Shifting waters: the challenges of transitioning from freshwater to treated wastewater irrigation in the northern Jordan Valley

Jordan’s water scarcity prompted a national plan whereby treated wastewater is utilized to amend agricultural irrigation water so as to reallocate freshwater to urban/domestic uses. The policy, however, has engendered farmers’ resistance in the Northern Jordan Valley (NJV), causing a stalemate in pu...

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Main Authors:	Tawfik, Mohamed Hassan, Al-Zawaidah, Hadeel, Hoogesteger, J., Al-Zu’bi, Maha, Hellegers, Petra, Mateo-Sagasta, Javier, Elmahdi, A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	MDPI 2023
Subjects:	wastewater irrigation water reuse water allocation freshwater irrigation water infrastructure water management urban areas water scarcity water policies stakeholders water user associations farmers socioeconomic aspects
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129878