It Is One of the Driest Countries in the World but a 6 Billion Megaproject Can Change Everything: They Are Going to Build a 450 Km Aqueduct that Guarantees Drinking Water to Millions of People

ecoticias.com

Left

Factuality

Ownership

Jordan has decided to play one of its biggest cards against drought. The country wants to desalinate water from the Gulf of Aqaba and send it to Amman through a great drive in the desert. It is not the French State that executes the work alone, but a consortium led by the French Meridiam and SUEZ, within a project valued at about 6 billion dollars. The goal is enormous. It must produce 300 million cubic meters of drinking water per year and cove…