Feasibility Study and Capacity Building – Tyre-Rashidieh Integrated Environmental Sanitation Project

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Lebanon

Feasibility Study and Capacity Building – Tyre-Rashidieh Integrated Environmental Sanitation Project

Client Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Expertise

Sustainable sanitation-waste-energy nexus

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Key facts

Project Location

Tyre, Lebanon
Period

2018-2020
Context

Emergency

Sector

Integrated Waste Management, Waste-to-Value
Services

Feasibility Study, Capacity Building
Beneficiaries

Tyre Municipality, Rashidieh Refugee Camp

UPM Project Factsheet Tyre Rashidi 2022

UPM Integrated Participatory Approach

Purpose

The project follows the “Feasibility Assessment of Fecal Sludge Treatment in the Refugee Context” for the selected project site in Rashidieh Refugee Camp and Tyre Municipality in Lebanon. The project would assist UNRWA and the Lebanese government in achieving its objectives by proposing alternative solutions that are beneficial to both the Lebanese host communities and the refugee camps.

Services Provided

The technical support included:

Definition of the feasibility ToRs for the 9 sub-topics
Detailed design of interventions in the 9 topics
Feasibility and implementation study on all the above topics
Development of project concept notes for funding support on 1) Integrated Coastal Protection, 2) Innovative Approaches to Sanitation Systems, 3) Environment House demonstration facility, and 4) Innovative approaches to Household Waste, Commercial Waste, Construction and Demolition Waste, E-Waste Management, Waste-to-Energy, and Entrepreneurship
Training/capacity building sessions for local stakeholders and implementing agencies on the concept and management of innovative waste recovery (waste-to-value) technology solutions and approaches.

Project Approach

UPM has adopted Integrated Participatory Approach towards innovative solutions for this project. Success in identifying appropriate innovative integrated environmental and social sound eco- sanitation & waste management solutions and systems change depends on buy-in the community and all relevant stakeholders, and their willingness to adopt technical innovations based on informed choices. This requires long-term engagement with the community and all relevant stakeholders through an inclusive, participatory integrated awareness raising and education strategy.

In this project, UPM employs an integrated inclusive approach linking technical and social aspects of innovation through working with all relevant stakeholders to ensure informed choices and to guarantee local ownership and long-term sustainability of the offered innovations.

Sustainable development goals MORE DETAILS

Good Health and Well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, by providing access to quality healthcare services, sanitation, and safe drinking water.

Clean Water and Sanitation

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, by improving water quality, wastewater treatment, and access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities

Affordable and Clean Energy

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all, by promoting renewable energy sources and energy efficiency measures.

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all, aiming to achieve higher levels of productivity and innovation.

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation by investing in infrastructure, industrialization, and technological progress.

Responsible Production and Consumption

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns by promoting resource and energy efficiency, sustainable infrastructure, and environmentally sound management of chemicals and wastes.

Climate Action

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by implementing policies and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance resilience to climate-related hazards.