Jordan
- Capital:
Amman - Population:
6407085 - Size:
92300.0 Km2
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- The BLDS print collection
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Browse all the latest print documents from the British Library of Development Studies...
- Barriers to Utilizing ICT for Educational Purposes in Jordan
- N. Alkawaldeh 2012
- This study explores the barriers to utilizing information and communication technologies for teaching and learning in Jordan as seen by the different involve d stakeholders: students, teachers, and administrators. The paper investigat...
- Impact of climate and land use changes on water and food security in Jordan: implications for transcending 'the tragedy of the commons'
- J. T. Al-Bakri 2013
- Jordan is dominated by arid climate with limited arable land and water resources. This study focuses on crop production and water resources under trends of anticipated climate change and population growth to analyse how these affect w...
- Strategies for Policy Reform, Volume 2: Engaging Entrepreneurs in Democratic Governance
- K. E. Bettcher / Center for International Private Enterprise, 2010
- Strategies for Policy Reform, Volume 2 reveals how local reformers in partnership with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) have transformed policy dialogue in their countries to create a vibrant private sector and c...
- Gnder equality issues and e-Government projects
- B.A. AL-Rababah; E.A. Abu-Shanab 2010
- This research aims to review experiences on integration of gender equality issues with e-Government projects all over the world, and introduce justifications for the need of poor women to access e-Government information and services. ...
- Is trade policy an appropriate instrument for addressing poverty in the MENA region?
- N. Minot; M.A. Chemingui; M. Thomas / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2010
- The effect of agricultural trade liberalisation on poverty varies widely across countries, in part because the effect of liberalisation on agricultural prices is ambiguous. This report examines the impact of trade liberalisation on no...
- How Stable is Jordan? Brookings Policy Brief
- S Hamid / Brookings Institution, 2011
- This policy briefing takes a closer look at Jordan’s changing political dynamics, with a focus on the role of the king, the royal court, and the feared security services.
- The State of World Population 2010: From conflict and crisis to renewal
- United Nations Population Fund, 2010
- This report coincides with the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, the first formal attempt of this body to redress the absence or low level of women’s participation in peace and reconstruction efforts. Prev...
- Improving employment prospects for the young in the MENA region
- International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2011
- The Near East and North Africa (NENA) region presents the largest cohort of youth after sub-Saharan Africa, with young people making up 20 per cent of the total population in NENA. Ths paper, prepared for the 34th session of the...
- Rethinking elections in the southern Mediterranean
- M. Zweiri; M. Meyer-Resende / EuroMesco, 2009
- It is generally assumed that elections in the Southern Mediterranean largely lack credibility, being managed events used by political elites to gain political legitimacy with as little challenge to the status quo as possible. Wh...
- Improving security and justice through security sector reform
- N. Bagayoko-Penone / Eldis Gateway to Development and Environment Information, 2010
- Since the late 1990s, security sector reform (SSR) has emerged as a principal activity for promoting peace and stability, and a priority for donors in post-conflict countries. This issue of insights explores the concept of SSR as a co...
- International Union for Conservation for Conservation of Nature (ICUN) - West Asia/Middle East Regional Office (WAME)
- The IUCN WAME vision : "Secure Living in a Just and Healthy Environment" This implies a number of key components: Understand, respect and improve the environment in its widest sense, including its natural, social, economic and cultural aspects Support and secure the abundance and diversity of nature Ensure that people have secu...
- EMPOWERS Partnership Programme (EMPOWERS)
- EMPOWERS is a regional partnership, based in the Middle East and North Africa, of fifteen organizations allied together to improve long-term access to water by local communities. The project is mainly funded through the European Union's Regional MEDA Water Programme for local water management and is being implemented in Egypt, Jordan and Palestine. Its main activities include advocating stake...
- EcoPeace Friends of the Earth Middle East
- Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists. Their primary objective is the promotion of cooperative efforts to protect their shared environmental heritage. FoEME has offices in Amman, Bethlehem, and Tel-Aviv. FoEME is a member of Friends of the Earth International, the largest grassroots environmental organ...
- Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue
- The Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue (JCPP) is a non-profit think tank focusing on issues critical to the development process in Jordan.
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
- UN organisation aiming to provide humanitarian assistance to Palestine refugees.
- National Center for Human Resources Development, Jordan (NCHRD)
- Research and training and information center focussing on education and labour markets
- Center for the Study of the Built Environment, Jordan (CSBE)
- Interdisciplinary centre studying aspects of human settlements in Jordan and outside
- Al-Urdun Al-Jadid Research Center, Jordan (UJRC)
- Social science research and networking center
- Center for Strategic Studies, Jordan (CSS)
- Jordanian academic research institute interested in regional conflicts, international relations and security
- Arab Thought Forum, Jordan (ATF)
- Arab policy research center
