Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation
Jordan Response Plan 2016-2018
19 October 2015
Syria Crisis in Jordan: Key Figures
1.4 million Syrians in Jordan = 20% increase in population
630,000 Syrian registered refugees
1.27 million Syrians living in host communities, primarily in Northern Governorates
Five years into what has been called the greatest humanitarian crisis of our time, Jordan continues to uphold its moral obligations, carrying more than its fair share of the response.
Syria Crisis in Jordan: Impact
For host countries like Jordan, the magnitude and longevity of the crisis has translated into mounting costs and ever- increasing challenges to the social, economic and political fabric of the country.
Currently:
Severe vulnerability of public services (education, health, water, municipal services) in areas with high concentration of refugees
Increased competition for housing and employment;
overcrowded schools and health centres
Higher prices for consumer goods
Increasing vulnerability of Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians
Jordan Response Plan 2016-2018
The Jordan Response Plan for the Syria Crisis 2016 – 2018 is a call for collective action to better support Jordan.
It represents a further step towards a comprehensive response that effectively links short-term coping solutions with longer-term initiatives aimed at strengthening local and national resilience capacities.
Multi-year vision: to guide short and medium term interventions while ensuring immediate, concrete improvements in the lives of refugees and people living in host communities.
Three-year rolling plan: to facilitate the provision and tracking of multi-year financing and the monitoring of multi-year interventions.
Jordan Response Plan 2016-2018
Stronger linkages between humanitarian and development responses: to consolidate refugee and resilience responses into one single plan for each sector.
Improved targeting of assistance based on vulnerability:
JRP projects were developed based on the results of a comprehensive vulnerability assessment.
Resilience-based approach: to enable households, communities, services and institutions initially to ‘cope’, gradually to ‘recover’, and, ultimately to strengthen and
‘sustain’ their capacities, thereby deepening their resilience to present and future shocks.
Jordan Response Plan 2016-2018
Harmonized with existing plans: the plan has been designed in alignment with two main national plans and strategies: the Executive Development Programme 2016–18, and the Governorate Development Programme 2016–18. A detailed comparison between the EDP and the JRP was carried out to review the objectives, activities, location, and budget for all projects
Tracked through a robust aid information and project management system (JORISS): to ensure that donor funding is accurately tracked and accounted for, and that interventions on the ground are coordinated and monitored.
Improved capturing and tracking of funds as a result of multi- year planning framework.
The JRP 2016-18 has been prepared based on (i) the needs defined by the Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment and (ii) implementing partners' absorption capacity.
JRP2016-2018 Objectives
Within a timeframe of three years (January 2016 – December 2018) the plan aims to:
Upscale critical capacities of the central, regional and local authorities
Foster the resilience of service delivery system and municipal services and infrastructure in areas critically affected by demographic stress
Meet the needs of (i) Syrian refugees in and out of camps; (ii) vulnerable Jordanians affected by the Syria crisis
Expand employment and livelihood opportunities
Mitigate pressures including social imbalances on Jordanian host communities
Support the government budget to cope with the additional
JRP2016-2018 Methodology
The JRP 2016 – 2018 is the result of a participatory planning process involving more than 100 institutions and organizations.
The JRP 2016-2018 was completed through an intensive series of working sessions with more than 200 representatives of national and international organizations.
The following sector responses were prepared 1. Education
2. Energy
3. Environment 4. Justice
5. Health
6. Livelihood and Food Security
7. Local Governance & Municipal Affairs 8. Shelter
9. Social Protection 10. Transport
11. WASH
Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment (CVA)
Between April and July 2015, MOPIC/HRCU and the JRPSC Secretariat coordinated the elaboration of the CVA to inform Jordan’s response to the impact of the Syria crisis on the country. Specifically, the aim of the CVA was to clarify vulnerabilities among host communities and refugees (in and out of camps) and to assess the impact of the crisis on basic services.
2 main objectives:
1. Improve targeting of assistance and use aid resources more effectively.
2. Establish a profile of vulnerability among (i) Syrian refugee households; (ii) Jordanian host communities; (iii) Public service sectors such as education, health, municipal services, and water; (iv) Other JRP sectors.
• The CVA is the primary guideline for developing JRP sector projects since it provides information for project design and prioritization.
• It was prepared using a number of studies and assessments, including the Sector Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) and the Vulnerability
JRP2016-2018 Funding Requirements
The total cost of response interventions for the JRP 2016 – 2018: US$ 8,137,444,104.
US$ 2,450,978,299 is required for refugee interventions
US$ 2,485,137,007 is required for resilience-strengthening, including of host communities, service delivery systems and public authorities
US$ 3,201,328,798 is for specific budget support needs.
JRP2016-2018 Funding
Requirements
Financing Modalities
Budget Support
Pooled Funds, including
Trust Funds
Project support
Implementing partners
Line Ministries
& public entities UN agencies
National and international NGOs / CSOs
Other development partners (private sector, academia, cooperation agencies,
etc.) Implementing
partners
Next Steps
Resource mobilization against JRP2016-2018
Development of report on JRP implementation in 2015
Continued strengthening of crisis response coordination structure within MOPIC and line ministries to ensure that needs are accurately identified, cost-effective strategies devised, and projects implemented and appropriately monitored.
Capacity strengthening of TF Chairs and members to ensure that they have the capacity to engage in sector-wide multi- stakeholder planning, with greater alignment to government policies and systems.
Ensure accurate capture of multi-year funds through JORISS
Continued coordination with EDP committees to ensure harmonization
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