ADB TA No. 7597 – Nepal: Capacity Development for Waste Management, 58 municipalities of Nepal, ADB Manila

The Objective of the assignment is to assist the Government in establishing as appropriate framework for solid management (SWM) and to develop capacity of the Solid Waste Management Council (SWMC) and Solid Waste Management Technical Support Center (SWMTSC) for discharging their mandate as prescribed in the new Solid Waste Management Act. Specific outputs includes:

(1) Supporting The Establishment Of An Appropriate Policy, Regulatory, and Institutional Framework For SWM: (i) draft the national SWM policy and strategy in accordance with the Act; (ii) devise functional linkages between relevant national agencies and local bodies to enforce the Act, policy and strategy; (iii) recommend organizational structure for the SWMC and SWMTSC with their roles and responsibilities; (iv) support for operationalizing the SWMC and SWMTSC, including preparation of business plan of SWMTSC; and (v) recommend regulatory framework to promote private sector participation (PSP) in SWM. (2) Strengthen The Technical Capacity Of SWMC and SWMTSC: (i) assess existing technical capacity of the Solid Waste Management and Resource Mobilization Center (SWMRMC) (to be converted into the SWMTSC) and other relevant central agencies involved in SWM; (ii) prepare a capacity development program; (iii) implement the capacity development program through classroom training, workshops, seminars, awareness campaign, and on the job training; (iv) support dissemination of the Act, policy and strategy to government agencies, local bodies and the public; and (v) provide support to a few pilot cases of innovative SWM practices. Elements of the capacity development program to be offered include policy and strategy implementation; planning, designing, implementing and operating the integrated SWM system including the sanitary landfill design, leachate treatment, and organic composting; developing the proposals eligible for clean development mechanism (CDM); and designing public-private-partnership (PPP) contracts. Making institutional and financial arrangements and facilitating and implementation of agreed arrangements. In the implementation of capacity development programs, resource persons may be invited, as needed, from the training budget.

(3) Supporting the Development of Relevant Regulations, Standards and/or Guidelines for Improving SWM at The Original and Local Levels: The scope compromise conducting a thorough assessment of the existing legal and institutional framework of the SWM subsector, identifying missing or ineffective regulations and guidelines, prioritizing the urgent areas of work, and drafting new and/or amending existing ones for review and approval by the relevant authorities. The work proceed through enhanced coordination and consultation among relevant government agencies to ensure necessary buy-in and effective implementation. Potential areas of support include: national guidelines on tariff (including methodology for tariff setting, implementation, collection and administration); Specific legal arrangements for PPP; health care waste management regulations; design standards for sanitary landfill; standards for the quality of organic compost; and a set of performance indicators and targets to serve as a checklist to assess local bodies performance on SWM.

Formulation of National Policy on Solid Waste Management and Strategy of Implementation National Policy Formulation for:

Capacity Assessment of SWMTSC, Gaps Identification and Strategy for Bridging the Gaps: Assessment  of  the  in-house  capabilities  of  SWMTSC,  identification of the  gaps  that  need  to  be  bridged. Recommends the measures to bridge the gaps to make this institution capable of extending desired technical assistance and handholding support to local bodies.

Proposed Organizational Structure, Job Description and Human Resources for SWMTSC: Based on the gaps identified in the capability of SWMTSC, the organizational structure of SWMTSC proposed to be strengthened.

Preparation of Business Plan of SWMTSC for Next Three Years: Highlighted the  activities  to  be  undertaken  by  SWMTSC in  a  phased  manner  in  order  of  priority and prepare development plan for SWM project.

Review of Existing Practices of Levy and Collection of Solid Waste Management Tariff: Undertaken to assess the current system of levy of SWM tariff, it's adequacy and level of collection efficiency.

National Guidelines on Solid Waste Management Service Tariff: Based  on  the  study  conducted  on  the  existing  situation  of  levy  of  SWM  service  tariff,  national  guidelines  have  been  prepared  to  help  SWMTSC  in  issuing  necessary  guidelines  to local  bodies  in  determining  the  tariff  for  providing  SWM  services  to  various  categories  of  waste generators.

PPP Guidelines and Contracting Framework for Improving SWM Services: Prepared document to guides the local bodies in the advantages of PPP, various modes of PPP and the manner of involving PPP in service delivery etc. documents of RFQ, enable the local bodies in structuring their bidding process accordingly and select most preferred bidder through a fair and transparent bidding process.

Service Level Benchmarks and Performance Indicators: Prepared  document to  guide  local  bodies  on  the  level  of  service  they  are  ultimately expected  to  provide.

Guidelines and Standards for Planning, Design, Construction, and Management of Sanitary Landfills: Prepared document for guidance in planning, designing, constructing, and operating controlled and sanitary landfills for small and large cities.

Compost Quality Standards and Guidelines for Organic Composting: The  physical  composition  of  municipal  waste  in  the  country  indicates  that  there  is  high proportion  of  organic  matter  and  the  waste  is  most  suitable  for  biological  process.  Go quality  of  compost  can  be  produced  for  application.

Health Care Waste Management Rules: Looked  at  the  current  regulatory  framework  for  the  management of  health  care  waste  and  drafted  simple  and  implementable  rules.

Public Awareness and Participation: Information,  education  and  communication  are  essential  for  creating  public  awareness  and ensuring  community  participation.  Provided  the  strategy  and  guidance  for creating  public  awareness  to  enable local  bodies.

SWM Regulations: SWM Act 2011 has been in place. Its  implementation  needs  to  be  ensured  by  framing necessary  regulations  and  national policy. Govt has accordingly framed draft regulations to facilitate the implementation of the SWM Act.

Base Line Survey of Solid Waste Management Services in 58 Municipalities: facilitated  conducting  base  line  survey  of  all  the  58  municipalities  in  the country.  All the aspects of solid waste management have been looked into by trained  field investigators.

Conduction of Workshop and Trainings.