Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) will be transformed into a fully functional body under Competitive and Livable City of Karachi (CLICK) project. Apart from the other aspects, CLICK project also focuses SWMBB. CLICK project is being carried out by Sindh Government with the financial assistance of World Bank.
The project seeks to provide broad-based strategic sectoral supports to provincial government for solid waste management for the city through technical assistance worth $10 million. It also supports the preparation of comprehensive planning documents for the sector, the working paper of the project stated.
The objective of technical assistance is to improve the overall performance of solid waste management through a set of targeted activities addressing critical sector challenges and help contribute to the formulation of a comprehensive investment strategy.
The solid waste management component of the project will consist of activities along four thematic areas which include improving efficiency and effectiveness of solid waste management, developing upstream sector policies through an overall sector review, community level activities and job creation in waste sector, capacity strengthening of SSWMB, data management and improved monitoring & evaluation in solid waste management.
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