Reduced Risks on Human Health & the Environment through Reduction of POPs and U-POPs in Eswatini

About this project

The project intends to ensure an integrated solid waste management towards zero waste and circular economy vision for Eswatini. Main focus of the waste streams in this project includes healthcare waste, E-waste and plastic waste. The project will help reduce pollutions of chemicals and waste, improve health and livelihoods of general population and workers through a gender-responsive approach, and foster green growth through public and private partnership in the services of the waste management and circular business, particular SMEs. To this end, in the healthcare sector, the project will ensure upstream reduction of hazardous waste through better segregation and pilot green procurement of healthcare consumables and devices; and by replacing the practice of open burning or incineration in substandard incinerators with a network of non-combustion treatment systems, supported by a dedicated logistic. A circular economy approach will be taken in managing plastic packaging, electronics, appliances, and other consumer products. The project will scale up the successful experiences from UNDP Accelerator Lab and Small Grant Programme on behavior change to reduce the consumption of single use plastics (SUP) and increase recycling of packaging materials.

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 13Climate Action

Published by

United Nations Development Programme · Multilateral

Countries

Eswatini

Sectors

Biodiversity

Funded by

Global Environment Fund Truste

Implemented by

SWZ-EswatiniEnvironAuthority

Accountable

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Published by United Nations Development Programme to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 5 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-41114-PROJECT-01004934.

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