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Organized by: In partnership with:
Central Environmental
Authority
Sevanatha Urban Resource
Centre
Workshop Report
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) for the Waste
Management Sector in Sri Lanka: Opportunities for Linking the
PILISARU Program with International Climate Financing
- Final Workshop -
30th August 2016
Waters Edge Hotel, Battaramulla, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Submitted by:
SEVANATHA Urban Resource Centre
12th
September 2016
Report of the Final Consultation Workshop
Background
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) has
been engaged in providing financial and technical support for solid waste management sector
initiatives in Sri Lanka since 2007. It has supported the implementation of a city level solid
waste management program called IRRC (Integrated Resource Recovery Centre) in Matale and
Ratnapura Municipal Council areas during 2011 – 2014. The UNESCAP has had a close
relationship with the Ministry of Maheweli Development and Environment, Central Environment
Authority (CEA), Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Governments and the Solid Waste
Management Authority of Western Province in obtaining their support and promoting the IRRC
concept specially to address the solid waste management issue in small and medium sized towns
in Sri Lanka. It has also provided training opportunities for the council members and relevant
officials of Matale and Ratnapura Municipal Councils in solid waste management through
exchange visits and workshops in the countries of Asia Pacific Region. The UNESCAP has
engaged the SEVANATHA Urban Resource Centre, a national NGO who has had experience in
community based solid waste management activities in implementing the IRRC program in
Matale & Ratnapura Municipal Council areas. As part of the support to national level solid waste
management initiatives, the UNESCAP initiated a National Consultation process by engaging the
Central Environment Authority and other relevant stakeholders for linking the solid waste
management sector with Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in Sri Lanka. The
focus of this initiative was to assess the PILISARU National Solid Waste Management Program
implemented by CEA since 2009 to date and to identify the opportunities available for linking it
with NAMAs in Sri Lanka. An initial workshop for this purpose with relevant stakeholders was
held in March 2015 in Colombo and agreed to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the
PILISARU program and to conduct a final workshop on the same theme.
Introduction to the Final Consultation Workshop
In this background, the UNESCAP requested SEVANATHA and CEA to organize the final
consultation workshop on the theme “NAMAs for the Waste Management Sector in Sri Lanka:
Opportunities for Linking the PILISARU Program with International Climate Financing”.
Accordingly this workshop was held on 30th
August 2016 at Waters Edge Conference Centre,
Colombo Sri Lanka.
Objectives of the Workshop
The overarching goal of the workshop is to present the findings of the study prepared by ESCAP
on the opportunities for linking the PILISARU program with the NAMA framework. More
specifically, the workshop will:
Take stock of recent developments in the solid waste and climate change sectors of Sri
Lanka, including on policy and institutional matters
Discuss the potential for synergies between PILISARU, NAMAs and the initiatives
currently under development in Sri Lanka’s solid waste and climate change sectors
Discuss follow-up actions, including the processes of getting a NAMA program formally
approved, the set-up of an institutional architecture, opportunities for piloting a NAMA,
the scope for requesting international assistance in implementing a NAMA program, etc.
Participants of the Workshop
The workshop was attended around 50 participants representing the relevant Government
Ministries, Institutions, Universities, NGOs and Local Authority representatives
including Ministry of Mahaweli Development & Environment, CEA, Climate Change
Secretariat, Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils, Sri Lanka Climate
Fund, Western Province Waste Management Authority, National Solid Waste
Management Support Centre, Institute of Fundamental Studies, University of Moratuwa,
University of Kelaniya, UNDP, Janathakshan Regional Office, Municipal Councils of
Kaduwela, Dehiwala Mount Lavinia and Sri Jayawardanepura Kotte. Two representatives
from UNESCAP and five participants from SEVANATHA Urban Resource Centre also
attended the workshop.
Agenda of the Workshop
9.00a.m- 9.30 a.m Registration of Participants
9.30a.m - 9.35a.m Opening of the Workshop - Lighting of Traditional Oil Lamp
9.35a.m – 9.40p.m National Anthem
9.40a.m - 9.45a.m
Welcome and Opening Remarks by Prof. Lal Mervin Dharmasiri,
Chairman – Central Environment Authority (CEA)
9.45a.m – 9.55a.m
Opening Remarks by Mr. Lorenzo Santucci , Economic Affairs
Officer, Environment and Development Division,United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(UNESCAP)
9.55a.m –10.05a.m
Opening Remarks by Mr. H.M.U. Chularathna, Executive
Director, SEVANATHA Urban Resource Centre, National Partner
Organization
10.05.m –10.15a.m
Address by the Chief Guest – Mr. Udaya R. Seneviratne, Secretary
– Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment
10.15a.m – 11.00a.m
Session 1 – Developing a NAMA program for the solid waste
sector - opportunities for linkages with the Pilisaru
program
Session Chair – Mr. J.M.U. Indrarathna, Deputy Director
General, CEA
Presentation - Solid waste sector in Sri Lanka and opportunities for
improving the Pilisaru program with the support of NAMAs, by Mr.
