Multi-regional
Asian & Pacific
Centre for the Transfer of Technology (APCTT)
Regional institution of UNESCAP promoting technology transfer
between small- and medium scale enterprises. New Delhi, India
Asia Regional Cookstove
program (ARECOP)
Network, mainly non-governmental, involved in ecologically manageable
energy resources at domestic and small industry levels
Asian Regional
Research Programme in Energy, Environment & Climate (ARROEEC)
Network of national research institutes involved mainly in biomass
& energy efficiency
Commission
on Science & Technology for Sustainable Development in the
South
International organization promoting indigenous capability
in science & technology. Pakistan
SAARC
Agricultural Information Center (SAIC)
Regional arm of SAARC sharing information on agriculture, livestock,
fisheries, forestry and related fields. Bangladesh
The
Sustainable Transport Network (SUSTRAN) for Asia & the Pacific
Information-sharing network & discussion forum promoting
equitable & sustainable transport
• Afghanistan
No website: Renewable Energy Research and Development
Center, Ministry of Telecommunications, Geshen, Kabul
• Bangladesh
Center
for Energy Studies (CES)
Dept. involved in energy utilization and efficiency with emphasis
on renewable sources. Bangladesh University of Engineering &
Technology (BUET), Dhaka.
Institute of
Appropriate Technology (IAT)
Dept. concerned with technology assessment, policy, development
and transfer. Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology
(BUET), Dhaka.
• Bhutan
Ministry of Agriculture,
Bhutan
Official site concerned with agriculture & renewable resources
Ministry of Trade
& Industry, Bhutan
Official site concerned with development of trade & industrial
sectors
Planning Commission,
Royal Government of Bhutan
Official site concerned with five year plan strategy
• India
Development Alternatives
Group (DAG)
Non-profit engaged in research & action for sustainable
development. Delhi, India
East
India Vyapaar, Renewable Energy
Renewable energy information site of a portal covering five
east Indian states, West Bengal. Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and
Assam
Indian Wind Energy
Association (InWEA)
Organisation promoting interests of the wind energy sector in
India
Ministry of Non-Conventional
Energy Sources, Govt. India
Official site concerned with sustainable energy. India
Rainwater Harvesting
Site with guides, training programmes, policy, events. New
Delhi, India
• Maldives
Ministry of
Fisheries, Agriculture & Marine resources, Govt. Maldives
Official site concerned with sustainable management of agricultural
& fisheries sectors.
• Nepal
Fertilizer
Unit, Ministry of Agriculture & Cooperatives, Govt. Nepal
Official news, policy reports & addresses pertaining to the
fertizer sector
Intermediate
Technology Development Group Nepal (ITDG Nepal)
Branch of the ITDG involved with agroprocessing, energy &
transport in Nepal
Nepal
Agricultural Research Council (NARC)
Autonomous organisation conducting agricultural research
• Pakistan
Ministry
of Environment, Local Government & Rural Development, Pakistan
Official site concerned with, among others, sustainable strategy
Ministry
of Industry & production, Pakistan
Official site concerned with industrialization and indigenization
policy
Ministry of Petroleum
& Natural Resources, Pakistan
Official site concerned with energy supply and infrastructure
Ministry of Science
& Technology, Pakistan
Government branch promoting introduction & development of
new technologies
Pakistan Agricultural
Research Council (PARC)
Official site concerned with crops, animal sciences and natural
resources
Pakistan Housing
Authority
Arm of Housing Ministry concerned with high density settlement
Sustainable Development
Policy Institute
Independent policy-oriented research institute
• Sri Lanka
Department
of Agriculture, Sri Lanka
Official site with technical information and links to research
institutes
Ministry
of Economic Reform, Science & Technology, Sri Lanka
Official site responsible for small industry, industrial &
natural resources technology and standards
Ministry
of Enterprise Development, Industrial Policy & Investment
Promotion, Sri Lanka
Official site concerned with preparing and implementing industrial
policy
Ministry
of Irrigation & Water Management, Sri Lanka
Ministry
of Land, Sri Lanka
Government branch concerned with land reform & settlement
Ministry
of Rural Economy, Sri Lanka
Arm of government concerned with sustainable development practices
Ministry
of Transport, Highways & Aviation
Government Branch responsible for implementing transport policy
National Science
Foundation, Sri Lanka
Institution overseeing science research, funding & interregional
cooperation
National Science
& Technology Commission, Sri Lanka
Official organ responsible for formulation & implementation
of science policy
Research
Cooperation Sri Lanka-Sweden (SIDA)
Bilateral programme in research training & support of scientific
infrastructure
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