Environmental initiatives, waste management and technology dissemination in Bangladesh

The project aims to facilitate environmental and social consciousness and improvement through environmental initiatives and technology partnerships and dissemination, with a focus on waste management and recycling activities in selected areas in Bangladesh.

Four thousand selected household members in Gazipur District will directly benefit through awareness programs, training and skills development. Indirectly, all target area community members will benefit from increased awareness of environmental issues and better practices.

Main activities are:

1. awareness building, communication and knowledge/information sharing including EU-Asia partnerships;
2. introduction of alternative eco-friendly technologies and practices including demonstration activities;
3. training and skills development;
4. advocacy and lobbying for greater environmental controls at local, national, regional and international level.

Practical Action Bangladesh has started this project as a partner of BASA (Bangladesh Association for Social Advancement). It particularly focuses on supporting eco-friendly technology implementation, dissemination and development, including establishing a number of demonstration units. It also provides support for monitoring and evaluation of technology initiatives, plays a catalytic role to bring other partners together through training, back-up support and as a knowledge broker.

This project started working on July 2005. It will continue until July 2007.

This project is part of Practical Action Bangladesh's Access to Infrastructure Services programme.