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Jordan
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan became a prospective member of IIASA in 2020 through the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan.
Main areas of collaborations:
The water-energy nexus in Jordan
Stakeholder engagement and governance for a sustainable future
Understanding policy and decision making responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
Developing the methods of systems analysis
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News
12 April 2023
Ambassador of Jordan visits IIASA
HE Haitham Abu Alfoul, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Jordan to the International Organizations in Vienna, recently visited IIASA to meet with IIASA Director General Albert van Jaarsveld.
22 December 2021
Launch of the Northern African Applied Systems Analysis Centre
In collaboration with the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology and the Institute of National Planning, IIASA is proud to announce the launch of the Northern African Applied Systems Analysis Center (NAASAC).
09 July 2020
Jordan joins IIASA as a prospective member
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has joined IIASA as a prospective member through the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan.
Focus
04 December 2022
Celebrating 50 years of global collaboration
Options Magazine, Winter 2022: IIASA organized a series of celebratory activities with its member organizations throughout 2022 to celebrate 50 years of groundbreaking systems analysis research and opportunities to strengthen partnerships and collaborations with the global scientific community.
21 November 2020
Opinion: Steering a course to sanity
Options Winter 2020: HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President of the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan (RSS) explains the importance of science in building a global society that takes responsibility for both our planet and ourselves.
17 July 2018
Envisioning participatory governance of energy transition in Jordan
Policy Brief #17, July 2018. Jordan is entering a critical phase in terms of planning its future electricity supply architecture. The results of a four-year collaborative study by researchers from IIASA, Jordan, and Sweden, has led to the development of several recommendations for the Jordanian energy-policy process.
Publications
Klauer, B., Küblböck, K., Omann, I., Karutz, R., Klassert, C., Zhu, Y., Zozmann, H., Smilovic, M. , Talozi, S., Figueroa, A.J., Grohs, H., Heilemann, J., & Gorelick, S. (2022). Stakeholder Workshops Informing System Modeling—Analyzing the Urban Food–Water–Energy Nexus in Amman, Jordan. Sustainability 14 (19) e11984. 10.3390/su141911984.
Komendantova, N. , Marashdeh, L., Al‐Salaymeh, A., Al Twassi, S., AlBeek, R., & Hassouneh, K. (2022). On the crossroad – renewable energy sources or oil shale? Understanding patterns of social attitudes in Jordan. OPEC Energy Review 46 (1) 3-30. 10.1111/opec.12219.
Ekenberg, L. , Mihai, A., Fasth, T., Komendantova, N. , Danielson, M., & Al-Salaymeh, A. (2022). A Multicriteria Approach to Modelling Pandemic Response under Strong Uncertainty: A Case Study in Jordan. Sustainability 14 (1) e81. 10.3390/su14010081.
Komendantova, N. (2021). Transferring awareness into action: A meta-analysis of the behavioral drivers of energy transitions in Germany, Austria, Finland, Morocco, Jordan and Iran. Energy Research & Social Science 71 e101826. 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101826.
Komendantova, N. , Marashdeh, L., & Al-Salaymeh, A. (2021). Social acceptance of renewable energy sources versus oil shale in Jordan. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Komendantova, N. , Marashdeh, L., Ekenberg, L. , Danielson, M., Dettner, F., Hilpert, S., Wingenbach, C., Hassouneh, K., & Al-Salaymeh, A. (2020). Water–Energy Nexus: Addressing Stakeholder Preferences in Jordan. Sustainability 12 (15) e6168.