Good Practice Options for Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Mountain Areas of India, Nepal, and Pakistan
Solid waste management (SWM) is a vital responsibility of municipal governments worldwide and is one of the biggest challenges faced by urban authorities. Waste generation is increasing at a rapid pace, exceeding the financial and technical capacit...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/281671618990721864/Good-Practice-Options-for-Sustainable-Solid-Waste-Management-in-Mountain-Areas-of-India-Nepal-and-Pakistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35502 |
| Summary: | Solid waste management (SWM) is a vital
responsibility of municipal governments worldwide and is one
of the biggest challenges faced by urban authorities. Waste
generation is increasing at a rapid pace, exceeding the
financial and technical capacities of local governments to
collect, treat, and dispose of this waste. In the South Asia
region, India, Nepal, and Pakistan share one common
geographic characteristic - the high peaks of the Himalayan
mountain range. This unique mountain ecology presents an
opportunity for these economies to leverage this natural
asset for economic growth. The aim of this report is to
showcase SWM practices: (1) currently underway in India,
Nepal, and Pakistan that can be scaled-up and adopted across
mountain communities, and (2) operational in other countries
or in other sectors that can be applied to this region. In
this way, mountain communities can learn of, and be inspired
to adopt, innovations that can greatly improve service
delivery and resource efficiency. Chapter one gives
introduction. Chapter two provides an overview and synthesis
of the good practice options presented in this report. The
good practices are presented as individual chapters from
chapters 3 to 22. |
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