The controversial $1.1 billion Disi Water Conveyance Project, predominantly financed by the US and European governments, became operational in 2014 and carries 100 million cubic metres of water per year to Amman and other cities from Disi, a non-replenishable aquifer on the border with Saudi Arabia.
This financing for the climate adaptation scheme will contribute to providing part of the government of Jordan contribution to the project amounting to (250 million Jordanian dinars (US$ 352 million) to the Aqaba Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (AAWDCP) that will supply an additional 300 million cubic meters of water each year after desalination and transferring it from Aqaba to Jordanian capital Amman and the rest of provinces.
The plan aims to increase the amount of water and cut pollution in the Israeli section of the river, with the establishment of a new desalination facility that will treat the polluted and salty water.
Today, only about 70 million cubic meters of water flow in the southern course per year, mostly polluted and salty due to the activity of a nearby sewage treatment plant.
The project envisages providing about 300 million cubic metres of desalinated water annually.Â
The Aqaba-Amman desalination and water transport project is a strategic project and a top priority to provide the Kingdomâs population of 11 million with drinking water, according to the government.
The total cost of the National Water Carrier Project is estimated at $2.5 billion.