This report was prepared by the General Directorate of Civil Defense and the United Nations Development Programme in 2008. It provides an overview of Jordan and its demographic;; economic;; social and cultural characteristics. In addition it presents legislation and its effectiveness;; relevant to land use management;; vulnerability to hazards and the disaster risk management arrangements in place. It concludes with the disaster risk management vision of Jordan.

This study is an analytical study of the legislations effective in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan related to disasters and disasters management. It provides an overview of the disasters;; their types and management as well as an analysis of effective legislation related to disaster management in Jordan. The report concludes that To achieve consistency and integration among all ministries and public and private institutions concerned with facing disasters in all stages;; and to achieve the optimal use of available capabilities and resources as well as preventing duplication and overlapping which waste energies and in order to achieve the aforementioned disaster management principles;; there should be a certain authority responsible for disaster management in all its stages.