The purpose of this report is to identify the capacity development needs of the different countries in the implementation of waste management. The report also aims to complement supply with the demand for waste management services around the world, to provide stakeholders opportunities for projects partnerships and to harmonize efforts and avoid duplication. The report highlights waste management projects particularly from the developing nations with an end goal of identifying capacity needs on waste management.
The mandate of IETC, as agreed in Decision 16/34 of UNEP Governing Council, is the transfer of environmentally sound technologies (EST) to developing countries and countries with economies in transition.