SWITCH-Asia

On 16th January 2020, the Society for Environmental and Economic Development Nepal (SEED Nepal) organised the closing event of SWITCH-Asia METABUILD, a project that has been committed to implementing resource efficient cleaner production (RECP) practices in over 400 SMEs working in the building and construction sector in South Asia. The event took place at the Hotel Shangri-La, Lazimpet, Kathmandu and was attended by members of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce & Industries (FNCCI), the EU Delegation to Nepal, Government officials, industry representatives, academicians and media organisations.

METABUILD’s achievements over a period of four years (2016-2020) in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka were presented, particularly the impact that the project had in Nepal and ways to scale-up the action were also discussed. In Nepal, 82 metal industries mainly from fabrication, wire drawing, cable and rolling sectors participated in the project. These were located in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Morang, Sunsari, Rupandehi, Bara, Parsa and Kaski. Selected industries were invited to showcase their experiences and certificates were awarded to outstanding companies. Following the event in Kathmandu, a series of other events were also organised from 19-25 January in Pokhara, Butwal, Biratnagar and Birgunj. Participating industries and companies were recognised for their achievements and a Resource Controlling tool was introduced to them to monitor their resource consumption patterns even after the project’s completion. 

METABUILD Video