Switch - Asia holds awareness seminar

The second awareness seminar of the Switch-Asia Project was held in Wadduwa recently at Blue Water Hotel with an active participation of a wide cross section of hoteliers in the Southern region.

At the seminar

Fifty four hoteliers and their engineers represented 35 hotels in the region and were very enthusiastic about the deliverables offered by the project.

At the seminar the Tourist Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) Regional President (Kalutara) Roshan Perera delivered the welcome speech. This was followed by the presentation of CCC Solutions Project Director Srilal Miththapala who outlined the details of the project and the benefits which could be gained through energy, water and waste management practices. Industrial Technical Services Manager Suranga Karavita delivered a detailed presentation on the Importance of energy conservation while Senior Environmental Specialist Prof. Niranjanie Ratnayake presented "Importance of environmental management and water conservation".

The Switch-Asia Project funded by the European Commission aims to enhance the environmental performance of small and medium-scale hotels in Sri Lanka.

The project will assist the key beneficiaries in water, energy and waste management efficiencies and operational cost reductions, and aims at increasing the market acceptance of these players by promoting them as green hotels with a low carbon footprint.

The Project is being implemented by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce with the active participation of its partners, Responsible Tourism Partnership (RTP), Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA), Institute of Environmental Professionals of Sri Lanka (IEPSL) and The Travel Foundation of United Kingdom.