White Paper Offers Development Ideas for Jordan in Light of Refugee Surge
This press release describes DAI’s latest white paper, “From Resilience to Growth: Realizing Jordan’s Development Vision”. The white paper outlines a development path for the Kingdom designed to generate economic development in the context of the Syrian refugee crisis. The document describes the challenges facing the Kingdom, chief among them an unprecedented influx of refugees from neighboring Syria that has increased Jordan’s population from 7.5 million in 2011 to 9.4 million in 2016. It offers recommendations for turning the crisis—which is stressing Jordan’s ability to provide local services such as healthcare, education, and transport—into opportunities for sustainable economic growth.