Israel signs deal to double water supply to Jordan

Water resources minister says Mideast neighbors agree on largest water sale in their history to foster ‘good neighborly relations’ amid burgeoning diplomatic rapprochement

Elharrar traveled to Jordan for a signing ceremony between representatives to the Joint Water Committee that manages bilateral water relations. This capped an arrangement first announced in July. The two countries agreed then that Israel would sell 50 million cubic meters of water a year to Jordan, doubling what it already supplies.
“This represents the largest water sale in the history of the two countries,” said Gidon Bromberg, Israel director of the regional environmental group EcoPeace Middle East.
He said that the deal “reflects the growing understanding that the climate crisis already heavily impacting the region must lead to increased cooperation”.
Jordan’s cooperation with Israel on water predates their 1994 peace treaty. Israel is also a hot, dry country, but desalination technology has opened opportunities for selling freshwater.