VATIS UPDATE Article

The Fiji’s Ministry of Local Government, Housing and Environment has begun consultations on the development of the National Waste Management and Pollution Control Strategy 2016 – 2025. The first workshop to launch the consultation process was held at De Vos on the Park on 21st April, 2016 and was attended by stakeholders from the public and private sector across Fiji.

Ministry of Local Government, Housing and Environment permanent secretary, Mr Joshua Wycliffe, said that the purpose of the National Waste Management and Pollution Control Strategy was to update and amalgamate the three outdated strategies; National Waste Management Strategy 2011-2014, National Liquid Waste Management Strategy 2006 and the National Air Pollution Control Strategy 2007 into one strategy.

The new strategy will align with the Environment Management Act 2005 and the Environment Management Regulations 2007 bringing greater regulating and enforcement of the existing permit system and that monitoring and reporting of emissions to air, land and sea will required by the operators and businesses. The new National Waste Management and Pollution Control Strategy is one more step towards a cleaner environment which the government is committed to.