Jordan's Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation has signed two financing agreements worth €96.5 million with Germany's KfW Development Bank, covering the education and water sectors.
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Planning Minister Zeina Toukan signed on behalf of Jordan. Jan Wiegelman represented KfW, and the ceremony was attended by Dr Matthias Schmidt-Rosen, director of KfW's Jordan office, and Dr Bertram von Moltke, Germany's ambassador to Jordan, along with other officials from both sides.
The first agreement is a grant of €36.5 million to fund the third phase of the programme 'Accelerating Access of Syrian Refugee Children to Formal Education in Jordan'. It aims to sustain formal education opportunities for Syrian refugee children and ease pressure on Jordan's education system.
The second agreement, worth €60 million, supports the project 'Climate Change Adaptation and Protection: Azraq Wellfield and Main Transmission Line'. The project is designed to strengthen the sustainability and security of drinking-water supplies by rehabilitating the main transmission line from Azraq to Khaw [transliteration unverified] and its associated pumping station, and by implementing measures to reduce the salinity of groundwater extracted from the Azraq wellfield.
Minister Toukan praised the strategic partnership between Jordan and Germany, saying the agreements reflect Germany's continued support for the Kingdom's development priorities under the Economic Modernisation Vision, which places water security and quality education at its core.
Ambassador von Moltke said: "Under the two agreements signed today, we are proud to support Jordan in two of its most pressing national challenges: ensuring inclusive, quality education for all children, and enhancing the sustainability of drinking-water supplies across the Kingdom. Germany remains a steadfast and reliable partner for Jordan. In July 2026 we reaffirmed the importance of this partnership by strengthening our development cooperation with a total commitment of up to €684 million over the next two years."
This article was originally written in Arabic for Al Ghad. It was translated into English with AI assistance and edited by Jordan News.
