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Regional Training
Programme Organized by NCPC
A Regional
Training Programme for participants from Asia
Pacific countries on Cleaner Production Tool Kit for
Training of Trainers was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka,
from 2nd to 6th May 2006. A total of twenty three
participants from eight countries, namely, India,
Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and
Sri Lanka participated. the group comprised ofeight
foreign and 15 local participants. Foreign
participants were invited by UNIDO, while the local
participants were invited by the Centre. The two
Resource persons were from STENUM in Austria and the
whole programme was sponsored by UNIDO and organized
by NCPC Sri Lanka.
Special invitees at the inauguration ceremony
Inauguration of the
programme was graced by Hon. Kumara Welgama, Minister
for Industrial Development. First Secretary to the
Ambassador of the Royal Norwegian Embassy and several
dignitaries from the Government and other organizations
were present at the inauguration.
Participant from
Philippine making a presentation
Vote of thanks by
participant from India
Participants who
successfully complete the theory and practical
components of the training programme, will receive
an Internationally accepted certificate of
competency as a UNIDO CP Tool Kit practitioner from
UNIDO.
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Curricula Development
Training & Workshop
The second
Curricula Development Training & workshop organized
by the National Cleaner Production Centre was held
from 5th to 9th June 2006 at JAIC Hilton Hotel
Colombo. The participants were University Academics
from several Universities in Sri Lanka.
The program was
conducted by UNIDO consultants namely Prof. C
Visvanathan and Prof. Alfred Schwarzenbach and
supported by local resource persons namely Mr V R
Sena Peiris, Mr Samantha Kumarasena and Mr Nihal
Cooray.
Welcome address by
regional director
Vote of thanks by
programme coordinator
Group photo of
Curricula Development Programme
Main objective of
this training program was to give exposure to University
academics on Cleaner Production and methods of including
the Cleaner Production subjects in the University
curricula.
The training
included field visit and class room practical sessions.
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Pavithra Ganga Programme
NCPC was involved
in the national programme of Clean Rivers (Pavithra
Ganga) organized by the Ministry of Environment
since 2002. In 2002 under theis programme, quick
scan audits were carried out in 40 industries by
Small & Medium Enterprise Developers (SMED) but
since then no feed back was received from any of the
participated industrialists. On the request of the
Ministry of Environment, NCPC conducted a tracer
study which included quick scan audits in 35 of the
companies previously audited along with 15 new
enterprises.
Summarizing of
2002 Pavithra Ganga programme SMED
The findings were
presented to the industrialists at a workshop held
recently and strategies to overcome barriers in
implement waste minimization solutions were
discussed and enabling measures were made available.
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