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Five new
Environmental Technology Fund grants approved.
The National Association of State Development Agencies (NASDA),
administrator of US-AEP�s Environmental Technology Fund, has approved five
new projects. Each of these projects will receive up to $20,000 to help U.S.
companies enter the Asian environmental market:
- Alaska Department of Commerce and
Economic Development: Trade mission to Korea. This mission will
promote Alaskan environmental services and technologies companies
specializing in water and wastewater treatment, solid waste management,
and oil spill prevention and response technology.
- American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC)
and Rickmond Engineering Inc.: Wastewater in the Philippines.
Rickmond Engineering of Williamsburg, Virginia, plans to bid for five
specific wastewater treatment projects through its partnering firm,
Virginia Waterworks, Philippines. The firm was sponsored by ACEC for the
grant.
- North Carolina Department of Commerce (NCDOC)
and Environmental Wastewater Systems, Inc.: Wastewater in Korea.
NCDOC is sponsoring Environmental Wastewater Systems, Inc. (EWSI) to
install wastewater treatment operations in Korea. EWSI has identified a
local Korean partner and will use the grant for shipping a pilot system
and for technical training of local operators.
- California Environmental Protection
Agency (Cal/EPA) and Government and Export Sales Specialists Environmental
(GESS): Dioxin monitoring in the Philippines. GESS, sponsored by
Cal/EPA, will carry out a workshop and equipment demonstration on
dioxin-monitoring technologies in the city of Cebu.
- Idaho Department of Commerce and
Environmental Research and Development, Inc. (ERDI): Industrial wastewater
in the Philippines and Thailand. ERDI, sponsored by the Idaho
Department of Commerce, will market its Neutral Treatment System--a
compact and easy-to-install industrial wastewater treatment process for
heavy metal-bearing wastewater.
For more information on the Tech Fund grant on these specific projects,
contact NASDA�s Julie Pike at 202-898-1302.
March 9
policy forum on urban environmental issues.
On March 9, US-AEP�s Policy Forum will host a brown bag forum on urban
environmental issues and related policies. David Painter, the featured
speaker, is director of Urban Programs at USAID's Global Bureau. The session
will be held at noon on the 7th floor of 1720 Eye Street, N.W., Washington,
DC. For more information, contact Brenda Bateman at
bbateman@usaep.org.
New on the
US-AEP website: U.S. trade and the Asian financial crisis.
A new addition to the Export-Link� section of US-AEP�s website reports on
how the Asian financial crisis is affecting the trade of U.S. environmental
goods and services, as studied by ExportLinx.com and Environmental Business
International Inc. (EBI). To read the article, visit US-AEP�s website at
https://www.usaep.org/export/.
Internet
trade lead system introduced in Thailand.
USAID�s Global Technology Network (GTN) has rolled out a new Internet
trade lead system, which was introduced to the Industrial Estates Authority
of Thailand (IEAT) officials and interested companies on February 18 in a
special training session. More than 60 Thai participants attended the
session; in addition to the IEAT officials, the event attracted
representatives from Mab Ta Phut IE, Samutsakorn IE, Lam Chabang IE,
Thailand�s Pollution Control Department, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI),
the Thai Environmental Institute, and companies from the Industrial Estate
in Bangkok. Participants found the Internet system very useful for seeking
U.S. environmental equipment and services and were impressed that they could
contact the GTN/US-AEP Environmental Technology Network for Asia (ETNA)
directly by sending e-mails over the Internet. A second training session is
being considered to focus on FTI and the industrial estates throughout the
country.
Articles of
interest from US-AEP's Information Center: "Check them out!"
The US-AEP Information Center recommends the following, recently
published journal articles. The journals can be found in the US-AEP
Information Center Library, located on the 7th floor of US-AEP offices at
1720 Eye Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Journals can be read in the Center
or borrowed for a limited time by signing the check-out sheet posted on the
Center�s door.
- "Missing Pieces," Far Eastern Economic
Review, February 25, 1999: Where does Asia go from here? This is
the theme of the Review�s three-part annual economic survey. Economist
Jeffrey Sachs discusses a way forward for East Asia. Mr. Sachs believes
the long-term solution lies in improving Asia�s social institutions, from
education to politics.
- "Using Benefit-Cost Analysis to Improve
Environmental Regulations," Environment, March 1999: This
article takes a detailed look at the role of benefit-cost analysis in
environmental policy making. The authors summarize the steps involved in
conducting a benefit-cost analysis and explore the legal and
administrative basis for using (or not using) such analysis. The basic
conclusion is that while the technique is not perfect, it has a solid
methodological footing.
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