Project

A systemic approach to sustainable urbanization and resource efficiency in Greater Amman Municipality (GAM)

Lead country

Jordan

Participating countries

Jordan

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From September 25, 2018 to September 25, 2023

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning
  2. 9.4 Upgrade infrastructure, retrofit industries for sustainability
  3. 11.6 Reduce adverse environmental impact of cities

Project ID: 5543

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Technical team

  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Miscellaneous energy program
  • Energy efficiency

Sub-area(s)

  • Sustainable cities
  • Buildings

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Urban areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Energy

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Data collection and analysis
  • Institutional mechanism and system building

Strategy

  • Law regulation
  • Capacity building
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional framework
  • Standards/ Labeling/ Guideline
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Knowledge/Data management
  • Technical capacity building
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Energy finance

Social inclusion

  • Private sector

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning
  • 9.4 Upgrade infrastructure, retrofit industries for sustainability
  • 11.6 Reduce adverse environmental impact of cities

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

  • Capital providers

Hot topic

  • Multi-stakeholder collaboration

Project description

To assist the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) improve the quality of life for its citizens and comply with the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) via support for more sustainable resource-efficient urban planning and targeted low-carbon inter

USD $2,740,000

Grant amount

USD $22,015,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($2,740,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Greater Amman Municipality

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