Strategic Action Plan - International Environmental Technology Centre

Strategic Action Plan Report
Annexure 5: Proposed Awareness and Training
Programme
1. Workshop on Conducting Awareness Campaigns on Integrated Solid Waste
Management
Background
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) with support from United Nations Environment Programme –
International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP-IETC), Osaka, Japan is implementing a
project to develop an Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) action plan for Pune. On behalf
of UNEP-IETC, Dr Prasad Modak of Environmental Management Center (EMC) is providing
technical inputs.
The ISWM action plan addresses the problems of not only the household solid waste (garbage), but
also other types such as hazardous waste, construction and debris (C&D) waste, biomedical waste
and electronic waste (e-waste).
Moreover, the action plan proposes various innovative ideas and approaches in line with the current
national and international trends to ensure an efficient, cost-effective and sustainable solid waste
management. These approaches include, for instance: 3R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle); optimization
of centralized and decentralized treatment systems, life cycle thinking towards minimizing
consumption, enhancing value from wastes through Public Private Partnerships (PPP) and making
right choice of technologies by factoring economic, environmental and social considerations. A
strong emphasis on public education and awareness of various key stakeholders and technical
capacity building of implementing agencies are the key pillars to the success of the ISWM action
plan.
To accomplish this, a toolbox for creating awareness amongst various stakeholder groups has been
developed. This toolbox would include suggested approaches (do’s and don’ts) , activities and
supporting information resources to help potential trainers to create awareness among the various
important stakeholder groups on ISWM.
The key stakeholder groups include for instance:
- School Teachers Children and Parents
- Industries
- Service sector (Hotels, Hospitals),
- Rag-pickers, Collection & transportation workers
- Computer Hardwar, electronic and Software companies
In order to ensure an active participation from the various stakeholders and thus ensure the success
of the ISWM action plan, toolkit needs to be presented to potential trainers with interest/outreach
across various stakeholder groups. These trainers can make use this resource, customize/build upon
and conduct various thematic/stakeholder specific awareness campaigns on ISWM.
Objectives
ISWM Plan for Pune
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