Jordan is currently receiving climate finance from all three major global climate funds. The GCF currently has currently approved 2 concept notes, 1 project preparation facility, and 3 full funding proposals that deploy climate finance to Jordan for mitigation and adaptation projects, in addition to climate finance readiness support designed to strengthen the NDA to attract funding for climate action from available global sources.  In addition, the Global Environment Facility has deployed in excess of $70M USD towards various environmental projects, and the Adaptation Fund over $10M USD for vulnerable communities with more projects in the pipeline. 

 

For more detailed information on climate investment projects in Jordan please see the items below:

Jordan Integrated Landscape Management Initiative (JILMI)

Donor: GCF

Funding Stage: Project Preparation Facility – .47M USD (National)

Jordan Integrated Landscape Management Initiative (JILMI): UNEP – Development of proposal and feasibility studies to increase the resilience of Jordanian ecosystems and vulnerable communities in the Jordan Rift Valley, Zarqa River Basin and the Gulf of Aqaba through resilient Integrated Landscape Management (ILM).

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Green Cities Facility

Funding Stage: Approved Funding Proposal – 674-744M Euros (Regional)

Green Cities Facility(EBRD): The Facility supports the development of low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure in cities to address cities’ climate change challenges while building the market case for private-sector investment in sustainable urban infrastructure.

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GEEREF Next

Funding Stage: Approved Funding Proposal – 765M USD (Regional)

GEEREF NeXt: EIB – Catalyze private sector capital at scale for the development of RE/EE projects across the GCF eligible countries, as well as to build capacity at the local level and contribute to the necessary transfer of knowledge and technology, to support the evolution of the commercial environments and enabling ecosystems for clean energy in these countries.

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EBRD Sustainable Energy Financing Facilities

Funding Stage: Approved Funding Proposal – 1,539M USD (Regional)

EBRD Sustainable Energy Financing Facilities: EBRD – Deliver scale over the next three years by financing, via local PFIs, more than 20,000 scalable and replicable renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate resilience projects across the industrial, commercial, residential, transport, and agricultural sectors.

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Integrated Low Emission Approach for Efficient Use of Reclaimed Wastewater in the Agricultural Sector in Jordan

Funding Stage: Concept Notes – 9M; 245M USD (National)

Integrated Low Emission Approach for Efficient Use of Reclaimed Wastewater in the Agricultural Sector in Jordan: IUCN (PDF)

Building Resilience to Cope with Climate Change in Jordan Using the Water-Agriculture-Energy Nexus Approach: FAO (PDF)

Increasing the resilience of both displaced persons and host communities to climate change-related water challenges in Jordan & Lebanon

Funding Stage: Funding Proposal – +13M USD (Regional)

Increasing the resilience of both displaced persons and host communities to climate change-related water challenges in Jordan & Lebanon: AF – Transboundary water management and food security approaches for Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon.

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GEF Jordan Projects

Funding Stage: Approved Funding Proposal – +70M USD (National)

GEF Jordan Projects: GEF – Various projects in focal areas of land degradation, climate change, and biodiversity.

GEF Funding