The Disi Water Conveyance Project from the non-renewable Disi aquifer to the capital Amman, opened in July 2013, increases available resources by about 12%. The country's major surface water resources, the Jordan River and the Yarmouk River, are shared with Israel and Syria who leave only a small amount for Jordan.
High population growth, the depletion of groundwater reserves and the impacts of climate change are likely to aggravate the situation in the future. Jordan is considered one of the ten most water scarce countries in the world. Water supply and sanitation in Jordan is characterized by severe water scarcity, which has been exacerbated by forced immigration as a result of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Six-Day War in 1967, the Gulf War of 1990, the Iraq War of 2003 and the Syrian Civil War since 2011. No comprehensive sector law, only the law creating WAJĤ (Water Authority of Jordan and three companies: Miyahuna, Aqaba Water Company and Yarmouk Water Company) Project Management Unit (PMU), only for private operators
Water supply and sanitation in JordanĪbout once per week depending on season and locality (2009) continuous supply only in Aqaba Īverage urban water and sanitation tariff (US$/m 3)Ġ.65 (2009, for Amman only, corresponding to a consumption of 20m 3/month) ĩ5% (2007 in the Middle Governorates) This article was last comprehensively updated in June 2012, with partial updates in January 2015.
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