The IWM NAMA project aims to promote the development of low-carbon MSW treatment in China，and to lay the foundation for the comprehensive management and development of MSW. It is confirmed that the project will be firstly implemented in five demonstration cities (i.e. Suzhou, Xian, Taian, Lanzhou and Bengbu) to carry out integrated low-carbon management system for waste, improve the evaluation indicators of waste integrated management and the low-carbon development database, thus to make contributions to climate change mitigation in China.