Smart Urban Water Management: Enhancing the Adaptive Capacity and Urban Resilience of Amman through Urban Green Infrastructure

About this project

To enhance an enabling environment to address water challenges through developing and implementing smart water urban management systems in Amman city, with a focus on strengthening adaptive capacities and promoting sustainable water measures. Specifically, flood and stormwater retention and detention will be implemented in municipal spaces through nature-based solutions and green spaces in the low-lying hazard-prone areas of downtown Amman where a significant population of Syrian refugees reside, and where the occurrence of flashfloods has previously resulted in significant harm to people and damage to businesses and infrastructure. The sites will store water for future use which will mitigate the impact of floods and the harm they cause, while alleviating Jordan's severe water scarcity and enhancing the country's ability to continue hosting refugees.

Published by

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands · Government

Countries

Jordan

Sectors

Water resources conservation (including data collection)

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesTrade development · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focusDesertification · Main focus

Funded by

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Implemented by

UN Habitat

Accountable

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Passes funds through

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Published by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-7-PPR-230003073.

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