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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Food Computers

What is a Food Computer? The Food Computer is a controlled-environment agriculture technology...
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Jordan’s first female plumbers breaking taboos and helping to solve the country’s water crisis

Jordan’s first female plumbers are helping reduce water waste in a country where water is scarce....
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Invention could ease Jordan’s water-scarcity problem

In his research, Mohsen Abu Haifa focuses not only on finding new sources of water, but also on...
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How one community in Jordan is raising women's voices - and ensuring clean water is not wasted

With the support of Global Affairs Canada, Oxfam is working with community members, partners, and...
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Water conservation is no game in Jordan, or maybe it is

The app was introduced several months ahead of the usually dry summer that brings severe water...
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Aqaba recovering energy from wastewater

The only coastal city of what may be the world’s most water scarce country has prioritised “Zero...
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Hope and solar power

The future of energy Nothing grows here, 12 miles from the Nile. Yellow, flat, hot and barren, the...
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Rooftop farming initiative offers fresh start for the needy

The rooftops of Karak are being turned into new agricultural spaces with “Be a Friend to the...
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Action plan to strengthen resilience of agriculture sector

Sector witnessed 14 per cent drop in exports last year. A set of measures will be implemented this...
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A Guidance Note for SDG Implementation in Jordan: Water, Energy, and Climate Change

Jordan faces dire environmental challenges. The country is ranked as having one of the lowest...
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