National Waste Management Strategy 2019-2023 : Samoa

Abstract

Improvement of waste management is a key environmental issue in Samoa and it is one of the global issues as well. Prior to the formulation of National Waste Management Strategy, “Cleaner Pacific 2025” which is waste management strategy for pacific region, was developed and addressed key waste issues and countermeasures at the regional level with action plan for 2016-2025 (SPREP, 2014). On the other hand, Samoan government addressed waste management in the Strategy for the Development of Samoa (SDS) 2016/17 - 2019/20 under priority area 4 Environment, which also refers relevant Sustainable Development Goals (MOF, 2016). National Environment Sector Plan (NESP) 2017-2021 (MNRE, 2017) also addressed waste management under “Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment”.