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Abul Saud attends water summit in Budapest
By JT - Oct 16,2019 - Last updated at Oct 16,2019
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.
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