Browsing Knowledge Repository by Country/Region "Jordan"
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Aerosols sector conversion in action
This publication presents twelve technical case studies that address plant conversions to alternative technologies, including hydrocarbon aerosol propellants (HAP), manual pumps and DME propellants. It covers all sizes of ... -
The Arabian Deserts: The Everlasting Giving and the Challenge of Desertification
(2007)The book describes the natural forms and shapes of the Arabian deserts and their resources and highlights their spiritual, cultural and economic importance and significance. It also addresses some of the environmental, ... -
Asia Toolkit Project on Inventories of Dioxin and Furan Releases National PCDD/PCDF Inventories
(2003)This Toolkit had been developed by UNEP Chemicals to assist countries in undertaking inventories of dioxin and furan releases, and to do so in a harmonized and rigorous manner. -
Cleaner Production in the Mediterranean Region
(1995)The present report is a very valuable boost for the pioneering efforts in Mediterranean countries to implement cleaner production in our part of the world. -
Country Report - Jordan: Capacity Building Activities under the European Commission funded project on Enhancing capacity for measuring progress towards the Environmental Dimension of the SDGs, 2020-2023
(2024-04)The project Enhancing Capacity for Measuring Progress towards the Environmental Dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), funded by the European Commission, was instituted to strengthen national capacity for ... -
Eco-Innovation Application in Jordan: SwitchMed in Jordan - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)Eco-innovation is the development and application of a business model, shaped by a new business strategy that incorporates sustainability throughout all business operations based on life cycle thinking and in cooperation ... -
Empowerment of women from local community: SwitchMed in Jordan - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)The SwitchMed waste management of the Aqaba Hotel Industry project is providing livelihoods, with a special focus on increasing the empowerment of women, by incorporating the local community in recycling/upcycling activities. ... -
Environmental Challenges in the MENA Region
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020)This paper summarizes the core environmental challenges in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region. It is an adapted and extended version of the Environmental Outlook for the West Asia Region (Abumoghli I. 2019), published ... -
Global Mercury Waste Assessment: Review of Current National Measures
(2017)The Minamata Convention on Mercury mandates that mercury waste be managed in an environmentally sound manner, taking into account the guidelines developed under the Basel Convention, and in accordance with requirements to ... -
Good Practices for Regulating Wastewater Treatment: Legislations, Policies and Standards
This report aims to provide an overview of wastewater legislation adopted by a range of developed and developing countries. -
Green Industrial Policy: Concept, Policies, Country Experiences
“Green industrial policy: Concept, policies, country Experiences” is a joint publication by UN Environment and the German Development Institute/ Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). It illustrates how green ... -
Harnessing Opportunity: Wastewater as a Managed Resource
(2017)This publication showcases some of the innovative approaches being used and provides guidance on how communities can put their wastewater to purposeful reuse — asreclaimed water — for the benefit of all. -
How Jordan is switching to a circular economy
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-11)SwitchMed supported the Ministry of Environment in bringing together more than 300 participants to workshops that supported the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in developing its NAP. Jordan decided as part of this process that ... -
Impact Brief - Enhanced capacity for measuring progress towards the Environmental Dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals 2020-2023
(2024-03)The project ‘Enhanced Capacity for Measuring Progress towards the Environmental Dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs), funded by the European Commission, included an activity (Activity 1.3) that aimed to ... -
Jordan Country Study on Biological Diversity: Arthropods of Medical Importance in Jordan
(2000)In this book, the major human arthropods of medical importance occurring in Jordan are discussed based on available literature and the authors personal experience. -
Jordan Country Study on Biological Diversity: Mammals of Jordan
(2000)This work is an update for the mammals of Jordan, with emphasis on their distribution, ecology and conservation. -
National Strategy and Action Plan for Sustainable Consumption and Production in Jordan 2016-2025 - SwitchMed Programme
(2016)Developing national Sustainable Production and Consumption (SCP) National Action Plans (NAP) contributes to poverty alleviation, environmental sustainability and the development of a green economy. National SCP-NAPs are a ... -
THE NDC Action Project: Facilitating the Implementation of Climate-resilient and Low-carbon Development Aligned with National and Global Goals
(2022-10)The NDC Action project supports Jordan in translating its National Determined Contributions (NDC) into actual plans and activities that can be funded and implemented. It encourages increased public and private sector ... -
Net Zero Carbon Scenarios for the Energy Sector in West Asia
(2022-11)Achieving the net-zero emissions target as a global pathway entails a complete decarbonization of the energy sector by the middle of the century, implying that fossil fuels will play a limited role in future. West Asian ...