Colombo.25 July 2013. At the request of the Central Environmental Authority (CEA), the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) signed an agreement to collaborate towards Resource Recovery and Reuse in Sri Lanka.

IWMI Director General Jeremy Bird and CEA Chairman Wimalasena Rubasinghe exchange signed copies of the agreement
IWMI Director General Jeremy Bird and CEA Chairman Wimalasena Rubasinghe exchange signed copies of the agreement

IWMI and CEA join hands in targeting two main challenges that Sri Lanka is currently facing: Urban waste management; and the need to increase farmers’ access to organic fertilizers. Wimalasena Rubasinghe, Chairman, CEA, and Jeremy Bird, Director General, IWMI, were the signatories to the agreement on July 19, 2013.

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