Jordan

Overview

Jordan submitted its first NDC in 2016 and updated first NDC in 2021. The country commits to an emissions reduction target of 14% by 2030 as compared to the business-as-usual scenario with 12.5% being conditional on international support. The updated NDC contains priority mitigation and adaptation actions for the energy, transport, water, agriculture, health, waste, and biodiversity sectors. Jordan’s updated NDC also includes detailed gender-oriented actions. To accelerate the implementation of its NDC, Jordan launched its NDC Action Plan in 2019.

Knowledge

Timeline of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Document Submissions

Please click on the timeline below to view the documents submitted.

Climate Commitments

Partnership Engagement

Membership: member since 2017
Governance: Jordan is a current member of the NDC Partnership Steering Committee having served since 2022
Country Engagement: Since joining the Partnership, Jordan has requested support related to designing or improving policies, strategies, plans, and legislation; mainstreaming NDCs into national/subnational planning and budgeting; improving the quality and ambition of the NDC; improving coordination and whole-of-society approach; designing or strengthening monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and verification (MRV systems); capacity building and knowledge products; preparation of NDC-related projects and pipelines for investment; and mobilization of financial resources for NDC Investment projects. With Partnership support, Jordan has developed an NDC Action Plan for the period 2019-2021 covering priority measures for energy, water, agriculture, health, and ecosystems. In addition, partners have supported various activities, including costed mitigation and adaptation project through the Climate Action Enhancement Package, the development of a finance strategy, and a cost-benefit analyses for reducing greenhouse gas emissions for identified priority actions. For further information on the requests submitted by Jordan, including outstanding areas of support, please follow the links in the following section.