Supporting local authorities in Cameroon in establishing a sustainable waste management system

Context

This project is part of a regional planning initiative for the management of solid household waste in Cameroon’s smaller cities.

It aims to provide local authorities and national authorities with practical tools to organise, fund and deploy waste sorting infrastructure, whilst establishing local waste collection and recovery systems.

The project is led by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (MINHDU), which is responsible for ensuring the consistency of urban policies, providing strategic guidance, coordinating between institutions and supporting local authorities in implementing appropriate waste management solutions.

DETAILED MISSIONS

Working in partnership with setec Cameroon and ERA Cameroon, setec énergie environnement is undertaking a global project to develop regional waste management systems, combining assessment, design and operational planning:

• A regional study of waste management systems, including an assessment of existing practices and an analysis of the infrastructure requirements for sorting and recovery;
• Leading preliminary project studies on adaptable and replicable sorting infrastructure;
• Analysis of local waste collection and recycling systems and identification of areas for improvement;
• Development of an operational deployment plan, incorporating regional priorities, the human and financial resources required for implementation, and the procedures for increasing capacity;
• Technical and economic studies of collection, recovery and treatment solutions, with a view to assessing their feasibility and sustainability;
• Mapping of relevant financing solutions for investments and operational costs.