Building Resilience to Cope with Climate Change in Jordan Using the Water-Agriculture-Energy Nexus Approach

The project aims to enhance Jordan's resilience to climate change through a systemic 'water-agriculture-energy-climate change nexus' approach. It targets three regions—the Northern Highlands, Central Badia, and Southern Highlands—focusing on diversifying water supply, improving agricultural productivity via climate-smart practices, and integrating solar-powered irrigation. With an indicative total cost of USD 245 million (USD 50 million requested from the GCF), the project seeks to benefit 540,000 people, particularly rural poor and women, while reducing GHG emissions through solar energy and forest restoration.

• Climate models for Jordan indicate a trend of decreasing annual precipitation at a rate of 1.2 mm per year, while air temperatures are increasing, with mean, maximum, and minimum temperatures rising by 0.02, 0.01, and 0.03 degrees Celsius per year respectively.
• Jordan faces severe socio-economic pressures that compound climate vulnerabilities, including a high public debt level of 95.4% of adjusted GDP as of end-March 2017 and a significant refugee crisis, with approximately 90.5% of the 707,830 registered refugees hosted in the northern governorates of Amman, Irbid, Mafraq, and Zarqa.
• The project targets 540,000 direct and indirect beneficiaries, representing 16% of the target population in the three selected locations. It specifically aims for 47% of beneficiaries to be women to address their higher exposure to climate risks in subsistence farming and household chores.
• The proposed intervention is structured around a nexus approach across three geographic zones: the Northern Highlands (focusing on treated wastewater for agroforestry), the Central Badia (focusing on aquifer recharge and water harvesting), and the Southern Highlands (focusing on flood water capture and watershed restoration).
• To reduce GHG emissions, the project will implement solar PV pumps for water supply and irrigation, rehabilitate forests in the Al Mujeb Basin, and restore rangelands in the Jordan Badia.
• The project's total indicative cost is USD 245 million, with a requested GCF grant of USD 50 million and USD 195 million in co-financing from entities including the Ministries of Water and Irrigation, Agriculture, and Environment, as well as various governorates.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2018). Building Resilience to Cope with Climate Change in Jordan Using the Water-Agriculture-Energy Nexus Approach. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20010-building-resilience-cope-climate-change-jordan-using-water-agriculture-energy-nexus-approach.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Building Resilience to Cope with Climate Change in Jordan Using the Water-Agriculture-Energy Nexus Approach. 2018. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20010-building-resilience-cope-climate-change-jordan-using-water-agriculture-energy-nexus-approach.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2018building, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Building Resilience to Cope with Climate Change in Jordan Using the Water-Agriculture-Energy Nexus Approach}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2018}, month = may, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20010-building-resilience-cope-climate-change-jordan-using-water-agriculture-energy-nexus-approach.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }