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Enabling Activities for the Preparation of Jordan’s Third National Communication Report to the UNFCCC (TNC)

Background


This project aims at assisting Jordan with the enabling activities necessary to undertake the Third National Greenhouse Gas Inventory and to prepare and report the Third National Communication to the Conference of Parties in accordance with guidance of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In addition, this project will help strengthen Jordan’s capacity to fulfill its commitments to the UNFCCC on a continuing basis. 

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Objectives

    • Develop and enhance national capacities to fulfill Jordan’s commitments to the Convention on a continuing basis;
       
    • Enhance general awareness and knowledge of government planners on issues related to climate change and reduction of GHG emissions, thus enabling them to take such issues into account in the national development agenda;
       
    • Specifically address socio-economics, gender mainstreaming and health impacts related to climate change;
       
    • Mobilize additional resources for projects related to climate change projects which may be eligible also for further funding or co-funding by GEF or other multilateral or bilateral organization.

Key Expected Results

    • GHG inventory for emissions and sources for 2006 baseline initiated. 
       
    • Vulnerability & adaptation, socio-economic assessment and mitigation scenarios methodologies identified and agreed. 
       
    • Public opinion survey on climate change issues is conducted and results analysed. 
       
    • An e-communication platform on climate change issues is operational. 

Key Achievements todate

  •  Project Advisory Committee (PAC) members identified

    • A tentative Data base on project stakeholders is prepared. The data base is used an initial collection of stakeholders who are communicated with all project results and activities. During 2013 a more comprehensive and sustainable e-communication network utilizing already existing systems. 
       
    • Inception phase finalized and documented. The inception notes and amendments that resulted from the inception workshop (conducted on the 4th of June 2012) were collected, documented and incorporated 
       
    • National experts in the targeted sectors were identified. The GHG Inventory team leader and team are selected. 
       
    • An updated situation analysis to assess the level of public awareness and knowledge related to climate change is under preparation through a “A public opinion survey and communication plan” consultancy
       
    • Professional data for conducting the “capacity strengthening activities” is collected
       
    • “The experiences gained by national experts during the preparation of the National Communications (NC) and how the NCs have provided valuable inputs to the process of integrating climate change into development planning frameworks” was shared through a professional capacity building activity in Istanbul. 
       
    • the status of the relevant policy and legal framework is reviewed

 

Project at a Glance

  • Status: Ongoing
  • Start Date: Aug, 2011
  • End Date: Nov, 2013
  • Executing Agency: Ministry of Environment
  • Contributing Partners: GEF
  • Budget: GEF: 480,000 USD
  • Beneficiaries: Ministry of Environment, all ministries and institutions relevant to UNFCCC
  • Location: Amman
  • Delivery in
    Previous Years:     20%

Project Team

  • Project Manager: Batir Wardam
  • Project Assistant: Ghada Al Sous

Project Documents