Caucasian businessmen to share experience in cleaner production and energy efficiency

November 10, 2010 - 13:04 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 15-16, 2010 REC Caucasus organizes the First Regional Workshop in the framework of the project "Promoting Competitiveness and Efficiency of Small and Medium Enterprise Through Cleaner Production in the South Caucasus" in Tbilisi, Georgia.

The Project is implemented with the financial support of Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment of the Netherlands.

The overall objective of this project is to contribute to sustainable development in the South Caucasus and minimize environmental impact of industrial sector by stimulating small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) to take steps towards cleaner production (CP). The objective will be reached via increasing SME’s capability in the preparation of financial documentation for CP projects. The increased possibility for getting the financial resources from local and international financial institutions will improve SME’s operation capabilities to become more economically efficient and environmentally friendly.

Three national trainings (one in each country) were held in countries of South Caucasus. The main aim of national training courses was to introduce to the participants the concepts of CP, types of CP action, CP tools and techniques, performance audit, impact assessment, CP audit, tools and methods used for CP auditing and other useful topics, supported by examples from international experience. Representatives of 15 SMEs in each country participated in the national trainings.

The basic objective of the First Regional Workshop is the practical work on the preparation of financial documents, in particular preparation of documents for CP projects; preparation of sample calculations for investment needs; preparation of CP Audit report; preparation of financial appraisal documents.

Representatives of 15 SMEs from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia will upgrade there skills and knowledge and share the experience over the practical issues of cleaner production and energy efficiency.

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