Job Creation for Syrian Refugees and Jordanian Host Communities through green works in agriculture and forestry in Jordan

This proposed extension of the project will build on what had been accomplished in the running project (15 KM of soil terraces already accomplished, 60 water cisterns constructed so far out of total 150 cisterns, installing irrigation system, and growing trees will start on early November). The proposed extension will improve agriculture productivity in selected areas and contribute to environmental protection and improvement (the soil terraces will decrease the surface run-off of rain water, which will keep the moisture of the agricultural soil for longer time, and will also decrease soil erosion, using the drip irrigation system will reduce the consumption of irrigation water up to 80%, as well the harvested rain water inside water cistern will be used for supplementary irrigation for the trees during drought hot summer). 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. It is proposed to support the Government of Jordan in support of local farmers (construction of water cisterns, terracing of slopes), and tree planting. These investments will create immediate jobs through employment intensive programmes in the three new governorates (Madaba, Zarqa, and Ma'an) as well as the previous governorates, 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/17/09/NOR

Admin unit

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

Start date

01/11/2017

End date

28/02/2019

Total allocation

2422041

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

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Development Partners

Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Country/Countries

Jordan

Outcomes

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