Jordon

Weak databases for effective targeting within social protection systems, including lack of sex-disaggregated data.

Rising credit risks due to clients’ inability to meet financial obligations.

Decline in women’s economic participation, increasing poverty in rural families.

Limited resources and growing demand for social protection services.

Poor coordination of foreign funding for the social protection sector.

Solution

·       Lack of unified electronic platform and funding window for microloans.

·       Limited programmes for economic empowerment of vulnerable groups.

·       Absence of forecasting models for social protection.

·       Rising poverty, unemployment, and regional economic pressures.

·       Decline in women’s economic participation.

·       Limited resources and poor coordination of foreign funding.

Increased agricultural risks from climate change, variable rainfall, drought, desertification, and declining biodiversity. Shrinking agricultural holdings due to urban sprawl, land fragmentation, forest encroachment, and high rehabilitation costs. Underdeveloped agricultural industries reliant on local inputs, with high production and marketing costs, including transport, energy, and air freight.

Population growth, unemployment, and pandemic-related job losses among heads of households.

High food loss and waste across marketing and post-harvest stages due to poor infrastructure. Increasing water deficits and limited storage capacity.

Persistent nutritional challenges, including anaemia among women of childbearing age and low birthweight.

Solution

Need for improved working conditions for farmers, greater diversification, strengthened value chains, and access to finance.

Insufficient support for local food industries and rural women, including income-generating opportunities.

Limited development of sectoral services such as transport, energy, and irrigation efficiency.

Weak monitoring of food quality and safety, and restricted access to local and international markets.

Low adoption of modern agricultural technology and insufficient promotion of Jordanian product branding.

Re-emergence of infectious diseases and rising rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), increasing patient numbers and healthcare spending.

Slow inclusion of the uninsured in universal health insurance.

Difficulty attracting and retaining specialised healthcare professionals.

Absence of an electronic monitoring system for newborn and under-five child deaths.

Solution

Activate neonatal mortality monitoring and fully register under-five deaths using technology.  Implement a unified health services package, including sexual and reproductive health, maternal care, and protection against gender-based violence.

Expand mother and child-friendly hospitals with neonatal intensive care, pediatric units, breastfeeding support, and mental health services.

Enhance epidemiological monitoring, early NCD detection, and public awareness on tobacco, obesity, and nutrition.

Shortage of vocational schools relative to demand and gaps in teacher and administrator effectiveness, curriculum alignment, and professional licensing.

Rapid labour market changes requiring updated curricula, new skills, and strengthened career guidance.

Insufficient financial and technical support for gender-focused projects and awareness initiatives.

Limited enrolment of students with disabilities due to inadequate data, accessibility, trained staff, and inclusive infrastructure.

Overcrowding in public kindergartens, insufficient private sector participation, and limited space for new construction.

Need for professional development for teachers and administrators, including alignment of pre-service teacher programmes with human resource requirements.

Aging school infrastructure, insufficient maintenance, and need for new classrooms and school buildings, especially for students with disabilities.

Gaps in technology infrastructure, integration of ICT in teaching, and partnerships between universities, industry, and commerce.

Solution

Enhancing Educational Management Information Systems to track inclusion of students with disabilities and monitor enrolment rates.

Establishing an integrated assessment framework, including computerisation of high school exams and corrective/enrichment activities to address learning losses.

Institutionalising scholarship systems for pre-service teacher training with monitoring and evaluation of training quality and student learning outcomes.

Gaps persist in legislative reforms, including abolishing discriminatory laws and ensuring protection from all forms of violence.

Women entrepreneurs face barriers in skills development, marketing, access to finance, and debt protection.

Job insecurity and poor working conditions affect women in the informal sector, particularly agricultural workers.

Limited implementation of flexible work, care economy services, and safe transport hinders broader female participation in public life.

Solution

Expanding gender-responsive budgeting and monitoring for equitable resource allocation.

Enhancing support for women entrepreneurs, including reviewing lending policies and marketing access.

Increasing female participation in economic, political, and decision-making spheres.

Ensuring full implementation of Resolution 1325 (2022–2025) and mobilising sustainable national and international resources for women’s empowerment initiatives.

High water losses (administrative and physical) and imbalance between supply and demand.

Population growth, refugee inflows, and demographic pressures.

Climate change impacts, including rising temperatures and altered rainfall patterns.

Limited funding for capital projects and water infrastructure.

Solution

Completing the Aqaba-Amman desalination project and other public–private initiatives.

Developing comprehensive water resource management and climate adaptation plans.

Strengthening financial sustainability and identifying innovative funding mechanisms.

Increasing women’s participation in the design, implementation, and management of WASH facilities.

Investing in maintenance, operation, and human resources to sustain new and existing services.

Rapid technological changes in energy generation and storage.

Limited consumer awareness regarding energy efficiency and cost savings.

Solution

Promoting awareness campaigns for sustainable energy use and environmental responsibility.

Increasing renewable-based transport initiatives.

