limited capacity to implement multilateral environment to apply the newly acquired skills Waste water Nico Boonstra agreements (MEAs) given current fragmentation across ministries and experience in the current GEF management, inlc. (Ballast-Nedam), and agencies, funded project and to further Social and need to update and harmonize policies, regulatory and Rudolf Muitjens develop their skills through environmental institutional frameworks in view of threats, (RHDHV, pending), continued sharing of experience aspects, water gaps and weaknesses in skills and technical capacity, among the participants. resources data/information management, secure equipment and financial Martin van der management (inst. resources needed for implementation, Schans (KWR Water, weak enforcement of law in relevant sectors, Capacity building) pending), need for integrated land and water management framework to halt degradation of natural resources, reduce the ‘ecological Rosh Ranasinghe footprint’, and to support ecosystem-based approaches to climate (UNESCO-IHE), resilient urban planning and development, threats to and ecosystems health from outdated Tineke Hooimans infrastructure and escalating pollution from point and non-point (UNESCO-IHE, sources, combined with sedimentation in river basins, waterways, pending) wetlands and coastal areas in Greater Colombo and adjacent areas, limited awareness of policy makers, businesses, service providers and society of the long term consequences of unsustainable use of natural resources, and of how various tools and methods can be applied to assess trade-offs and options in the context of economic growth.
limited capacity to implement multilateral environment agreements (MEAs) given current fragmentation across ministries and agencies, need to update and harmonize policies, regulatory and institutional frameworks in view of threats, gaps and weaknesses in skills and technical capacity, data/information management, secure equipment and financial resources needed for implementation, weak enforcement of law in relevant sectors, need for integrated land and water management framework to halt degradation of natural resources, reduce the ‘ecological footprint’, and to support ecosystem-based approaches to climate resilient urban planning and development, threats to and ecosystems health from outdated infrastructure and escalating pollution from point and non-point sources, combined with sedimentation in river basins, waterways, wetlands and coastal areas in Greater Colombo and adjacent areas, limited awareness of policy makers, businesses, service providers and society of the long term consequences of unsustainable use of natural resources, and of how various tools and methods can be applied to assess trade-offs and options in the context of economic growth. to apply the newly acquired skills and experience in the current GEF funded project and to further develop their skills through continued sharing of experience among the participants. Waste water management, inlc. Social and environmental aspects, water resources management (inst. Capacity building) Nico Boonstra (Ballast-Nedam), Rudolf Muitjens (RHDHV, pending), Martin van der Schans (KWR Water, pending), Rosh Ranasinghe (UNESCO-IHE), Tineke Hooimans (UNESCO-IHE, pending)
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