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Wastewater
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Wastewater
Press Release - Wastewater Management Training in the Northern Pacific Region
Improving Sanitation and Wastewater Management for the Pacific Islands (24-28 Oct. 2005)
Proceedings of Regional Meeting for Stakeholders in Wastewater Management
10 – 15 October 2001
Majuro, Marshall Islands
Publications
| The Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land based Activities (GPA) identifies the priority for action on sewage. In the Pacific region, a consultation process was facilitated by SOPAC, SPREP, PWA and the UNEP/GPA Coordination Office on wastewater management. A Regional Wastewater Management Meeting was held 10-15 October 2001 in Majuro, Republic of Marshall Islands and was the latest in the consultation process, which included preliminary sessions in February and March 2001 in Auckland and Apia. The Majuro meeting was sponsored by the Governments of Belgium, New Zealand and Taiwan/ROC.The meeting brought together representatives from 15 Pacific Island countries (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu), technical experts from in and outside the region, regional and international organisations (SOPAC, SPREP, SPC, PWA, WHO, UNESCO, UNEP/GPA), potential donors and NGO’s, to complete the Pacific Wastewater Policy Statement and the Pacific Wastewater Framework for Action.
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| | The Pacific Wastewater Policy Statement sets out a framework of guiding principles and policies to guide future development and co-operation by the Pacific Island Countries (PICs).The Pacific Wastewater Framework for Action comprises a list of proposed actions to be undertaken at national and regional levels to achieve the goals that are laid out in the Pacific Wastewater Policy Statement and which refers to the GPA Strategic Action Plan and Guidance Document on Wastewater (UNEP/GPA, WHO, UNCHS-Habitat & WSSCC).
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| | The Directory of Environmentally Sound Technologies for the Integrated Management of Solid, Liquid and Hazardous Waste for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific Region represents the combined efforts and achievement of numerous people from UNEP, SOPAC, ASPA and SPREP over the last 3 years in the Pacific, Caribbean and the Indian, Atlantic and Mediterranean SIDS regions. The directory provides solid, hazardous and wastewater technologies. Solid waste technologies - discuss information on different municipal solid waste management (MSWM) technologies that are currently used in different regions of the world. Hazardous Waste Technologies - addresses the proper management of various types of hazardous wastes, as they require special handling, treatment and disposal due to their hazardous potential. Liquid waste or wastewater technologies - in SIDS wastewater disposal systems are just as important for public health as a water supply distribution system.
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