Managing Municipal Solid Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean: Integrating the Private Sector, Harnessing Incentives

This note states that Latin America's urban population has grown, and its solid waste has increased at an even faster pace.

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Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for Waste Management Facilities

The Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Guidelines are technical reference documents with general and industryspecific examples of Good International Industry Practice (GII

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Improving Management of Municipal Solid Waste in India: Overview and Challenges

This study summarizes the findings of a non-lending analytical activity carried out by the World Bank in 2004 and 2005.

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Health Care Waste Management

Health care waste management (HCWM) is a process to help ensure proper hospital hygiene and safety of health care workers and communities.

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The Influence of Social Analysis on a Solid Waste Management Project: West Bank and Gaza

The West Bank and Gaza suffer from severe environmental degradation, including deterioration of groundwater and uncontrolled dumping of solid waste.

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Cultural Heritage and Development: A Framework for Action in the Middle East and North Africa

The countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are blessed with an extraordinary cultural patrimony, secular and religious, of huge importance for each country and fo

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Guidance Pack: Private Sector Participation in Municipal Solid Waste Management

The provision of municipal solid waste services is a costly and vexing problem for local authorities everywhere.

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Montreal

Montréal is an active member of the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) Urban Nature Network and serves as a lighthouse city for the GEF-8 Sustainable Cities Integrated Program (SCIP).

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Copenhagen

Copenhagen is an active member of the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) Urban Nature Network, contributing its long-standing experience in integrating nature-based solutions, climate ad

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Berlin

Berlin is an active member of the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) Urban Nature Network, contributing its experience in biodiversity conservation, adaptive urban planning, and green in

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Algeria

Algeria participates in the GEF-8 Sustainable Cities Integrated Program (SCIP) to advance integrated, low-carbon, and nature-positive development ac

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Argentina

The GEF-7 (UrbanShift) project in Argentina is implemented by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MAyDS).

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Belize

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Benin

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Canada

Canada contributes to the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) through the active engagement of cities such as

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Brazil

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China

China has demonstrated a strong, sustained commitment to the Global Environment Facility’s Sustainable Cities Program, participating in

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Colombia

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Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a global leader in biodiversity conservation and climate ambition, and its commitment to sustainable development is reflected in its participation in the

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