Treaty of peace between the state of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, done at Arava/Araba crossing point
This is the
Signed: 1994/10/26
Agreement Type: treaty
This document represents a primary agreement between the included parties.[1] The primary issue covered by this document is water quantity, but is linked to non-water issues via other.[1]
Comments on this agreement from the TFDD International Freshwater Treaties Database include:Jordan also receives desalinated 10 MCM of approx. 20 MCM of saline springs. The two parties will cooperate to find an additional 50 MCM of drinkable water. Israel can take 10 MCM over and above its current groundwater withdrawals, provided such withdraw[1]and regarding allocations: Yarmuk-- Summer: Israel 12 MCM, Jordan gets the rest. Winter--Israel 13 MCM, Jordan gets the rest. Israel also takes 20 MCM for Jordanian storage in Lake Tiberias Jordan--Summer: Israel maintains current use, equal to JordanŠ—Ès. Winter: Jordan 20 MCM of the floods.[1]
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External Links
- Full EnglishText available from the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database (TFDD). Oregon State University. — This agreement is included in the TFDD Agreeements Database.http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/treaties.php?page=full&origin=river&tn=538
- ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Treaty of peace between the state of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, done at Arava/Araba crossing point entry in the Transboundary Freshwater Agreements Database, a Product of the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database. Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University. Additional information about the TFDD can be found at: <http://www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu>. Entry accessed online August 30 2014 at: http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/treaties.php?page=full&origin=river&tn=538
