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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN SOLID WASTE care IN SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES

A Research Paper

by

Clairvair O. Squires

October 2006 =============================================================== The agent is a member of staff of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). However, the views uttered are his own and not those of the CDB.

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ABSTRACT

Public Participation in Solid Waste Management in Small Island evolution States

Clairvair Omar Squires (clairvair@yahoo.com)

This paper is prepared based on discussions with solid bollocks managers and other stakeholders in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), actual participatory observation by the author, analysis of primary and secondary selective tuition and information collected from solid waste management (SWM) operations in the OECS countries, Barbados, Belize and from other developing countries. Some examples are likewise drawn from two sub-regions (Mashreq and Maghreb Countries) in the Mediterranean region. The paper presents information on public consultation approaches and particularly on the ruff practices for successful public enfolding and consultation on SWM get winds (SWMPs) in the Caribbean countries.



Based on the special nature of SWM, the paper, in conclusion, sets let on some guidelines on how to engage the public throughout the SWM project cycle. It posits that the Caribbean should mainstream public participation and also agree on slipway to measure and monitor participation. In keeping with their commitment to the millenary Development Goals (MDGs), the Countries should agree on Guidelines for Social Impact Assessments. These should countenance them to identify risks to be mitigated and to adjust SWMPs designs to provide opportunities for the topical anesthetic population including the poor to participate in efficient and impelling SWM. Special thanks to Janice Cumberbatch for her assistance.and comments

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