Yap Summit Community Sector - Yap State Government
Yap Summit Community Sector - Yap State Government
Yap Summit Community Sector - Yap State Government
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YAP STATE GOVERNMENT<br />
• Stakeholders’ involvement is perceived as insufficient and not comprehensive of all the relevant factors<br />
involved and/or needed (involving external stakeholders is often perceived as problematic due to budget<br />
timelines).<br />
Recommendations were made to support the achievement of the Goal:<br />
• Climate change as an issue as well as overall environmental considerations need to and should be<br />
strengthened.<br />
• Baselines need to be identified.<br />
• Establish a policy plan: identify and prioritize environmental considerations to be made.<br />
• Improve implementation and monitoring of projects.<br />
• Improve stakeholders’ involvement and communication.<br />
• Improve awareness of the importance of mangroves in environmental preservation and disaster<br />
preparedness.<br />
Environment # 2: Improve and Enhance the Human Environment (Improve waste management (reduce, recycle,<br />
reuse) and pollution control.<br />
being achieved<br />
Positive aspects towards the achievement of the Goal:<br />
• Recycling is already a reality targeting the majority of non-biodegradable wastes such as bottles and cans.<br />
• Collecting and cleaning up activities were successfully organized in the past, revealing community<br />
cohesion, and the potential of volunteerism towards a collective environmental education (Joint clean-up<br />
efforts between EPA and MRMD).<br />
Critical aspects were highlighted that may affect the final achievement of the Goal:<br />
• Irregularities in activities relating to waste management and pollution control were highlighted as core<br />
impediments.<br />
• There are no dedicated personnel or agency to coordinate and implement activities with solid waste<br />
management in the <strong>State</strong> with planning, monitoring, and limited activities conducted as practicable by a<br />
number of entities. However, a <strong>State</strong> Solid Waste Management Strategy (SSWMS) is being developed,<br />
aimed to guide and direct needed actions, responsible entities, and resources for implementation and<br />
improvement.<br />
Recommendations were made to support the achievement of the Goal:<br />
• No specific recommendations were made in relation to the Goal. Volunteerism as techniques of waste<br />
management should be further explored.<br />
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