Regional Roadmap to End Open Burning of Waste in Asia

This Regional Roadmap to End Open Burning of Waste in Asia provides a structured, holistic, and evidence-based guide for policymakers, practitioners, academics, and development partners to eliminate OWB in a manner that is feasible, equitable, and aligned with global and national development priorities. The Roadmap draws on literature review, baseline assessments from ten Asian countries, regional and national policy dialogues, and practical lessons from pilot activities in Vientiane (Lao PDR) and the islands in region 6&7 (Maldives). It aligns OWB elimination with commitments under the Paris Agreement, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and regional frameworks such as the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution, the Malé Declaration on Air Pollution for South Asia, the Roadmap for Sustainable Waste Management and Resource Circulation in South Asia (2019–2030), the newly endorsed Jaipur Declaration on 3R and Circular Economy (2025–2035), and the Kathmandu Declaration on Transformative Action to End Open Burning of Waste in South Asia (2025).