Amman, June 3 (Petra) – The Ministry of Water and Irrigation and the
Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA-Jordan)
on Wednesday sealed a memorandum of understanding to launch the
fourth phase of the “Strengthening Local Sustainable Sanitation
Systems in Jordan and Tajikistan” project, funded by the German
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

The ministry’s Secretary-General Jihad Mahamid told the signing
ceremony that the memo aims to exchange technical and scientific
expertise between the parties in the areas of wastewater treatment,
groundwater protection, and joint efforts to enhance local capacities
to adapt to climate change impacts, according to a ministry
statement.

It is also to develop practical concepts and technical studies to
offer solutions to environmental and water challenges, with a focus
on decentralized wastewater management concept, said the ministry.

Mahamid said the project focuses on consolidating institutional and
technical knowledge, enhancing advocacy, supporting multi-sectoral
cooperation, and promoting decentralized sanitation solutions.

That will be achieved through building the capacity of stakeholders
in the water and sanitation sector, including government
institutions, academia, the private sector, operators, and civil
society organizations, to enable them to plan, implement, and
sustainably manage these solutions, he added.

For her part, Laura Senge, BORDA representative, said two specialized
events will be organized to foster sectoral dialogue and come up with
recommendations for sector development. Additionally, a specialized
technical study will be prepared to find solutions for managing and
treating industrial wastewater, and a legislative proposal will be
drafted to update regulatory and operational frameworks for
decentralized sanitation in the Kingdom, she added.

//Petra//SS