
	Waste Segregation/Separation at Source Ms. Pem Zam, Program Analyst Officer, Infection Control and Medical Waste Management Program, Health care and Diagnostic Division, Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Health, Bhutan Waste Separation in Sri Lanka Mr. P. W. Siriwardena, Environmental Officer, Central Environmental Authority, Sri Lanka Waste Management in Japan Mr. Kazunobu Onogawa, CCET
	Discussion Facilitated by Prof. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Jadavpur University
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee/Tea Break
11:00 – 12:30	Thematic session 5 - Open Burning and Open Disposal
	Open Burning and Open Dumping: State and Multi-dimensional Impacts in South Asia Sub-region Mr. Ran Yagasa, Researcher, CCET
	Stop Open Burning and Open Disposal Mr. Hamidullah Nikzad, Environmental Planning Expert, National Environmental Protection Agency, Afghanistan
	Discussion Facilitated by Mr. Md. Ziaul Haque, Director, Department of Enivornment, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bangladesh
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00	Thematic session 6 – Holistic waste management/ integration of 3Rs
	Moving from waste management to resource management - National and local waste management strategies in developing countries Dr. Premakumara, CCET
	Holistic Waste Management/ Integration of 3Rs Ms. Ugyen Tshomo, Assistant Environment Officer Waste Management Division, The National Environment Commission Secretariat, Bhutan Holistic Approach to Waste Management Ms. Aishath Rashfa, Assistant Director, Ministry of Environment, Maldives
	Discussion Facilitated by Prof. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Jadavpur University
15:00 - 15:30	Tea Break
15:30 – 17:00	Thematic session 7 – a sub-regional cooperation/ monitoring and voluntary reporting mechanism
	Discussion Facilitate by Mr. Onogawa, CCET
17:00 - 17:30	Closing Session
	Summary and Way Forward Mr. Kazunobu Onogawa, CCET Dr. Abas Basir, SACEP