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The Syria Crisis: water usage in Jordan Webinar December 17 th 2015, Rania Al-Zoubi

The Syria Crisis: water usage in Jordan Webinar December 17 th 2015, Rania Al-Zoubi. Mercy Corps. Located in over 45 countries worldwide Operating in Jordan since 2002 Implementing the CBIWDM project since 2006 www.mercycorps.org. CBIWDM Strategic Goal:.

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The Syria Crisis: water usage in Jordan Webinar December 17 th 2015, Rania Al-Zoubi

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  1. The Syria Crisis: water usage in Jordan Webinar December 17th 2015, Rania Al-Zoubi

  2. Mercy Corps • Located in over 45 countries worldwide • Operating in Jordan since 2002 • Implementing the CBIWDM project since 2006 • www.mercycorps.org

  3. CBIWDM Strategic Goal: Reduced social and economic impact of water resource limitations in communities of Jordan with external stressors

  4. Project Objectives • Build the capacity of 175 Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to become more involved in activities that improve water demand management. • Build community capacity in resources management through the adoption and implementation of water and energy related projects. • Improve water supply in target communities of Northern Jordan to decrease tension

  5. Impact • Increasing quantity and quality of water in rural settings. • Increasing water use efficiency at the household and small farm level. • Increasing awareness, capacity and involvement of community leaders and end-users in the water equation. • Increase Community Resilience toward resources scarcity and ability to adapt to external stressors • Provide a replicable successful cases in communal water and energy resource management.

  6. Activities 3 sets of activities: I: 175 Grants to Establishing Revolving Loan Funds for Water. II: 256 Grants to implement Communal Water and Energy Projects. III: Improve water supply in target communities of Northern Jordan

  7. Achievements • 193 grants (Avg. 20,000 USD) • Funding:4.46 M USD • 11,430 projects funded • 25% borrowers are women • 61,722direct beneficiaries • 93% repayment rate • 2.5 turnover rate from initial investment • Over 1,000,000m3 water harvested/saved

  8. Figure 1. The types of small level projects at households/farms

  9. Communal projects types: • 186 Water efficiency projects in schools (RHW, NM, WSDs, awareness), • Water efficiency projects in 10 mosques, 2 churches and 12 clinics (RWH, new faucets and WSDs) • 4 Springs and agricultural canals rehabilitated • 8 Communal large rainwater harvesting ponds rehabilitated Impact realized by the whole, or part of each community

  10. Community Outreach Communal Projects Addressing Conflict CBIWDM Supply Water Infrastructure Encourage water use efficiency at household and small farm level Increase water supply through rainwater harvesting cisterns Tension Release Increase water supply through the network Train community leaders on conflict mitigation

  11. Yarmouk Water Company Issues: • Population increased by 20% • Water per capita decreased by 10% • # of complaints in 2011: 16000 • # of complaints in 2013: 45000 • YWC limited capacity to respond

  12. Yarmouk Water Company Communication Strategy • Enhanced logo • Creation of a website • Outreach mechanism CBIWDM YWC Partner CBOs

  13. Kharja Village • Population 7000 Jordanians – 2500 Syrians • Revolving Loans: 16 Households • Water harvested: 30 cubic meters x 16 = 480 cubic meters • Communal Projects: 2 rainwater harvesting cisterns at 2 schools • Beneficiaries: 860 students – 18% Syrians

  14. Schools Campaigns

  15. Schools Campaigns

  16. Gender inclusion

  17. Gender inclusion • % & # of women dominated CBOs: 27% (48 from 177) • % of women in the revolving loan management committee: 28.11% • % of women in the different training we delivered: 20% • % & # of women who took loans from CBOs: 23% (2,305 from 10,239) • % & # of women who benefited from the individual projects: 50% (27,645 from 55,290)

  18. Thank you for your attention Rania Al Zoubi Mercy Corps Jordan rzoubi@jo.mercycorps.org

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