Yap Summit Community Sector - Yap State Government

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