Sustainable Solutions to Solid Waste Project

DESCRIPTION

The Rohingya influx from Myanmar has seen the population of Cox's Bazar's Teknaf and Ukhiya Upazilas hike to 1.5 million. The sudden increase in population has had adverse impact on the existing health and environment management systems, including underfunded and under-resourced Solid Waste Management (SWM) services. Monthly waste generation is estimated to be above 10,000 ton leading to waste pile-ups causing environmental pollution, posing serious health hazards, hiking disaster risks and causing social tensions. UNDP, in cooperation with the Government of Bangladesh and Sweden, jointly launched the project to respond to the crisis 

OBJECTIVE

The project will work to develop waste management systems that will benefit both the host communities and Rohingya to have access to appropriate waste management services for cleaner and healthier environment, change behaviours and attitudes of host community to improve the way how waste is generated, disposed and managed; and create income generating opportunities for the host community by supporting recycling of solid waste 

AREAS OF WORK 

• Quick-impact waste removal 

• Basic waste management system 

• New waste management infrastructures 

• Recycling and livelihoods development 

• Local government engagement and capacity building 

• Household engagement for improved segregation and recycling of waste 

• Awareness campaign on 3Rs - Reduce, Reuse & Recycle 

• Contingency plan 

Impact

START DATE

October 2018

END DATE

December 2024

STATUS

Ongoing

PROJECT OFFICE

Bangladesh

IMPLEMENTING PARTNER

United Nations Development Programme

DONORS

Australian DFAT

BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

ClimateWorks Foundation

Dept of Forgn Afrs Trade & Dev

European Comm. Humanit. Aid Off

GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH

GOVERNMENT OF GERMANY

GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN

GREEN CLIMATE FUND

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, CHINA

MONTREAL PROTOCOL

NOR - MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SWEDISH INT'L DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

SWISS AGY FOR DEVELOPMENT & COOPERATION

TAR-Canada Dept of Foreign Aff

UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

UN Office for Project Services

UN Women

UNDP Funding Windows

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

UNOCHA/Central_Emg_Resp_Fund

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS

$41,310,457

DELIVERY IN PREVIOUS YEARS

2018$647,209

2019$5,242,691

2020$8,427,380

2021$6,910,523

2022$3,735,369

2023$2,090,823

2024$1,397,101

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