The Centre for Environment and Development (CED), established in 1993, is an autonomous research and development, training and consultancy organisation focussing in fields related to Environment andcedoffice Development. CED has its Head Quarters at Thiruvananthapuram and Eastern Regional Campus at Bhubaneswar, Regional Centre at Hyderabad and projects in Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Pondicherry and Gujarat apart from Odisha and Kerala.

CED is the Centre of Excellence on Solid Waste and Waste water Management, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India; National Key Resource Centre on Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India and also the Regional Resource Agency, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.

CED is an Empanelled Agency of the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India for City Development Plan Preparation and also Water Supply and Sanitation, Sewarage and Drainage. CED is also an Accredited Agency of Government of Kerala for Solid Waste Management.   CED is recognised as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation by the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Government of India.