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Waste and climate change project
The waste and climate change project was aimed at strengthening the capacity of policymakers at national and local levels to achieve targets set in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), related to reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) emissions from the waste sector in Bhutan, Mongolia and Nepal. This project focused on four intervention areas of policy, technology, financing, and outreach.
The project achieved the following specific outputs:
1. Developed national and city-level waste management strategies with explicit links to GHG and SLCPs mitigation opportunities
2. Identified environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) for the waste sector in each country based on the UNEP methodology ‘sustainability assessment of technologies’
3. Strengthened the capacity of policymakers in the target countries to access green financing for larger-scale investments in appropriate ESTs to demonstrate GHGs and SLCPs mitigation opportunities in the waste sector
4. Raised awareness among governmental officials, waste sector operators, and the public about mitigation potentials, including the benefits of the waste sector, and disseminated knowledge, communication, and best practices on mitigation potentials
Objectives
- 1. To integrate the approach of HCVs into the national land use and planning systems to ensure conservation of HCVs in the areas without legal protection.
- 2. To ensure sustainable management of natural resources based on scientific management principles in the areas outside the protected areas network system by developing integrated climate-smart management plans for 9 divisional forest offices in the project landscape.
- 3. By 2028, at least 9 High Conservation Value Areas (HCVAs) are put under management regime.
- 4. By 2028, the population of indicator species in the project landscapes is secured
- 5. By 2028, the average annual household income of the target communities has increased by 60%.
Project Approach
The project aimed to strengthen the capacity of policymakers and practitioners in Bhutan, Mongolia, and Nepal to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) and short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) from the waste sector, based on the circular economy concept. The goal was to support national and local governments in Bhutan by creating an enabling legislative, financial, and technological environment for the introduction and uptake of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) in the waste sector.
Outcome 1: National and city-level strategies for waste management with explicit links to GHG and SLCPs mitigation opportunities are developed and implemented.
Outcome 2: Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs) for the waste sector of each country are identified based on the UNEP methodology ‘Sustainability Assessment of Technologies’.
Outcome 3: The capacity of policymakers in target countries is strengthened to access green financing for larger-scale investments in appropriate ESTs to demonstrate GHG and SLCPs mitigation opportunities in the waste sector.
Outcome 4: Governmental officials, waste sector operators, and the general public are aware of mitigation potentials, including the benefits of the waste sector. Knowledge and best practices on mitigation potentials are disseminated.
Geographic Coverage
Nationa Wide
Partners
Bhutan, Nepal and Mongolia
Implementing Partners
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WWF Nepal
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WWF Mongolia