Ammon News - The first national workshop for the Stockholm +50 conference Monday kicked off, organized by the Ministry of Environment and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) with the support of the Swedish and Kenyan governments.

The workshop included a presentation on the history of the conference, highlighting Jordan's position within the main themes of the conference.

According to a statement, the UNDP said that the series of national workshops brings together sectors from various public and private institutions and civil society institutions to provide clear-cut recommendations on national and sectoral priorities that promote concepts related to climate change and sustainable environment-friendly solutions at the Stockholm +50 conference, slated for June.

The upcoming conference will mark the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, which entailed creating a global vision that aims at making the planet healthy and prosperous, making a recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and expediting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Jordan has taken many steps and showcased several success stories since the Stockholm Conference in 1972 at the institutional, legal and technical levels, by promoting integration between the public and private sectors, civil society institutions, partners from international organizations and donor countries to protect the environment, said Mohammad Khashashna, Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment.

He said that the Kingdom signed most of the multilateral environmental agreements and abides by their requirements, such as Rotterdam, Basel, biodiversity, the Paris Agreement. He indicated that the conference is an opportunity to promote national priorities that protect the environment and achieve sustainable development.

Sweden's Ambassador Alexandra Rydmark underscored that the environment and climate change sector is a top priority for the Swedish government and the Swedish Embassy in Jordan, noting that Stockholm +50 will speed up action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

For her part, UNDP Resident Representative in Jordan Randa Aboul-Hosn said that Stockholm +50 is an incentive to take action for a healthy and prosperous planet for everyone. Its success, she noted, will be measured by achieving collective action, partnerships and initiatives for nature-based solutions that come as a result of ideas, discussions and dialogues during the upcoming international meeting with a focus on involving women, youth and disadvantaged groups.