WORLD BANK SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT TDD

THEME: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND INVOLVEMENT

TOPIC: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT APPROACH FOR INNER-CITY COMMUNITIES IN JAMAICA

by

Dr. Milton Clarke

Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF)

JAMAICA’S SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

Ministry of Local Gov. and Community Development (MLGCD) Policy and Resources

National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Regulation (and Operation)

OPERATIONS:COLLECTION, TREATMENT

AND DISPOSAL

NEPM MPM SPM WPM

KEY WASTE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES IN JAMAICA

1. Poor solid waste management policy framework

2. Lack of resources leading to inefficient and unreliable waste systems• Waste collection: ~ 60% of waste is collected• Waste recovery: very limited• Waste disposal: disposal sites are actually dumps, covering is restricted to few sites up until recent• Financing and cost recovery

3. Lack of a sanitary municipal landfill resulting in wide-scale pollution, frequent fires and gasemissions

4. Lack of proper facility to treat hazardous waste

OVERVIEW OF THE INTEGRATED COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

• Funding Source: Government of Jamaica through World Bank Loan

• Implementing Agency: Jamaica Social Investment Fund

• Budget: $US 42M

• PDO: Enhance access to socio-economic infrastructure and services

• Direct Beneficiaries: Seven (7) parishes, 18 Communities, 80,000 residents

• Project Interventions: Roads, water, sanitation, drainage, street lighting,electricity regularization, school upgrade, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT(SWM), alternative livelihood, training

• SWM – infrastructure and equipment for storage; recycling and composting;trucks for collection and disposal; cleaning and enforcement officers; resultsbased financing (incentive scheme); training and social marketing.

ICDP SWM PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH:

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INVOLVEMENT

1. Communication:• Conducted project launch in each community to provide citizens with details about the

project• Face to face meetings with community leadership i.e. CBOs and political representatives to

provide information and get feedback• Conducted community stakeholder needs assessment and prioritization sessions

2. Community ownership and capacity building:• Citizens involved in identification of locations for placement of SWM infrastructure and

equipment along with Local Authorities• Community development committees (CDC) or community based organizations (CBOs)

selected candidates to be trained and hired as environmental wardens - enforcement.• CDCs and CBOs are trained in Community Based Contracting (CBC) to implement and manage

their own SWM project rather than hiring external contractors.

3. Incentives for behaviour change:• Results-based financing to incentivize community and Environmental Wardens to keep

community clean and put waste into bins and skips• Proof of service provision by incentivizing regular and frequent waste collection. After RBF

started, ICDP neighbourhoods began receiving regular waste collection services

RESULTS BASED FINANCING MODEL

Bins installed for waste

separation at source

CURRENT PROJECT OUTPUTS

Clean-up and beautify of 30 communities

Trained, certified and employed 165

environmental wardens

Contracted and trained more than thirty

(30) CBOs in CBC.

Constructed 120 SW storage enclosures

Constructed 30 plastic bottles recycling

stations and 30 composting units

Installed 2281 colour-coded bins for

waste separation

Currently installing 55 skips/dumpsters in

the communities

Delivered two (2) wood chippers to

NSWMA

Piloting RBF scheme in 3 communities

Recycling Stations Skip enclosures

Composting units

Children observing

painting of SWM

infrastructure

Environmental

wardens graduationCBC training

World Bank mission

January 2017

CURRENT PROJECT OUTCOMES

The communities are significantly cleaner

NSWMA improved frequency of waste collection in

project communities

Reduced spread of Zik-V in the communities

Increased environmental awareness and

compliance of residents with litter laws

Initiation of recycling and composting in the

communities

Increased interest of non-project communities in

solid waste management

LESSONS LEARNT

• Communities should be engaged well in advance of projectimplementation and should be allowed to participate in the planningand design phases in order to encourage full buy-in and success.

• Improvement in citizens knowledge, attitude, perception and behaviourwith respect to solid waste management is a long arduous process thatrequires consistent effort and resources to effect the desired change.

• RBF has had spill-over effects. Waste collection services have improvedin all ICDP communities even though only 3 are currently in the RBFprogramme

• Solid waste management is a valuable source of employment in inner-city communities which positively impact crime level and outbreak ofdiseases such as Zik-V.

THANK YOU!!!

TECHNICAL DEEP DIVE (TDD) ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (SWM)

Monrovia City CorporationMonrovia, Liberia

Thursday, March 24, 2017

Monrovia City Corporation(MCC) has a structure thatprovides for a CommunityServices Department. TheDepartment has a mandatethat is aimed at engagingcitizens/residents , andcommunity leadership of theCity of Monrovia on CitizenEngagement and Participationin the provision of goods andservices as well as the conductof public awareness andbehavioral change programs.

Monrovia City Hall

PROJECT COMPONENT ENGAGEMENT STEPS

COMPONENT 2: Aimed at

Strengthening Institutional Capacity and

Improving Public Awareness in

Monrovia and its environs.

STEPS 1 Assessment, Development and Validation of a Communication

Plan

STEP 2Implementation of the

Developed Communication Plan

STEP 3An Assessment on the Impact of Public Awareness Activities and Programs on Residents of

Monrovia and its environs.

Verbal Activities Non Verbal Activities

Jingles on local radio stations

Street Plays in communities Radio and television talk

shows Awareness Campaigns &

Children’s Rallies with Schools and Health Clubs

Workshops & Interactive Forums with community leaders and residents on improper waste disposal and its effects.

Production of educational materials ( exercise books, t-shirts, school jersey, etc)

Supply of waste materials (e.g waste/disposal bins)

Murals ( Public Buildings) Erection of billboards

along major streets. Grade-school &

Community Soccer tournaments

Recognition & Appreciation of Existing Structures and Capacity

Awareness

Work with Local Community Structure/Leadership

Existing School Health Clubs

Awareness tour with local leaders and school kids

Print Media

Electronic Media

Interactive Forums with Communities

Information & Educational Materials ( School Supplies)

Site selection:

Annual Survey conducted to determine impact of engagement and client’s

satisfaction.

Community as Partners and major stakeholders

Thank you.