AMMAN —
According to government data, the
Ministry of Water and Irrigation has received
the highest number of complaints, 3,016, since the beginning of 2022, a local
media outlet reported.
اضافة اعلان
Ministry of Water
and Irrigation spokesman Omar Salameh told
Jordan News that “this summer
has been the most challenging to the water sector, in light of the water
situation in the country, and the increased demand on water, due to the
population increase.”
He pointed out
that “the number of complaints received by the ministry is considered normal
compared to those received in previous years,” adding that “the ministry is
working to provide solutions, by digging new wells, working to better harvest
rain water, and speeding up the implementation of the
National Water Carrier Project.”
Muna Hindiyeh,
associate professor in civil and environmental engineering at German Jordanian
University, and a water expert, told
Jordan News that “most of these
complaints go unanswered, especially in Irbid, Ajloun, and Amman, as the
government is underfunding the water sector.”
According to
Hindiyeh, key problems which led to the loss of billions of liters of water,
which would cover the needs of 2.6 million people include “limited staff
capacity and expertise, high numbers of refugees, and old infrastructure”.
Hindiyeh said
that “ensuring access to safe drinking water and sanitation for all is a legal
obligation,” pointing out that the UN General Assembly, in July 2010,
“explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation and acknowledged
that clean drinking water and sanitation are essential to the realization of all
human rights”.
She said that
“Article 5 (l) of the Protocol on Water and Health highlights that equitable
access to water, adequate in terms of both quantity and of quality, should be
provided for all.”
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