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Like so many communities and territories, even the planet itself, placed in peril by today's global climate emergency, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) future relies on the full and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement. The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Agreement, spelling out how each nation contributes to it, have thereby become the most important public documents for the future of the world and the survival of our human civilization as we know it.

In 2020, border closures associated with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted fishery supply chains, which proved highly detrimental to the economy. The country is also tasked with balancing resources for its urban and rural populations, and enhancing resilience to climate change.

Considering the situation this Solid Waste Management Plan for Majuro (SWMP-M) has been drawn up to enable Majuro to establish a technically sound and financially sustainable solid waste management (SWM) systems. SWM issues targeted under this plan plan are summarized here based on the present SWM situation which has been identified technically and quantitatively through a waste flow analysis

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) forms an archipelago of coral atolls located in the Micronesia region of the South Pacific. It’s 113km2 of land is made up of 34 atolls and low coral islands, 24 of which are inhabited. Its exclusive economic zone covers an oceanic area of 1.2million km2. The capital of RMI is Majuro, home to about 74% of the 53,158 population.

The TISSAP addresses existing IS in Tokelau, via prioritization and guidance. It addresses the potential invasion pathways of additional IS to Tokelau through foreign and domestic vessels that could provide opportunities for other weeds, rats, mongoose, invertebrates and diseases that could have catastrophic impacts on biodiversity, economic growth, community and heath

We are a central Pacific nation comprising three atolls lying to the north of Samoa and south of the Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, and centred on latitude 9o S. The areas of the atolls are roughly similar – Atafu c.350 ha, Nukunonu c.500 ha and Fakaofo c.400 ha – and each gaining only a few meters elevation. All three islands are classic atolls being at the summit of ancient, raised seamounts projecting upward about 5000 m from the seabed, and with large open lagoons which have shallow passages to the sea in many places. The climate is moderated by the ocean currents and easterly trade winds that blow steadily throughout the year and the wet season occurs in November-April. Cyclones and storm surges sometimes inundate much of the land as occurred at Fakaofo in the early 2000s.

Responsibilities foe the waste management exist within a range of legislation and regulations but there is no dedicated waste management legislation