Work packages (WP)
ISWA of the University of Stuttgart is responsible for the overall project coordination, including the interaction with the funding body (BMBF and DAAD) and the cooperation between the two project modules. Therefore, the institute is responsible for:
- Reporting system including annual revisions
- Organization of regular meetings
- Workshops (kick-off, stakeholder meetings, etc.)
ENDA will take over essential coordination and management tasks in Ethiopia.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, online meetings will be scheduled. As travelling is only possible to a limited extent.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the coordination team.
In this WP, the waste management system is to be described based on a screening of material and energy flows. After the screening, the material flows and processes with high potential for optimization will be identified. ISWA and IABP of the University of Stuttgart in collaboration with the University of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia set up the goal and scope for this WP including the specific assessment area in the corridor as well as a first draft of the system description (WP 2.1).
With this first draft, concrete system improvements will be developed in several scenarios and discussed with the actors on-site. Once a scenario is selected, its roadmap for practical implementation may now be traced.
In other words, the first task is to carry out a screening-MFA (material flow analysis) along the Addis Ababa - Adama corridor where analyses from the IGNIS Megacities project (BMBF) can be used as a basis for the MFA. Based on the MFA, the hotspot analysis (WP 2.5) will aid in identifying the processes within the system that offer the greatest potential for optimization. With this knowledge, in WP 2.6, scenarios for an optimized recycling management system will be developed together with stakeholders on-site. A favorite will be then selected and the most important steps for its implementation will be summarized in a roadmap (WP 5).
For the system assessment, the hotspots from its current state are examinated and evaluated in detail. Here, sustainability is assessed directly related to the UN SDGs. The focus on SDGs will ensure that the main constrains to sustainable development are considered and that sustainability overall the project is assessed.
An already existing methodology from IABP will be adapted to the project context. For this purpose, relevant indicators will be selected and newly or further developed. Based on SDGs analysis and the methodology aforementioned, a set of indicators will be selected and developed by IABP and UAA to quantify intentional and unforeseen sustainability impacts of the waste management system. These will be communicated and discussed in a workshop with various stakeholders. For example, the indicator set could include Global Warming Potential (GWP) to assess the system's impact on climate (SDG 13), the Income indicator to assess impact on poverty (SDG 1), and an indicator to assess improvement in health under the social dimension of sustainability (SDGs 2, 3, 6, 11).
Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and the MFA results from WP 2, the environmental impacts of the material flows will be assessed. The system will be modeled in IABP's GaBi software. The resulting system model together with the mass and energy balances derived from WP 2.4 will enable the definition of appropriate assessment parameters and methods so that the waste management system and the selected scenario are evaluated in a holistic approach.
The applicability assessment will be conducted in line with the requirements of UN Habitat's New Urban Agenda to manage spatial and infrastructure planning based on reliable data. WP 4 focuses on identifying stakeholders in the Addis Ababa-Adama corridor, learning their readiness for change, and enabling them to apply the Material Flow Approach (MFA).
For this purpose, the existing systems - administration, institutions and external sectors - and their interactions within the scale of cities and provinces will be analyzed. The main target group, the Solid Waste Management (SWM) sector, is integrated by administration, parastatal or private institutions and companies. The formal and informal communication structures/habits held between them and with other sectors will also be identified (WP 4.1).
Techniques for applying changes in management systems should enable administrators, planners, and technicians to develop skills and be capable of acting quickly, efficiently, sustainably and transparently in SWM decision-making processes. Following Kurt Lewin's theoretical approach to change management processes, the three main steps to "application assessment" are described as follows:
- System analysis and planning of interventions (WP 4.1)
- Implementation of the application (WP 4.2)
- Further adaptation of results and steps of continuous improvement (WP 4.3)
In this work package, the AT-Association as well as ENDA will have the main leadership.
WP 5 oversees creating a toolkit for local staff to continuously monitor the waste management system in Addis Abbaba - Adama corridor employing a widely available software solution.
In WP 5 a toolkit for local staff will be developed to enable continuous monitoring of the waste management system in the Addis Ababa Adama corridor in a widely available software solution.The scientific output from WP 2 to 4 will be used and mirrored in close cooperation with Module 2. The toolkit will be further tested with Ethiopian stakeholders as well as workshop participants in Ghana from Module 2. The generic toolkit will aim at its transferability to other regions and countries; thus, including different stakeholder perspectives. The IABP and the University of Addis Ababa will be responsible for this last task.
The practical transferability of the project results to other regions in Ethiopia and the sub-Saharan region will be tested in two workshops in Ghana and Ethiopia, among others, with the guidance of ISWA. The results of these workshops will show in which direction to adapt the hotspot analysis, the roadmaps, as well as the tools and instruments developed up to this stage of the project. The two workshops will be funded by Module 2 (DAAD). Special emphasis is placed on modeling, monitoring, and evaluation of waste management systems.