Asia Pro Eco and Asia Invest
The SWITCH-Asia programme is building on the experiences from the former Asia Pro Eco and Asia Invest programmes. These programmes were implemented through a partnership approach similar to the SWITCH-Asia programme, where Asian and European non-for-profit organisations implemented projects in the field of urban environment and business & trade. SWITCH-Asia is seeking to adopt the best practises and lessons learnt from these programmes. One of the most important lessons was the need for a better collaboration between the business sector, researchers, and public institutions when targeting sustainable development. This is one of the reasons for the merger into one programme. Below you will find a selection of interesting project fact sheets from Asia Pro Eco and Asia Invest.
Asia Pro Eco Projects:
2003
- MAPET - Managing Pesticides in vegetable systems in South-east Asia: combining Environment and Trade
- Advancing Environmental Management with NESPEMS (New European Standard Phased Environmental Management Systems)
- Partnership support for renewable energy between European and Asian towns
- ENER-C: Toward a better environment: implementation of energy-saving buildings in China
- Partnerships for promotion of industrial water efficiency INDUS
- Oasis-hydrosphere-desert Interaction Influencing Overall Economical Development
- Efficient Integration of Renewable Biomass/Wastes Processing (Gasification and Clean Combustion in Particular) with Downstream Micro (gas) Turbine for Bio energy (Bioelectricity in Particular) Supply
- ECOPROFIT Gurgaon 2003-2005 Training programme for the industries in Gurgaon, Haryana in India on Integrated Environmental Production and Service Policy
- Feeding China’s Expanding Demand for Wood Pulp: A Diagnostic Assessment of Plantation Development, Fiber Supply, and Impacts on Natural Forests in China and in the South East Asia Region
- Managing Information for Local Environment in Sri Lanka (MILES)
- Strengthening Maldivian Initiatives for a Longer, Energy Strategy (SMILES)
- Capacity Building & Policy Reinforcement in Cambodia in the Field of Waste Management
- Capacity Building for Implementation of Guidelines on Consumer Protection (sustainable consumption) in Asia
2004
- Assessment & Certification of Coral Trade in Indonesia (ACCTI)
- MARINVEST
- Integrated Management and safe Disposal of Municipal Solid Wastes in Least Developed Asian Countries
- Integrated Approach for Sustainable Wastewater Management and Biomass Production in Bangladesh (INAWAB)
- Development of guidelines, for the bioremediation of shorelines contaminated by marine oil spills, for Vietnam, including a workshop and a training course whose results are disseminated and integrated into the curricula
- Demonstration of Voluntary Approaches for Industrial Environmental Management in China
- Indonesian smoke induced by drought episodes (INSIDE)
- Diagnostic on the commercial use of biogas recovered from the landfill in Mianyang
- Sustainability Planning for Asian cities making use of Research know-How and lessons from Europe (SPARKLE)
- Enhancement of the building capacity for technology transfer exemplarily carried out for the introduction of environmentally friendly chicken manure treatment and application possibilities in Asia
- Development of a low cost technology for in-situ treatment of groundwater for potable and irrigation purposes (TIPOT)
- Networking for Promotion of Renewable Energy Technologies (Net-PRET)
- SBC Conferences ASIA
- EU – Asia institutional co-operation and multinational dialogues on enabling the meaningful participation of Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) and Vietnam in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
- The way forward for the use of wood and agricultural waste for energy production in S.E. Asia
- Transfer and adaptation of the EU perspectives, methodologies and know-how to Malaysia in the field of EcoTourism
- Sustainable Programme for Rehabilitation of the Indus Delta-Echo Region
- Technology partnership for innovative treatment of drinking and industrial water (INNOWA)
- Powering harbor development using renewable energy
- CO2 Managers for the Industry in the People's Republic of China
- Stimulating “Prefabricated Environmental Package Systems” (PEPS) business models and investments in Asia
- Establishing scientific support for environmental management for ports in Vietnam and Cambodia
- Integrated Waste Water Management Concept for the Eco-Electroplating Park (EEP) in Karaisalkulam, Madurai, India
- Land Amelioration and Desertification Alleviation by Short-Rotation-Plant Using Saline/Brackish Water (LADAS)
- Animal production intensification in Vietnam and environmental protection: A diagnostic GIS to promote a sustainable pig production development
- Pro-BIOS: Promotion of Biofuels for Sustainable Development in South and South-east Asia
- Policy Reinforcement for Environmentally Sound and Socially Responsible Economic Development in China (PRODEV)
- Recycled building materials for a sustainable environment and poverty alleviation in Indian towns and cities. (REBUMATSEPA)
- Enhancing the competitiveness of small-scale limekilns in India - A diagnostic assessment of best practices, benchmarking, socio-health-safety conditions, biomass utilization, and CDM feasibility (EnPoL)
- Environment initiatives, waste management and technology dissemination in Bangladesh
- Improving Production Efficiency, the Environment and Livelihoods through Cleaner Production Technologies in Bangladesh
