Objectives: Prevention of pollution from waste mismanagement and handling.

Implementation methodologies: development of community based waste management system in all inhabited islands. The system includes a proper waste separation and storage facility, small scale recycling and necessary equipment for baling and crushing. Composting is a major component in the system so that use of chemical fertilizer for farming and gardening will be reduced. Besides the community based waste management system, the Government is also creating regional waste management facilities that enables to further treat and safe disposal of residual wastes from islands through the mean of waste to energy.

Follow-up mechanism: Training for waste separation, handling and good practices is being given to all island communities. A monitoring system is in place for the evaluation of performance of the waste management activities. Annual reporting mechanism has been created so that all the islands are required to report on their waste management system.

Governance mechanism: Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEE) is mandated to develop and create an efficient waste management system throughout the country. Therefore, MEE is responsible to provide the necessary environmental infrastructure to all islands ensuring the prevention of pollution to both the human health and the environment including the marine environment.

Relations to SDG 14: The waste management system being established in small islands ensures the diversion of indiscriminate dumping of waste from shoreline. Thereby ensuring the conservation of marine resources.