Programme to enable GAM to mitigate effect of floods

AMMAN — The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) on Tuesday discussed cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to deal with natural disasters by conducting a comprehensive evaluation that helps GAM determine the causes of floods, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Amman Mayor Aqel Biltaji voiced GAM’s readiness to cooperate with the UNDP and come up with the necessary plan to minimise the effects of floods. The programme aims at offering technical support to evaluate and come up with short- and mid-term recommendations to reduce flood dangers in Amman.