1. Regional Stakeholder’s Meeting on Male Declaration NEW DELHI 2005 by C.K.Amaratunga SRI LANKA 15-10-2005

2. CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY The Central Environmental Authority(CEA) having established in 1981 under the National Environmental Act (NEA) No.47 of 1980, completes 24 years service by 2005. CEA operating under the purview of the Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources (MENR) is one of the implementing arms of the national environmental policy.

3. OUR VISION A healthy, productive and pleasant environment that meets the aspirations of the present and future generations of Sri Lanka.

4. OUR MISSION To protect and enhance the quality of the environment for the people of Sri Lanka through pollution control, natural resource management and environmental education based on our technical expertise and commitment.

5. Monitoring Activities under Male Declaration Passive sampling for SO2 & NO2 Wet only & bulk sampling for PH & Conductivity Tried out Cat ion & Anion of rain water

6. Stakeholder’s Participation There is not much stakeholder participation since the transboundary air pollution is not a priority at the present time.

7. Plan for the next 03 years We have not planned yet. However we managed to continue the monitoring. We are going to plan for the next 03 years as soon as we came to know the funding availability for the next 03 years by prioritizing the activities. However we have already planned to start pm10 monitoring from 2006 as we have found a suitable location where there is a reliable power supply.