Saving water for the Mujib Reserve, Jordan Together with the
Royal Society for Conservation of Nature (RSCN) we worked in
Jordan to reduce the impact of the dam upstream on the Mujib
reserve, involve the local population in agricultural activities
to save water and preserve water quality, and make sure that the
Mujib reserve water needs are fulfilled in water management
plans and decisions of the government. More Action Details
Jordan is among the water poorest countries in the world.
Population growth and unsustainable use such as pumping water
for economic development since eighties of the past century have
caused increase in the already high water stress. Nevertheless,
Jordan does not have an integrated approach to water resource
management. Drivers of the current situation of water
overexploitation are: conflict of use between different sectors
(drinking water, agriculture, industries, tourism), poverty and
sanitation problems; disappearance of wetlands (Azraq) and huge
impact on ecosystems such as Mujib