Outlines various actions and strategies to improve waste management in Jordan, focusing on enhancing resource efficiency, addressing climate change, and translating green growth objectives into actionable policies and projects. The Waste Sector Green Growth National Action Plan identifies 14 sub-objectives aligned with national green growth objectives, aiming to drive the transformation of the waste sector towards a more sustainable and resilient future. Key areas of focus include developing hazardous waste management frameworks, implementing waste-to-energy programs, promoting circular economy practices, and enhancing waste management infrastructure for climate resilience. The plan also emphasizes capacity building, stakeholder engagement, innovation, policy reforms, and continuous monitoring and evaluation for future planning and development in the waste sector.

Key Insights

• Resource efficiency is crucial for waste management, involving policies and practices that promote waste reduction, recycling, and reuse.
• Climate change poses challenges to waste management, requiring climate-resilient practices like waste diversion and landfill gas capture.
• The Waste Sector Green Growth National Action Plan includes actions to support sustainable economic growth, social development, and poverty reduction in the waste sector.
• Future planning post-2025 should focus on continuous monitoring, capacity building, stakeholder engagement, innovation, and policy reforms.
• Collaboration with key stakeholders, capacity building, and innovation are essential for the successful implementation of sustainable waste management practices.

Download here: https://www.sustainability.gov/pdfs/ggi-jordan-waste-sector.pdf