Policy Brief: Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems (DWATS) as a Climate Change Adaptation Option for Agriculture in Jordan

In response to the projected impacts of climate change, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan submitted its first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in 2015 and updated it in 2021. In this document, Jordan put forward the use of non-conventional water resources as an adaptation option.

 

Climate change will negatively impact Jordan’s agriculture, with the rural poor the most likely to bear the brunt of these impacts. The NDC and the commitments contained therein can thus act as a means for achieving climate justice, promoting adaptation, and protecting lives and livelihoods.

 

This policy brief will explore the potential use of decentralized wastewater treatment systems (DWATS) as a non-conventional water source and adaptation option.