Summary
Jordan launched its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process in February 2017, coordinated by the Ministry of Environment's Climate Change Directorate. The process aims to create a formal roadmap for sectoral adaptation plans, identify financial needs, and establish a national monitoring and reporting system. Priority sectors for adaptation include water, agriculture, health, gender, biodiversity, ecosystems, and protected areas, with a focus on addressing impacts such as severe water shortages, desertification, and extreme weather events.
Key insights
- The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process in Jordan began in February 2017 with a stocktaking exercise and is managed by the Adaptation Section of the Climate Change Directorate within the Ministry of Environment.
- The NAP is intended to serve as a formal roadmap for implementing sectoral adaptation plans, providing a comprehensive overview of activities, identifying financial requirements, and creating a national system for monitoring and reporting progress.
- Jordan has identified several priority sectors for adaptation, including water, agriculture, health, gender, and biodiversity, ecosystems, and protected areas, to address climate impacts such as desertification, severe water shortages, soil erosion, and extreme weather events.
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- {{cite report |author=NAP Global Network |title=JORDAN |date=July 2019 |url=https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/napgn-en-2019-jordan-nap-process-poster-1.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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- @techreport{napglobalnetwork2019jordan, author = {{NAP Global Network}}, title = {{JORDAN}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2019}, month = jul, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/napgn-en-2019-jordan-nap-process-poster-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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