Project

Reduction and elimination of POPs and other chemical releases through implementation of environmentally sound management of E-Waste, medical waste and priority U-POPs release sources associated with general waste management activities

Lead country

Jordan

Participating countries

Jordan

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From May 30, 2018 to May 30, 2023

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning
  2. 3.9 Reduce deaths from pollution
  3. 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management

Project ID: 5667

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Technical team

  • Chemicals and Waste Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Persistent organic pollutants
  • Waste management

Sub-area(s)

  • E-waste

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Industrial site

Transformed sector(s)

  • Materials and manufacturing

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Direct support / Service Delivery
  • Policy advice

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Law regulation
  • Capacity building

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional framework
  • Pollution control
  • Technical capacity building

Social inclusion

N/A

Gender equality

  • Livelihoods for women

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning
  • 3.9 Reduce deaths from pollution
  • 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management

Conventions and protocols

  • Stockholm Convention (POPs)

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Health

Project objectives

Protection of human health and the environment through reduction and elimination of POPs, and other chemicals through implementation of environmentally sound management (ESM) for e-waste, healthcare waste and priority U-POPs release sources associated with general waste management activities.

USD $5,240,000

Grant amount

USD $64,892,008

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($5,240,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Jordan

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