Project Name：St. Kitts and Nevis Solid Waste Management and Recycling Project (Phase 2)

Project status：Projects in Operation

Cooperating Country：Caribbean, St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis

Project Description：

Taiwan and the government of St. Kitts and Nevis have cooperated on the “St. Kitts and Nevis Solid Waste Management and Recycling Project” since 2021. aimed at enhancing resource recycling awareness among the people and assisting the government in establishing a preliminary waste recycling model and mechanism. As to effectively accelerate the development of waste recycling in St. Kitts and Nevis, the government of St. Kitts and Nevis hopes to continue to leverage Taiwan's experience in waste recycling systems to improve back-end waste disposal capabilities and increase resource reuse rates., align with international green environmental protection and Net Zero trends, and achieve sustainable development goals. The main contents of this project include: (1) Establishing a backend recycling channel to enhance the economic value of recyclables and establish a high-value system; (2) Assisting the government of St. Kitts and Nevis in strengthening strategic planning and enhancing public awareness of recycling.

Region：Caribbean

Implementation Start Date：2024-08-01

Implementation End Date：2027-12-31

Project Objectives：

Enhanced the back-end waste treatment and recycling capabilities of St. Kitts and Nevis, successfully processing 50% of the total recyclables collected by the project before its end.

Executing Agency：

 Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment, St. Kitts; Ministry of Health, Gender Affairs and Social Empowerment, Nevis; Taiwan Technical Mission in St. Kitts and Nevis

Implementation Progress：

As of the end of September 2024, the following activities have been completed:

On July 31 of this year, Ambassador Michael Lin and Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action, and Constituency Empowerment, signed an agreement to officially launch the project. On September 24, the Technical Mission held a project launch and stakeholder meeting, where they confirmed the annual work items and project implementation approach with the Ministry of Environment.

Project Contact：Ailin Chen

Phone：02-28886046

E-mail：a.l.chen@icdf.org.tw

Signing Date：2024-07-31