The 15 demonstrations identified 242 resource efficiency measures, out of which 202 already are or are planned to be implemented. These measures can save the companies 115,239 cubic meters of water, 8,671 Megawatt-hours of energy, 1,635 tons of materials, and 3,375 tons of CO2-equivalent emissions annually. They have an average Payback Period of 2.2 years and can save €2.7 million in production costs annually.

The industry demonstrations were undertaken with eight service providers as part of their on-the-job training on resource-efficient production methods. Similar to the preceding MED TEST II project (2015-2018), the concept of this project is to train local capacities of professionals that can continue to change the resource efficiency in Jordan’s industry. Since 2015, UNIDO has managed to qualify 19 service providers on resource-efficient production methods. In addition, six Memoranda of Understanding were established with academic institutions and vocational schools, integrating resource-efficient production concepts and the UNIDO TEST methodology into their curricula.

During a closing event in May, Roberta De Palma, the Chief Technical Advisor of the project from UNIDO, expressed her optimism for Jordan’s sustainable industrial future, stating, “The success of this cooperation is inspiring and offers perspective for businesses in Jordan how to operate more resource and cost-effective.”

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