Management of Water Resources Infrastructure in Jordan: Dams and Reservoirs

Abstract

Although Jordan has invested massively in water resources including dams, but due to climate change and to the semiarid to arid climate in most of the country, in addition to the limited water resources, Jordan faces challenges in water sector and needs to use and build new water resources including dams and to maintain the existing dams and use their storage efficiently. Climate conditions are reflected in a decrease in annual rainfall especially in eastern and southern parts of the country. The supply from surface water resources has decreased over years to reach unsafe yield charge levels for most resources. This paper aims to highlights the current situation of dams and the expected and proposed solution for scarcity of water dams in Jordan. Also, the paper aims to address the problems of dams’ sector during operation such as seepage, sedimentations, and evaporation. Current paper also, will propose the possible solutions to enhance current situation of dams including operation and maintenance, in addition to water harvesting plans that aids in decreasing the scarcity of water on local level for domestic, agriculture, and 7industry needs in country.