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The International Waters Project (IWP) aims to strengthen the management and conservation of marine, coastal and freshwater resources in the Pacific Islands region. It is financed through the International Waters Programme of the Global Environment Facility, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme, and executed by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), in conjunction with the governments of the 14 participating independent Pacific Island countries.

This report is the result of a visit to Nauru of 21 days from 14th November to 5th Dec 2003. In May 2003 Buada Community had been chosen as the International Waters Programme Pilot Project, to implement a community-based waste reduction pilot project. There were two main areas of interest for this visit: to identify the baseline situation regarding waste in Buada Community, and to determine the current situation on Nauru with regard to the legal and institutional responsibility for dealing with community waste. Thus this report is divided into two parts: Part A details work associated specifically with the Buada Pilot Area, and Part B details applicable legislation, and the current situation regarding who is doing what in terms of waste collection on Nauru.