1. Achieving Sustainable Development in Jordan : Country Environmental Analysis
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Cervigni, Raffaello, Naber, Helena, Cervigni, Raffaello, and Naber, Helena
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PUMPING ,POLLUTION CONTROL ,ACCESS TO DATA ,GROUNDWATER RESOURCES ,CONGESTION ,RAILWAYS ,ROAD ,AIR WATER ,CARS ,POLICY MAKERS ,MUNICIPAL WASTE ,EMISSIONS ,ABATEMENT STRATEGIES ,WATER POLLUTION ,RAILWAY ,EXTERNAL COSTS ,WATER POLICY ,TRANSPORT SECTOR ,ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS ,GAS ,ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ,TRAFFIC MODELS ,WILLINGNESS TO PAY ,ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES ,MINES ,VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ,ABATEMENT ,TOLL ,AIR POLLUTANTS ,CAR SALES ,WELLS ,RIDERSHIP ,SURFACE WATER RESOURCES ,QUALITY STANDARDS ,SURFACE WATER ,EXPLOITATION ,EMISSION FACTORS ,FARES ,AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES ,FUEL CONSUMPTION ,WATER RIGHTS ,GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ,TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ,WATER SHORTAGE ,FUEL OIL ,RAIL ,DRINKING WATER ,SUSPENDED SOLIDS ,EFFLUENTS ,CONGESTION REDUCTION ,ENVIRONMENTAL ,HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES ,WATER SAVINGS ,COST SAVINGS ,ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ,ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ,PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES ,SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ,WATER SECTOR ,EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ,GROUNDWATER ,WASTEWATER TREATMENT ,CLIMATE CHANGE ,ARABLE LAND ,COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS ,WTP ,NOISE ,AUDITS ,ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ,AIR QUALITY STANDARDS ,ENERGY CONSUMPTION ,RESOURCE USE ,GROUNDWATER MINING ,ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ,ACCESS TO INFORMATION ,AIR ,WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT ,TRANSPORT AIR EMISSIONS ,TRANSPORT EMISSIONS ,BENEFIT ANALYSIS ,MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT ,CONSERVATION OF NATURE ,ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ,AIR POLLUTION ,LARGE URBAN AREAS ,AIR EMISSION ,ENFORCEMENT OF STANDARDS ,OPPORTUNITY COSTS ,PUBLIC TRANSPORT ,POTABLE WATER ,ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ,WASTEWATER ,FUELS ,WATER QUALITY DEGRADATION ,WATER TABLE ,BASINS ,FINANCIAL RESOURCES ,POLLUTION DAMAGE ,FREIGHT ,REDUCING EMISSIONS ,STATIONARY SOURCES ,RENEWABLE GROUNDWATER RESOURCES ,AIR QUALITY ,ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ,WATER SUPPLY ,WATER USE ,INSPECTION ,SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ,TRANSPORTATION ,ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ,WATER QUALITY MONITORING ,MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER ,FREIGHT TRANSPORT ,ROAD TRANSPORT ,EMISSIONS FROM AIRCRAFT ,PASSENGERS ,TRANSPORT STRATEGY ,TAX ,AIR EMISSIONS ,BOD ,ECONOMIC GROWTH ,WATER LAW ,WASTE WATER ,INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS ,LAND USE ,ROAD TRANSPORT EMISSIONS ,POPULATION GROWTH ,VEHICLE FLEET ,EMISSIONS FROM ROAD TRANSPORT ,VEHICLE ,CONSTRUCTION ,DIESEL ,POLLUTION ABATEMENT ,POLLUTION PREVENTION ,EMISSIONS FROM ROAD ,WATER AVAILABILITY ,WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS ,GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION ,OVERGRAZING ,OIL ,CAR ,PRODUCTION COSTS ,PRODUCTION PROCESSES ,ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ,AVAILABLE WATER ,COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS ,METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS ,ACCEPTABLE QUALITY ,MARGINAL ABATEMENT ,SOLID WASTE ,ANNUAL PRECIPITATION ,LAND TRANSPORT ,POLLUTANT EMISSIONS ,ABATEMENT COSTS ,WASTEWATER REUSE ,POLLUTION ,SANITATION ,HAZARDOUS WASTES ,TOXIC SUBSTANCES ,FUEL TAXATION ,DECISION MAKING ,PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ,MANAGEMENT OF WATER ,TRANSPORT POLICIES ,AQUIFERS ,WASTE MANAGEMENT ,EMISSION STANDARDS ,WATER SCARCITY ,ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ,DRINKING WATER SUPPLY ,TRADEOFFS ,PRODUCTION PROCESS ,TRANSIT ,SUPPLY OF WATER ,FUEL ,FUEL QUALITY ,POLLUTERS ,GROUNDWATER USE ,WATER QUANTITY ,CLEANER FUELS ,MICRO ENTERPRISES ,ROAD CHARGING ,DRIVING ,WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES ,ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ,ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT ,MILEAGE ,FUEL USE ,LAND DEGRADATION ,VEHICLES ,EMISSION REDUCTION ,PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ,INDUSTRIAL SECTOR ,AVERAGE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION ,INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT ,GASOLINE ,POWER GENERATION ,ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ,CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ,BUS ,ROAD TRAFFIC ,WATER POLICIES ,HEAVY METALS ,IRRIGATION WATER ,AIR TRANSPORT ,CERTIFICATION ,CONTINGENT VALUATION ,CONGESTION REDUCTION BENEFITS ,ENERGY EFFICIENCY ,WATER QUALITY ,TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ,WATER STRATEGY ,NATURAL RESOURCES ,PROTECTED AREAS ,INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS ,CAPACITY BUILDING ,PUBLIC WORKS ,EMISSION ,PASSENGERS PER VEHICLE - Abstract
This Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) has been developed by the World Bank in cooperation with the Government of Jordan. It aims to integrate environment into development and poverty reduction priorities. The CEA will be a vital instrument for designing Jordans future policies, by integrating the economic policy tools in our decision making processes. As the latest economic crises and its implications have shown, an economic model that is based on consumption alone cannot be sustained; accordingly many countries identified the need to green their economics as the base for sustainable growth and development. Jordans green economic initiative will enhance social integration, economic growth an environmental sustainability within one focused, measured and stable economic plan. Jordan is a small country that is rich in human capital; the green journey will be a twenty years program to retrofit our infrastructure, to become energy, water and resource efficient. The recommendations identified in this document will be the main drivers for the environmental policies in the country. The issue of adequate incentives for better quantity management clearly remains important, but is not addressed in this report. After the national agenda was established, it appears that the reduction of water related subsidies and the creation of incentives for allocating water to higher value added uses are being recognized as necessities that public policies will address in the future.
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- 2010