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Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty
ANNEX IV
ENVIRONMENT
Israel and Jordan acknowledge the importance of the ecology of
the region, its high environmental sensitivity and the need to protect
the environment and prevent danger and risks for the health and
well-being of the region's population. They both recognise the need
for conservation of natural resources, protection of biodiversity
and the imperative of attaining economic growth based on sustainable
development principles.
In light of the above, both Parties agree to co-operate in matters
relating to environmental protection in general and to those that
may mutually effect them. Areas of such co-operation are detailed
as follows:
A. Taking the necessary steps both jointly and individually to
prevent damage and risks to the environment in general, and in particular
those that may affect people, natural resources and environmental
assets in the two countries respectively.
B. Taking the necessary steps by both countries to co-operate in
the following areas:
- Environmental planning and management including conducting
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and exchanging of data on
projects possessing potential impact on their respective environments.
- Environmental legislation, regulations, standards and enforcement
thereof.
- Research and applied technology.
- Emergency response, monitoring, related notification procedures
and control of damages.
- Code of conduct through regional charters. This may be achieved
through the establishment of joint modalities and mechanisms of
cooperation to ensure exchange of information, communication and
coordination regarding matters and activities of mutual environmental
concern between their environmental administrations and experts.
C. Environmental subjects to be addressed:
- Protection of nature, natural resources and biodiversity, including
cooperation in planning and management of adjacent protected areas
along the common border, and protection of endangered species
and migratory birds.
- Air quality control, including general standards, criteria and
all types of man-made hazardous radiations, fumes and gases.
- Marine environment and coastal resources management.
- Waste management including hazardous wastes.
- Pest control including house flies and mosquitoes, and prevention
of diseases transferred by pests, such as malaria and leishmaniosis.
- Abatement and control of pollution, contamination and other
manmade hazards to the environment.
- Desertification: combatting desertification, exchange of information
and research knowledge, and the implementation of suitable technologies.
- Public awareness and environmental education, encouraging the
exchange of knowledge, information, study materials, education
programmes and training through public actions and awareness campaigns.
- Noise: reducing noise pollution through regulation, licensing
and enforcement based on agreed standards.
- Potential co-operation in case of natural disasters.
D. In accordance with the above, the two Parties agree to co-operate
in activities and projects in the following geographical areas:
I. The Gulf of Aqaba
- The Marine Environment:
- Natural resources.
- Coastal reef protection.
- Marine pollution:
- Marine sources: such as oil spills, littering and waste
disposal and others.
- Land-based sources: such as liquid waste, solid waste and
littering.
- Abatement, including monitoring and emergency response actions.
- Coastal Zone Management - The Littoral
- Nature reserves and protected areas.
- Environmental protection of water resources.
- Liquid waste.
- Solid waste.
- Tourism and recreational activities.
- Ports.
- Transport.
- Industry and power generation.
- Air quality.
- Hazardous materials.
- Environmental assessments.
II. The Rift Valley
- The Jordan River Israel and Jordan agree to cooperate along
the common boundaries in the following aspects:
- Ecological rehabilitation of the Jordan River.
- Environmental protection of water resources to ensure optimal
water quality, at reasonably usable standards.
- Agricultural pollution control.
- Liquid waste.
- Pest control.
- Nature reserves and protected areas.
- Tourism and historical heritage.
- The Dead Sea
- Nature reserves and protected areas.
- Pest control.
- Environmental protection of water resources.
- Industrial pollution control.
- Tourism and historical heritage.
- Emek Ha'arava/Wadi Araba
- Environmental protection of water resources.
- Nature reserves and protected areas.
- Pest control.
- Tourism and historical heritage.
- Agricultural pollution control.
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