Capacity Development and Education f 3R : Ed i for What can AIT do in this Arena ?

C. Visvanathan
Environmental Engineering & Management Program Asian Institute of Technology Thailand visu@ait.ac.th i @ it th http://www.faculty.ait.ac.th/visu/

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Material Society
Other Waste streams Incineration
Raw Materials

Design & Manufacture

Use

End of Life

Resource Use

Consumer Phase C Ph

Wastes W t

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Current Environmental Education is biased towards a Material Society

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Landfill

Sound Material-Cycle Society

Society in which Consumption of natural resources is minimized Generation of waste is minimized Resources to put back to use as much as possible

Incineration

Raw Materials Design & Manufacture Use

Reuse

Recycle

End of Life Lif

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Saving R S i Resources !

Reduce R d

Reducing Environmental Burdens !

To promote this concept we need Education and Capacity Building

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Landfill

First of 3R - Reduce
Needs an interdisciplinary approach to handle social Technology, policy and and human behavior the b h i th other measures take key here is second place education

Success depends more on human behavior and social behavior

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Reuse and Recycle

Needs a driving force to realize the benefits

Motivation, Technology and Policy Technology Transfer and p p Adaptation depends on Education

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Technology Needs
Technology is very important for 3R Reuse, Recycle Technology dependent Technology arriving ahead of time may not be properly recognized Need to prepare the ground first before the game starts Technology Developers also need to invest in education, training and capacity building Technology Transfer can come next

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How do we make the change

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Have we recognised the importance g p of education, training and capacity building f it b ildi for waste t management, especially 3R?

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Training Needs
Federal Governments and P li d Policymakers k Urban / Municipal Authorities A th iti
Integrate 3R into the management system waste

Capacity Building

Promote resource conservation based waste management approach Reformulate Policies and Regulations towards a sound material cycle society Enhance awareness on value of resources Promote safe handling of waste to avoid health risk Enhance awareness on value of resources

Waste Handlers Formal

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Informal

Training

End Citizens and the community

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Education and waste reduction

Promote waste avoidance Inculcate resource consciousness and 3R

What is available at present

Present education focuses on W t minimization / cleaner production in Waste i i i ti l d ti i upstream production and manufacturing Oft Often as part of the regular curriculum in t f th l i l i schools and universities No specialized course on 3R is offered in Asia
Training programs focus more on approaches not considering the ground realities and possibilities Capacity building programs for policymakers and government officials more oriented towards other emerging issues very little on proactive measures such as 3R

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Potential Role of AIT in 3R Education

Strengths of AIT
Responsive to the needs of the region Unique Courses g Willing to Innovate Dynamic Course Curricula to Meet Regional Industrys Demand International Environment for Exchange of Information
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Networking

AIT can play a pivotal role in 3R promotion

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Private Sectors Financial Institutions

AITs Pivotal Role in CP Promotion

Governments /Policymakers /Polic make s
Capacity Building Programs

AIT Executive Level Seminar (National/Regional)

Formal Post Graduate Training AIT

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Future Enterprises Planners

Professional Programs

Middle Level/ Universities Technology

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Next step in this direction should be education, training and capacity b ildi d i building
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Thank You You.

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