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Efficient wastewater treatment plant with sustainable impact

The Tal-Al-Mantah wastewater treatment plant is the first solar-powered plant in this sunny region and thus a flagship project for local communities and for officials and decision-makers in local and regional water authorities.

Asia

Jordan

Funding period: 2018-2021

Our funding project in Jordan was aimed at stabilising the treatment capacity of the Tal-Al-Mantah wastewater treatment plant, and at ensuring in this way that sufficient purified water was available for irrigation of agricultural land in the Jordan Valley. This pilot wastewater and solar power project saw the first solar-powered treatment plant established in the region and greatly improved the hygiene and sanitation situation in the Jordan Valley with a population of 130,000.

The Global Nature Fund - Internationale Stiftung für Umwelt und Natur (GNF), Radolfzell, and EcoPeace Jordan were awarded the Energy Globe Award 2022 for Jordan for this wastewater treatment plant project in the Jordan Valley.

Blick auf die Pflanzenkläranlage "Green Filter" — As an alternative system to traditional wastewater treatment, green filters have the advantage that they do not require energy or chemicals. Photo: Global Nature Fund - Internationale Stiftung für Umwelt und Natur, Radolfzell

Die Pflanzenkläranlage im nahegelegenen Besucherzentrum Sharhabil Bin Hassneh (SHE) EcoPark, bestehend aus drei Becken. — The Tal-Al-Mantah wastewater treatment plant is fed by tanker trucks that deliver domestic wastewater, but also wastewater from a hospital and a slaughterhouse. Photo: Global Nature Fund - Internationale Stiftung für Umwelt und Natur, Radolfzell

The project supported by the Wilo-Foundation and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) also included the construction of wetlands in the nearby visitor centre of Sharhabil Bin Hassneh (SHE) EcoPark. These wetlands purify the wastewater produced by the park and the visitor centre. In 2016 and 2017, SHE EcoPark was nominated as one of the top 100 Green Destinations.

Photo Header: Global Nature Fund - Internationale Stiftung für Umwelt und Natur, Radolfzell

Our funding partner

Global Nature Fund - Internationale Stiftung für Umwelt und Natur, Radolfzell, is a non-profit foundation, pursuing the vision of development within planetary boundaries in order to ensure the right of present and future generations to a healthy planet where biodiversity is conserved, regenerated and restored as the foundation of life.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) forms the global framework for action for socially, economically and ecologically sustainable development. Our funding commitment also supports these sustainability goals. With this project, we are making a contribution to achieving the following SDGs:

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