Cleaner production in Sri Lanka

摘要

Several Sri Lankan organizations and projects concerned with cleaner production are described in this article. One of these organizations, Small and Medium Enterprise Developers (SMED), was created in 198 9 to develop management and technical capacity in industry and the service sectors. Since 1997 it has conducted seminars and workshops promoting cleaner production and related concepts throughout Sri Lanka. It has also carried out other projects relating to cleaner production. SMED was chosen as the most suitable organization to host Sri Lanka's National Cleaner Production Centre, which became operational in 2002. The Ministry of Enterprise Development, Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion is the SMED's government counterpart.