Joao Aleluia – Project Coordinator, Environment and
Development Division, UNESCAP (15 mins)
Q&A and guided discussion (20 mins)
11.00a.m – 11.05a.m Photo Session
11.05a.m – 11.20a.m Tea / Coffee Break
11.20a.m – 12.40p.m Session 2 – Taking stock of ongoing developments in the solid
waste and climate change sectors of Sri Lanka and
opportunities for synergies with NAMAs
Session Chair – Mr. Lorenzo Santucci - UNESCAP
a) Presentation by Mr. Ajith Weerasundara, Director (WMU) -
CEA on implementation of Solid Waste Management
Programs by CEA (10 min)
b) Presentation by Ms. Hasula Wickramasinghe - Program
Assistant of Climate Change Secretariat – My. of Mahaweli
Development and Environment on the current status of
NAMA Development in Sri Lanka (10 min)
c) Presentation by Mr. Uchitha de Zoysa – Sustainable
Development Advisor of Ministry of Sustainable
Development & Wildlife on Planning the Implementation of
the SDGs in Sri Lanka (10 min)
d) Presentation by Mr. Mahesh Chamara of Sri Lanka Climate
Fund on the opportunities for integrating the waste
management sector with the Sri Lanka Carbon Fund (10 min)
e) Presentation by Eng. Gamini Senanayake – Key Expert of
UNDP on Energy NAMA Initiatives in Sri Lanka (10 min)
Q&A and discussion (30 min)
12.40p.m. – 1.25p.m Session 3: Recommendations and Next Steps
Session Chair - Mr. Lorenzo Santucci – UNESCAP and Mr.
J.M.U. Indrarathna, DDG - CEA
The session will attempt to distill the main “take-aways” from the
workshop, including proposed next steps. Representatives of CEA,
ESCAP and SEVANATHA will provide closing remarks.
1.25p.m – 1.30p.m Vote of Thanks by CEA
1.30p.m - 2.30p.m End of the Workshop & Lunch
The workshop was held as per the above agenda and technical presentations were made by the
relevant professionals invited, focusing on recent developments and ongoing solid waste
management sector projects and identifying the opportunities for linking them with NAMAs in
Sri Lanka.
Key points highlighted in the address by the Secretary to the Ministry of Mahaweli
Development & Environment includes; the strong commitment of the Government of Sri
Lanka to strengthen the Climate Change Secretariat and other green initiatives by different
agencies in order to show the genuine efforts to reduce the GHGs in all sectors of Sri Lanka.
Being the focal point for NAMAs Sri Lanka, the Ministry provides assistance to all the
stakeholders and maintains relationships with international agencies which support these
initiatives.
Key points highlighted by Mr. Joao Aleluia – Project Coordinator, Environment and
Development Division, UNESCAP
Presented the barriers which hinder continuation of PILISARU Waste Management
program under three themes such as Operational & Managerial, Financial & Economic
and Institutional, Policy and Regulatory Environment.
Proposed the number of measures to improve the PILISARU program and to link up with
NAMA framework of Sri Lanka
The measures presented as three main building blocks representing incremental tier,
structural tier and transformational tier.
Proposed an institutional arrangement for the waste sector NAMA to be incorporated
with national framework.
Highlighted about the sustainable development benefits which often designated as core
benefits of waste NAMA initiatives of Sri Lanka.
Emphasized that Solid Waste Management Sector can represent a major sector in the
National NAMA framework.
Key points highlighted in the Technical Presentations
Mr. Ajith Weerasundara, Director (WMU) – CEA presented the details of PILISARU
Solid Waste Management Program during its first phase from 2009 – 2014 and in its
second phase from 2015 – 2019. The details included No. of local authorities that were
supported by PILISARU program, types of projects, the nature of technical support and
the volume of waste managed under the program etc.
Ms. Hasula Wickramasinghe - Program Assistant of Climate Change Secretariat – My. of
Mahaweli Development and Environment explained the current institutional structure of
the CC Secretariat and the procedure for sending proposals for NAMA program. Further
to that she explained about current initiatives in energy and transport sector NAMAs in
Sri Lanka. Also she emphasized that the CC Secretariat is ready to extend its support to
any institution interested in submitting proposals for NAMAs in relevant sectors.
