The First Arab Workshop on Cleaner Production was held in Amman between the 4th and 6th of April 2006. The Workshop was organized by the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) in cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences in Basel (FHBB) and Sustainable Business Associates (SBA) with the support of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic
Under the patronage of H.R.H. Prince El – Hassan Bin Talal, the The Royal Scientific Society (RSS) in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) and the National Energy Research Centre (NERC) has organized a conference on ” Renewable Energies in Jordan” May, 23-24, 2006 . The main objectives of this conference were to
A specialized session for the academic institutions in Jordan was arranged by the CP Unit of RSS on May 23rd . Professors from the following universities in Jordan attended the session: University of Jordan Al Hussein Bin Talal University Jordan University for Science Technology German Jordanian University Tafila Technical University The background and objectives of
Researchers from FHNW (Ms. Cornelia Wolf and Mr Rene Baebler) have started a research work in Jordan on CDM. The research will investigate the potential for CDM projects in Jordan, the procedures for CDM applications and a case study with an industrial partner. In parallel to the research work, the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) and
Amman, 27 July 2006 – Princess Sumaya University for Science and Technology (PSUT) and the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) in close cooperation with Ecosys Inc. and Sustainable Business Associates (SBA) held a one week training course on ‘Economic Evaluation of the Environment’ from 23-27 July 2006. The training course took place under the patronage of
Under the Patronage of HRH Princess Sumaya Bint El Hassan, the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) marked the second anniversary of the Cleaner Production (CP) Project on Thursday July 27, 2006. Present at the ceremony were representative of Ministry of Environment Mr. Ahmad Al Qatarneh, Swiss Ambassador in Amman Mr. Paul Widmer, RSS President Dr. Sa’ad
A 3-day course titled “train the trainer” on cleaner production CP for university lecturers was held in Amman on 11/9/06 at the CP Unit of the Royal Scientific Society. The objective of the workshop was to build the capacity in modern techniques of teaching CP at universities. This activity was undertaken as part of the
Royal Scientific Society (RSS) held a 3-day training workshop on good operation practices in dairy industries during 27-29/11/2006. The workshop was held in cooperation with University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) and Enhanced Productivity Centers (IRADA). The training workshop was delivered by Prof. Walter Bisig Professor for food Technologies from the Swiss College of
A three day course titled CP Model training for assessors was held at the Royal Scientific Society on the 3rd of December 2006. Among the participants were CP Unit staff in addition to future Jordanian assessors from Jordan Institution for Standards and Meteorology (JISM), King Abdullah Award, Ministry of Environment (MoEnv) and Enhanced Productivity Centers
Under the Patronage of HRH Princess Sumaya Bint El Hassan and H.E. Mr. Paul Widmer, the Swiss Ambassador to Amman, a specialized training workshop on risk assessment was held at the Cleaner Production Unit of the Royal Scientific Society. The workshop was undertaken by Dr. Pablo Lerena, an experienced risk analysis moderator, who has performed