MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN REGIONS: TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT

Improving Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management services in developing regions of the world is one the major challenges of sustainable urban development. As part of its commitment to help these regions in this effort, the World Bank commissioned a study in 2006 to review and rationalize the current state of municipal solid waste management in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) regions, and to recommend actions leading to improvements and greater private sector participation/investment.

This paper reports the results of a 2006 study, commissioned by the World Bank, on trends and opportunities for improvement of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) services in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Regions. The study focused particularly on the potential for greater private sector involvement and use of carbon funding to leverage an improvement of MSW services. A detailed review of trends in MSW management conducted for five selected cities forms the basis for a discussion on regional challenges and opportunities for improvement, which will require a concerted effort by public authorities and private sector.

Copyright:	© IWWG International Waste Working Group
Quelle:	Specialized Session C (Oktober 2007)
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Autor:	R.F. Lopes S. Shan Muganantha R. Lippett Andrew Keir Dan Hoornweg

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