Enhancing women’s participation in energy-related governance, committees, and institutions.

Rising operational and investment attraction costs.

Limited labour market data, especially on informal work and gender.

Gaps between education outcomes and labour market requirements.

Unsafe working conditions in some private enterprises.

Low uptake of vocational education and increasing informal employment.

Low economic participation, particularly among women.

Solution

Need to further support micro, small, and green projects.

Strengthening the transition from informal to formal employment.

Enhancing competitiveness and alignment of human resources with emerging industries.

Expanding women’s participation through flexible work, childcare, and improved public transport.

Comprehensive labour market data system development for informed policy-making.

Rising production costs, particularly energy and water, and associated greenhouse gas emissions.

Regional instability affecting trade and border crossings.

Limited funding for scientific research, innovation, and entrepreneurship, coupled with inadequate infrastructure and brain drain.

Difficulties for start-ups and SMEs in accessing export markets and securing talent, as well as gaps in management and operational competencies.

Solution

Expansion of public-private partnerships to enhance innovation and R&D capacity.

Strengthening industrial export strategies and access to non-traditional markets.

Facilitating women entrepreneurs’ entry into national and international markets.

Promoting MSME awareness of resource efficiency and sustainable business practices.

Addressing challenges in transport, logistics, energy costs, and infrastructure to improve industrial competitiveness.

Decreased international funding, increasing pressure on host communities and public services.

Unplanned population expansion, burdening municipalities with higher demand for technical, human, and financial resources.

Funding gaps affecting programmes to reduce social, geographic, and economic inequalities.

Solution

Increase coordination with donor countries to address refugee-related pressures.

Expand funding allocations and development programmes to reduce geographic and socio-economic disparities.

Strengthen infrastructure, services, and employment opportunities in rural and underserved areas to ensure equitable access and inclusion.

Structural and technical limitations of local administrations, with 65% of SDG targets requiring municipal involvement.

Limited financial resources due to low municipal revenue and inefficient use of foreign aid, with most funding prioritising research rather than impactful projects.

Gaps between planning and implementation processes and inadequate monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.

Solution

Strengthening municipal human capacity, revenue collection, and financial resources.

Ensuring sustainability, maintenance, and expansion of public and green spaces.

Enhancing climate resilience of urban areas, particularly vulnerable communities, and integrating participatory planning with citizen engagement.

Insufficient mechanisms for tracking and reporting, risking duplication or loss of data.

Limited funding and innovation in green private sector initiatives, particularly for SMEs.

High costs of environmentally friendly products and resistance to adopting new sustainable practices.

Solution

Need for green financial incentives and market creation for circular economy initiatives.

Gaps in oversight of biomedical and hazardous waste management.

Integration of sustainable production and consumption into broader economic recovery strategies remains incomplete.

Gaps in technical skills among climate professionals and weak adoption of energy-efficient technologies.

Insufficient legislative and strategic frameworks for energy efficiency in final energy use sectors.

Lack of comprehensive insurance systems to address droughts and floods affecting agriculture and the economy.

Inadequate funding and private sector engagement for implementing climate programmes.

Solution

Insufficient data on the gendered impacts of climate change by sex and age.

Need to enhance the monitoring and reporting framework for greenhouse gas emissions.

Weak gender mainstreaming in national climate policies and limited representation of women in environmental institutions.

Shortage of skilled personnel in marine and coastal management, and limited technical capacity for monitoring.

Inadequate data systems for managing and updating marine environmental information.

High operational costs for monitoring and marine waste management.

Solution

Limited applied scientific research and private sector engagement in marine sustainability.

Insufficient partnerships with civil society and absence of sustainable funding mechanisms.

Need for legislative updates, youth training, and gender inclusion in marine resource management.

Limited financial resources constrain the implementation of biodiversity and reforestation initiatives.

Insufficient technical capacities and lack of qualified personnel in biodiversity and land management sectors.

Solution

Inadequate integration of biodiversity–climate linkages, such as carbon storage analysis in forests and reefs.

Lack of updated strategies beyond 2020 for biodiversity and drought management.

Insufficient funding mechanisms and data-driven monitoring systems for sustainable land conservation

Limited availability of national data on several SDG16 indicators.

Constraints in funding to fully implement human rights and governance initiatives.

Solution

Ensuring continuity and efficiency in legal proceedings for women and persons with disabilities.

Sustained public awareness and integration of human rights principles in society.

Expanding support for vulnerable populations, including victims of trafficking, in line with comprehensive human rights standards.

Negative economic effects from the Covid-19 pandemic, including declining GDP growth, increasing budget and trade deficits, and high public debt.

Regional conflicts hindering foreign investment and tourism.

Solution

Mobilising financing for green projects, including debt swaps and gender-sensitive quantitative assessments.

Strengthening mechanisms to combat illicit financial flows, corruption, and money laundering.

Establishing regional social solidarity funds to support vulnerable populations and respond to emergencies effectively.