SAHER+
Evidence-based climate risk assessment · 16 sites
Sites assessed
16
High
2
Moderate–high
8
Moderate
6
Ratings calibrated to peer-reviewed studies, ISPRA/DoA conservation reports, UNESCO/ICOMOS assessments, and published excavation reports. No site is rated "Very high" — reserved for immediate catastrophic risk with no adaptive measures.
Dead Sea
Natural & cultural landscape · Balqa/Karak
Top: Rapid water level decline & sinkholesDetails →
Kerak Castle
Crusader castle · Karak
Top: Rainfall, slope deformation & structural damageDetails →
Ajloun Castle
Medieval castle · Ajloun
Top: Rainfall saturation & mortar dissolutionDetails →
Amman Citadel (Jabal al-Qal'a)
Multi-period citadel · Amman
Top: Air pollution & acid corrosionDetails →
Khirbat en-Nahas
Iron Age copper mines · Faynan/Aqaba
Top: Flash flooding in wadiDetails →
Madaba
Byzantine mosaic city · Madaba
Top: Groundwater rise & salt damageDetails →
Petra
Archaeological city · Ma'an
Top: Flash floodingDetails →
Qasr Al-Azraq
Desert castle / oasis fort · Zarqa
Top: Groundwater depletion & ground subsidenceDetails →
Qasr Kharana
Desert castle (Umayyad) · Zarqa
Top: Thermal stress & plaster detachmentDetails →
Umm ar-Rasas (Kastron Mefaa)
Roman-Byzantine town · Madaba
Top: Salt crystallization & mosaic decayDetails →
As-Salt
Historic urban town · Balqa
Top: Rainfall & foundation dampDetails →
Jerash
Roman city · Jerash
Top: Thermal weathering of limestoneDetails →
Mount Nebo
Byzantine memorial church · Madaba
Top: Humidity & mosaic tessera deteriorationDetails →
Umm el-Jimal
Basalt town ruins · Mafraq
Top: Waterlogging & foundation erosionDetails →
Umm Qais
Roman-Byzantine ruins · Irbid
Top: Rainfall & slope instabilityDetails →
Wadi Rum
Desert landscape · Aqaba
Top: Wind & sand erosion of petroglyphsDetails →
H – HighMH – Moderate–highM – ModerateLM – Low–moderate