ORGANIC WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE MENA REGION

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1 ORGANIC WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE MENA REGION Current Policies, Best Practices and Current Trends ISWA & SWEEP-Net Joint Seminar on Biowaste Management in the MENA Region Presented by: Rafaela Craizer Seite 1

2 Who are we? SWEEP-Net is a regional network including 9 countries of the MENA region, working since 2009 to promote an integrated and sustainable waste management o The network is supported by the German Federal Government through GIZ and through the Tunisian Government through the ANGed; Partner countries: Seite 2

3 SWEEP-Net Products and Activities o Updated SWM reports (national and regional), guides, articles and studies about waste management, best practices, new technologies; o Regional SWM symposiums and workshops; o Establishment of a regional platform for exchange of experiences and expertise ( ); o Development of a communication strategy and infrastructure; o Comprehensive database of key stakeholders, projects and documents; o Capacity building, training and technical visits. Seite 3

4 Solid Waste in the MENA Region Facts and Figures o o o SWEEP-Net Partners Countries host about million people and generates approximately 51.5 million tons of municipal waste/year; Egypt has the highest generation of waste in the region, of 21 million tons/year, and Mauritania the lowest of 450,000 tons/year; With the exception of Mauritania and Yemen, more than 50% of the population live in urban areas, and generate of Kg/capita/ year; o Waste collection coverage varies between 30%, in Mauritania, reaching as high as 95% in Lebanon; o After the Arab Spring, there was a downturn in of economic growth from about 3.2% of GDP in 2010 to 2.1% in 2011 (The World Bank, 2012), carrying reduction and/or suspension of investments in MSW collection, recycling and treatment. Seite 4

5 SWM Situation in the MENA Region SWEEP - Net Partner Countries Waste Generation (tons/year) Municipal Medical Industrial Hazardous Agricultural Tunisia Egypt Morocco Yemen Mauritania Palestinian Jordan > Lebanon Algeria Seite 5

6 SWM Overview in the MENA Region Yemen Tunisia Occupied Palestinian Territories Lebanon Egypt Morocco Seite 6

7 Development in the Sector (+) sector policy, legislation and institutional development (-) finances, fiscal reforms, information systems, communication Seite 7

8 Current SWM in the Region Seite 8 Design: D - Waste

9 Organic Waste in the MENA Region ORGANIC WASTE VALORISATION 60% ORGANIC WASTE INTEGRATED AND SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE REDUCTION COMPOSTING ENERGY GENERATION ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL ECONOMIC Seite 9

10 Why is the Valorisation of Organic Waste Important? o Biowaste represents the vast majority of the MSW volume in the MENA Region; o It is a major contributor to the Greenhouse Effect due to the emission of GHGs; o Diverse business opportunities considering the production of fertilizer and energy, as well as a creation of new job openings; o Improve of Public Awareness and Society Engagement; o Reduction of disposal impacts and costs; o Improvement of soil quality. Seite 10

11 Local Scale Projects in the MENA Region o Egypt o Compost production using rice straw as a raw material and energy generation using agricultural residues (ENTAG); o Community-Based Organic Waste Composting Project in El Katta. o Tunisia o Composting of organic waste in Kelibia. o Jordan o Deir Alla organic compost plant. o Morocco o Household waste treatment and recovery centre in Oujda. Oujda, Morocco ISWA & SWEEP-Net Kelibia, Tunisia Joint Seminar on Biowaste Management in the MENA Deir Alla, Region Jordan Seite 11 El Katta, Egypt

12 On-Going Challenges o Waste reduction remains low and at-source separation is practical nonexistent; o Open dumps are still functioning and are the primary locations for disposing of at least 60% of the household waste, with possible mixture of medical and industrial waste; o Collection and disposal of municipal waste in rural areas lag behind the same services in the urban areas; o Lack of public awareness and communication with stakeholders, reflected in a low level of community interaction in all SWM aspects,; o Limited funding of local governments and private investors. Seite 12

13 Solid Waste Composition by Income and Year XXX Source : Worldbank Urban Seite Development 13 Series

14 What can be done to improve Biowaste Management? 1. Strengthening the governance in MSW sector; 2. Ensuring equity in MSW services by targeting first subsidies in MSW sector to benefit the poor first; 3. Creating jobs by providing new opportunities for young entrepreneurs to be involved in the MSW services; and 4. Moving towards green growth by scaling up support towards the valorisation of the waste in terms of the 4 Rs ( Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, Recover). Seite 14

15 Current Trends for Organic Waste Management in the MENA Region? Seite 15

16 Content XXX Seite 16

17 THANK YOU! Contact: Seite 17

18 As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. Published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Registered offices, Bonn and Eschborn, Germany Regional Solid Waste Exchange of Information and Expertise Network in the MENA Region (SWEEP-Net) 5 rue Mustapha Sfar 1002 Tunis Belvedere Tunisia Responsible Markus Lücke Author(s) Rafaela Craizer Photo credits SWEEP-Net / GIZ Layout Julia Körner In cooperation with T F E contact@sweep-net.org I Seite 18