Improved Service Delivery for Citizens in Cambodia (ISD)
Objectives
The NCDD uses recommendations prepared by its secretariat for the further implementation of national decentralisation programme (NP-2).
Reforms of the OWSOs have been implemented in accordance with the requirements of the national decentralisation programme (NP-2).
Selected districts and municipalities in the three partner provinces have strategies in place to shape their water and waste management in a cli-mate sensitive way.
Citizens’ access to decision-making processes and com-plaint mechanisms at the level of districts and municipalities is strengthened.
Description
Supporting the local governments to provide high-quality services to the citizens in the sectors of waste and water management, health and administrative services.
Approach/Field of intervention
Good governance
Administrative reform
Strategic approach for municipal waste management
Targeted beneficiaries
Citizens in 3 provinces in Cambodia with upscaling potentials
Highlight activities /Achievements
Development of waste management strategy for Districts and Municipalities
Formation of sub-committees for waste topic
Concrete activities that support a sustainable waste management at local level derived from strategies
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to Protect the Marine Environment and Coral Reefs (3RproMar)
Objectives
1) Enhancing the regional cooperation and knowledge management among the representatives of the ASEAN working groups dealing with marine litter and plastic pollution, to reduce land-based sources of marine litter.
2) Developing national measures for waste leakage reduction within the focal AMS as well as their translation into strategies at the local level.
3) Improving requirements for the establishment of private sector efforts along the value chain to reduce waste leakage into the sea.
4) Pilot projects along the value chain from sustainable consumption to enhanced waste collection and recycling will be implemented in selected municipalities. The pilot projects at the national level will lead to best practices, both in the field of policy development and implementation, which will be made available through regional cooperation and exchange formats for national and regional policy advice to support effective implementation and upscaling.
Description
The project 3RproMar aims to support the ASEAN Member States (AMS) in the improvement of implementation capacities for reducing land-based waste leakage to protect the marine environment. The interventions address four focal countries with geographical focus as the main source of marine litter along the Mekong river system (including Viet Nam, Cambodia) and the island states of the Philippines and Indonesia.
Approach/Field of intervention
Regional cooperation and knowledge management on the topic of reduction of land-based waste leakage into the sea
Technical expertise for the implementation of national strategies along with their translation into strategies at the local level, ie: EPR, National Action Plan on Marine Debris, and National Policy on Waste Management.
Collaboration with private and informal sectors to support innovative approaches across stakeholders along the value chain (technical solutions)
Pilot projects in municipalities with the topic of : Integrated 3R, transboundary plastic waste management, waste prevention and optimization of collection, recycling and utilization of residual waste
Targeted beneficiaries
ASEAN Member States (AMS)
National ministries holding the positions of National Focal Points (NFPs) of ASEAN Working Groups relevant to the intervention
Private and informal sector organisations
Sub-national (provincial) and local governments
Highlight activities /Achievements
Regional Knowledge Management that establishes Regional Knowledge Hub with 3 different knowledge institutions
Regional Workshop Series
National Stakeholder Forums (in collaboration with the national partners)
Technical expertise for the implementation of national strategies to improve the collection and recycling of reusable materials as a contribution to reducing the leakage of waste into the sea
Pilot projects in local level supporting the reduction of waste leakage into the sea
Enhanced practices (incl. digital tools) to prevent plastic entering the marine environment are established in selected cities, states and at national level.
Improved procedures for collection, segregation and recycling of plastic are demonstrated in the cities of Kanpur, Kochi, and Port Blair.
Capacities for managing plastic and knowledge exchange are strengthened in Kerala, Uttar Pradesh as well as Andaman and Nicobar Island
The national framework for managing plastic is strengthened.
Description
The Cities Combatting Plastic entering Marine Environment (CCP-ME) project aims to prevent plastic and other non-biodegradable waste leakage at source through sustainable waste management practices at national, state and city level by upgrading infrastructure; strengthening digital monitoring and exchange mechanisms; and supporting the development of national framework conditions for recycling and reuse of plastic & non-biodegradable waste. The project is being implemented in the cities of Kochi, Kanpur and Port Blair and their respective States of Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Approach/Field of intervention
Sustainable Solid Waste Management
Marine Litter
Circular economy
Targeted beneficiaries
Municipal Corporation, State and City officials, Recycling industries, General public, Training Institutes
Highlight activities /Achievements
Over 100 stakeholder consultations for the baseline assessment of the plastic and non-biodegradable waste monitoring at national, State and local Level are completed. The consultations included national-level associations, national-level recyclers, state-level recyclers, Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and state-level government bodies.
With the aim of developing a digital resource exchange platform for marketing recyclable materials between cities, bulk recyclers and recycling, a Data Input Format has been developed for ULBs for filling their reuse and recycling quantities in line with Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) operations.
A study on innovative schemes to reduce waste was conducted. Results will be disseminated and used as reference for the recommendations to improve solid waste management system in partner cities and states.
Hotspot mapping survey conducted in Kochi, Kerala. Hotspots are geographic location in the city that directly or indirectly contributes to plastic (along with other non-biodegradable wastes) leakage into the environment. The assessment helps to identify the priority places for future mitigation interventions.
A list of suggestive Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign with month-long activities on plastic litter prevention for October 2021 is prepared and made available for the partner Urban Development State of Uttar Pradesh.
The stakeholders’ consultations covered a wide range of discussions on non-biodegradable waste management including plastics at the national level and respective states and city level. The discussion highlighted the existing scenario in terms of supply chain, recycling infrastructure, recyclable material quality requirements, price of materials & variations (if provided), relevant Indian Standards (IS) codes etc. for various materials. Prevailing challenges concerning quality of material, government policy, taxation and supply chain were also sufficiently brought out by the recyclers in the discussions. In addition, suggestions on the outlook of the digital platform and their expectations from it were also key points of discussion which was shared by the recyclers and few NGOs who are a known name in the operations of recycling facilities. The aim of developing a digital platform is to monitor reuse and recycling activities at city, state, and national level. The digital platform will facilitate linkages between the urban local bodies (ULBs) and the scrap dealers & recyclers. The platform will allow transparent trading of the waste materials between the parties with ULB as the Seller and Scrap Dealer/Recycler as the Buyer.
“Recycling is an unorganized and informal industry in India. PET is not a problem sector, as more than 90% is recycled. However, other materials likemulti-layered plastics (MLPs) are not collected efficiently and mostly end up in dump yards. Western countries are already recycling MLPs into granules, which have value and can be converted to any product. We have introduced this technology 2 years ago, but it requires huge investment and there is a lack of existing infrastructure in the country for this sector. But once there is technological and financial support from government – the sector can be upscaled.” //99 words//Speaker at stakeholder’s consultations for the baseline assessment of the plastic and non-biodegradable waste monitoring, 2021, India.
