Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
The Republic of Palau
Publication Year:
2008
Publication Place
Palau
Physical Description:
various, 73p. : ill. (col.) ;
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
40008
Legacy PEIN ID:
80055
General Notes
Online only
Image
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Solid waste - Management - Palau - Oceania
Solid waste - Strategy - Palau - Oceania
Waste minimization - Palau - Oceania
Conservation of natural disposal in the ground - Palau - Oceania
Environmental Protection - Palau - Oceania
Hazardous waste disposal - Palau - Oceania
Abstract
The Republic of Palau (Palau) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean with a tropical climate and average annual rainfall of approximately 4,000 mm. Palaus population is approximately 20,000 (Census 2000). The majority of the population lives in Koror State, the capital of Palau; about 14,000 people, or 70% of the total. Like many countries in the Pacific Region, Palau has been facing various kinds of solid waste problems caused by the characteristics of the country, such as lifestyle, high dependence on imports, concentration of population in the capital, limited capacity for solid waste management (SWM), and lack of proper waste management facilities and recycling industries.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
The Republic of Palau
Publication Year:
2008
Publication Place
Palau
Physical Description:
various, 73p. : ill. (col.) ;
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
40008
Legacy PEIN ID:
80055
General Notes
Online only
Record Created: 19-Nov-2015
Record Modified: 17-Dec-2020