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Workshop to develop Sustainable
Development Strategy for South Asia: Youth Perspective
South Asia Youth Environment Network
(SAYEN) in collaboration with CEE India, UNEP and CEE
Sri Lanka organized the inception workshop for preparation
of Sub-regional Sustainable Development Strategy (SSDS)
for South Asia: Youth Perspective from 24-27 January
2006 at Subodhi, Sri Lanka. 10 youth representatives
from SAYEN member organizations in Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka attended the workshop.
The workshop objectives included:
Capacity building of selected youth members of South
Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN) on environment
and sustainable development; Development of the content
outline and the format for the 'SDS for South Asia;
A Youth Perspective; document; and Development of the
work plan including roles and responsibilities of participants.
The key SD challenges identified during
the workshop include: Waste management; Water: Accessibility,
availability and politics; Governance: unplanned urban
growth and corruption; Poor Quality of Education; HIV/AIDS
Infection and Substance Abuse; Lack of regional cooperation
and understanding and Resource degradation. This would
be the basis for SSDS development.
Mr. W.R.M.S. Wickramasinghe,
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural
Resources, was invited to give the valedictory address
for the workshop. During his valedictory address, Mr.
Wikramasinghe appreciated CEE Sri Lanka activities and
proposed that CEE Sri Lanka become the Centre of Excellence
in Environment Education for the Ministry of Environment
in Sri Lanka. He also invited CEE Sri Lanka for a discussion
on activities that could be jointly conducted in the
country.
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