Maldives Clean Environment Project

The development objective of Clean Environment Project for Maldives is to improve solid waste management in selected zones. This project has five components. 1) The first component, National Solid Waste Management Strategy and Policy, aims to support the government’s efforts to address current challenges to effective SWM in the country. It has three sub‐components as follows: (i) Solid Waste Management Strategy; (ii) Feasibility Studies and Investment Preparation; and (iii) Institutional Capacity Building. 2) The second component, Regional Waste Management Systems, aims to fully operationalize the Regional Waste Management Centers (RWMC) for Zone II established under Maldives Environmental Management Project (MEMP), and to support the establishment and operation of SWM systems in Zones IV and V based on the feasibility studies conducted under Component 1. It has the following two subcomponents: (i) Regional Waste Management System in Zone II; and (ii) Regional Waste Management System in Zone IV and V. 3) The third component, Island Waste Management Systems, aims to support the government in developing and completing island‐level facilities for managing the collection, segregation, on‐site treatment, and storage of residual waste until final transfer to the common facility. It has the following two subcomponents: (i) Island Waste Management System in Zone II; and (ii) Island Waste Management System in Zones IV and V. 4) The fourth component, Project Management, aims to strengthen Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEE’s) institutional capacity for project implementation through the establishment and maintenance of a Project Management Unit (PMU) to manage, implement, monitor, and evaluate project activities. 5) The fifth component, Contingency Emergency Response, aims to provide immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency, as needed.