AMMAN — The German government and the EU provided grants totaling 181 million euros
over four grants to support the water sector in Jordan through the
German Reconstruction Bank (KFW), the German embassy said in a press statement.
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The agreements were signed on Wednesday by
Ministerof Planning and International Cooperation Nasser Al-Shraideh,
Minister of Water and Irrigation Muhammad Al-Najjar, and KFW Senior Portfolio Manager for Water
Program Ennis Martin. The grants aim to finance the sixth part of the Water
Resources Management Program, and improve wastewater treatment and dispose of
sludge in an environmentally friendly manner.
Najjar said that the implementation of these water
and sanitation projects in Amman, Irbid, Ramtha, Jerash, and Ajloun, namely in
the communities hosting Syrian refugees, will serve about 80,000 people.
The minister reviewed the projects that are being
implemented in the water sector, the programs that are funded by Germany and
the EU, as well as the projects to be implemented through these four packages
aimed at enhancing the efficiency of water networks, reducing waste, and
improving the capacity of water resources.
He also underlined the projects’ goals, including
improved management and distribution mechanisms, in addition to addressing the
challenges of reducing losses and costs, operation and maintenance, delivery of
water to citizens, raising the capacity and efficiency of the networks, and
linking new areas to the sewage networks. He stressed the need to cooperate
with all relevant authorities to ensure the completion of work with high
efficiency.
For her part, the KFW representative said that the
EU, including Germany, fully supports the reform of the water sector and
infrastructure in Jordan with a focus on water efficiency, waste reduction, and
the provision of fresh water.
The value of the
continued bilateral support from the EU to Jordan’s water and sanitation sector
in the form of grants and soft loans, including the framework for the response
to the
Syrian refugee crisis, has reached more than 150 million euros.
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