The Royal Scientific Society: A National Champion & Global Partner for Technologies and Development www.rss.jo 1
For Jordan, since 1970 The Royal Scientific Society (RSS) is an independent non-governmental, not-for-profit multidisciplinary science institution established by Royal Charter. Founded in 1970 as a national organisation to actively support the development of Jordan with sound technical and policy advice, testing services and consultations. 2
For Jordan, since 1970 A diverse campus of competencies and skills to: – Provide a voice for Science in Jordan – Work in partnership with regional and international partners – Design and manage research projects with government, industry and academia – Deliver specialised and accredited testing – Produce evidence-based consultations for the private and public sectors 3
For Jordan, since 1970 Since our inception as an independent body with a national remit, our primary objectives have been clear: − To protect human health and safety − To safeguard the environment and Jordan ’ s precious natural resources − To help define and deliver sustainable economic development 4
Introduction Presentation 29 August 2019
MENA Networking Economic and Municipalities Environmen -tal Impact NEXUS/ Bottom-up approach SDGs EWF Efficient use of resources
• Funded by Sida • A four year Project, based in Jordan • A total budget of 48,000,000 Swedish kroner. • We are currently in Year 3 of the Project.
Who are Minaret Implementing Partners? The Royal Scientific Society (RSS) is the largest applied research institution, consultancy, and technical support service provider in Jordan and considered as a regional leader in the fields of applied science & technology. NERC is one of the main institutions offering their Energy expertise and access to synergies with a number of centers working various verticals such was water & environment, construction. International Union for Conservation of Nature • IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization • Mission: valuing and conserving nature, ensuring effective and equitable governance of its use. Horizons for Green Development (HFGD) is a Jordanian non-profit organization • committed to empowering communities through sustainable development. • Mission: contribute to alleviating water shortages, increased use of RE and EE and improved food securities.
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What is Minaret? The one of the first Projects in the region Central • nexus approach Govt. • Bottom-up approach: catalyzing the role municipalities Municipality • To demonstrate NEXUS projects can: - solve water, energy and food security challenges; Community - provide economic, social and environmental value.
Why is this Project Critical & Timely? Water-Energy-Food NEXUS is central to sustainable development NEXUS is: Inefficient agricultural 1. Process-oriented practices Energy a) It pinpoints us to where and how we can do more with less. b) It shows us un or underutilized Food Water opportunities. 2. Solutions-oriented Balancing for win-win: finding Synergies & tradeoffs
Why is this Project Critical & Timely? Water-Energy-Food NEXUS is central to sustainable development Inefficient NEXUS is: Maximizing Improving agricultural Resource Use Livelihoods practices 3. Goal-driven Improve efficiency of Provide economic agricultural practices opportunities supply people with energy and water and food while Reduce fossil fuel’s Address increase of dependence on maximizing resource use population energy efficiency. Conserve finite water Address migration of resources people to cities
Why is this Project Critical & Timely? Minaret utilizes NEXUS in municipalities to achieve SDGs & Sida Strategic goals Inefficient Energy • agricultural Supply people with energy and practices water and food while maximizing resource use efficiency. Livelihoods AND • Use energy, water and food to Food Water improve livelihoods.
Why is this Project Critical & Timely? Inefficient agricultural practices
Why is this Project Critical & Timely? Decentralization as a regional trend returns municipalities to their original mandate
The road to adopting MINARET A successful case study On the ground demonstration Demonstrating Stimulating Economic Solving local Value Economy resource EWF need On the ground NEXUS Projects Adoption Replicability
The road to Replicability Adoption Replicability Situational & Baseline Effective Communication & Learning & Growth Planning & Financing Assessment Networking • A quantifiable baseline • Key stakeholders have • Performance • Effective planning & capacities to sustain & improvement tracking of Climate Action. expand the Project. • Networking and finance through CoM • Know-how sharing • Enabling PPP environment • Sustained municipality • Partnerships building revenue • Provision of Local sustainable jobs
MINARET Project Timeline Overview 2017 Implementation and Capacity Building Situational Analysis and Needs Assessment 2019 2018 2020 Communication and Communication Networking at local and and regional levels Dissemination Back to Outline
Why Is this Project a Game-Changer? 1. Minaret’s NEXUS is using and value-chain mapping as a tool to identify and understand the process flow of nexus projects which act as a multiplier to achieve social, environmental and economic value. 2. Hence, Municipalities and the communities replicate and expand NEXUS projects. 3. Other municipalities in the MENA region use NEXUS & value chain approach to implement NEXUS and climate action projects.
Why Is this Project a Game-Changer? 1. Minaret is positioned as the expert in using NEXUS and climate investment-grade projects to move municipalities out of debt. 2. Municipalities and the community replicate and expand NEXUS projects. 3. Other municipalities in the region use Minaret’s planning & financing approach to implement NEXUS and climate projects.
Planning & Finance for Municipalities Covenant signatories commit to submitting, What the Covenant of Mayors Can Do! within two years following the date of the local The main aim is to help municipalities identify investment • council decision, a opportunities, and attract investors Sustainable Energy and • Also limited abilities to invest and borrow funds to support Climate Action Plan local investments (SECAP) outlining the key actions Membership of Gain Access to a Covenant of large Network Mayors Minaret utilizes Covenant of Mayors as a platform to enable longer term climate action planning and implementation of projects. Effective planning Setting plans on and tracking during quantifiable data Implementation
Benchmarking Quantitative analysis Evidence of Establishing a successful baseline investments Benchmarking Identifying Tools for clear tracking and indicators of monitoring improvements
Planning & Finance for Municipalities Investment- grade Self-sustaining opportunities businesses De-risking through loan guarantees Enabling a favorable PPP Attraction and environment closing of investment Sustained Support and revenue source to evaluation post- support municipal investment budgets
Thank you National Energy Research Center/ Royal Scientific Society (NERC/RSS) P.O.Box: 1945 Jubeiha, Amman 11941 Jordan Tel: +962 6 5338014/42 - Fax: +962 6 5338043
SOLAR PUMPING AND WATER- ENERGY SECURITY
NERC The National Energy Research Center (NERC) - which is part of the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) - has been established for the purposes of development, consultancy, research and training in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency. 50 YEARS
PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANCY SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS LABS TESTING TRAINING OWNER REP
HUNDREDS OF SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED PROJECTS HUNDREDS OF SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED ASSIGNMENTS NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EXPOSURE
THE CONCEPT
GOALS Support and Reduce power encourage farmers consumption of water and the community to pumps use clean energy Disseminate the concept of energy and Mitigation of water management for greenhouse gas farmers and the emissions community Improving the social Food Security livelihood of farmers
INITIAL THOUGHTS AND SECURING GRANT Initial plan was set to equip 10,000 farming units with Solar PV • Pumping Systems LACK OF FINANCING!!! USD 7.6M was secured through the EU funded project “Renewable • Energy and Energy Efficiency Program II” The 7.6M will be utilized to equip 320 farming units with Solar • Pumping Systems
PROJECT OBJECTIVES 214 water pumps in the Jordan Valley and 106 pumps in the highlands • (Azraq, Mafraq and Madaba) to be equipped with Solar Photovoltaic Systems Inefficient pumps to be replaced • 214 106 320 Solar PV Pumping
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