Jordan’s climate change governance framework: from silos to an intersectoral approach

Al-Zu’bi, Maha

doi:10.1007/s10669-016-9602-9

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“…Five interviewees highlighted the need for improved coordination (a de-siloing) between water and agricultural policy, echoing findings by Al-Zu'bi (2016) [23] regarding climate change governance. In particular, it was noted that the Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation's responsibilities for water end at the 'farm gate'; on-farm usage, regulation, and improvement of water productivity falls under the remit of the Ministry of Agriculture.…”

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The Potential for Enhanced Water Decoupling in the Jordan Basin through Regional Agricultural Best Practice

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Rayner

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This paper examines the differences in agricultural water application per crop ton output in semi-arid jurisdictions in the Jordan Basin, focusing on Israel and Jordan, with some analysis relevant to Palestine. In order to understand differences in water application, it delivers a nationally averaged assessment of applied water application for 14 key regional crops, with most cases suggesting Israeli best practice in water application per unit crop. The paper draws on a secondary assessment of agricultural water intensity and primary data from farmer interviews to demonstrate differences in applied water productivity and agricultural context. The analysis suggests a conservative estimate that a difference of 168 Million Cubic Meters (MCM)/yr (33% of agriculture and 18% of national total) exists in terms of water application for a given crop production in Jordan when compared with Israel. The paper then proposes further work required to establish how differences in water application might translate into differences in agricultural water productivity, and thereby potential water savings that might enable growth of production within current agricultural allocations, allowing new future resources to be allocated to other economic and social needs. The paper also delivers a preliminary analysis of the political and institutional landscape for implementation, assessing the challenges of institutional silos and overlap that some policy stakeholders see as hindering cross-sectoral progress. The paper concludes by examining the limitations of the analysis, and it proposes future work to deepen the robustness of results and examines some of the challenges facing improved agricultural water productivity and changing farm behaviour in the region.

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Section: Interview-based Analysis Of Institutional and Policy Barriermentioning

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The Potential for Enhanced Water Decoupling in the Jordan Basin through Regional Agricultural Best Practice

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Nassar

Rayner

et al. 2018

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“…YağıĢ mevsimi Kasım sonunda baĢlar ve Mart sonuna kadar devam eder. Bununla birlikte, yağıĢ miktarı her geçen yıl önemli ölçüde düĢmektedir (Al-Zu'bi, 2016).…”

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Jordan’s climate change governance framework: from silos to an intersectoral approach

Cited by 7 publications

References 18 publications

The Potential for Enhanced Water Decoupling in the Jordan Basin through Regional Agricultural Best Practice

The Potential for Enhanced Water Decoupling in the Jordan Basin through Regional Agricultural Best Practice

Suriyeli Mültecilerin Etkileri Kapsamında Ürdün’de Su Sorunu

Latest journal news and introduction to the September issue of environment systems and decisions

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