News | 05 Jun, 2023
IUCN Launches the Project “Enhancing climate resilience of Biodiversity Hotspots in Jordan"
Under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Muawieh Radaideh, The Minister of Environment, The International Union for Conservation of Nature – Regional Office for West Asia (IUCN ROWA) and Global Affairs Canada launched the project "Enhancing Climate Resilience of Biodiversity Hotspots in Jordan". The…
Story | 10 Apr, 2023
The "30x30" target and opportunities for OECMs in Viet Nam
The Aichi Targets adopted at the 2010 UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) conference in Nagoya, in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, included Target 11 to effectively conserve 17% of all land and inland waters and 10% of the ocean by the end of the decade. While some progress was made toward…
Story | 31 Jan, 2023
Judging complex societal change processes is made easier with new guidelines to assess contributions. An important contribution claim begins with the question, “How and why has the intervention made a difference, or not?”
Page | 03 Jul, 2022
This FLA establishes the framework for the cooperation between WFP and IUCN ROWA for the implementation of output 4 of the FAO-IFAD-WFP joint project entitled: “Enhancing resilient livelihoods and food security of host communities and Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon through the promotion…
Page | 30 Jun, 2022
Jordan is a water-scarce country due to limited available fresh water resources. Several challenges exacerbate the problem such as climate change, high energy cost and overpopulation. Besides, the Syrian crisis has added pressure on the limited resources of Jordan. Linked to the stressed water…
Page | 03 Jul, 2022
As the largest water-consuming sector in Jordan, the agricultural sector suffers the most. Furthermore, Most Syrian refugee men work in the agricultural sector as hired farm labour, while women tend to engage in home-based activities such as food processing owing to family obligations and the…