Professional Training Program on Community Participation in delivering Urban Environment in Southeas

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Professional Training Program on Community
Participation in delivering Urban Environment in
Southeast Asia 17-19 January 2005 and the UEM
Womens Organizations in Southeast Asia 20-21
January 2005 NIURP, Hanoi, Vietnam Integrated
Solid Waste Management Project in Vientiane
Municipality, Lao PDRXeng Xiong NENGXAY, Lao PDR
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INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECT IN
VIENTIANE MUNICIPALITY, LAO PDR

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Situation before the project was undertaken
• 3 Situation after the project has been undertaken
• 4 Conclusions

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1. Introduction

• Vientiane Municipality is capital city of Lao PDR
• Land area 3,92 km2 Population 639,326 (2003)
• 9 districts, but waste service 4 districts
• waste generated 235 t/day 150 t/day was
  collected and disposal
• Remaining 40 using traditional method disposal
  causes problems to urban environment
• The integrated Solid Waste Management Project was
  approved 28/8/2000 (see figure 1)

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Figure 1 Integrated Solid Waste Management
Project
Local Government
UNDP
Communities (Residents)
Private Sector
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Figure 2 Objectives and effects of the project
Political aspects
Improving UE
Urban hygiene
Objectives
Results (Effects)
Healthy
Save resources
Reduce waste
Providing income
Save landfill
Income increase
Save govt expenditures
Saving Knowledge, ..etc
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Figure 3 Intervention activities and methodology
Set up organization
Training
Construction invest
Establish waste bank
Revolve grant
Equipment support
Activities (What?)
Methodology (How?)
Target group training
Public awareness
Public dissemination
Actions
Training center
Establish waste recyclable waste center
Buy-sell justice
Coordinate
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2. Situation before undertake the project

• Waste 5,000 t/year increase
• Inefficient of waste collection and delays in
  collection causes health and environment impacts
• A lack of awareness and incentives for
  communities to collect, separate, and dispose
  waste
• Burning of waste causes air pollution
• Lack of coordination between Govt, NGOs, private
  sectors, local residents, etc.

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3. Situation after undertake the project

• Aware of health risk with improper waste
  collection and disposal
• Reduce disposal waste 1,500t/year (2003)
• 38 Village Waste Banks established
• More than 100 recyclable waste collectors have
  jobs or income
• More urban hygiene
• Residents cooperation on waste collection
  increase 30

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4. Conclusions

• Solid waste management is a significant and
  urgent policy. We should take steps to solve it
  immediately.
• Public-Private Participation and local community
  cooperation with external support (International
  Agencies, NGOs) could be most appropriated model
  for solid waste management in urban areas of Lao
  PDR.

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THANK YOU