Small Island Developing States: Waste Management Outlook - Summary for Decision-makers

This summary for decision-makers outlines the state of waste management in Small Island Developing States and presents key challenges, impacts and priority actions across solid, liquid and gaseous waste management. It describes patterns of waste generation, collection, disposal, recycling, wastewater management and emissions, and highlights the environmental, economic and public health consequences of inadequate waste management. The document identifies priority waste streams, including hazardous, plastic, tyre, construction and demolition, and disaster waste, and discusses technology assessment, regional cooperation and integrated policy approaches.