Ukraine: Hazardous Waste Management and Policy Development Project

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The proposed project supports the key priorities of the Government of Ukraine as outlined in the country’s National Plan for Waste Management up to 2033. The challenges and priorities span strategic and policy agenda, strengthening of respective institutions charged with functions of hazardous waste management and the need for fast response to address immediate infrastructure gaps and pilot a model polygon to safely process and/or store hazardous waste.The proposed Project’s design consists of four components: Component 1. Institutional, policy and capacity development for hazardous waste management 1.1. Development of policy and regulations on hazardous waste in line with international best practice and EU acquis. 1.2. Building capacity and optimization of respective institutions. Component 2. Technical assistance with scoping, mapping and integrated planning of hazardous waste management 2.1. Stocktaking and Technical Support for Hazardous Waste Inventory. 2.2. Integrated planning of hazardous waste management.Component 3. Demonstration investments to align hazardous management with EU regulations and Ukraine’s international commitments3.1. Equipping a model (existing) laboratory (in a priority region) outfitted with the necessary testing equipment.3.2. Piloting of model hazardous waste site/facility/cell for disposal of hazardous waste. 3.3. Piloting of management and disposal of PCBs and mercury in pollution hotspots. Component 4. Project Management and Monitoring This component will finance the operating costs of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) to carry out the oversight and management functions of the project.