Climate-smart pathways for an Agile and Resilient Economy [CARE]

About this project

Jordan, as the world's second-largest refugee host, grapples with economic challenges and resource strains. High unemployment and increasing poverty, affecting both Jordanians and Syrian refugees, pose significant socio-economic concerns, exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Vision 2025 outlines ambitious development goals aiming for economic growth, reduced poverty, and unemployment rates. The National Green Growth Strategy, aligning with Vision 2025, focuses on transitioning to a green economy across six sectors. Its principles emphasize governance transparency, incentivizing green practices, integrated planning, and capacity building. Further, the Ministry of Environment's Strategic Plan prioritizes the transition to a green economy, aiming for sustainable growth, promotion of environmentally conscious practices, and the reduction of industrial wastewater through recycling for irrigation purposes. Jordan grapples with escalating water scarcity exacerbated by population growth, displacement, and climate change. If current trends persist, by 2025, per capita water supply might plummet from 145 m3/year to 91 m3/year, leading to a substantial deficit of 630 × 106 m3/year1, 12, 3. This scarcity threatens natural ecosystems, river basins, biodiversity, agriculture, water resources, human health, and socio-economic stability. Climate change impacts necessitate urgent action to safeguard Jordan's systems and people. The energy sector, crucial for economic growth, faces c…

Published by

UN-Habitat · Multilateral

Countries

Jordan

Sectors

Environmental policy and administrative management

Funded by

The Royal Scientific Society (RSS)

Accountable

UN-Habitat

Published by UN-Habitat to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 13 Nov 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 41120-208348.

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