Solid Waste Management in the Pacific: Solomon Islands Country Snapshot
Woodruff, Allison | June 2014
Abstract
This flyer outlines the status of solid waste management in Solomon Islands and recommends key points for action to address challenges facing the country related to solid waste management. Solomon Islands has a population of approximately 552,000. Per capita gross domestic product was estimated at SI$11,223 (around $1,582) in 2012. Around 78,000 people live in the capital city, Honiara, with an estimated 35% of residents located in informal settlements in surrounding peri-urban areas. Honiara is a rapidly growing urban center, with an estimated annual average growth of 4.7% over the period 2010–2015.
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Woodruff, Allison. 2014. Solid Waste Management in the Pacific: Solomon Islands Country Snapshot. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/406. 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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