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Minister of Water and Irrigation, Raed Abu Al Saud, received the Charge’ d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy, Karen Sasahara, in the presence of the Acting Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Margaret Spears.
During the meeting, progress in a number of USAID-funded projects was reviewed, and enterprises scheduled to be implemented during the next phase to improve water supply in all the Kingdom’s regions.
The Minister highly appreciated the continued U.S. support, especially to the water sector, and to enable it to overcome the major challenges, especially in the light of the Corona pandemic (Covid-19) and the urgent need to implement additional projects to ensure the large and growing deficit and increase in demand as a result of increased domestic use.
In this context, the Minister said the demand rose to more than (610) million m3 due to the Corona pandemic.
Expressing Jordan’s appreciation for this continued support, which has the greatest impact in reducing the water deficit and securing additional water sources, the minister said Jordan is looking forward to supporting the water sector in the implementation of a number of important strategic projects such as the national carrier project and desalination of red sea water.
The projects, he said, also include the expansion of the Samara purification plant, the project of the Tafileh purification plant and the national project (NRW) to reduce waste, which will have the greatest impact on improving water and sanitation services.
“Jordan is facing water conditions that have worsened with the Corona crisis, with the demand for water for domestic uses rising to more than 40 percent, and therefore an increase in wastewater that flows to wastewater treatment plants,” he said.
For her part, Sasahara expressed her great happiness for the “constructive and fruitful” cooperation over the past years, stressing the interest of the United States in expanding the cooperation horizons and providing solutions in the field of modern water management through the provision of U.S. assistance and expertise, especially through the USAID.
The diplomat confirmed the Agency’s interest in accelerating the implementation of strategic water projects which will contribute in developing water conditions and improve sanitation services.
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