AMMAN —
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nasser Al-Shraideh stressed the importance of actively
participating in the provision of the necessary financial support to the
National Water Carrier project (Aqaba-Amman for Desalination and Water
Transfer), which is a strategic project and a top priority for water security.
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In a press statement, Shraideh indicated that the ministry
is preparing for a conference in March devoted to announcing the pledges of
donors, calling on the donor community to coordinate with their capitals to
determine the support to the project in preparation for its announcement at the
conference to enable the Jordanian government to clearly identify all the related
elements.
While chairing an expanded coordination meeting held at the
ministry with ambassadors and representatives of donor countries, banks, and
international financial institutions, Shraideh stressed the strategic
importance of the project for the Kingdom, especially in providing sufficient
and sustainable desalinated water estimated at about 300 million cubic meters annually
to cover the water needs of the various governorates of the Kingdom.
He said the project stands as the most important national
investment project within the economic priorities program for the years
2021-2023 which the government is committed to implementing according to clear
time frames and progress indicators.
Shraideh highlighted to the audience the water reality in
the Kingdom and the challenges facing the sector at the present time as a
result of several factors, notably the
Syrian refugee crisis,
climate change challenges,
sector needs and population growth. He
also urged officials at the meeting to consider the necessity of providing the
maximum amount of grants and concessional financing for this project to
increase its feasibility and ensure the provision of this basic commodity at a
reasonable price to citizens.
For his part,
Minister of Water and Irrigation Muhammad
Al-Najjar presented + the project’s justifications, significance, components,
technical aspects, as well as data related to the water status, the challenges facing
the water sector, the project’s initial financial model, its implementation
method, and related stages.
The Ministry of Water and Irrigation had previously
announced the completion of all documents related to the national water carrier
project, as the tender is expected to be signed with the winning coalition
before the end of this year.
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