"Environment Friendly Techniques in Textile Sector" One Day Workshop Jointly Organised by GCPC & GIZ The Indian textile industry is one the largest and oldest sectors in the country and amongst the most important in the economy in terms of output, investment and employment. Its importance is underlined by the fact that it accounts for around 4% of Gross Domestic Product. The textile manufacturing process is characterized by the high consumption of resources like electricity, fuel, water and a variety of chemicals in a long process sequence that generates a significant amount of waste and emissions. Hence, the textile sector can benefit by making improvements targeting resource efficiency, process improvements, energy efficiency and reduced negative environmental impacts. By employing appropriate technologies, both environmental and economic gains can be achieved. With this background, the Gujarat Cleaner Production Centre (GCPC) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) organized a one-day Workshop on “Environment Friendly Techniques in Textiles Industry Sector” on March 1, 2013 at the Center of Excellence (COE), Plot No. 511, Phase – IV, Mahemdabad Highway Road, Vatva GIDC, Ahmedabad. Through such workshops and interactions with all the stakeholders, GIZ aims to identify follow up actions needed for enabling improved environmental performance in the textiles sector in India. We are providing below the post-event report as well as summary of various presentations made during the Workshop. Mr. Lalit Sharma, Senior Technical Expert of GIZ –IGEP (Indo-German Environment Partnership), welcomed all the Dignitaries, prominent speakers and participants of the workshop and gave brief of the working of GIZ worldwide and in India. According to him, Germany has been cooperating with India by providing expertiseing through GIZ for more than 50 years. To address India’s priority of sustainable and inclusive growth, GIZ works jointly with many Indian partners in almost all states in the country. Key partners in India include Various Ministries of the Government of India and subordinated authorities, State Departments and their Authorities, Industry Associations, Universities, other academic and training institutes and NGOs. Mr. Sharma said the services delivered by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH were drawn on a wealth of regional and technical expertise and tried and tested management know– how. As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ is also
Mr. Lalit Sharma, Senior Technical Expert of GIZ –IGEP delivering the introductory speech engaged in international education work around the globe. GIZ currently operates in more than 130 countries worldwide. Mr. Sharma informed that the overall objective of IGEP (Indo-German Environment Partnership) was to motivate the decision makers at NCM-MARCH 2013 47
national, state and local level to use innovative solutions for the improvement of urban and industrial environmental management and effectively involve them for the development of an environment and climate policy that targets inclusive economic growth de-coupled from resource consumption.