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US-AEP
welcomes new director.
Lawrence Crandall, a 30-year career foreign service officer, has been
appointed by USAID Administrator Brian Atwood as US-AEP's new Executive
Director, replacing Lewis P. Reade who retired this month. Crandall comes to
the program with a mandate to pursue opportunities for expansion of US-AEP
concepts to other parts of the world. In an effort to get up to speed on US-AEP's
varied initiatives and partners, Crandall attended the May 8-9 meeting of
US-AEP Technology Representatives and Department of Commerce Senior
Commercial Officers in Bangkok, then visited US-AEP field offices in Manila,
Jakarta, and New Delhi.
Prior to joining US-AEP, Crandall served as USAID Mission Director in
Haiti. He also has held USAID positions in Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Ethiopia, Guinea, Pakistan, and Vietnam. While based in Washington, DC,
Crandall participated in the year-long Senior Seminar in International/
Intergovernmental Affairs sponsored by the Foreign Service Institute, served
as Director of Strategic Planning for USAID's Directorate of Policy, and was
Deputy Director of the New Independent States Task Force. Crandall, who now
holds the rank of Minister-Counselor, has received numerous honors during
his distinguished career, including two Meritorious Presidential Awards and
a Distinguished Presidential Award. He is a graduate of Syracuse University
and University of Colorado, where he obtained his MA and BA, respectively,
in international affairs.
World Bank
and US-AEP partner on policy initiatives.
US-AEP has entered into an agreement with the World Bank's Asia
Environment and Natural Resources Division to support the development of a
protocol to be used by policy makers in appraising policies to promote clean
industrial technologies and environmental management. Under the agreement,
Dr. Mike Rock of US-AEP's policy team will be a member of a working group
formed by the World Bank to develop a rapid appraisal protocol that could be
used by policy makers in developing countries to assess alternative
policies. The protocol will incorporate the findings of recent studies in
Asia on the role that government policies, community actions, and market
forces have played in affecting industrial decision making. In addition to
the protocol, another product of this work will be a compilation of best
practice cases of private-public cooperation to reduce industrial pollution.
Multinational delegation attends Waste Expo '97.
US-AEP, through its Overseas Program Fund, sponsored trade delegations
from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia to Waste Expo '97
Conference and Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia, May 19-22. The 59 delegation
members, which represented both the private and public sectors, had the
opportunity to visit with the more than 550 companies participating in the
show and see demonstrations of the latest waste technology, equipment, and
services. With the assistance of the Georgia Department of Industry, Trade,
and Tourism, arrangements were made for the delegations to participate in
one-on-one meetings with U.S. companies and make site visits to the
Bedminister Composting Facility and the BFI Landfill. In addition, Marathon
Oil flew ten of the delegates to its processing facility in Alabama. US-AEP's
Overseas Program Fund, managed by the
National Association of State Development
Agencies (NASDA).
New
Mexico/India partnership seeks multi-sector solutions.
New Mexico's Waste-Management Education & Research Consortium (WERC)�a
partnership of state agencies and businesses �is using its US-AEP State
Environmental Initiative grant to promote the use and transfer of clean
technology and research in India. Members of the New Mexico contigent,
including representatives of EG&G, GRAM, Inc., Tierra Dynamic Company, and
the New Mexico Economic Development Department, traveled to India, March 27
to April 15, to meet with various private and government groups. Kevin
Bricknell, Director of US-AEP/India, arranged one-on-one meetings in Delhi
and Mumbai. The group also met with the Confederation of Indian Industry and
with T.K.A. Nair, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests. In a
reverse mission, May 5 to 7, WERC hosted four officials of the government of
India and arranged meetings with New Mexico businesses, members of state
agencies, and representatives from Los Alamos and Sandia National
Laboratories. During a tour of the Sandia facilities, the group viewed clean
energy technologies and visited the virtual reality lab. US-AEP's
State Environmental
Initiative grants program is managed by the Council of State Governments
(CSG).
US-AEP/Korea facilitates distributorship for Illinois firm.
In March, an Illinois manufacturer of biologically formulated products
appointed LG Chemicals Co., Ltd. as its exclusive distributor in Korea. This
partnership was strengthened by US-AEP/Korea, who advised the U.S. firm on
Korean management culture and market prospects for its Microbic Cleaning
Agent. According to the US-AEP field office, the market for this type of
technology is growing rapidly and is estimated to reach $100-200 million per
year. LG Chemicals, a key player in Korea's chemical market, also foresees a
rise in market share for this versatile product, especially as Korean laws
and regulations become more stringent. Biological cleaning agents can be
used in hospitals, restaurants, food processing plants, schools, hotels, and
wastewater treatment plants.
Register
for courses on information disclosure.
US-AEP's Environmental Exchange Program is planning two courses on
information disclosure to be held in Washington, DC, during July-August.
"Industry Self-Monitoring and Disclosure" will introduce environmental
regulators�including representatives from the Ministries of Industry,
Environment, Science and Technology, and Planning�to demonstrated technical
methods and approaches of industry self-monitoring and disclosure programs.
This course will present examples of self-monitoring programs, the scope and
character of the data collected and reported by industry, methods of
assuring the quality and accuracy of that data and the legitimate need of
industry to keep confidential its competitive advantages. The other course,
"Voluntary Environmental Information Disclosure," is designed for
representatives of government, industry, journalists, and the community. It
will explain the importance of targeted information disclosure in enhancing
the overall ability of the government and business community to effectively
evaluate and respond to industrial emissions. The course will enable
regulators to understand their role as the collector and provider of
information, having respect for industry competitiveness and public
comprehension. It will also provide community representatives with an
appreciation of the complex nature of data collection and uncertainty and
their function as surrogate representatives of the public. Finally, the
course will provide industry with an understanding of tangible industry
benefits associated with voluntary disclosure practices. For further
information on these courses, please contact via e-mail Lynne Steingass ( lsteingass@iie.org)
or Larry Lai (llai@iie.org) at the
Institute of International Education.
Farewell
to...
...Mark Frederick, who has been responsible for the redesign, analysis,
and maintenance of US-AEP's complex database systems through the Labat-Andersen
contract. Mark is moving on to try his hand at fax and copier sales. We wish
him the best of luck. |
