Santo Domingo LOW-M Portfolio

Abstract

This LOW-Methane Portfolio summarises Santo Domingo’s overall targets for ambitious methane reductions in the waste sector, priority goals, and current and proposed lines of action. It is subject to further change as this work evolves. This portfolio is intended to serve as a basis for discussions about the next steps, including with partners that are exploring providing additional support to the Santo Domingo team to advance this work. To advance Dominican Republic’s first NDC (2020), Santo Domingo is working on better collection, treatment, and disposal of waste, including landfill gas capture and use and waste-derived byproducts for energy purposes and as organic fertilizers. This work also leverages the country’s General Law for the Integrated Management and Co-Processing of Solid Waste, implementing the National Plan for Integrated Waste Management (PLANGIR), and the IDB-supported Program for the Integrated and Sustainable Management of Solid Waste in Great Santo Domingo.