European Parliament passes historic resolution in support of regional rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River

The European Parliament passed an historic resolution on September 9th, bringing attention to the critical state of the Lower Jordan River and calling upon the governments of Israel, Jordan and Palestine to work together to rehabilitate the Jordan River. Initiated by leaders of the Group of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) with strong support from all major parties in the EU Parliament, this resolution marks the first time that the EU Parliament has directly called upon leaders in the region to address the state of the Jordan River. The resolution highlights that the Jordan River is a cultural landscape of universal significance in the Middle East and beyond which is today severely threatened by the diversion of 98% of its fresh water resources and a lack of regional management.

FoEME congratulates the European Parliament for passing an historic resolution on September 9th, bringing attention to the critical state of the Lower Jordan River and calling upon the governments of Israel, Jordan and Palestine to work together to rehabilitate the Jordan River. 

Initiated by leaders of the Group of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) with strong support from all major parties in the EU Parliament, this resolution marks the first time that the EU Parliament has directly called upon leaders in the region to address the state of the Jordan River and calling on the European Commission to consider allocation of financial resources to help rehabilitate the river. 

Read more in FoEME's September 9th press release on the issue. Click here for the historic resolution.

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For more information on the current state of the Lower Jordan River please see FoEME's "Towards a Living Jordan River": Environmental Flow Report and Economic Analysis of Policy Options for Water Conservation in Jordan, Israel and Palestine issued in May 2010 available here.