AMMAN — Rapporteur of the Agriculture and Water Committee,
Najeh Al-Edwan,
said that the committee would debate the "declaration of intent" or
so-called "energy-for-water deal" on Sunday.
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Edwan
shared that the meetings are expected to last for days, according to local
media outlets. He added that experts, including former water ministers like
Munther Hadadeen, will join the hearings and that alternative solutions that can
be implemented to solve the water crises will be discussed.
Edwan
told Ammon news on Saturday that the commission has no position or prior deals
and that all ideas will be put on the table during joint and public hearings.
He added that the committee will submit its recommendations to the
Lower House
at the end.
Edwan
said that Jordan’s dams' water storage is currently estimated at 80 million
cubic meters. In comparison, the annual need is estimated at about 1 billion
cubic meters for drinking, agriculture, industry, and other fields.
The
water situation in the Kingdom is critical, he said. “We must move quickly to
find solutions and stop the bleeding; our water sources are limited, we haven't
developed them for many years, and rehabilitation takes many years.”
“The
idea of increasing dams’ capacity and implementing the
National Water Carrier Project from Aqaba to Amman must be taken into consideration, and we have
little time,” he added.
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