1 Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
2 Waste Management Research Center, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Waste Manag Res. 2018 Oct;36(10):985-992. doi: 10.1177/0734242X18785722. Epub 2018 Jul 16.
Solid waste management is a challenge for Phnom Penh city owing to the increasing volume of waste produced and insufficient collection capacity. Sustainable management is required in response to continuing population growth and urbanisation. This article aims to examine the status and constraints of solid waste management in Phnom Penh and discuss the performance of local government authorities to propose possible mechanisms and strategies to improve the system. Data were collected through literature reviews, key informant interviews and focus group discussions with the local government authorities. Six performance measures were used as assessment variables, including technical, environmental, institutional and organisational, financial and economic, social and cultural, and policy and legal factors. Limited institutional capacity and performance are the consequence of insufficient decentralisation power and allocation of budget and workforce for promoting technological and environmentally sustainable practices. Lack of cooperation and coordination among relevant agencies led to their unwillingness to participate in management performance. A decentralisation and provision of management services in the public-private partnership would enable operational procedures that enhance accountability, transparency, efficiency, and productivity at the local level.
固体废弃物管理是金边市面临的一个挑战，原因是城市产生的垃圾量不断增加，而收集能力却不足。为了应对持续的人口增长和城市化，需要进行可持续管理。本文旨在考察金边市固体废弃物管理的现状和制约因素，并讨论地方政府当局的绩效，以提出改善该系统的可能机制和策略。通过文献回顾、关键知情人访谈以及与地方政府当局的焦点小组讨论收集了数据。采用了六个绩效衡量标准作为评估变量，包括技术、环境、体制和组织、财务和经济、社会和文化以及政策和法律因素。体制能力和绩效有限是由于权力下放不足以及为促进技术和环境可持续实践而分配预算和劳动力造成的。相关机构之间缺乏合作与协调，导致它们不愿意参与管理绩效。权力下放和提供公私伙伴关系中的管理服务将使运营程序能够提高地方一级的问责制、透明度、效率和生产力。
