The main objective of the CIP is to improve the living conditions of the poor in urban and rural communities through the provision of essential physical and social infrastructure services.  A secondary objective is to strengthen the capacity of selected institutions to deliver infrastructure services in a more effective and targeted way to benefit the poor and their communities. The project will create temporary employment opportunities for the unemployed poor through labor-intensive, small scale public works.

Essential physical and social infrastructure needs in poor communities include provision or upgrading of water supply and sanitation services: drainage systems against floods; safe road crossings for pedestrians; access roads for rescue and emergency vehicles and equipment; retaining walls against land slides; and street lighting.  Essential social infrastructure includes schools, health centers, community and youth centers which will improve human resources and thereby enhance the social productivity of the poor.

 

Project Scope

The CIP consists of three parts:

 Part A

Upgrading of squatter settlements: This will include about 16 sites located in Greater Amman, Zarqa and Russeifa. These areas are densely built-up and have developed randomly without any consideration of zoning and building codes. The streets generally consist of narrow pathways suitable for pedestrian access. Water supply networks are generally above ground, undersized and leak excessively.  They also have sanitary sewerage networks which for the most part will need minor upgrading; however, some houses will need connections to the network. There are no drainage systems to collect surface storm water and there are areas without street lighting which is a hazard to people at night

Upgrading of refugee camps: This will include 13 camps located near Greater Amman, Irbid, Jerash, Madaba and Zarqa.  These camps will be upgraded to improve primarily water supply and sewerage, drainage, roads and footpaths, pedestrian crossings at major roads, street lighting and retaining walls.  This program will not require relocation of people.

Three refugee camps will require off-site sewage disposal facilities which will be sized with provisions to serve existing and future urban developments near the camps.

Implementing Agencies:

Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDC)

Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ)

Part B

Upgrading essential infrastructure in poor municipalities and villages in the Kingdom will generally consist of providing or upgrading drainage systems; safe access roads and pedestrian crossings; stream or ravine crossings; retaining walls; street lighting; and solid waste collection equipment.

Implementing Agency:

Cities and Villages Development Bank (CVDB)

Part C

The program includes the funds for CIP management, design and supervision; consultancy services technical assistance and training to strengthen the capacity of selected institutions in the management of the project (MOP/PMU, HUDC, CVDB, MMRAE’s regional engineering units and local councils).

 Main Accomplishments

Physical infrastructure sub-projects in 370 municipalities .

·         Physical infrastructure sub-projects in 10 refugee camps and 16 squatter settlements (outside zoned areas).

·         Provision of 104 garbage collection vehicles, 1,350 containers and other equipment .

·         Construction and furnishing of 24 health centers, 18 community development centers and 7 schools.

·         Wastewater Treatment Plant for Talbiya refugee camp and the adjacent areas are currently under construction with progress rate of around 62%.

·         Tender documents for the Wastewater Treatment Plants of Jerash and Sukhnah refugee camps are prepared and ready for announcement.

Projects under implementation:

            Infrastructure development projects in Jabal Al Amier Ali, Nahariyya Site and Talbiya refugee camp.