What Types of Technical Assistance Does EPA
Offer?
Environmental Action Teams
At the request of Asian governments, US-AEP sponsors Environmental Action
Teams to respond to specific environmental problems. The teams are led
by EPA staff and may include environmental experts from other federal
or local government agencies, international organizations, businesses,
and non-governmental organizations. Action Team findings are shared
with US-AEP partners to coordinate appropriate follow-up activities.
Short-term Technical Assistance
EPA technical and policy experts lead brief, focused missions at the
request of Asian governments or field personnel. Because EPA experts
undertake these activities on a pro bono basis, pursuit of such missions
is based on staff availability.
What Types of Training Programs Does EPA offer?
US-AEP sponsors a variety of EPA environmental management training modules
to assist Asian governments in addressing critical environmental issues.
Courses cover the following topics:
environmental policy
public outreach
managing an environmental organization
government contracting
risk assessment
environmental compliance and enforcement
environmental impact assessment
pollution prevention
financing environmental investments
economics of environmental decision-making
chemical emergency preparedness and prevention
hazardous materials emergency response
solid waste management
hazardous waste site ranking
Training modules, which are designed to "train
the trainer," use a combination of case studies, exercises, and
other interactive methods to teach the fundamentals of a specific environmental
management technique.
Who Can I Contact for More Information?
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Attn. Asia Program Manager
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 31112
Washington, DC 20004 USA
