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Governance over waste issues in Palau is shared between the national government and state governments. State governments have the primary responsibility for waste management. The national government administers the general environmental protection law relating to pollution control and has responsibility for infrastructure planning and public awareness relating to the issue of solid waste.

Solid waste management was regulated by the Environment and Conservation Act and the Public Health Act. Water pollution and management was regulated by the Water Resources Management Act and Public Health Act. This older legislation still deals with waste in some ways, particularly in terms of conducting Environmental Impact Assessments, potential wastewater issues and public health matter rising from waste management.

Waste management issue in Niue are governed under general environmental and public health legislation. There is no specific legislation for waste management, given the lac of natural water sources on the island, another important piece of legislation relevant to preventing water pollution in the Water Act 2012

This document, which can be used by project partners and member countries, outlines the branding and approval protocols for communication materials that have been funded - in whole or in part - by the PacWastePlus (PWP) Programme.

A map showing all participating countries of the PacWastePlus Programme

This communication and visibility plan contains the measures to be undertaken by national and regional stakeholders under PacWaste Plus to be carried out under the Pagoda Delegation agreement entrusted to SPREP