Pledging initiative – Submission form: Submission #2288

Submission information

Submission Number: 2288
Submission ID: 7986
Submission UUID: be34eaf9-6cfa-40cb-addd-8332d0649e75
Submission URI: /submit-pledges

Created: Sun, 07/31/2022 - 21:29
Completed: Sun, 07/31/2022 - 21:29
Changed: Tue, 08/02/2022 - 22:25

Remote IP address: 2.22.245.54
Language: English

Is draft: No

Flagged: Yes
Name of entity submitting the pledgeThe Mayors Mechanism submitting in the name of the City of Arua
Pledging entityCities, Municipalities, and Local Authority
Is the country of the pledging entity a GCM Champion country?
Full namePablo Mariani
PositionKMO
Country of implementationUganda
Other country of implementationGlobal
Region of implementation
Email Addresspmariani@mayorsmechanism.org
Secondary contact person
Secondary email
Name of the pledgeStrengthening the Capacity of Arua City to Sustainably Manage Waste and Promote Institutional Greening
Type of pledge (please select)Individual (by one state/actor)
Is this a mirror pledge (pledge is also relevant to the Global Compact on Refugees) ?
Participating States and Actors
Name of the matched pledge
ID of the matched pledge
Nature of the pledgeProcess oriented (e.g. convening fully consultative processes in preparing national reports for the IMRF); structured
Please select the main three GCM objectives the pledge is/are meant to support2. Minimize the adverse drivers and structural factors that compel people to leave their country of origin; 7. Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration; 15. Provide access to basic services for migrants; 16. Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion; 23. Strengthen international cooperation and global partnerships for safe, orderly and regular migration
Please indicate which GCM Guiding Principle is/are particularly relevant for the pledgePeople-centred; International cooperation; National sovereignty; Rule of law and due process; Sustainable development; Human rights; Gender-responsive; Child-sensitive; Whole-of-government approach; Whole-of-society approach
Please provide a description of the pledgeThe city of Arua will employ refugees and migrants to establish a municipal recycling program while greening its local institutions and economy by introducing environmentally sustainable practices and curricula at its schools, health centers, and other public institutions. The project aims to strengthen Arua’s capacity to sustainably manage waste, increase carbon capture through greening public institutions, and provide job skills and employment opportunities for Arua’s refugee communities. This will be done through establishing recycling facilities in the city and planting trees and other greenery outside schools, hospitals and faith-based organizations. With a focus on sorting, collecting and recycling plastics, the recycling program will be the first municipal-run recycling facility in the country. To support this transition to a greener economy, refugees will be trained and empowered to work in both the recycling and landscaping sectors. This project is in line with Arua’s proposed project for the MMC's Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees

Arua’s project will have two main impacts:
1. 1,000 migrants, refugees and internally displaced people have income and assets obtained through job training and formal employment in the waste and landscaping sectors.
2. The majority of Arua’s public institutions are planted with trees and other vegetation that provide shade and help mitigate CO2 emissions, preventing out-migration from Arua.
Please indicate the tentative deadline within which this pledge is expected to be realised31 Jul 2023
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