Solid Waste Management in the Pacific: Samoa Country Snapshot
Woodruff, Allison | June 2014
Abstract
This flyer outlines the status of solid waste management in Samoa and recommends key points for action to address challenges facing the country related to solid waste management. Samoa consists of two principal islands and eight islets, with a combined land area of 2,944 square kilometers (km2 ). Samoa’s current population is estimated to be about 189,300. In 2012, per capita gross domestic product was 8,317 tala (around $3,600). The island of Upolu, with an area of 1,125 km2 , is the second largest island in Samoa. It has a population of approximately 138,000, including about 38,000 living in Apia, the nation’s capital, which is located on the north coast. The rest of the population lives in about 170 villages, primarily along a narrow coastal fringe around the island. All of Upolu Island, including the capital city of Apia, is served by one solid waste management (SWM) system.
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Woodruff, Allison. 2014. Solid Waste Management in the Pacific: Samoa Country Snapshot. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/405. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Health System Developments
Urban Health Services
Rural Health Services
Health Service Management
Health Care Quality
Health Aspects of Poverty
Child Health
Health aid
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