local, at the level of municipalities and other instances of local development. 4.10.1 Sectorial circumstances. In general terms, Panama continues to work on the basis of a linear economy that, although it generates profits and jobs for the country in its position as a logistics and multimodal transportation center, demands more and more resources (water, energy and food), through while generating more organic and inorganic waste and less capacity for ecosystems to regenerate over time. Waste management in the country is still incipient, lacking both knowledge and investment resources to stimulate the required sector transformation.