Early Warning System

Regions

Middle East and North Africa

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

Jordan

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Specific Location

Northern Jordan

Whenever identified, the area within countries where the impacts of the investment may be experienced. Exact locations of projects may not be identified fully or at all in project documents. Please review updated project documents and community-led assessments.

Financial Institutions

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Proposed

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Voting Date

Sep 9, 2026

Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.

Borrower

Government of Jordan - Water Authority of Jordan

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Infrastructure
Water and Sanitation

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Type(s)

Loan

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 54.00 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 67.43 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Bank Documents

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Jul 2, 2026

Disclosed by Bank May 15, 2026

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to bank provided information, the investment involves provision of up to USD 54 million EBRD sovereign loan to the Government of Jordan for the benefit of the Water Authority of Jordan, to finance the rehabilitation, optimisation and expansion of the Shallala Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in northern Jordan. The Project is expected to be co-financed with an investment grant made available by other donor partners that will contribute towards the financing of the overall Project cost.

Due to rapid population growth, increased wastewater generation and aging infrastructure, the existing Shallala WWTP is hydraulically and organically overloaded and is unable to consistently meet Jordanian effluent discharge and reuse standards. The plant's effective capacity is currently constrained, resulting in deteriorated treatment performance, particularly under peak flow conditions.

The Project will upgrade and expand the WWTP to an ultimate average treatment capacity of approximately 30,500 ms/day, sufficient to meet projected wastewater inflows up to around 2050. It will restore compliance with national standards, improve treatment reliability and climate resilience, and enable the safe reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation, contributing to environmental protection and Jordan's longiterm water security objectives.

Early Warning System Project Analysis

For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

Category B (2024 ESP). The Project comprises the rehabilitation and expansion of the existing Shallala WWTP within its current footprint, with the objective of increasing the overall treatment capacity with approximately 80,000 population equivalents (PE), up to a total of about 240,000 PE. The feasibility level environmental and social assessment confirmed that potential impacts are site specific, largely temporary, predictable and readily mitigated through standard ESAP measures. No additional land acquisition is required, and no involuntary resettlement is envisaged; no Natural or Critical Habitat will be affected.

Potential risks and impacts are limited and manageable and include temporary construction phase impacts such as dust, noise, traffic disturbance and occupational health and safety risks, community health and safety risks related to construction traffic and works interfaces, operational impacts associated with odour, sludge handling, chemical use and potential spills if not adequately managed, and localised biodiversity risk related to the presence of a single nationally protected tree near the site access, requiring site specific protection measures. No significant cumulative, transboundary, irreversible or resettlement related impacts have been identified.

Investment Description

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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Provision of up to USD 54 million EBRD sovereign loan.
The Project is expected to be co-financed with an investment grant made available by other donor partners that will contribute towards the financing of the overall Project cost.

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

Ahmad M. Al-awamleh
Ahmad_Al-Awamleh@mwi.gov.jo
+962 6 5652265
http://mwi.gov.jo/Intro/Pages/default.aspx
K. Hussein St. 34, Amman, Jordan

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can request information by emailing: accessinfo@ebrd.com or by using this electronic form: https://www.ebrd.com/eform/information-request

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD

The Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the PCM, it may assess compliance with EBRD's own policies and procedures to prevent harm to the environment or communities or it may assist you in resolving the problem that led to the complaint through a dialogue with those implementing the project. Additionally, the PCM has the authority to recommend a project be suspended in the event that harm is imminent.

You can contact the PCM at: pcm@ebrd.com or you can submit a complaint online using an online form at: http://www.ebrd.com/eform/pcm/complaint_ form?language=en

You can learn more about the PCM and how to file a complaint at: http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html