Mr. Uchitha de Zoysa – Sustainable Development Advisor of Ministry of Sustainable
Development & Wildlife presented the commitment of the Government of Sri Lanka in
achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and explained the complexity of
institutional structures and interventions in different development sectors in Sri Lanka by
using a recent institutional mapping study carried out by him. He highlighted the
importance of better understanding of the institutional systems and interventions in
implementing NAMA program in Sri Lanka.
Mr. Mahesh Chamara of Sri Lanka Climate Fund explained about the role of Sri Lanka
Climate Fund in providing technical support and issuing green certificates for different
institutions and projects who have proved low carbon foot print.
Eng. Gamini Senanayake – Key Expert of UNDP explained about steps and processes of
the currently implemented energy sector NAMA project by UNDP and further
highlighted how this could be a lesson for a waste sector NAMA.
Key points highlighted in the Discussion
Currently the solid waste management is done by number of institutions and many
stakeholders have direct interventions in the process. Therefore evaluating and auditing
of the waste management process which is required for NAMA has become a
complicated task.
A question was raised on how to undertake gas recoveries from land fill sites and include
it in NAMA.
It was highlighted that many stakeholders who are engaged in solid waste management in
Sri Lanka are not aware about the process of inclusion of waste management activity in
NAMA program.
It was emphasized that there is a necessity to raise awareness on the process improvement
and data collection / auditing of waste management cycle in order to encourage the waste
sector NAMA proposals to be generated by stakeholders.
A question was also raised whether the waste sector in Sri Lanka is ready for applying for
NAMA facility.
The need to rethink about the institutional framework for initiating waste sector NAMA
proposals in Sri Lanka was suggested.
Another question raised on whether Sri Lanka has a sound base line data on SWM/master
mapping of waste generated in different sectors such as agriculture, fishing, plantation,
mining and urban sector etc.
It was also pointed out that PILISARU program of CEA is not a complete solution for
SWM issue in local authority areas of Sri Lanka
It was suggested that the technical support from UNESCAP is vital to the CEA and the
Ministry to address the current issues pertaining to the waste sector NAMA initiatives in
Sri Lanka
As the concluding remarks, the session chair Mr. Lorenzo Santucci of UNESCAP and Mr.
J.M.U. Indrarathna, Deputy Director General of CEA thanked the participants for their active
participation in the discussion and contribution made and emphasized on the need for further
collaboration and action to perceive on waste sector NAMA proposal. Mr. Lorenzo Santucci
further commented that the UNESCAP would look for opportunities to support this initiative in
Sri Lanka.
Report prepared by:
H.M.U. Chularathna
Executive Director – SEVANATHA URC
G.C. Dharshani
Project Officer - SEVANATHA URC
Annexes 1
List of Participants
Institution
Name of the
Invitee
Designation Contact
Numbers
(Office/
Mobile)
1 Ministry of Mahaweli
Development and
Environment
No.82,
Sampathpaya,
Rajamalwatte Road,
Battaramulla
Mr. Udaya
R.
Senevirathna
Secretary Tel: 011 2 676844
Fax :- 011 2 676846
2 Prof.W.L.Su
mathipala
Senior
Technical
Advisor
0112 881267
0777 765057
om
3 Ms. Himali
de Costa
ENV.
Management
Officer
072 3600901 [email protected]
4 Ms.
M.A.I.U.
Jayasumana
Program
Assistant
071 3442795 upamalimathugama@gmai
l.com
5 Ms. T.G.G.
Kumari
Program
Assistant
071 4419955 [email protected]
6 Sustainable
Development
Division
Ministry of Mahaweli
Development
Eng. Gamini
Senanayake
Key Expert
Switch SCP
NPSC for Sri
Lanka -
Sustainable
Development
Division
011 2873201
0777 804545
7 Mr.Leelaratn
e
Team
Leader/KE1-
Environment
al Planning
& Economics
Division
076 526 3962 manikkuleelaratne@yahoo
.com
8 Climate Change
Secretariat – Sri
Jayawardanepura
Kotte
Ms. Hasula
Wickramasi
nghe
Program
Assistant
0112 883368 [email protected]
9 Ms.
Methmali
Rajaguru
Program
Assistant
071 821 5701 [email protected]
