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Jordan - National Communication
Submitted by andrea on Fri, 2009-06-19 21:00
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Summary:
Jordan - Second National Communication - 8 December 2009
Key Vulnerabilities
- Agriculture
- Water Resources
- Health
Potential Adaptation Measures
Agriculture
- Main adaptation measures at farm level included conservation agriculture, improvement of water use efficiency, implementation of water harvesting techniques, supplemental irrigation with treated wastewater and community-based management of rangeland resources.
- Policy and legislation options, capacity building for mitigation and adaptation assessment and monitoring of vulnerability, early warning and risk management systems, knowledge management and technology transfer, and rehabilitation of livestock systems and rural livelihoods.
Water Resources
- Water conservation
- Finding additional water sources (desalination and wastewater reuse)
- Water demand management
Health
- Strengthening surveillance and establishment of highly sensitive alert system by the development of health forecast system for climate sensitive diseases.
- Prevention and control of emerging and re-emerging vector- borne diseases.
- Strengthening the existing emergency preparedness and disaster management
- Improving data collection on diseases related to climate change and establishing database for the collected data.
Jordan - Initial National Communication - 6 March 1997
Key Vulnerabilities
- Water Resources
Potential Adaptation Measures
Water Resources
- Decrease water demands, e.g. by increasing efficiency, reducing water losses, water recycling, changing irrigation practices
- Develop and introduce flood and drought monitoring and control system
- Reduce water pollution
Leading Organization:
UNFCCC Secretariat
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