Activities in Dominican Republic

Name of the Project:

Project for Institutional Capacity Development on Nation-Wide Solid Waste Management in Dominican Republic (FOCIMiRS)

Implementing Agency:

Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA)

Record of Discussions (Date):

August 9th, 2013

Period of the Project:

From January 2014 to May 2017

Summary of the Project (Overall goal, project purpose, outputs)

• Overall Goal:
  Situation of nation-wide Solid Waste Management in Dominican Republic is improved.
  Information exchange with neighboring countries is promoted.
• Project Purpose:
  System of Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) at central government and municipality level is established in Dominican Republic through Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
• Expected Outputs:
  (1) Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources clarifies the roles of Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and its provincial office, municipalities, and other Collaborating Institutions.
  (2) Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources makes "principles, guidelines and manuals for formulating ISWM plan by municipalities (draft)"
  (3) Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources in collaborating with Cooperating Institutions supports model municipality(s) and municipal association(s) formulating the ISWM plan by them while conducting the pilot project.
  (4) Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources in collaborating with Cooperating Institutions reviews and improves the municipality(s)' ISWM plan by sharing and exchanging experience with neighboring countries.
  (5) Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources in collaborating with Cooperating Institutions finalizes the formulation of resolutions, regulations and "principles, guideline and manuals" for making ISWM plan by municipality and municipal associations for implementation of nation-wide ISWM plan.

Outstandings aspects:

• Organization and creation of a municipal association "Mancomunidad de Compostela (MANCOM), first municipal association oriented to Solid Waste Management.
• The project has made a remarkable progress in strengthening the ISWM capacity of MARENA.