Waste Management
Beth
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26 Jul 2011
Waste management is handled by the Environmental Protection Agency of the Maldives Government.
There are waste management systems, sewerage systems and erosion mitigation measures such as near-shore breakwaters and groynes operating in the Maldives. The waste management infrastructure’s location within close proximity to the coastline makes it highly vulnerable to sea level rise and storm conditions. 90% of the islands have their waste disposal sites within 100m of the coastline and on...
Beth
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25 Jul 2011
Waste management and sanitation are addressed in the Guinea-Bissau National Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) produced with the IMF in 2007. A Water and Sanitation Master Plan exists for the country.
A private company and several NGOs have been involved in the collection of garbage in the capital. However, waste management continues to be a problem and is exacerbated by annual population growth rates of 3%. Efforts to reduce consumption have been pursued by the central government in...
Beth
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25 Jul 2011
The Comoros lacks an organized system for the proper collection and management of waste and sanitation. This constitutes a major health risk.
Population growth and urbanization have brought a substantial increase in the amount of household refuse, untreated hospital waste, and transportation-related trash such as waste oil and dumped cars. Management of waste water and rain water is becoming a major source of concern in both urban and rural environments. The problem is particularly acute in...
Beth
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20 Jul 2011
Fiji has a National Solid Waste Management Strategy, which was approved in 2006, an Environment Management Act, which was approved in 2005, and a National Liquid Waste Management Strategy, which was approved in 2007.
The natural environment is an integral part of Fiji’s products and services and the quality of nature plays a significant role in the success of any socioeconomic development. As such, the generation and disposal of waste has a direct and an indirect impact on the...
Beth
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20 Jul 2011
The Government of Samoa has developed fiscal and policy incentives and other measures to encourage environmentally sustainable imports and local products with low waste or degradable waste content. Samoa has also ratified and implemented relevant Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) or conventions relating to waste and pollution control.
Municipal waste in Samoa has several features that make it unique from municipal waste found in larger industrialised nations. As the economy of Samoa...
