Improving Marine Monitoring Along the Aqaba Coastline (Phase II)

About this project

Building on the Phase I assessment of marine monitoring along the Aqaba coastline and laying the foundation for the next phase of ASEZA’s 25-year monitoring programme, Phase II focuses on implementing the recommended upgrades over a three-year period.The project strengthens the Norway–Jordan partnership, in collaboration with the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) and other regional and international institutions, by deploying advanced technologies, including AI-based analysis, across five core workstreams: oceanography and water quality, fisheries assessment, benthic habitat mapping, data management, and a pilot marine pollution early warning system. The introduction of real-time sensors, coupled with institutional standard operating procedures (SOPs), will significantly enhance ASEZA’s capacity for risk-informed marine governance.Key deliverables include fisheries management plans, maps for the conservation of vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs), an integrated marine data platform, and comprehensive capacity-building programmes. In parallel, the project will pilot an integrated early warning system with real-time pollution monitoring and establish SOPs for pollution response. Collectively, these efforts aim to safeguard the Gulf of Aqaba’s coral reef climate refugium while advancing a sustainable blue economy and reinforcing Jordan’s regional leadership

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 14Life Below Water

Published by

United Nations Development Programme · Multilateral

Countries

Jordan

Sectors

Education policy and administrative managementFishing policy and administrative managementEnvironmental policy and administrative managementEnvironmental research

Funded by

NOR - MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Implemented by

UNDP

Accountable

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Published by United Nations Development Programme to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 5 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-41114-PROJECT-01006117.

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