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1 Al-Zu’bi, Y.; Shatanawi, M.; Al-Jayoussi, O.; Al-Kharabsheh, A. 2002. Application of decision support system for sustainable management of water resources in the Azraq Basin - Jordan. Water International, 27(4):532-541.
Water resource management ; Sustainability ; River basins ; Decision support tools ; Models ; Water balance ; Aquifers ; Groundwater ; Evapotranspiration / Jordan / Azraq Basin
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H031317)
2 Al-Kharabsheh, A. 1996. Water budget and hydrogeology of the Azraq Basin. Amman, Jordan: University of Jordan. Water & Environment Research & Study Center. iv, 44p. (University of Jordan, Water & Environment Research & Study Center technical bulletin no.19)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 551.483 G698 ALK Record No: H037894)
3 Naber, M. A. 2017. Controlling groundwater over abstraction: state policies vs localpractices in the Jordan highlands. Water Policy, 19(4):692-708. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2017.127]
Groundwater extraction ; Groundwater management ; Water governance ; Water policy ; Water law ; Legislation ; State intervention ; Highlands ; Local communities ; Farmers ; Wells / Jordan / Azraq Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048254)
The control of groundwater over abstraction is a vexing problem worldwide. Jordan is one of the countries facing severe water scarcity which has implemented a wide range of measures and policies over the past 20 years. While the gap between formal legal and policy frameworks and local practices on the ground is widely acknowledged, few studies investigate how local users react to state regulations and document their tactics to circumvent them. This paper examines the major tools implemented by the Jordanian government to control well expansion and water abstraction and how farmers in the Azraq basin have responded to these measures. It then documents how, in response, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation has recently enacted a series of creative counter-measures, both direct and indirect, in an attempt to toughen law enforcement and raise pressure over groundwater users. The lessons learned are highly relevant for countries with similar situations, both in the region and elsewhere.
4 Molle, Francois; Al Karablieh, E.; Al Naber, M.; Closas, Alvar; Salman, A. 2017. Groundwater governance in Jordan: the case of Azraq Basin. A Policy White Paper. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 30p.
Groundwater ; Water governance ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water policy ; Water law ; Water use ; River basins ; Agricultural development ; Illegal practices ; Wells ; Drilling / Jordan / Azraq Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048395)
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