Regional Evaluation Municipal Solid Waste Management Services. Country Analytical Report, Dominica. Evaluation 2002

Abstract

[Introduction] The process of collecting and developing the data required for the production of Evaluation 2002 for Dominica was carried out by a PAHO representative in conjunction with the General Manager and the Public Relations Officer of the Dominica Solid Waste Management Corporation. Assistance was given by additional members of the Corporation and other Government departments. The overall management of solid waste is functionally controlled by the Dominica Solid Waste Management Corporation. Although theoretically a semi-autonomous entity within the local Government structure, the Corporation is actually closely allied to the Ministry of Health. This situation results from the recent transfer of senior personnel from the Environmental Health Unit to DWSMC. The report makes it clear that the ratings are not due to incompetence or lack of effort on the part of the personnel involved but rather from a lack of adequate funding and the associated lack of qualified personnel at the upper management levels of the Corporation. As noted, this situation now shows signs of improvement and there is an air of optimism within the Corporation as to the future prospects of DWSMC.