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National Strategy and Action Plan for Sustainable Consumption and Production in Jordan 2016 – 2025.

Country/Territory
Jordan
Document type
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Land & soil, Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Policy/planning Sustainable development Transport/storage Protection of environment Agricultural development Ecological production/organic production Integrated management Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Farming Financial agricultural measures Fiscal and market measures Food security Certification Irrigation Climate change Food waste Land-use planning Saltwater intrusion/siltation Waste management Water abstraction Well sinking/boreholes
Geographical area
Middle East, NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, Red Sea Gulf of Aden, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
2016 - 2025.
Abstract

Jordan’s SCP Strategy and National Action Plan (NAP) is a nation-wide document that addresses key human activities with a particular impact on the Jordanian environment. The overall goal of the Strategy is to achieve a shift to sustainable patterns in three identified priority areas of consumption and production, namely agriculture/food production, transport, and waste management, to be met through the identification of operational objectives and specific actions. In addition, cross-cutting actions relevant to these areas are identified.

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