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communities, the exposure has been assessed for the pilot area specifically and for the Kingdom to cover the adjacent
urban centres; Amman and Salt.
Adaptation measures suggested for the urban sector in the Third National Communication report on Climate Change (TNC)
include:
- Introduce climate responsive building techniques and elements to reduce the effect of heat and reduce demand on
energy for cooling;
- Promote the use of energy saving devices, and raise awareness on the long-term benefits of energy efficiency and
saving devices;
- Amendments to sector policies and regulations, such as building codes, to reflect climate change risks and direct
people towards insulating buildings to reduce energy demand;
- Construct proper storm water network to discharge storm water from built environment;
- Zoning and development changes to reflect increased vulnerability of specific locations and/or resources.
The following table explain the adaptation action related to Urban sector:
Actions’
characteristic
Strategic
Alert /
Communication
Educational
Technical
Adaptation Actions
Modification of building codes to allow more energy efficient and heat
tolerant structures
Modification of building codes against seismic activity
Provision of reductions on the municipal taxes for those proceeding in
adoption of adaptation measures in their houses
Integrated land use planning with zoning system depending on the
different areas (e.g. red for areas to be heavily afflicted by floods or sea
level rise)
Not applicable
Educational campaigns on informing the citizens on the benefits of
adopting the suggested actions in their premises
Greening infrastructure such as buildings’ roofs and walls
Increasing the amount of shade and green areas in the city by planting
trees to reduce the heat island effect
Building exemplary districts with adapted urban forms and buildings
White roofs (cool colours), shading and bioclimatic design
Rainwater collection and use Adoption of methods to reduce water demand
Using water resistant construction materials
Estimated cost in
JOD
100,000
Years of Implementation
Adaptation actions for economy
Agriculture Sector:
Poor in rural areas in Jordan are expected to face the most severe consequences of climate change through disruption of
livelihood options that depend on natural resource management. The expected impacts of climate change particularly
reduced agricultural productivity and water availability threatens livelihoods and keeps vulnerable people insecure. Poor
families and households are the most vulnerable group to the impacts of climate change and deserve the priority the in
design of appropriate adaptive measures.
The major climate exposure risks associated with agriculture in Jordan were identified as:
1. Temperature increase;
2. Rainfall decrease;
3. Droughts and
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