Jordan

The brief discusses transboundary climate risks in the MENA region. It highlights governance challenges and calls for improved adaptation financing and regional cooperation, emphasizing the need for international support to enhance resilience.

This paper presents the composite drought indicator (CDI) that Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, and Tunisian government agencies now produce monthly to support operational drought management decision making.

The 2022 - 2050 Climate Change Policy (CCP) is an overarching document for mainstreaming climate change in all sectoral policies, strategies, and action plans.

This seismic risk profile of Jordan, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.

This report provides forward-looking data on the climate in Jordan with the goal of supporting resilience-oriented short to long-term planning.

Climate-smart agriculture offers Jordan opportunities to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change, while promoting continued growth and job creation.

The MENAdrought project aims to provide tools to anticipate, prepare for and mitigate drought impacts. In Jordan, the team is working with government officials and partner organizations to support the development of robust drought policy for the country.

This report focuses on MENAdrought and the predecessor MENA-RDMS projects and findings related to the vulnerability assessment in Jordan. It features root causes of drought impacts, vulnerability of regions, economy, communities, and environment.