Welcome to LOWA

LAKSHADWEEP ZERO-WASTE ALLIANCE

COLLABORATION | KNOWLEDGE SHARING | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

About Us

Introduction to LOWA

Created as part of the PROMISE project Lakshadweep zero waste alliance (LOWA) is registered as an NGO in Maldives.

LOWA aims to promote sustainable consumption and production along Lakshadweep shorelines in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and India thereby contributing towards a zero-waste future.

LOWA seeks to ensure

LOWA seeks to ensure:

Operational Transparency: operating with openness and accountability.

Regional Consideration: catering to unique needs and realities of the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and India.

Guard Against Greenwashing: ensuring genuine environmental commitment.

Inclusive Membership: opening membership to various categories.

Comprehensive Waste Management: addressing all types of waste including plastic waste.

Our Activities

LOWA will carry out a wide variety of activities

LOWA Membership

LOWA will facilitate Access to numerous benefits

Networking and Visibility

Networking with diverse groups

Partnerships and collaborations for future projects and business

Enhanced visibility through LOWA events, awards, international meetings

Collective action

Regional platform to discuss challenges and solutions

Representing waste management issues to local and regional agencies

Developing recommendations to prioritise actions and funding for waste management issue

Knowledge Resources

Compendium of proven resources; including showcases, practical tools, with regional context

Innovative LOWA-RET (Resource Efficiency Tracker) digital tool to efficiently track and optimize resource use

Enhanced visibility through LOWA events, awards, international meetings

Others

Preferential rates for paid LOWA resources, services and events

Participation in topic-focused working groups

Participation in AGMs as non voting members

Public Institutions

Ministries, Departments, Agencies

Academia

Universities, Colleges, Research institutions

Private Sector

Tourism, Food & Beverages, Others

Civil Societies

Industrial bodies & associations

Financial Institutions

Banks, Non Banks

LOWA Membership

Memberships are open to all

Memberships types

Organisations

Associate Membership:

- Micro and Small Enterprises

- Medium and Large Enterprises

- Technology suppliers

- Academia

- Civil Societies / NGOs

- Private Financial Institution

Individuals

Professional Membership:

- Can be affiliated with any organisation

Others

Honorary Membership:

- Public Institutions (including Government agencies, Public Financial Institutions)

Our Community

Growing Together for Zero Waste

Total Members

Associate Members

Professional Members

We invite entities from public institutions, academia, the private sector, civil societies and financial institutions to join us to create a sustainable future for all.

Check eligibility
Fill and submit application form
Submit supporting documents
Make payment (based on type of membership and discount)

Join Us

Memberships open now for calendar year 2025

Free trial period till 30 June 2025

What's Happening

Events

Join us at our upcoming events and be part of the zero-waste movement

Build Your Skills

Training Programs

Enhance your knowledge with our specialized training sessions

About LOWA-RET

LOWA-RET or the LOWA Resource Efficiency Tracker is a digital resource efficiency monitoring platform designed to help LOWA members with:

1

Monitoring their resource efficiency in terms of water, waste, energy and number of visitors/guests per night.

2

Visualizing the consequent trends over a maximum period of 60 months.

3

Setting up customer milestones and benchmarks on the resource indicators.

Register for LOWA-RET

LOWA-RET is hosted on a third-party platform called enabler©. You will need to set up an enabler© account to be able to access LOWA-RET

Or Login

Go to enabler©

Frequently asked questions

1. Is there any fee to use this platform?

2. Can I sign in using multiple devices?

3. Is LOWA-RET available in multiple languages?

4. Can I use REMS in both manufacturing and services business enterprises?

5. What are the different resources for which I can track and monitor the resource efficiency using L0WA-RET?

Contact us right now

info@lowa.ngo

+960 334 5429 / +960 7877131

The Maldives National University,

Rahdhebai Hingun, Machangolhi,

Male' Maldives

LOWA is an outcome of the Project PROMISE which was funded by

Our Partners

Working Together for Sustainability