Solid Waste Management Program Project

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The objective of the Solid Waste Management Program Project for Colombia is to support the implementation of the solid waste management component of the Borrower's program which aims at improving the quality and coverage of integrated solid waste management services in the territory of the Borrower. There are three components to the project, the first component being development of, and investments in, solid waste disposal systems. The component will primarily finance the construction of solid waste management infrastructure consisting of civil works, equipment and services in support of the rehabilitation, construction, and/or expansion of landfills and transfer stations in selected sites and the closing of non sanitary open-air landfills. The component will also potentially finance the rehabilitation and expansion of landfill sites that may currently be operating at sub-sanitary levels. The second component is the institutional strengthening in solid waste management. The component will finance three key areas of technical assistance as: a) strengthening sector regulatory framework and capacity building; b) strengthening of solid waste management planning systems; and c) national assessment of recycling markets and strategy framework. Finally, the third component is the project management. The component will finance costs associated with project management including goods, works, services, and operating expenses associated with financial audits and midterm and end-project evaluations.