Sector | institutional development, capacity building and training |
Funding Agency | ADB |
Project Location | Kathmandu |
Province | Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali, Koshi, Lumbini, Madhesh, Sudurpaschim |
Project Started Date | June 2011 |
Project Completion Date | September 2012 |
Project Status | Completed Projects |
Clients | ADB |
he Objective of the assignment is to assist the Government in establishing as appropriate framework for solid management (SWM) and to develop capacity of the Solid Waste Management Council (SWMC) and Solid Waste Management Technical Support Center (SWMTSC) for discharging their mandate as prescribed in the new Solid Waste Management Act. Specific outputs includes: (1) Supporting The Establishment Of An Appropriate Policy, Regulatory, and Institutional Framework For SWM: (i) draft the national SWM policy and strategy in accordance with the Act; (ii) devise functional linkages between relevant national agencies and local bodies to enforce the Act, policy and strategy; (iii) recommend organizational structure for the SWMC and SWMTSC with their roles and responsibilities; (iv) support for operationalizing the SWMC and SWMTSC, including preparation of business plan of SWMTSC; and (v) recommend regulatory framework to promote private sector participation (PSP) in SWM. (2) Strengthen The Technical Capacity Of SWMC and SWMTSC: (i) assess existing technical capacity of the Solid Waste Management and Resource Mobilization Center (SWMRMC) (to be converted into the SWMTSC) and other relevant central agencies involved in SWM; (ii) prepare a capacity development program; (iii) implement the capacity development program through classroom training, workshops, seminars, awareness campaign, and on the job training; (iv) support dissemination of the Act, policy and strategy to government agencies, local bodies and the public; and (v) provide support to a few pilot cases of innovative SWM practices. Elements of the capacity development program to be offered include policy and strategy implementation; planning, designing, implementing and operating the integrated SWM system including the sanitary landfill design, leachate treatment, and organic composting; developing the proposals eligible for clean development mechanism (CDM); and designing public-private-partnership (PPP) contracts. Making institutional and financial arrangements and facilitating and implementation of agreed arrangements. In the implementation of capacity development programs, resource persons may be invited, as needed, from the training budget. (3) Supporting the Development of Relevant Regulations, Standards and/or Guidelines for Improving SWM at The Original and Local Levels: The scope compromise conducting a thorough assessment of the existing legal and institutional framework of the SWM subsector, identifying missing or ineffective regulations and guidelines, prioritizing the urgent areas of work, and drafting new and/or amending existing ones for review and approval by the relevant authorities. The work proceed through enhanced coordination and consultation among relevant government agencies to ensure necessary buy-in and effective implementation. Potential areas of support include; national guidelines on tariff (including methodology for tariff setting, implementation, collection and administration); Specific legal arrangements for PPP; health care waste management regulations; design standards for sanitary landfill; standards for the quality of organic compost; and a set of performance indicators and targets to serve as a checklist to assess local bodies performance on SWM.