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SEI
partners organize energy efficiency workshop in Philippines.
A workshop on "Energy Efficiency Policy and
Technology Transfer for Improving Environmental Protection and Economic
Efficiency" was held in Makati City, Philippines, May 31-June 1 as part of
the Hawaii-Philippines State Environmental Initiative (SEI) project. The
event was the latest in a series of workshops to meet the project�s goal:
helping the Philippines develop policies to establish performance
subcontracting services that coincide with the restructuring of the power
industry. The workshop was organized by the SEI project partners the
Philippine Department of Energy and the Hawaiian Department of Business,
Economic Development, and Tourism, and drew more than 100 participants from
the public and private sectors in the Philippines. The main focus of the
workshop was on introducing U.S. and Hawaii-based energy efficiency
technologies to the Philippines, discussing the findings of the first phase
of the Hawaii-Philippines energy efficiency project, and identifying areas
for future collaboration. SEI is administered by the Council for State
Governments.
Vietnamese
and Indian delegations meet with US-AEP Executive Director.
Two important Asian delegations visited US-AEP�s DC offices in June and
met separately with Executive Director Peter Kimm and senior staff to
discuss the US-AEP program. During a U.S. sustainable development study tour
organized by the United States Environmental Training Institute, a program
of Concurrent Technology Corporation, 13 high-level Vietnamese government
officials visited US-AEP�s DC offices on June 11. Among the Vietnamese
ministries represented were Planning and Investment; Science, Technology and
Environment; and Finance. Also present were representatives from Quang Ninh,
Lam Dong, and Hanoi People�s Committees. Mr. Kimm gave a brief overview of
the program to the delegation, and discussed the recent opening of US-AEP
offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Members of the delegation expressed
interest in using US-AEP for collaborative efforts between the U.S. and
Vietnam on future projects.
On June 16, an Indian delegation, including municipal officials from
Mumbai, Bhopal, Thane, and Madurai and representatives of the Central
Pollution Control Board and the All India Institute of Local
Self-Government, met with Mr. Kimm and senior staff at US-AEP�s DC offices
as the last stop of a 10-day study tour. Several of the delegation members
had worked with US-AEP previously on projects related to waste management in
Indian municipalities. The visit to the US-AEP offices was part of a larger
waste management study tour June 5-16 that was arranged through the
Environmental Exchange Program, administered by the Institute of
International Education.
The study tour, initiated by US-AEP/Mumbai Technology Representative
Suneel Parasnis, focused on technologies and best management practices for
handling biomedical and municipal solid waste, methane gas recovery, and
waste-to-profit opportunities. The delegation, accompanied by Mr. Parasnis,
US-AEP/Mumbai Deputy Technology Representative Nutan Zarapkar, and US-AEP
Country Director Therese Leasburg, attended WasteExpo �99 in Dallas, Texas,
to examine waste management technologies and services being exhibited by
U.S. companies. While in Dallas, the delegation made several site visits to
local hospitals and government waste management agencies. Dallas city
officials outlined possible avenues for establishing a relationship with one
of the Indian cities to work on common objectives in improving city waste
management services. After WasteExpo �99, the delegation visited
Albuquerque, New Mexico, where they were hosted by the Waste-management
Education Research Consortium (WERC), affiliated with the University of New
Mexico. One result of the New Mexico visit was a possible memorandum of
understanding between WERC and the All India Institute of Self-Government to
identify additional U.S. resources in composting, landfill design, methane
management, and medical waste for use in India.
US-AEP
arranges speaking tour for TERI fellows in Hong Kong.
To advance the concept of cleaner production to
Hong Kong government and businesses, US-AEP/Hong Kong organized a two-day
speaking tour for Ms. Kathleen McGinty and Dr. Karl Hausker, senior visiting
fellows at the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) in New Delhi, India.
The Environmental Exchange Program, administered by the Institute of
International Education, provided support for the tour. The visit was
scheduled to coincide with the celebration of United Nations� World
Environment Day. Ms. McGinty and Dr. Hausker made presentations on cleaner
production, community engagement, and transboundary pollution issues to the
Hong Kong Business Coalition on the Environment and Hong Kong Sustainable
Development Forum, and held meetings with Consul General�s office, the
American Chamber of Commerce�s Environment Committee, and Hong Kong
legislators. In addition, site visits to the Mai Po Marshes Natural Reserve
and Green Valley Landfill were arranged for the fellows by the World
Wildlife Fund/Hong Kong and Enviropace Limited, respectively.
New on the
website: 1998 Year In Review.
(no longer available on website)
US-AEP�s 1998 Year In Review is now available
online. Featuring interviews with 25 prominent participants in US-AEP
activities, the publication illustrates US-AEP�s successes in transferring
U.S. environmental expertise and technology to Asia.
DOC to
sponsor a trade delegation to India for U.S. environmental firms.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Matchmaker Trade
Delegation Program is organizing an Environmental Technologies Matchmaker
Trade Delegation to New Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai from September 13-21,
1999. The Matchmaker Trade Delegation will help U.S. companies find agents
and distributors, licensee and joint venture partners in the Indian market.
Companies who participate in the trade delegation will receive their own
meeting space, in-depth market briefings, hospitality (including
Embassy-hosted industry receptions), interpreters, and full logistical
support. They will also be part of the "RepFind India 99" in New Delhi,
the first exhibition of its kind for U.S. products and services. Application
deadline is August 13, 1999. For more detailed information on the trade
delegation program or India�s environmental market, call Yvonne Jackson at
202-482-2675.
June 29
Policy Forum: electric power issues in APEC.
On June 29, US-AEP�s Policy Forum will feature Dr. Grayson Heffner,
technical program manager for Asia in the Electric Power Research Institute
International Group, and Mr. Andre Van Rest, program manager for the
Department of Energy�s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) energy
efficiency and renewable energy programs. Join us at 12:30pm on the 7th
floor of 1720 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC. For more information, contact
Brenda Bateman at bbateman@usaep.org.
US-AEP/Vietnam contact information.
Following is the contact information for the recently opened US-AEP
Offices of Technology Cooperation in Vietnam. Mr. David Wagner, the US-AEP
technology representative, is stationed in Hanoi and can be contacted by
phone (844-826-7332) and e-mail
dwagner@usaep.org. Ms. Phung Thi Van is the deputy technology
representative in Hanoi and can be reached by phone (844-826-7332) and
e-mail van@usaep.org. Mr. Nguyen
Anh Tuan is the deputy technology representative in Ho Chi Minh City and can
be reached by phone (848-825-0484) and by e-mail
tuan@usaep.org. |
