Initiatives & Projects
Integrated Waste Management for Olive-Oil Pressing Industries in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan
This regional project aims to set an integrated management system for olive
oil wastes in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan, in order to reduce their negative
environ-mental impact without harming the production and growth of the olive
oil sector.
Implementing Partner: (NEX) Ministry of Local Administration and
Environment—Syria
Total Budget:
US$
281.685 for the region
Total expenditures as of December
2007: US$ 170,490.00
Duration: 3 years (Sept. 2005
- Sept. 2008)
Status: Ongoing
Location: Countrywide
Project number | 00045125 | ||
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Subject(s) | AGRICULTURE , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES | ||
Geographical coverage | Lebanon, Syria, Jordan | ||
Budget (in €) | 189215 | ||
Programme | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | ||
Web site | http://www.undp.org.sy/index.php?page=content&id=project23 | ||
Objectives |
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Results | Achievements / Current Status: * A database of olive oil production and a GIS map of the locations of mills, ground water and “hot spots” in Syria has been finalized * Meetings of the regional and national project committees and four training workshops for staff of all stakeholders have been held * Analysis of Syrian environmental legislation, with the aim of identifying modifications needed, has been completed * Audits of eight mills and four sites of complementary industries have been conducted * Reports on the first and fourth phase of the project have been completed |
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Period | [01/09/2005 - 30/09/2008] |
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