Water Resources of Jordan, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Political, Social and Economic Implications of Scarce Water Resources
World Water Resources Series, Vol. 1

This book gives a detailed account of the scarce water resources of Jordan, with a focus on their quantities, quality, and use for different sectors. It details the political, social, and economic dimensions of the scarce water resources along with their implications on Jordan's cooperation with its neighbors. The book includes implemented projects of dams, canals, water supply networks, waste water treatment, and more. It gives an overview of which projects have been successful and which have failed to achieve their purposes and why. Shared water with other countries and their developmental implications to the water sector are discussed and future water supply projects, such as the Red Sea-Dead Sea conduit project, are elaborated on. The book also touches upon the waves of refugees and their impact on the water sector and water strategies in Jordan. 

1. Introduction.- 2. Water Resources.- 3. Patterns of Water Use.- 4. Water Pollution.- 5. Waste Water treatment.- 6. Water Pollution Management and Cost.- 7. Water Politics.- 8 Conclusions and Recommendations.

Prof. Dr. Elias Salameh is a professor of hydrogeology and hydrochemistry at the University of Jordan. He obtained his Doctor of Science degree and his MSc in Applied Geology from the Technical University of Munich, Germany. He received his second MSc in Geophysics from the Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich, Germany. He has been a professor at the University of Jordan since 1985. He has published more than 230 research articles in international journals and has supervised some 50 PhD and 120 MSc theses. He has initiated, led, and carried out a large number of international research programs in water and related fields. In 2006, he and his colleagues discovered the first large meteoritic impact site in the Middle East and North Africa, in Jordan/Waqf as Suwwan area. He headed the Department of Applied Geology and Environment of the University of Jordan several times, each for a number of years. At the university, he also founded the Water Research and Study Center and served as its director from 1983 to 1992. In 2004 and 2005, he served as the Chairman of the Founding Committee of the German-Jordanian University. In addition, he has been serving as a member of the Royal Committee on Water since its formation in 2007 and was a member of the Board of Trustees of Balqa Applied University from 2008 to 2015. Professor Salameh was decorated with the First Class Order of Merits from the President of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2006 as well as many other local and international orders of merit.