Environment Minister: Climate Challenges Have Become a Reality Affecting People’s Lives

Al-Taj News – Environment Minister Ayman Suleiman affirmed that climate challenges have become a reality affecting the lives of families and essential services across various areas of the Kingdom, and that innovation has become a necessity for planning for the future.

During his patronage of the “Climate-Smart Innovation” Forum on Monday, held as part of the “Nature” project and organized by Mercy Corps in cooperation with Al Hussein Technical University, Suleiman stressed the importance of moving from planning to implementation and viewing technical, social, and entrepreneurial solutions in an integrated manner to enhance adaptation to climate change.

He pointed to the Ministry of Environment’s preparations to participate in the Conference of the Parties in Antalya, Turkey, commending the support of the Swiss Embassy in enabling six participants to learn about the conference’s experience and participate in the negotiations.

Suleiman called on international institutions and organizations to support broader participation to strengthen the presence of Jordanian entities and ensure the continuity of their participation in such forums.

For her part, Swiss Ambassador to the Kingdom Emilia Georgieva stressed the importance of platforms that bring together government entities, communities, and the private sector to address shared climate challenges, pointing to the partnership between Switzerland and Jordan in building climate resilience.

She expressed her aspiration to expand public-private partnership models in Jordan, given the positive impacts they achieve.

The forum highlighted the role of innovation in developing solutions that respond to climate challenges in Jordan and strengthen communities’ resilience in confronting the impacts of climate change, in addition to exploring opportunities to turn these solutions into scalable and investable projects.