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Upcoming
Activities during 2001- 2002
| Activity |
Expected
Date |
| Sustainable
Jordan |
May.
2002 |
| Environmental
NGO's in Jordan: pros and cons |
Apr.
2002 |
| Environment
and human rights |
Mar.
2002 |
| Women
and environment |
Feb.
2002 |
| Sustainable
development indicator |
Jan.
2002 |
| National
efforts towards achieving agenda 21 |
Jan.
2002 |
| Jordanian
agenda 21 |
Jan.
2002 |
| Integrated
coastal zones management for dead sea |
Dec.
2001 |
| Integrated
coastal zones management for gulf of Aqaba |
Dec.
2001 |
| Environmental
politics |
Sept.
2001 |
| Environmental
politics in Jordan |
July.
2001 |
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Activities during 2000- 2001
"
Environmental Politics: Towards a Conceptual Framework"
The proceedings of the 5th Dialogue Session of the Jordanian
Environmental Watch Program, focused on "Politics and
the Environment. Several issues related to the relationship
between Politics and the Environment were discussed
including the relationship between politics and the
environment on a local and international level, why
environmental issues have become international issues,
and why are environmental issues so high on the agenda,
locally and internationally.
Several cases and environmental problems were discussed
during this session, and the issues of the environment
in relation to development were also touched upon, finally
concluding that environmental issues should be handled
with a positive attitude. Dr. Ramzi Bataineh, who was
the speaker during this session, indicated that in order
to better understand the specifics of the relationship
between Politics and the Environment, we must begin
with a comprehensive and deep awareness of the interaction
between the development process and the environment,
in addition to studying the roles of a number of pressure
groups, knowledgeable societies, and donor entities.
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The National readiness for the International Sustainable
Development Summit"
The discussions of the Jordanian Environmental watch
program 4th dialogue session revolved around the national
readiness for the International Sustainable Development
Summit, which is due to be held in September 2002 in
Johannesburg/South Africa, and which is attracting the
attention of the entire world.
The proceedings of the Session revolved around Jordan's
achievements since the Earth Summit of 1992 until today,
and the work that Jordan must completed before the 2002
Summit, how to coordinate national efforts in order
compile a comprehensive report that includes the environmental
problems, challenges and achievements, and what is the
required role of the Government, Private Sector and
Social Society Organizations, in order to effectively
be prepared for this Summit.
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Dialogue Session on "The Nuclear Accelerator
for the Synchrotron Lab"
This session which was held on 7/2/2001 in collaboration
between the "Jordanian Environmental Watch Program"
and the "Friend of the Environment Society",
focused on the Nuclear Accelerator for the Synchrotron
Lab that belongs to the Balqa University and which
is due to be set up in the village of Ala'an and at
the Princess Rahma College. The participants discussed
the issue of the Accelerator in details in terms of
its characteristics, benefits, advantages, the importance
of such a scientifically advanced facility in Jordan,
and its role in the realization of scientific progress.
They also discussed the reactions of the local community
to the presence of such a facility.
A
Dialogue Session on the "Toxic Waste Shipment"
On Tuesday 12/12/2000, in collaboration with the Jordanian
Environmental Watch Program and the "Land and
Human to advocate progress" a dialogue session
was held to discuss the shipment of hazardous waste
that entered into the Jordanian Territories, and which
caused much concern to all the different media in
Jordan. The issue of this shipment was discussed in
details in terms of its quality and quantity, and
the different procedures undertaken by the Government
to handle it, in addition to the health hazards of
this shipment, its impact on the environment, the
legal means, locally and internationally, involved
in such a situation, and the necessary measures that
need to be taken to ensure the country remains free
from such wastes.
The
Legislative and Administrative Framework Required
for Establishing a Ministry for the Environment
Held on 5/9/2000 in response to Royal directives for
setting up a ministry for the environment.
In line with the directives, a special committee formulated
the legal and organizational bases for establishing
the ministry and announced its desire to receive recommendations
and proposals from specialist in the environmental
field.
A report about the deliberations, discussions and
results of the workshop was presented to the special
committee.
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