- Diagnostic Study for the Promotion of a Sustainable Solid Waste Management Model in the Province of Sichuan
- Policy Reinforcement and Networking for Private Sector Participation (PSP) Facilitation in Water Supply and Wastewater Infrastructure Development in South-East Asia
- Sustainable Urban Housing: strengthening capacity in policy formulation and implementation in the city of Xi’an
- Feasibility study for evaluating the client application of the Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Technology for de-central municipal wastewater treatment
- Supporting Deyang City in achieving the status of a National Environmental Protection Model
- City Biowaste Reuse in South East Asian Cities
- Raising environmental awareness of Indian cities / municipalities
- Diagnostic Study on Renewable Energy Potential and Feasibility in Southeast Asia
- COLEM - Colombo Environmental Management
- Creation of optimum knowledge bank for efficient E-waste management in India (SEED)
- Reducing CO2 emissions in China
- Support for the Himalayan Initiative through application of the Asian Wetland Inventory approach and stakeholder-led catchments management in Bhutan, China, India and Nepal
- Environmental Governance Standards for Development Financing Institutions in Asia
- Sustainable Problem Solutions for Asian Urban Settlements and Developments by Exemplary Analysis of Sewage and Waters of the Urban Settlement “Changde” and its “Chuanzhi” River Basin
- Sustainable Industrial Networks and Its applications on Micro Regional Environmental Planning (SINET)
- Feasibility study for the design of an industrial park with very low energy consumption and energy integration between the manufacturing and the residential buildings
- Capacity Building and Policy Reinforcement in China in the Field of Water Resource Management
- Chittagong Hill Tracts improved Natural Resources Management (CHARM)
- Building Capacities for Corporate Environmental Management: A Study of Experiences in the Yunnan and Jiangsu Provinces of the People’s Republic of China
- Integrating Environmental Concepts in the Asian Maritime Transport Policy (GRACE)
- Support for China’s legislative and regulatory processes and its accreditation and certification bodies
- Hanoi ECOTRANS
- Developing Policy Formulation and Implementation Tools for Providing Support for Ecological Forest Management in China’s Urban and Peri-Urban Areas
- Capacity-building in clean technologies in the industry and transport sectors
- SUST-WATER [towards SUSTainability of WATER management: implementation of a groundwater decision support tool
- Feasibility study on the extensive utilisation of biodiesel produced from waste and/or pure oils/fats in the public vehicles in Hangzhou (China) and preparations for the implementation of a demonstration plant (BIODIESEL-FS)
- Asia Eco-Design Electronics (AEDE)
- Development of Guidelines for segregation, collection and safe disposal of hazardous waste SACODI
2005
- CURB-AIR: CDM and urban air pollution: partnerships enhancing synergies in urban air and health in Kyoto mechanisms
- Capacity building to implement scientific instruments for ports' environmental management in Vietnam and Cambodia
- Wastewater Agriculture, Sanitation and Poverty Alleviation in Asia (WASPA – Asia)
- EU-India Sustainable Energy Efficiency Initiative (EISEEI) - Partnering effort to strengthen selected state agencies in implementing the Indian Energy Conservation Act on a local level
- Community based public landfill monitoring
- Greening the Philippine Industries with The ECOPROFIT APPROACH
- Capacity building for enhancing local participation in water supply and sanitation interventions in poor urban areas
- Sound chemicals management for a healthier environment in India and Vietnam
- Application of innovative technologies for the reclamation and environmental improvement of derelict urban areas in Dhaka City (Bangladesh)
- Solid Waste Management in Puri, a Euro-Asia Co-operation
- EU-China Network for Capacity Building on Municipal Waste Management
- Chinese Learning for Overcoming Barriers in Environment III (CLOBE III)
- Integrated approaches to improving the urban environment in Asia
- Ecological use of pig waste in peri-urban towns
- Capacity-Building on Business Opportunities for CDM Projects in China
- Healthcare Waste Management in Bac Giang Province (Vietnam)
- INTEGRITAS: Integrated Environment Information System in Siem Reap
- Kathmandu Participatory River Monitoring - A Model for South Asia
- Establishing a Policy on the Disposal of Dry Batteries in Cambodia (BATCAM)
- Sustainable Production and Consumption as the Long-term Solution to Reduce Urban Environmental Degradation– Developing a Reference Framework for Electrical and Electronic Products
- Monitoring and managing the marine resources of Laem Son National Park following the tsunami
- Participatory disaster proofing of tsunami affected target villages
- Upgrade Environmental Infrastructure by Restoring Livelihoods - A Revolving Fund Approach –RELIVE
- Women Managing Infrastructure (WOMIN)
- Community Managed Sustainable Energy and Water Systems Promoting Resettlement and Recovery for Tsunami Affected Areas
- Post Tsunami Restoration of Mangroves, Education & Reestablishment of Livelihoods in Sri Lanka
- Optimizing the sustainable use and management of construction waste in Sri Lanka (COWAM)
- Contributing to sustainable reconstruction and development in the tsunami-hit regions of Thailand by designing, implementing and disseminating pilot technologies for energy-efficient housing and water management.
