As part of its national Vision 2030 strategy, the Government of Jamaica has embarked on an ambitious reform of the solid waste sector to improve its performance, sustainability and efficiency. This transformation is based on the establishment of a public-private partnership (PPP) to operate the sector’s infrastructure and on the repositioning of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) as a regulatory authority.

The project enabled an in-depth assessment of the sector’s institutional, legal, organisational and financial frameworks, followed by the definition of the process for transforming the NSWMA into its future role as a regulator. The project culminated in the development of an operational and budgeted roadmap aimed at strengthening the capacities of the relevant institutions and supporting the reform in the long term.

Type of services provided

• Institutional, legal, organisational and financial assessment of the NSWMA and the key players in the solid waste sector.

• Analysis of the roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders, identification of overlaps, gaps and coordination needs.
• Conducting institutional interviews and facilitating consultation and validation workshops.
• Defining the future governance framework and the NSWMA’s responsibilities in its role as a regulatory authority.
• Developing procedures, performance indicators, monitoring tools and oversight mechanisms for the future PPP.
• Formulating recommendations on institutional, regulatory, organisational, financial and human resources matters.
• Identifying capacity-building and training needs.
• Drawing up a five-year budgeted action plan to support the implementation of the reform.