Press Release — Mercy Corps started construction
projects in
Al Azraq and Wadi Musa in Al Zarqa and Maan governorates, to reduce
flood risks in those areas, Mercy Corps said in a statement.
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It said the projects are part of the Zurich Flood
Resilience Alliance (ZFRA): Building Communities’ Flood Resilience project, and
is funded by the Z Zurich Foundation.
The decision to execute the projects followed an
assessment of both vulnerable communities using the innovative tool, Flood
Resilience Measurement for Communities (FRMC), which revealed the need to focus
on large-scale flood protection by strengthening the physical infrastructure in
both communities.
On the project in Azraq, the statement said on
September 22, Mercy Corps – in coordination with the Ministry of Public Works
and Housing, and in collaboration with members of a committee from the local
community in Azraq – started the culvert expansion project in the eastern city.
The project aims at increasing the capacity of
transferring water from one side of the roadway to the other, reducing the risk
of floods. Gama Engineering & Contracting Est is implementing the 60-day
project, and once the work is completed, it will be handed over to the
Directorate of Public Works in Zarqa.
On Wadi Musa, the statement said Mercy Corps signed
a memorandum of understanding with the
Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) to execute a segment of a project designed by Al Mostaqbal
Engineering and Environmental Consultants in Wadi Alsader.
The construction of seven check-dams will help in
reducing the flow velocity generated from flash floods and allowing the
sediments to settle out. On August 16, Alanbat Alarab contracting company
started implementing the project, which will take 65 days to complete. After
completion, it will be handed over to the PDTRA.
Additionally, Mercy Corps “offered an internship
opportunity for recent civil engineering graduates from the same targeted
communities. This internship will enable them to engage with the labor market
by working on these construction projects during the implementation phase”, the
statement said.
It said: “Mercy
Corps’ Building Communities’ Flood Resilience project is working with 4
flood-prone communities, both urban and rural, to measure their resilience,
develop interventions with the communities to address flood risks, advocate
with the government to address these gaps, and take learnings from resilience
measurements and interventions to share with the government and global level
policy conversations focused on climate change and disaster risk reduction.”
“The program will also facilitate the development
and training of community advocacy committees that will identify flood
resilience support needs and advocate to local government stakeholders for
better policies and investment,” the statement added.
“This participatory approach will equip communities
with networks, platforms, and skills so they can actively engage with and
influence local policies beyond the program period,” it concluded.
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