Project for Technical Assistance in Solid Waste Management in Palestine
Palestinian territories
22nd September, 2014
The West Bank, Palestine
From 1 January 2015 to 31 January 2018
Ministry of Local Government (MoLG)
In the West Bank, Palestine, around 79,000 tons of waste/month is currently generated (0.6kg/capita/day) and collected wastes are planned to be transported to three designated sanitary landfills. Solid waste service (collection, transfer, landfill operation) in the West Bank is generally operated by Joint Service Councils (JSCs) comprised of Local Government Units (municipalities, towns and villages). As of 2015, 13 JSCs are operating or planned to be established in 11 governorates while the General Directorate of Joint Service Council (DJSC) of the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) is mandated to supervise, coordinate and provide support to the JSCs and their operation for proper waste collection and landfilling.
Since the late 1990s, Japan have been continuously providing an assistance for improving solid waste management (SWM) in Palestine; the 1st phase Grant Aid Project (1999), Technical cooperation project in Jericho and Jordan Valley (2005-08), the 2nd phase Grant Aid Project (2007), and the 3rd phase Grant Aid Project (2013). A survey carried out in advance of the 3rd Grant Aid project showed that there is a significant capacity gap among 13 JSCs and concluded:
Thus, the technical cooperation project "Project for Technical Assistance in Solid Waste Management in Palestine" is formulated to develop a capacity of MoLG and five JSCs with particularly low capacity: Tubas, Qalqiliya, Nablus, Northeast & Southeast Jerusalem, and Northwest & North Jerusalem to equalize the level of SWM services in the West Bank.
Sound environmental and social solid waste management service is delivered over Palestine in sustainable manner.
Sustainable Solid waste management system is established by JSCs equally over the West Bank area Palestine under the well-prepared policy, plan, institution, support and coordination made by MoLG.
[Output 1]
1-1 | Training for JSC personnel on SWM |
1-2 | Instruction, support and coordination for target 5 JSCs |
[Output 2]
2-1 | Pilot Project on environmental auditing for landfill |
2-2 | Pilot Project on waste source reduction (home/community composting) |
2-3 | Standard for construction and demolition (C&D) waste management |
[Output 3]
3-1 | Functionalization of National Team for solid waste management |
3-2 | National SWM Strategy |
3-3 | Economic incentive and Pubic Private Partnership systems |
[Output 4]
4-1 | Project management |
4-2 | Organizational management |