jordan

Greening the desert with permaculture

Greening the desert with permaculture

“I have never seen soil like this before” was the comment that Bill Mollison made during a visit to...
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The right to a green home

The right to a green home

Dozens of homes in Jordan have been retrofitted to meet "green" standards, allowing their...
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Facing an even hotter, drier climate, Jordan testing desert agriculture

In a patch of barren land that hasn't yielded crops for centuries, engineers from the Sahara Forest...
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Jordan: financing for 51 MW PV plant secured; country’s largest solar plant of 103 MW built

Jordan continues to send the world positive solar PV news and updates. pv magazine examines the...
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New life for the Dead Sea

Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians join to counter a regional water crisis and save the Dead Sea...
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Delivering food and water security in a Middle East in flux

Transferable lessons for Jordan and Palestine. The project will develop the idea of decoupling (ad...
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Jordan seeks to become an oasis of water-saving technology

As strains on the desert nation’s supply increase, scientists collaborate on projects to keep water...
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Jordan faces likelihood of much more frequent long and severe droughts

Jordan is among the world’s most water-poor nations, and a new, comprehensive analysis of regional...
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Improving the health of livestock of smallholder farmers in the border areas of Jordan

Agriculture is an important part of the Jordanian national economy. The majority of the rural...
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Capacity Building for Food Loss Reduction in the Near East

Reducing high food losses and waste is critical to improving food availability, achieving food...
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Water-Energy-Climate Nexus in Jordan

Jordan is the world ́s second most water-scarce country. Energy consumption accounts for around 73...
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Pollution, desertification and women’s rights linked

Pollution and desertification have a disproportionate impact on women and children, the Sisterhood...
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