This report reviews the agreements and commitments made by countries in the Monterey Consensus in 2002, Doha Agreement in 2008, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda in 2015 and the SDGs 2030. The linkages among the Agendas from the first to the third Conferences are underlined; new agreements and commitments in Addis Ababa Action Agenda 2015 were identified; the linkage between Addis Abba Action Agenda and waste management was indicated and the linkage between SDGs and waste management was highlighted; the interrelation between Addis Ababa Action Agenda 2030 and SDGs was underscored; and the projects related to waste management following Addis Ababa Action Agenda were listed according to international funders. These leads to the analysis of how the demand/needs for financing on waste management are met by International organizations, etc.
The mandate of IETC, as agreed in Decision 16/34 of UNEP Governing Council, is the transfer of environmentally sound technologies (EST) to developing countries and countries with economies in transition.