Demonstration project aimed at tackling solid and liquid waste pollution, particularly from wastewater and nutrients, across the County of Vihiga
Duration: 1st October 2020 – 31st December 2021
DescriptionObjectivies
UNEP agrees to co-operate with VCG to implement a demonstration project aimed at tackling solid and liquid waste pollution, particularly from wastewater and nutrients, across the County of Vihiga.
The SMAP (Smallholder Farmers Access to Phosphorus) is a joint project of CGA, University of Eldoret, University of Egerton, Local Farmers, Phosphorus Traders and Financial Institutions.
‘’A demonstration project aimed at tackling solid and liquid waste pollution, particularly from wastewater and nutrients, across the County of Vihiga’’
The purpose of this project is to implement a demonstration project aimed at tackling wastewater and nutrient pollution and assist the County government in enhancing the management of solid and liquid waste across the County.
The project is designed “to provide the foundations (including partnerships, information, tools and policy mechanisms) for governments and other stakeholders to initiate comprehensive, effective and sustained programmes addressing nutrient over-enrichment and oxygen depletion from land based pollution of coastal waters in Large Marine Ecosystems”.
This study is contribution to strengthened local and regional enabling environments to foster the uptake and adoption of innovative approaches in reducing threats to coral reefs from nutrient and wastewater and other land-based pollution in Sri Lanka.
This study was to evaluate good nutrient practices in agriculture systems in the Brazilian Pantanal Region, specifically: Investigating options for improvement of Nutrients Use Efficiency (NUE); and quantifying the multiple costs & benefits of nutrients management.
