TOP DOWN AND BOTTOM UP APPROACH FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Rapid urbanisation and industrialisation coupled with the ever increasing growth in population led to a sharp rise in municipal solid waste (MSW) produced in most of the developing countries. As urbanization continues, the management of solid waste is becoming a major public health and environmental concern and remains as one of the key themes of “sustainable development”. It requires the balancing of social progress that recognises everyone's needs, effective protection of the environment, prudent use of natural resources and maintenance of high and stable levels of economic growth and employment.
This paper advocates a phased approach to move from the open dump practices prevalent in developing countries to sustainable waste management based on"Bottom up" initiatives for dumpsite rehabilitation and "Top down" initiatives for minimizing the wastes that reach the landfills and to enhance the waste stabilization at landfills. This is to be ably facilitated with "Top down" Policy intervention and "Bottom up" public private partnerships, commitment of executing agencies and the necessary financial support. The major areas of policy intervention and support for the successful implementation of the approach include capacity building, people’s participation, promotion and use of appropriate technologies and private sector participation. The steps may vary depending on local circumstances but all changes introduced should represent a progressive improvement. The general philosophy of the phased approach is that it assesses alternatives and aims to provide the most benefit or least damage to the environment as a whole, at an acceptable cost in the short and long term.
| Copyright: | © IWWG International Waste Working Group | |
| Quelle: | Specialized Session C (Oktober 2007) | |
| Seiten: | 9 | |
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| Autor: | Joseph Kurian  Dr. R. Nagendran | |
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