Jordan, EU launch ‘disaster risk reduction’ twinning project

AMMAN — A Jordanian-EU twinning project aiming at enhancing the Kingdom’s capabilities in dealing with disaster, natural disasters and their risks was launched on Monday.

The project, implemented in cooporation with France, was launched by Interior Minister Ghaleb Zu’bi, president of the Higher Council of the Civil Defence Department (CDD), the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

During the launch ceremony, Zu’bi said that the project comes as part of cooperation between Jordan, the EU and France, especially in the fields of civil defence and protection, stressing the need for preparing a comprehensive national strategy to deal with nature and man-made disasters and mitigate their effects.

For their part, ambassadors of the EU Andrea Fontana and of France David Bertolotti stressed keenness on sustaining communication with the CDD and the relevant institutions to preserve the levels of readiness and response to disasters, as well as exchanging expertise with Jordan and providing it with support and relief requirements.