Browsing Knowledge Repository by Subject "JORDAN"
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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. -
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. ... -
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. -
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 ... -
Regional Directory of Environmental Resource Persons and Research in West Asia
(1994)This directory has been prepared to aid those seeking qualified experts in various environmental fields, in order to fulfill the pressing needs for mitigating environmental problems of the region. These environmental ... -
Sustainable Consumption and Production National Action Plan: SwitchMed in Jordan - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)The Jordanian Sustainable Consumption and Production National Action Plan (SCP-NAP) was developed under the coordination of the Ministry of Environment in Jordan under the EU funded SwitchMed programme, with advisory ... -
SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)SwitchMed is an EU-funded initiative fostering Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) patterns in eight Southern Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia). ... -
Tackling Global Challenges through Triangular Cooperation: Achieving Sustainable Development and Eradicating Poverty through the Green Economy
(2013)This two-part volume is the joint work of an international team of experts and contains essays on triangular cooperation. -
Towards a Prosperous Planet: UNEP's Clearing house
(1987)UNEP's Clearing-house, one of our youngest programmes, expands our roles of 'catalysis and co-ordination" in the field of technical co-operation. The Clearing-house acts as a benevolent broker, an impartial friend and ... -
Trends and Outlook of Natural Resource Use in West Asia
(2023-06)This piece of work is framed by the set of initiatives rolled out by the Global Opportunities for Sustainable Development Goals (GO4SDGs) in West Asia to enhance the knowledge and capacity of policymakers. It is the first ... -
Turning Waste into an Asset in Aqaba: SwitchMed in Jordan - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
Jordan faces increasing issues with waste as growing populations consume more. Municipal solid waste rose from 2.6 million tonnes in 2014 to almost 3 million tonnes in 2017, compounded by the fact that the country has very ... -
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Energy Finance - [Factsheet]
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Energy Finance work fosters increased engagement of the finance community in the low-carbon development and sustainable energy sectors. The Energy Finance team works with ... -
Voices from the Land: Restoring Soils and Enriching Lives
(2019)As vital to our existence as air or water, land is one of our greatest shared assets – and degradation of that land one our most pressing common challenges. Unchecked degradation threatens not only human wellbeing but that ...