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Waste Sector Group. Facilitator : Dr. Mushtaq Memon , UNEP IETC Rapporteur : Thailand Country participants : Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand. Waste Sector Group. Significant issues – regional/national Japan: Multiple benefits on Waste Management - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Waste Sector Group
Facilitator: Dr. Mushtaq Memon, UNEP IETC Rapporteur: Thailand Country participants: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand
Waste Sector GroupSignificant issues – regional/national• Japan: Multiple benefits on Waste Management• Malaysia: Relationship/linkages to sectoral issues on
waste management • Malaysia: Waste Management System need in countries• Brunei, Myanmar & Thailand: Limited institutional
capacity/no institutional structure• Rural waste management issues• Brunei: Improper management of landfill• White pollution [plastic waste] e.g. Myanmar• Limited infrastructure• Myanmar & Thailand: Limited capacity of local
authorities to manage solid waste e.g. experts and resources as well as law enforcement
Waste Sector Group
Good examples – to upscale• Thailand: Forum for sharing knowledge and
experiences at local communities/cities• Contest on city/community level performance
on MSW• Mongolia: awareness raising on the use of
plastic bags• Community engagement on waste
management
Waste Sector Group
Main barriers for action• Localization of appropriate
technology under local conditions• Influx/migration from rural to urban• Institutional capacity
Waste Sector Group
Action at country level• Engagement with existing initiatives/
platform e.g. CCAC, for capacity building• National/city level can partner with CCAC
activities• Research on the linkages - health care cost
and MSW
Waste Sector Group
Support needed- regional processes, or bodies, the CCAC and others
• Regional processes can showcase these best practices as well as lessons learnt from other countries on MSW
• Identification of appropriate technology• Provide pool of expertise as well as financing, among
others
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