Project Documents

Guidelines for Collection of Data on Debris Resulting from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami in Banda Aceh, Indonesia (PDF 124KB) - These guidelines have been developed in order to lead activities related to firstly, collecting all existing information on Tsunami-generated waste, including the organizational and operational processes to clear it; secondly, creating baseline data that will help in developing a waste management mechanism to handle day-to-day construction and demolition waste, but quickly up-scaled to handle debris during a disaster.
The manual is part of Activity 1 of the DEBRI Project (Baseline Data Creation). The information resulting from this manual was used as a basis for (a) development of a Waste Management Mechanism and for (b) technology identification and selection that will be procured under the project. The intended output of this manual is a report containing the issues outlined here.

Preliminary Data Report on Tsunami-generated Debris (PDF 105KB) - This quick preliminary report on the tsunami-generated debris is intended to collate existing basic data that will form the basis for a full report. The data presented in this document is substantiated and added to/confirmed by the consultant as per the agreed terms of reference and the Data Collection Guidelines.
The final report is to be used primarily for three purposes: (a) to help identify technology components that will be procured under the project, (b) to develop the Waste Management Mechanism, and (c) to fill in the gaps and discrepancies in the data below, where appropriate.

Report on Tsunami-generated Debris (PDF 564KB) -This report on the tsunami-generated debris is intended to adjust existing basic data that will to help identify technology components to be procured under the DEBRI project, and develop a comprehensive waste management mechanism for construction and demolition (C&D) disaster wastes. The collation of data presented here is from secondary sources – project documents and reports of a number of organizations funding or working on issues related to waste debris, as well as field visits to verify and reassess their validity.
The report consists of four parts. Part 1 provides an overview of the quantification and classification of debris (C&D wastes), including the number of buildings destroyed and estimation of C&D waste generated by the tsunami and earthquake. Part 2 outlines the current status of debris, including debris remaining, municipal solid wastes. Part 3 summarizes completed/ongoing waste projects on debris management in Banda Aceh, and Part 4 reviews prevailing waste management systems. A list of references used is also provided in the end.

Key Factors in Technology Identification and Selection (PDF 245KB) -This document is targeted at the DEBRI Partners – Untied Nations Environment Programme, the Indonesian Ministry of Environment, the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) and local government agencies and entities in Banda Aceh. It has been developed to assist decision-making in identifying and selecting technologies that will be used in Banda Aceh to process construction and demolition waste.
It contains key factors in the strategic, operational, socio-cultural and financial spheres. It is based on the experiences and lessons learnt by the project partners in technology management and waste management. Together with other documents already prepared under the DEBRI Project, this document will generate an assessed shortlist of technology options that the project partners will use to take the final decision on technologies to be procured under the project.

Technology Identification and Selection (PDF 393KB) - Technology identification and selection processes need to focus on environment and disasters together, positioning them at the centre of economic and political decision making at the strategic and operational levels. It is also adaptable to specific parameters and constraints of a locality.
Clearly, technology identification and selection processes for C&D waste  management are undertaken at different levels for various purposes – (a) at the strategic level, in order to streamline development planning and policy making, (b) at the operational level, in order to assess alternative solutions and facilitate implementation of programmes and  projects, (c) at the financial level, in order to ensure financial viability and long-term sustainability of the technology and to also generate income and jobs for the local community, and (d) at the community level, in order to ensure community acceptability within its socio-cultural fabric.

Economic Instruments with Special Reference to Debris and C&D Waste Management – Background Document (PDF 221KB) - This background document is being prepared as a part of the deliverables of the DEBRI Project in order to (a) enhance awareness of the national and local context in which economic instruments function; (b) assist governments in identifying circumstances and opportunities for the use of economic instruments, and make them more acceptable and viable at local and national levels; (c) assist governments in making use of economic instruments to achieve national environmental objectives; and (d) promote use of economic instruments to achieve the objectives of the DEBRI Project.
While Part I of this document provides an overall introduction to the importance of economic instruments, within the perspective of broad sustainable development, Part II provides the contextual basis to introduce economic instruments in the DEBRI Project, for waste management and for construction and demolition debris.

Economic Instruments with Special Reference to Debris and C&D Waste Management - The empowerment and involvement of the target community in all aspects of the project, as decision-makers and as beneficiaries, is critical to ensure success of the project.
As a critical component of the project, this report looks at the potential of economic instruments, in (a) identifying the essential barriers that may prevent both the government (in investing) and the community (in having purchasing power) to be actively involved in debris management, and in (b) developing of appropriate policies and strategies to overcome the barriers.

Disaster Waste Management Mechanism cover image Disaster Waste Management Mechanism: A Practical Guide for Construction and Demolition Waste in Indonesia (PDF 1.5MB) - Within the context of the DEBRI Project, this publication serves to assist decision makers in national and local government agencies in Indonesia to understand the issue of disaster waste management. It outlines the development of a waste management mechanism that will facilitate local strategies on waste issues, bringing together knowledge and experience on existing and ongoing work on waste and debris cleanup.
The Waste Management Mechanism presented here provides the overall, larger context within which environmentally sound technologies can be used for disaster wastes. The publication is part of the EU Funded Asia Pro Eco II B Programme. The contents included in the publication cuts across all activities of the project, and will specifically be used to implement capacity building, training and awareness raising activities.



NOTE:
The above reports and documents were produced with the financial assistance of the European Union under the Asia Pro Eco IIB Programme.
The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.