Activities

activities flow imageActivity 1. Baseline data creation

As no comprehensive/reliable information on tsunami generated waste is available, conduct a study on the initiatives already undertaken/ongoing/proposed in Banda Aceh on management of tsunami-generated debris, including those that were in place for management of day-to-day construction/demolition wastes in pre-tsunami periods.

One of the key aspects apparent in the immediate aftermath of the tsunami disaster was the lack of data on the quality and quantity of waste debris generated. This activity will take into account existing studies and estimates of different types of wastes generated: types of debris generated, estimates of volume generated, locations where debris are located (in-situ, temporary sites, including illegal dumps, landfill sites, including the main Gampong Jawa municipal dump site, potential hazardous and toxic wastes that may have been mixed up in the debris).

This activity will study other aspects of waste management, including existing institutional arrangements and responsibilities in clearing municipal wastes.

Activity 2. Organizational Management Planning

activities flow image Identification and securing concurrence on responsibilities of different partners in formulating and implementing the integrated waste management mechanism. Managing the debris requires clear concurrence among all the partners of the project. This activity will first of all identify the various public and private sector partners to be involved in the project. It will bring them together to discuss the framework of partnership among the partners. The activity will also designate roles and responsibilities for each partner in meeting the objectives of the project, and in developing the waste management mechanism.

Activity 3. Operational setting up

Formulation of a waste management mechanism, addressing the tsunami-generated debris, and subsequently applicable to day-to-day construction/demolition waste. The mechanism specifically elaborates the elements related to waste collection, treatment, reuse/recycle, covering aspects of policy, technology and financing.

Through a series of meetings and discussions among the project partners, a waste management mechanism is formulated. This will develop a local strategy for Banda Aceh on waste issues, bringing together knowledge and experience on existing and ongoing work on waste and debris clean-up by the project partners.

It will specifically look at the issue of demolition and construction waste to develop the waste management mechanism. It will address the issues of -

The above issues will be studied from the perspective of four aspects - the local and national policy that will be needed to carry out the activity, especially the economic instruments; the appropriate technology components needed for the activity; the financing needed to be invested to commence the activity, and the capacity building required for sustained implementation of the strategy.

Activity 4. Technology Identification and Management

Identification of most appropriate and locally suited ESTs for managing and utilizing debris - particularly reuse/recycle technologies - and including identification of potential technology suppliers. Environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) are those technologies that have a minimum negative impact on the environment, in its entire life cycle from production, manufacture, use and decommissioning.

This activity will identify the most appropriate ESTs that are locally suited for the context of the target area.
It will also identify the barriers to use of such ESTs and the information/knowledge needed to make informed choices on technologies. The activity will focus on technology components, identified through field assessments, needed for size reduction, crushing equipment, sorting equipment, aggregation equipment etc.

The activity will identify the key factors that will have to be considered for technology selection. It will also determine the subsidiarity of decisions to be taken, and the capacity development that will have to be instituted to make such informed choices.

Activity 5. Technology Demonstration

On site demonstration of vital components of ESTs for reuse/recycle of debris. While it is difficult to predict exactly what these components will be unless an on-the-ground assessment is made, it is expected that these would be technology components like size reduction/crushing equipments, sorting equipments, aggregation equipments etc. It will specifically aim to demonstrate reuse and recycling technologies for utilization by affected communities.

This activity will first of all implement a detailed assessment of the technology needs for debris management. The assessment will take into consideration the information collected in earlier activities (1 to 4), and identify the appropriate technology components that can be applied and demonstrated on the ground.

Identification of the technology components will be based on a number of criteria, including the nature of debris to be processed, the need for the aggregate generated from the crushing machines, sorting of different sizes of aggregate, and the use to which it will be put.

This activity will manage technologies that will be sourced from reputed suppliers, install and commission them locally, and provide training on operation and maintenance of the technology and equipments.

The activity will look at the entire method of processing the construction and demolition waste and demonstrate reuse and recycling technologies.

Activity 6. Local Capacity Building

Capacity building of local stakeholders viz. local government officials, civil society, technology users, by identifying target groups, developing training packages, and delivering training.

This activity will be done in three stages:

Activity 7. Economic Instruments

Identify economic barriers and develop potential economic instruments, including microfinance, for addressing those barriers in cooperation with local and national authorities. The empowerment and involvement of the target community in all aspects of the project, as decision-makers and as beneficiaries, is critical to ensure success of the project. Hence this activity is divided into two stages. The first stage will identify the essential economic barriers that may prevent both the government (in investing) and the community (in having purchasing power) to be actively involved in the project and ensure its local ownership. The second stage will explore the development of appropriate economic instruments to overcome the barriers in close consultation with local and national agencies.

Activity 8. Knowledge Sharing and Information Management

Establish a regional communications and knowledge sharing system, using 'Environmentally Sound Technologies Information System (ESTIS), with associates and other stakeholders in the region. The ESTIS tool, developed by UNEP, facilitates (a) creation and management of websites on the Internet, (b) sharing and searching of information across multiple ESTIS websites, (c) publishing of information by non-web designers, (d) decentralized management of content, in local and/or multiple languages and (e) creation of a common search engine that indexes different websites created by ESTIS. The use of ESTIS will also help record progress achieved by the project, thus facilitating effective and continual monitoring and evaluation. This activity will train the project's target groups in the use of the ESTIS tool, and assist them in preparing of databases of ESTs and other practices employed during the project. This will be shared with other communities and regions affected by the tsunami.