GEO-6 Regional Asssement for West Asia
Case study Box 2.7.2: Modernization of waste management data systems in UAE and Kuwait Abu Dhabi, UAE – Integrated Data Management
The Nadafa Programme in Abu Dhabi (UAE) is a first step in applying modern data management based on global information system (GIS) technology. The Programme has established a system of live data management and vehicle tracking that effectively controls the collection and movement of wastes, reducing illegal dumping by 95 per cent.
Kuwait Data Collection – waste composition and characterization study
A study on waste composition and characterization in Kuwait was conducted in 2014 by an international consulting firm for Kuwait Municipality. The aim of the study was to determine Kuwait’s current and future municipal solid waste quantities and composition. The study calculated waste generation quantities for the year 2013 and estimated future quantities for the years up to 2040. The study was executed in three stages over a period of six months to ensure that any seasonal variations were captured. The results and conclusions of this study are fundamental to ensuring proper design of a proposed waste-to-energy facility as well as future waste recycling measures and treatment of organic fractions.
Case study Box 2.7.3: Jordan Waste-to-Energy coordinated planning approach
Jordan is to develop its first landfill gas-to-energy recovery system with capacity for 2 000 tonnes a day. Jordan’s Greater Amman Municipality will use a USD13 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD is co-financing the loan with USD5 million from the Bank’s Green Energy Special Fund (GESF). The government of Austria is providing resources to ensure appropriate supervision of engineering and support project implementation.
Waste tariffs can be found in Jordan, Oman and the UAE. Low waste tariffs and fees such as in Jordan do not significantly contribute to the high costs of waste handling, treatment and disposal. In Abu Dhabi, only 28 per cent of waste management costs are recovered by the existing tariff scheme. Waste producers’ ability to pay for services is very limited in some West Asian countries, and their willingness to pay for the services is not high.
The Nadafa Programme in Abu Dhabi (UAE) imposes a waste tariff paid by all commercial businesses based on the wastes
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they produce and the size of the company. In the first year of implementation (2011), the tariff collected about AED181 million (USD50 million) over a 10-month period, which at the time represented about 30 per cent of the annual waste management budget, excluding pest control services.
The activities of the informal sector are perceived as a threat to the commercial viability of public-private partnership contracts in Lebanon (Figure 2.7.4) and Saudi Arabia, and to opportunities for improved management (Dumble 2012).
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