- Trees, Resilience and Livelihood Recovery in the Tsunami-affected Coastal Zone of Aceh and North Sumatra (Indonesia): Rebuilding Green Infrastructure with Trees People Want
- Ensuring Environmental and Livelihood Security of Tsunami-affected Villagers of South and Little Andaman Islands through Integrated Management of Natural and Non-biodegradable Waste Resources
- Contribution towards rehabilitation of coastal areas affected by the Indian Ocean Tsunami through participatory Solid Waste Management and promotion of local initiatives in Waste Management
- Green Post-Tsunami Action, Four Coastal Districts of Tamil Nadu
- Water And Sanitation for Settlements in Eastern SRi Lanka (WASSER)
- Re-building sustainability: a community based intervention in Kalmunai
- Disaster Reduction through Awareness, Preparedness and Prevention Mechanisms in Coastal Settlements in Asia - Demonstration in Tourism Destinations
- Demonstrating ESTs for Building waste Reduction in Indonesia (DEBRI)
- Participatory disaster proofing of tsunami affected war torn villages
- Diffusion of Sustainable and Earthquake–resistant Building Techniques and Best Practices for the Reconstruction on Nias Island
- GAIN-IN-SafTI: reorGAnisINg and improvINg the waste management System and disposal after TsunamI
- Sustainable Management Plan and reconstruction of the fishing industry for the Tsunami and Earthquake-Affected Banyak Islands (Pulau Banyak) in Aceh – Sumatra – Indonesia
2006
- Policy Instruments for Chinese Sustainable Future: Environmental Policy Integration and Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Energy and Transport Sectors
- Adaptation of EU Experiences to improve the sustainability of hazardous waste management in Urban China
- The Development of an Integrated Biomonitoring Approach for the Wuhan water system
- Pilot action - Implementing Voluntary Approaches for Urban Environmental Management in China
- Pilot project for improving public health state in Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan, through introducing innovative waste management methods and capacity building for Afghan environmental experts
- Concept for wastewater treatment and implementation of a pilot plant in the City of Battambang (Acronym: CONTRIB)
- Improvement of district heating systems in urban centres of Mongolia
- Promotion of Renewable Energy as an alternative and sustainable Energy System: Partnership and Training Programme approach for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) in KHULNA Division
- ECOSAN CAPACITY - Developing capacity for sustainable sanitation in India
- Municipality to Municipality (M2M)
- Improvement of the Environmental living conditions of some of the most vulnerable urban households in Cotabato City through an innovative and coordinated implementation of the solid waste management system and promotion of healthy environment
- Safe and Sustainable Management of Municipal Solid Wastes in Bangladesh through the Practical Application of WasteSafe Proposal Shortly named as ‘WasteSafe-II’
- Indo-European e-Waste Initiative (IEeWASTE) - Improved Technology and Skills for Indian e-Waste Management
- EU-Asia Sustainable Waste Management Cycle: Integrating Best Practices of Solid Waste Management Policies (EA-SWMC)
- Strengthening Local Capacities in Integrated Sustainable Waste Management (ISWM) in small and medium municipalities of Nepal.
- Greening the Philippine Industries with The ECOPROFIT APPROACH
- WATER - Wastewater Treatment through Effective wetland Restoration of That Luang Marsh
- Integrated mobility planning (IMP) for Hai Phong City, Vietnam
- Participatory Solid Waste Management, Establishing of the solid waste management for Bagh town, Pakistan
- Improving the living and working conditions of people in and around industrial clusters and zones