AMMAN – The
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Mutah University signed an agreement on Sunday to train
eight women on "climate change adaptation" in the UN's HQ in Amman.
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According to the Jordan News Agency, Petra,
FAO representative in Jordan, Nabil Assaf said the organization in
Jordan is implementing several projects, the most important of which is a project to
build resilience to
climate change in Jordan by improving the efficiency of
water use in agriculture, adding that the project includes forming a team of
women pioneers in adapting to climate change.
He added that the agreement aims to secure technical
assistance to develop a course and training manual on adaptation to climate
change and train eight female agricultural engineers for six months to become
trainers specialized in training women to adapt to climate change, noting that
the pilot governorates are Madaba, Karak, Tafila and Ma'an.
The
Mutah University Vice President for
Academic Affairs, Muhammad Majali, said the project would open new
opportunities in priority areas: agriculture, water and environment.
Majali added that the project would train
women in rural areas "to make them pioneers of change in water use."
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