Abul Saud attends water summit in Budapest

AMMAN — Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, Water Minister Raed Abul Saud on Tuesday participated in the 2019 Budapest Water Summit, where he said that Jordan is among the most water-scarce countries in the world.

Abul Saud, during the three-day event, said that the water share per capita in Jordan declined to less than 8 per cent of the international average, and demand increased to more than 21 per cent after the Syrian refugee influx, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The minister presented a paper in a dialogue session at the conference, where he said that individuals’ annual share of water in Jordan dropped to less than 100 cubic metres.