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New on the
US-AEP website: FY2000 Work Plans.
Work plans for US-AEP�s 10 priority countries have
been added to the website. Each of these work plans contains a strategic
vision for the program, descriptions of FY1999 accomplishments, and an
outline of specific activities to be undertaken during FY2000. These
activities are separated into four programmatic categories: 1) Improved
Public Policy and Regulation, 2) Improved Urban Environmental Management, 3)
Improved Corporate Environmental Management, and 4) Increased Technology
Transfer. The work plans can be found at (no longer available)
US-AEP
presents new publication at GIN conference.
US-AEP cosponsored the Eighth International Conference of the Greening of
Industry Network (GIN), November 14-17 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, at
which US-AEP�s new policy publication was introduced. The conference
included discussion on topics such as emerging economies, environmental
metrics, industry sectors, and sustainable communities. US-AEP Executive
Director Peter Kimm was the featured luncheon speaker at the event. More
than 400 delegates from industry, government, nongovernmental organizations,
and academia attended the conference, including a delegation from Thailand
and the Philippines through US-AEP�s Environmental Exchange Program (EEP).
At the conference, Brenda Bateman of US-AEP�s Policy Group presented the
new publication, "Sector-Based Public Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region,"
created through the partnership of US-AEP and GIN-Asia. The publication
examines how public policymakers should use traditional and nontraditional
means to improve the environmental performance of their local industries,
using the electronics industry as a specific model. Copies were provided to
all the participants and can be obtained by contacting Ms. Bateman at
bbateman@usaep.org or by downloading the MS
Word file on the US-AEP website at
https://www.usaep.org/download/docuemnts/sectorbasedreport.doc.
[EEP is administered by the Institute of International Education.]
US-AEP/Philippines office receives recognition.
The staff of US-AEP�s Office of Technology
Cooperation in the Philippines�Dr. Alma Madrazo, Mr. Michael Palma, and Ms.
Regina De Guzman�recently received Honor Awards for their outstanding
service from the U.S. Embassy in Manila. Michael Malinowski, chairman of the
Joint Country Awards Committee complimented the team on their success in
"the forging of excellent working relationships among U.S. companies and key
players in the Philippine environmental sectors." Also receiving an Honor
Award from the U.S. Embassy was Ms. Rose Bendana, administrative assistant
for the US-AEP Asian Development Bank (ADB) Representative, for her valuable
role in communicating ADB project opportunities to US-AEP representatives
and U.S. companies.
Train-the-trainer program in Bangkok takes off with US-AEP assistance.
Due to the training in 1998 and 1999 by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)�sponsored by US-AEP�the Bangkok
Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is now administering environmental
enforcement training through its own training center. EPA provided
"train-the-trainer" sessions in June 1998 and April 1999 to 60 BMA
officials. These officials, using course material that was adapted and
translated for Bangkok�s use, provided environmental enforcement training to
600 traffic officers in 1999. Plans are underway for presenting training to
an additional 6,000 officers in 2000, who will be on the frontline of
Governor Bhichit Rattakul� s "Black Smoke" campaign to reduce pollution from
vehicle emissions in Bangkok.
Seminar in
the Philippines focuses on air pollution control.
The U.S. Trade Development Agency, in cooperation
with US-AEP, held the "Industrial Air Emissions Project-Technology Transfer
Seminar" in Manila, November 18. The seminar addressed the extent of the air
pollution problem in Metro Manila and neighboring areas, and offered
possible technical solutions, such as flue gas desulfurization and
electrostatic precipitators. In addition, presentations were made on the
Philippines� Clean Air Act and its regulatory framework, the Asian
Development Bank�s $300 million Metro Manila Air Quality Improvement
Project, and financial packages offered by the Land Bank of the Philippines.
The seminar was well attended by representatives from the industry sector,
government, financial institutions, and environmental engineering companies.
News from
Singapore.
Environmex/Watermex Asia 99 was held in Singapore, November 30- December
3, drawing more than 7,300 visitors for the 4-day event. US-AEP shared a
booth with the U.S. Department of Commerce in the U.S. Pavilion. At the
opening ceremony, it was announced that the Singapore Accreditation Council
(SAC) will decide whether local certifying bodies are qualified to issue ISO
14000 certificates to local industries. US-AEP�s Clean Technology and
Environmental Management program, together with the Environmental Exchange
Program, assisted SAC in achieving international standards.
Also, Technology Representative Chan Yiu Kei made presentations on the
US-AEP program at two events in November. At the Economics and the
Environment conference sponsored by the Asia Media Information &
Communication Centre and the Economy & Environmental Program for Southeast
Asia, Mr. Chan gave an impromptu presentation on US-AEP. Journalists
attending the conference made inquiries as to how US-AEP could help their
countries. On November 25, Mr. Chan gave a presentation at the Energy
Conservation & Efficiency conference organized by the Singapore Hotel
Association, including a general overview of US-AEP and the U.S.
government�s position on energy efficiency and conservation.
Recent
technology transfer successes.
Following are a few of the sales, facilitated by US-AEP Technology
Representatives, that have been confirmed in November: In Hong Kong: Jordan
Valley AR, Inc. of Austin, Texas, sold $77,620 worth of air pollution
equipment to the Chinese University of Hong Kong. A university official
became familiar with Jordan�s equipment at the 1999 Air &Waste Management
Association conference, participating through US-AEP�s Overseas Program
Fund. In the Philippines: Associates in Rural Development, Inc. of
Burlington, Vermont, won two consulting contracts with the Asian Development
Bank worth over $1.3 million. And in India: IAEC Industries Madras Ltd. of
Chennai, India, purchased industrial air vacuum cleaners from Minuteman
International, Inc. of Addisor, Illinois, worth $7,640, and diffused
aeration systems from Stamford Scientific International, Inc. of
Poughkeepsie, New York, worth $67,800. [Overseas Program Fund is
administered by the National Association of State Development Agencies.] |
