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Contributions from
the Column
Facts and trends
Werner-Schuster-Haus
Land policy: quick privatisation with disastrous consequences
Out of work
Cooperation with Jordan
Water is not like oil: there is no substitute for it
'Communities in the One World' Service Agency one year on
A change of course
"We must show that supporting independent NGO work is worthwhile"
US government: new money for fighting AIDS
Change to a more just agricultural trade not in the offing
Germany supports peace process in Sri Lanka
03/2003
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Cooperation with Jordan
Amid the present difficult political and economic situation in the Middle East, the German government is giving Jordan additional support in combating poverty. In inter-governmental negotiations in Amman, the BMZ pledged the Jordanian government 15 million euros for Financial Cooperation and 35 million euros within the framework of debt conversion. Jordan will receive these funds in addition to the total of 39 million euros agreed last year in bilateral negotiations for the years 2002/2003.
The German Federal government orients the content of its development cooperation with Jordan on the Millennium goals, such as halving world poverty by 2015. Accordingly, in the negotiations it was laid down that Germany would support the Jordanian government in implementing its action programme to stem poverty. Germany promotes a programme for the building of primary schools for poor sections of the population in Jordan, and is engaged – as in previous years – in the key sector of water supply and waste water disposal. Jordan is one of the most arid countries in the world. Its serious shortage of water is the greatest obstacle to the country's development.
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