Concretizing Green Growth and Sustainable Business Models in the Water Sector of Jordan

Engelmann, Jan; Al‐Saidi, Mohammad; Hamhaber, Johannes

doi:10.3390/resources8020092

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“…There is little literature on specific economic metrics and findings in relation to the benefits of green growth for Jordan. Furthermore, data availability and reliability is a major constraint for green growth diagnostics at sectoral or industrial levels in Jordan (Engelmann et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A decrease of 20% in annual precipitation over the last few decades coupled with this increasing demand and inefficient use of water has exacerbated stress in Jordan's water resources. With Jordan's population expected to double by 2050, this will further increase pressure on natural resources and infrastructure, especially water resources (Engelmann et al, 2019).…”

Section: Economic Impacts Of Climate Change In Jordanmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…3 However, although the documents have undertaken more than 20 cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) for priority projects identified across six priority sectors 4 (see Ministry of Environment, 2017: 4), the GGGI documents do not provide "evidence" or data on the country-wide economic benefits of a low carbon pathway for Jordan (for example, where job creation may occur, the specific health impacts, or where poverty reduction will occur). Data availability and reliability is a major constraint for green growth diagnostics at sectoral or industrial levels in Jordan (Engelmann et al, 2019).…”

Section: Economic Advantages To Green Growth In Jordanmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Evidence on the Advantages of Low Carbon Growth in Jordan

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2021

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There has been a considerable amount of research generally into the benefits associated with low carbon development, showing that it can be synergistic with development priorities – such as job creation, improved public health, social inclusion and improved accessibility (see for example, Gouldson et al., 2018). However, this rapid review finds limited evidence and information around these benefits specifically for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. There has been much interest in green growth in Jordan in the last ten years, particularly as Jordan is seen as having a large renewable energy potential for solar and wind. International organisations have been working with Jordan to develop comprehensive national plans and strategies to encourage green growth investment. Within the Jordanian government, the green growth concept has mainly been promoted by the Ministry of Environment. The World Bank in particular has produced a number of reports that have fed into this review, that explore or touch on green growth in Jordan – however, they themselves recognise that there is a lack of research on the economic and job-generating impacts of a green growth pathway in Jordan, and emphasise the need for further analysis (see specifically Hakim et al., 2017). Many of the green growth statistics referenced are from single reports undertaken a number of years ago – for example, that environmental degradation costs Jordan 2% of its GDP per year comes from a World Bank report written in 2010 and based on data from 2006 (World Bank, 2010). No more recent reviews were found during this rapid review. This review draws on a mixture of academic and grey literature from government and international organisations.

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Section: Economic Advantages To Green Growth In Jordanmentioning

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Evidence on the Advantages of Low Carbon Growth in Jordan

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2021

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“…For example, Engelmann et al [58] noted that reducing inequalities (SDG 10) also implies a gender equality (SDG 5), just as a low emission of carbon dioxide impacts on both SDG 7 and SDG 13. In this way, the 17 goals can be reduced into eight categories.…”

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“…Green technology markets also provide opportunities to create new jobs (SDG 8), the consequence of which is the reduction of inequality within and between generations (SDG 10) [59]. In Figure 1, we have summarized how the various authors [58][59][60][61] classified and linked the 17 SDGs in a SDGs/groups matrix. uncertainty about possible long-term effects and, therefore, a danger of stalling or attempting to solve a problem without considering its complexity (in a "global optimum" manner), but rather through the resolution of many sub-problems (in "local optimum" mode).…”

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SDGs and Innovation in the Business Context Literature Review

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Celone

2019

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On 25 October 2015 the United Nations approved The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). It is an important event from different points of view: clear judgment was expressed on the unsustainability of current development models, not only on the environmental level, but also on the economic and social ones. The implementation of the agenda requires a strong involvement of all members of society, especially business. The article aims to provide a literature overview on the relationships between innovation and sustainable development objectives in the industrial context. SDGs are also analyzed in terms of stakeholders involved, reactions of companies and citizens and metrics recently proposed by researchers of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC). These preliminary results show that different stakeholders approach the SDGs differently, but also that the interest of companies toward SDGs is growing, confirming the considerations that emerged in literature. Furthermore, some SDGs appear to be more a prerequisite for achieving targets, than actual goals, while innovation has proven to be a driver for most SDGs.

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