The “Promotion of Eco-Industrial Parks Concept in Sri Lanka” is a two-year project funded by the EU Green Recovery Facility and implemented by the National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC) Sri Lanka, in collaboration with Expertise France.

The industrial sector Sri Lanka consists of around 75 industrial parks (IPs), accommodating over 1,200 industries and providing employment to more than 126,000 people. These parks are vital to the country’s industrial development but are faced with numerous environmental and operational challenges. Many were developed without incorporating environmental sustainability, leading to significant issues such as deteriorating air quality, groundwater pollution, and soil contamination. These impacts pose health and safety risks to workers and contribute heavily to the industrial sector’s environmental burden. Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) within these parks are especially at risk, as they often lack the resources, awareness, and capacity to implement sustainable practices limiting their ability to transition to greener operations. This situation underscores the urgent need to transform traditional IPs into Eco-Industrial Parks (EIPs) to promote sustainable and inclusive industrial development.

Recognizing this need and aligning with Sri Lanka’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP), and National Policy on Industrial Development (NAPID), NCPC Sri Lanka is working to accelerate the transformation of existing industrial parks into Eco-Industrial Parks.