In the context of the Syrian conflict, local institutions in the North East have been working for some time to ensure the strengthening of protection systems for the population. Among these, environmental and ecological protection is one of the main axes of engagement in the region, to ensure ecological sustainability through the strengthening of the waste management system - including sanitation - at local and regional levels. Since 2019, Un Ponte Per, together with its local partner Kurdish Red Crescent (KRC), the local authorities and thanks to the support of the Area Mertopolitana de Barcelona (AMB) and the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, has been promoting training activities that have laid the foundations for the first pilot project for waste recycling at municipal level in north-east Syria.
The aim of this intervention is to contribute to the protection of environmental rights and the right to health for the local population, through capacity building of local administrations and raising awareness of environmental and recycling issues among citizens, leading to the launch of the first recycling system in the Hasakeh area in 2022.
With the new 'Gemar Zero' (Zero Waste) project, supported by the Autonomous Province of Bozen/Bolzano, the intention is to strengthen the established recycling system by actively supporting the Hasakeh municipality to help it expand and upgrade the system by involving more and more inhabitants, businesses and cooperatives.
