AMMAN — Secretary-General of the
Ministry of Environment Mohammad Al-Khashashneh said that Jordan needs $7.5 billion to
reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 31 percent by 2030, according to
Khaberni.
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The government
contributes 5 percent of this amount, and the remainder is set to be collected
by financing institutions working to tackle climate change.
This year, the
Ministry of Environment acquired some funded projects, the most important of
which entailed building 7,000 household water collection systems, he said.
The Green Climate Fund contributed $32 million to the project, which will
be implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, the
Ministry of Agriculture, and the
UN Food and Agriculture Organization, he
noted.
“The water
sector is the most affected by climate change, with rainfall decreasing by 10
to 15 percent due to climate changes,” said Khashashneh.
The UN
Conference on Climate Change (
COP27) in Egypt, on Monday, its second day,
focused on various aspects of food security, including social and economic
development.
Climate change
has affected several sectors and activities in the Kingdom, particularly
agriculture and food production, and has exacerbated other challenges, like the
cost of financing supply chains.
As the global
population increases — expected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050 — the demand for
food continues to rise. Meanwhile, 820 million people were suffering from
hunger at the end of 2021, and climate change continues to have a serious
impact on agricultural land and livestock productivity, according to Al-Mamlaka
TV.
The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that global farming
productivity has already decreased by 21 percent, due to higher temperatures
and intense damage to soil, along with increased levels of carbon dioxide,
which reduces the nutritional quality of crops.
In addition, a
further 17-percent decline in yields of coarse grains, oil seeds, wheat, and
rice is expected by 2050, if the higher-temperature scenario presented by the
panel pans out.
Livestock
production is severely affected by climate shocks, which are becoming
increasingly frequent, with losses of 20 to 60 percent in animal population
recorded during severe droughts in past decades.
Besides being
vulnerable to the impact of climate change, food systems are also a major
contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for about a third of the
global gas emissions. Therefore, it is essential that food systems evolve to
sustainably meet the growing global demand.
At a time of increasing
food insecurity, COP27 is focusing on in-depth discussions on ways to deal with
the required increase in agricultural productivity, shift to resilient
agriculture, reduce losses in the food production chain, including through
cooling solutions, and ensure that relevant measures are taken to attain
sustainable food security and manage potential food crises.
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