Job creation for Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities through green works in agriculture and forestry

The project promotes better living conditions for Syrian refugees and Jordanians as a result of increased decent work in the agricultural sector and an improved environment.In particular, the project will improve agriculture productivity in selected areas and contribute to environmental protection and improvement. It will introduce Green Works and Local Resource Based (LRB) approaches, which combine and optimize the use of local resources including labour. Green Works refers to infrastructure and agricultural works at community level that have direct agricultural or environmental benefits or are in response to a specific environmental context such as changes in climate and extreme weather events. Green Works covers a range of different infrastructure types and activities. The Government of Jordan will be supported to assist local farmers through the construction of water cisterns, terracing of slopes and tree planting using employment intensive programmes. These investments will create immediate jobs in Irbid, Ajloun, Jarash, Karak, Albalqa and Tafila for both Syrian (women and men) refugees and host communities, and will benefit the communities overall by facilitating access to public services.

Project symbol

JOR/16/10/NOR

Admin unit

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

Start date

01/12/2016

End date

28/02/2019

Total allocation

1771324

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

1763569

Development Partners

Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Country/Countries

Jordan

Outcomes

More and better jobs for inclusive growth and improved youth employment prospects