Jordan’s Water Crisis: Why the World Should be Worried

Jordan's water consumption per capita will be halved by the end of the century due to dwindling water sources and an increasing population. Few households in the arid country would have access to even 40 liters (10.5 gallons) of piped water per person per day without interference.

A Possible Grim Future

Increased supply by large-scale desalination is the single most important measure Jordan can take. Jordan has been pursuing this goal since the 1960s, with one plan being to desalinate water from the Red Sea in the south, move freshwater north to Amman, and dispose of the remaining heavily salty water in the increasingly dwindling Dead Sea.

The delivery is expected to result in "exponential" increases in national water stability.

Jordan's public water system is currently highly unequally dispersed, with affluent homes and companies often supplementing rationed municipal supplies with expensive imports from commercial tanker truck operators. "Avoiding significant gaps in public water supplies would be important to avoid water stress in Jordan and other parts of the world," said Christian Klassert, a German economist and study co-author.

Although chosen supply and demand approaches are often presented as competing solutions in water policy discussions, the authors argue that suites of interventions in both modes perform well in concert.

"You'd imagine that some of these measures would have a bigger effect than the others. However, it turns out that you must complete all tasks, "According to Gorelick.

Attempts to be Better

Although chosen supply and demand approaches are often presented as competing solutions in water policy discussions, the authors argue that suites of interventions in both modes perform well in concert.

"You'd imagine that some of these measures would have a bigger effect than the others. However, it turns out that you must complete all tasks, "According to Gorelick.

The size and cost of near-total reform of the world's water system are incredibly overwhelming for a country with an economical production per individual less than one-tenth of the United States. "It's difficult to think beyond how to distribute dwindling freshwater tomorrow, next month, and, to some degree, in the next few years in water-scarce regions where sustainable preparation is most needed," Gorelick said. "Our long-term strategy analyses are most useful in these areas."

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