The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Union (EU), Austria, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the TaiwanBusiness – EBRD Technical Cooperation Fund have partnered with the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) to organise a community clean-up event in Amman aimed at promoting sustainable waste management and strengthening community engagement. The one-day event on 4 July 2026 brought together young people, families and local stakeholders for a hands-on clean-up of a public park, alongside a public discussion on waste management challenges and solutions, according to a press release from the EU Delegation to Jordan on 5 July 2026.
The event included creative activities to raise environmental awareness among children and families, and provided a platform for stakeholders to hear public feedback on waste management, which will help shape future awareness campaigns and policy decisions. Attendees included Youssef Shawarbeh, Mayor of the Greater Amman Municipality; Gretchen Biery, EBRD Director for the Eastern Mediterranean region; and Pierre-Christophe Chatzisavas, EU ambassador to Jordan, along with environmental experts and community representatives.
The clean-up is part of a broader initiative supported by the EBRD and its donors to improve solid waste management systems and promote sustainable urban development in Jordan. It complements ongoing infrastructure investments by addressing behavioural and community dimensions of waste management. The EBRD has worked with GAM since 2015, alongside the EU and the EBRD Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Multi Donor Account, funded by Australia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Taiwan Business-EBRD Technical Cooperation Fund, and the United Kingdom, to support waste management improvements. These include financing an additional landfill cell at Al Ghabawi landfill and a landfill gas recovery system that generates electricity from waste.
Amman has also joined the EBRD Green Cities programme, which helps cities identify and address key environmental challenges. Under this programme, the EBRD, alongside the GCF and with EU-backed guarantees, is supporting critical investments in solid waste management in Amman. In 2019, the EBRD and the EU implemented a solid waste awareness campaign in 20 public schools in Amman, benefiting more than 2,000 students from Jordan and Syria.
The community clean-up event reinforces these efforts by empowering citizens to take an active role in protecting their environment, helping to build more sustainable and resilient communities across Amman.