AMMAN — Specialists from Jordan’s ministries of energy and agriculture
on Tuesday discussed, during a forum organized by the
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), mechanisms to use small-scale
renewable energy technologies for entrepreneurial development and gender
mainstreaming in productive sectors in rural areas.
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According to the Jordan News Agency, Petra, the forum convenes within the
Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in
rural areas of the Arab Region and as part of the 11th International Forum on
Energy for Sustainable Development.
Director of Electricity and Rural Electrification at the
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ziad Al- Saeeda, spoke on behalf of
the energy minister and said that the initiative aims to improve livelihood,
economic benefits, social inclusion, and gender equality of Arab rural
communities, particularly marginalized groups, by addressing energy poverty,
water scarcity, vulnerability to climate change, and other natural resources
challenges.
Chief of Energy Section at the ESCWA Radhia Sedaoui indicated that the
initiative includes a number of energy projects supporting some 850
beneficiaries in the southern governorates of Karak and Maan.
"The Agriculture Ministry is combating poverty and unemployment, marketing
rural products and developing rural women’s skills," head of the
ministry's Rural Development and Women Empowerment Directorate Abeer Soub
stated, adding that the ministry has cooperated with various donor agencies,
such as the ESCWA initiative.
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