10 Ms. Environment 072 6121020 [email protected]
Shyamali
Priyanthi
Management
Officer
11 Ms.
Darshika
Pathirathna
Environment
Management
Officer
071 8280163
12 Sri Lanka Climate
Fund
No 980/4A,
Wikramasinghe place
Sri Jayawardenepura
Kotte
Mr. Mahesh
Chamara
Project
Specialist
0112 053065
13 Mr. Gayan
Madhushank
a
Project
Executive
071 7873650 [email protected]
14 National Planning
Department
The Secretariat,
1st Floor,
Colombo 01
Mr. Sachitha
Fernando
Assistant
Director
076 6815790 [email protected]
15 Solid Waste
Management
Authority (WP)
"Srawasthi
Mandiraya",
No.32, Sir Marcus
Fernando Mawatha,
Colombo 07
Mr. Nalin
Mannapperu
ma
Director
011 2681433
077 2614286
16 Mr.
Shanmugapr
iya
Zonal
Manager
077 261 4294 [email protected]
17 Kaduwela Municipal
Council
Kaduwela
Mr. Lalith
Nanayakkar
a
Environment
al Officer
011 2738701
18 Dehiwala – Mt
Lavinia Municipal
Council
Dehiwala
Mr. L.L.
Balasooriya
Deputy
Commissione
r
071 155815 balasooriyalochana@yaho
o.com
19 Central
Environmental
Authority
No. 104,
Denzil Kobbakaduwa
Mawatha,
Battaramulla
Prof. Mervin
Dharmasiri
Chairman 011 2872348
20 Mr. J.M.U.
Indraratna
DDG (HRM
Admin &
Finance)
21 Dr. Sanjaya Atg DDG 071 8163364 [email protected]
Rathnayake (EPC)
22 Mr. Ajith
Weerasunda
ra
Director
(WMU)
071 8188658 [email protected]
23 Ms. Aruni
Premathilak
e
Senior
Environment
Officer
(WMU)
071 4453240 [email protected]
24 Ms.
Shanitha
Dayaseeli
Senior
Environment
Officer
071 4395764 [email protected]
25 Ms. Pragathi
Manohari
Environment
al Officer
071 4671265 [email protected]
26 Ms.
Chandrika
Dabare
Senior
Librarian
071 8163361 [email protected]
27 Ms.
Wasantha
Director
Laboratories
071 8163363 [email protected]
28 Ms. Premath
Dissanayake
071 8663358 [email protected]
29 Ministry of
Sustainable
Development and
Wildlife (Sri Lanka)
Address: 9th Floor,
Stage I,
“Sethsiripaya”,
Battaramulla, Sri
Lanka.
Mr. Uchitha
de Zoysa
Sustainable
Development
Advisor
011 2879118
077 7372206
sd.advisor.srilanka@outlo
ok.com
30 National Solid Waste
Management Support
Centre
No.330,
Dr. Colvin R. de
Silva Mawatha
Union Place
Colombo 2
Eng.
SWAHP.
Samarawick
rama
Assistant
Director
011 2423146
31 Department of
Zoology and
Environmental
Management
Faculty of Biology
University of
Kelaniya
Dalugama, Kelaniya
Dr. VPA
Weerasinghe
Senior
Lecturer
0718032986 [email protected]
32 University of
Moratuwa
Katubedda,
Dr. Mahesh
Jayaweera
Senior
Lecturer
0777320590 maheshjayaweera@gmail.
com
Moratuwa
33 Institute of
Fundamental studies,
Hanthana,
Kandy
Dr.
Meththika
Vithanage
Senior
Research
Fellow
0750279477 meththikavithanage@gmai
l.com
34 United Nations
Development
Programme
UN Compound 202-
204,
Bauddhaloka
Mawatha, Colombo
07
Dr. Vishaka
Hidellage
Assistant
Country
Director
011 2580698
rg
35 Janathakshan
Regional Office,
No 05,
Lionel Edirisinghe
Mawatha,
Eng.
Mahesh
Weerasooriy
a
Senior
Program
Director
36 SEVANATHA URC Mr. Ranjith
Samarasingh
e
Vice
President
011 2879710
077 3241821
37 Mr.
H.M.U.Chul
arathna
Executive
Director
077 7708089
011 2879710
m
38 Mr. Athula
Ranasinghe
Program
Coordinator
077 3850995
066 3925713
39 Ms. G. C.
Dharshani
Project
Officer
011 2879710
071 9716512
40 Ms. Maheshi
Wijerathna
Project
Officer
011 2879710
077 6052673
maheshiwijayarathna@gm
ail.com
41 Ms. S.K.P.
Cristeen
Project
Officer
011 2879710
077 3312210
42 Ms. Hien
Nguyen
Volunteer [email protected]
om
Annexes 2 – Photographs of the Event
Arrival of the Chief Guest
Lighting the Traditional Oil Lamp
Participants of the Workshop
Address by the Chief Guest Address by the Chairman - CEA
Technical Presentations
Presenting the token of appreciation to Mr.
Lorenzo of UNEXCAP by Mr. Indrarathna
– DDG - CEA
Group Photograph of the Participants of the NAMA Workshop - 2016
