Sint Maarten Emergency Debris Management Project

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The development objective of the Emergency Debris Management Project for Sint Maarten is to manage debris from the hurricane and reconstruction activities to facilitate recovery and reduce risks. The project comprises of three components. The first component, debris clearance and management consist of following sub-components: (i) collection of debris; (ii) reducing risks of operation, fire suppression, reorganization, rehabilitation, and upgrading of debris storage and municipal disposal sites; (iii) debris processing and disposal; (iv) vessel recovery and salvaging; and (v) debris clearance. The second component, technical assistance includes training and workshops in relation, to the following: (i) technical design and operational support; (ii) emergency debris management plan; (iii) legal and training support for contract management; (iv) support to improve debris management and vector control services; (v) communications and citizen engagement strategy; and (vi) environmental and health monitoring. The third component, project management and implementation support will strengthen and develop the institutional capacity of Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) in the management of the project, in relation to solid waste management infrastructure, including monitoring and evaluation, supervision of solid waste management activities, defining specific needs for goods acquisition and or technical assistance, coordination with, as relevant, the interim recovery committee (IRC) and or the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) to ensure complementarity with the recipient’s related programs.