AIT: A Regional Hub for Cleaner Production Capacity Building in the Asia Pacific C. Visvanathan First page Conference on Sustainable Development in the Context of Climate Change 24-25 September 2009, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand

P C Factors influencing CP promotion in Asia Pacific Back to contents Integrated Pollution Prevention & Control Interrelation between Energy, Environment and Climate Bench Mark Internal and External Actors Capacity Building Technology Transfer Financial Packaging C P Capacity Building C. C. Visvanathan & S. Kumar, " Strategy for Implementing Cleaner Production in Asian Small & Medium Industries", J. of Cleaner Production, Vol: 7, No: 2, pp:127-134, 1999 Back to contents

Types of services Certificate Diploma Masters Doctoral (Course work & Thesis)  Formal Training  Professional Training Programs  Research and Consulting Training/Workshop Student Exchange Programs Regional Projects - Networking/Capacity - Mobilisation/Strengthening National Projects

Cleaner Production Courses (Block Module) Interdisciplinary Post Graduate Program in CP Cleaner Production Courses (Block Module) A Environmental Engineering Program Energy Program Industrial System Engineering Program Pulp and Paper Technology Program Biotechnology Program Agriculture and Food Processing Program School of Management Principles of Cleaner Production Clean Resources & Technologies Industrial Environment and Energy Audit Industrial Ecology for Sustainable Development Business & Environment Industrial Environmental Economy & Policy Eco Design & Manufacturing System: Cleaner Products Environmental management Systems Environmental Policy & Law to Promote Cleaner Production B C D Thesis on Cleaner Production Related Topics (25 Credits) Directly Under the Supervision of the Registered Program Master of A, B, C, D, E, F, G Program with Specialization in Cleaner Production E Master Students Intake F G Students should take minimum 5 required courses of 3 credits 5 x 3 = 15 Credits, and Elective 1 course, 1 x 3 = 3 Credits Total = 18 Credits AIT FACULTY Tailor Made 5-7 Courses are required = 5 x 3 = 15 Credits TO BE TAUGHT BY AIT FACULTY TO BE TAUGHT BY AIT + COLLABORATING INSTITUTE FACULTY Formal Training Example : A Student who is admitted to (say) Energy Program and wants to specialize in Cleaner Production, will be a student of Energy Program taking all the required courses in Energy Program (and thus satisfying AIT requirements). However the student will have to follow a set of courses (5- from Cleaner Production Block Module) related specifically to Cleaner Production to satisfy the AIT requirements for the mention of “Specialization in Cleaner Production” in the Degree Certificate.

Professional Training Training Activities  AIT Extension Courses on CP:  Cleaner Production  Life Cycle Analysis  Industrial Energy Audit and Planning  Industrial Production Management  Industrial Wastes Audit and Reduction  Workshops/Seminars: Average 3 - 5 years Seminar on “Green Productivity in Electroplating Industries”, Bangkok, Thailand, MIDI/AIT-EEP/DIW-MOI/FTPI/ASEP, Sponsored by Asian Productivity Organization (APO), 8 August 1996. Ex:

Executive Level Seminars: 2-3 / year Training for Financial Institutions: 1 –2 / year Ex: Environmental Appraisal of Industrial Projects, Bangkok, Thailand, organized jointly by AIT and National Development Bank of Sri Lanka for Sri Lankan credit Institutions. Professional Training

Project Case Works Textile Dyeing Tannery Pulp & paper Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Electro Plating Environmental Appraisal of Industrial Project Others Professional Training

Training Resources: Laboratories Library Field Visit Energy Environment Advance Manufacturing Laboratories Library Field Visit CP Video Program developed by AIT (electro plating, textile dyeing, project case work approach, etc,) CP Educational Games/Management Games Case Studies: Based on Student Research Outputs Research and Consulting CP Activities at AIT

Regional Networking SMI in Asia: Energy, Environment and Climate Interrelations, ARRPEEC-II - Sida AIT Overall Coordination and Management India PSG College of Technology Centre of Environmentally Sound Technology Transfer China Sri Lanka Industrial Service Bureau of Northwestern Province The Philippines Industrial Technology Development Institute The Non-State Economic Development Centre Vietnam Partner organisations CP Activities at AIT Research and Consulting

AIT’s Pivotal Role in CP Promotion Private Sectors Financial Institutions AIT Executive Level Seminar (National/Regional) Formal Post Graduate Training Future Enterprises Planners AIT Professional Programs Middle Leve/ Universities Technology