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The Greater Malé Environmental Improvement and Waste Management Project aims to provide a sustainable solution to solid waste management in Zone 3.

The Project includes diverse activities such as Waste Management system designs, procurement of specialist assets , construction of improved island waste management facilities, capacity-building with civic leadership, education, awareness and behaviour change campaigns with the..

The main output of the project is to establish a Regional Waste Management Facility (RWMF) with Waste-to-Energy treatment plant in Thilafushi

The project will be
implemented in 2 phases…

Phase 1

Improved waste collection, transfer and disposal in Greater Malé including improved site management and logistics on Thilafushi

Improved outer island waste management system

Improved awareness and behavioral change

Phase 2

Climate resilient regional waste management facility with WTE plant and landfill

Dumpsite remediation

Institutional capacity & Community

The Project Region

most highly populated region in Maldives

The catchment area encompasses central region of Maldives zoned as Zone 3 in the national waste management system. There are 35 inhabited islands in Zone 3 with a combined population of 185,368 people accounting to 42.93% of the country’s population.

Zone3 comprises islands belonging to the;

  • Greater Malé Region
  • Kaafu Atoll
  • Alifu Alifu Atoll
  • Alifu Dhaalu Atoll
  • Vaavu Atoll

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Being the main economic region, Zone 3 attracts a large number of local migrants and expatriate workers seeking employment, services and better opportunities.

of the population
will benefit from the project…

The Zone 3 has 35 inhabited islands making a total of 157 used islands producing 800 tons of solid waste per DAY.

Inhabited Islands

Total Islands

Tons of Waste Per Day

The New Process

A positive impact on the community and island waste management process

Reduce disaster risk

The project is designed to reduce disaster risk and improve climate change resilience while creating a cleaner environment and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Reduce hazardous dumping

reduce the need for open waste burning, mixing of waste and the dumping of dry and wet waste into the ocean.

Waste segregation and recycling

The process of waste segregation and recycling, food and household waste collection will radically alter the way waste is disposed of and handled in The Maldives

Waste to energy treatment plant

The establishment of a waste-to-energy treatment plant in Thilafushi will transform waste management in the region.

Sustainable waste management

establish a sustainable solid waste management system that will improve all aspects of industrial, business and household waste management in Zone 3.

Reduce negative health impacts

reduce the negative environmental, lifestyle and health impacts that results from the current waste management process

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The project is financed by ADB and JFPR (Government of Japan) and  Government of Maldives

Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy