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Improving solid waste management in any developing country is challenging, yet in the tiny monarchy of the Kingdom of Tonga there are many geographic, social, cultural, economic, and political hurdles encountered daily in the implementation of an international aid project. This paper explores some interesting challenges which are being faced by the Solid Waste Management Project, a joint project between the governments of Australia and Tonga, and outlines some of the responses the Project has made so far.

This law has been prepared to facilitate the making of necessary legislation to effectively implement the relevant international and regional Conventions, programs and arrangements, but does require appropriate modifications to effectively implement its provisions in the particular country which intends to use it as the basis of its marine pollution law.

The Government of the Fiji Islands has developed this National Marine Spill Contingency Plan (NATPLAN) as part of its commitment to protecting our valuable coastal and marine resources from the threat of marine pollution incidents. NATPLAN has been developed to reflect the essential steps necessary to initiate, conduct and terminate an emergency spill response on, or into the navigable waters of the Fiji Islands on the adjoining shorelines, the waters of the contiguous zone or into waters of the exclusive economic zone.

This paper reviews work previously undertaken in the region of direct relevance tp the Torres Straight and outlines the SPREP POL programmes and proposals