Jordan
Jordan
Jordan has an EMWIS website, run by
its National Focal Point (NFP), the Ministry of Water and Irrigation.
Key indicators
Area (1000 sq km): 89
Population (mill): 5.2
GDP ($ bill): 9
Water per cap: 135 m3
Water withdrawal:
agriculture 75%
Access to
drinking water: 96%
sanitation: 99%
Important reports
EU Neighbourhood Policy:
Country report
Action plan
Local water and sanitation services, 2005
Prospects of Efficient Wastewater Management and Water Reuse in Jordan, 2005
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Water Sector Review, 2001/02/15
Reports of the French Regional Mission for Water & Agriculture (French Embassy in Jordan)
UNESCO-IHP National Report for the period 2004-2006
Wateras a human right: The understanding of water in the Arab countries of the Middle East - A four country analysis
Incentive Systems for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Irrigated Agriculture in the MENA Region: Evidence from Jordan and Tunisia, 2004.
Planning Jordan’s Water Future: Lessons Learnt from the Water Sector Planning Support Project
(Ministry of Water & Irrigation - GTZ)
Country news
Country events
Country projects
- Institutions for Transboundary Rivers : the Akkar Watershed in Syria and Lebanon
- Water Desalination and Purification Technologies in the Arab world
- Water desalination by solar energy
- Integrated Waste Management for Olive-Oil Pressing Industries in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan
- WaterWare
- Towards a Mediterranean Water Information Mechanism compatible with the Water Information System for Europe (WISE)
- AWARENET
- WaDImena
- INECO
- NOSTRUM-DSS (FP6)
- OPTIMA
- MELIA
- GEWAMED
- SPI-Water
- SEDEMED II
- Installation of the technical tools for management of water
- ADU-RES
- MEDREP
- MEDAWARE
- ISIIMM
- Irwa
- EMWATER
- TOXMET
- REGROWTH
- SMART
- LAND-WATER-MED
- MEDCOASTLAND-NET
- MEDCODESAL
- WASAMED
- LIFE
Legislation on water
- Jordan Valley Development Law No.19 of 1988
- Environment Protection Interim Law No.1 of 2003
- Public Health Law No.54 of 2002
- Public Health Temporary Law 54 of 2002
- ASEZ Law No. 32 of 2000
- Antiquities Law No 21 of 1988
- Land Acquisition Law No 12 of 1987
- Law of Agriculture 44 of 2002 (temporary)
- Industrial Zones Corporation Law no 59 of 1985
- Water Authority Law No.18 of 1988
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