About Us

CSIR -National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR - NEERI) specializes in environmental science and engineering. Since its inception in 1958, the institute has been involved in transferring numerous technological solutions to the industries and public sector.

CSIR-NEERI is endorsed as Stockholm Convention Regional Centre (SCRC) on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) for Asia Region at COP-5 meeting held during 25-29th April 2011 at Geneva. SCRC has to serve different parties/countries in the Asia region to help them in their capacity building and transfer of technologies related to POPs and new POPs. Besides India, CSIR-NEERI will serve ten countries of Asia region viz. Bangladesh, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines Thailand, Sri Lanka, UAE and Vietnam. The goal of the SCRC is to provide technical assistance for building capacities of the parties of the Asia region in relation to monitoring and assessment of POPs in the environment, transfer of technologies, raise awareness and promote identification and environmentally sound management (ESM) of POPs and POPs contaminated sites in the region. The Centre is also assisting the parties of Asia region in fulfilling their obligations of the Stockholm Convention.