AMMAN —
The Royal Scientific Society (RSS) and the National Agriculture Research Center
(NARC) held a three-day workshop to strengthen Jordanian national institutions’
capacities in climate change action and the delivery of Nationally Determined
Contributions (NDCs), according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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An RSS statement
Monday said the workshop was supported by the UN Environment Program (UNEP) and
the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Center (UNEP CCC).
The workshop is
the first in a series of meetings planned under the NDC Action Project, which
aims to provide Jordan with technical assistance needed to prepare and
implement an NDC consultation mechanism.
National Climate Change Focal Points from various
national institutions attended the workshop to gain more knowledge about the
NDC under the Paris Agreement and the key decisions of various Conferences of
the Parties (COPs), as well as an overview of the Paris Agreement’s articles.
Over three days,
the workshop focused on Jordan’s experience in NDC development and update,
including the development of the baseline and mitigation scenarios, as well as
the key sectors for mitigation in Jordan.
The adaptation component, the guiding principles and
lessons learned from national adaptation projects in the agriculture and water
sectors, as well as the prioritization and action plans, were also covered.
The final day
focused on NDC costings and investment plans, with examples from the Greater
Amman Municipality (GAM), climate finance, and GGGI’s Readiness Program with
the Green Climate Fund.
It also
addressed the public and private financing provided by the Jordan Renewable
Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund for climate-related energy projects.
The training was
delivered by a group of experts from the RSS, the Ministry of Environment,
NARC, the GAM, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund as well as UNEP
and “UNEP CCC” experts.
The workshop
came to a close with a discussion of a draft mechanism for national
consultation on the preparation and implementation of nationally determined
contributions, as well as the roles and responsibilities of the relevant
authorities.
RSS, in
collaboration with GIZ, has worked to provide technical assistance to the
Ministry of Environment in the analysis of available mitigation scenarios and
their inclusion in the Jordan NDCs Document.
Jordan announced
plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors by 31 percent by
2030, according to a document submitted to the Secretariat of the Framework
Convention on Climate Change in 2021.
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