Drought-hit Jordan ‘critical’ as water sources dry up
- Date: 06-May-2021
- Source: Kuwait Times
- Sector:Agriculture
- Country:Jordan
Drought-hit Jordan ‘critical’ as water sources dry up
GHOR AL-HADITHA, Jordan: Ahmad Daoud surveyed his shriveled tomato plants near the Dead Sea in Jordan, where severe drought in what is already one of the world’s most water-deficient countries is hitting hard. “Look at how the land thirsts,†he said, walking on cracked earth stained with white salt patches, waving at the five hectares […]
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GHOR AL-HADITHA, Jordan: Ahmad Daoud surveyed his shriveled tomato plants near the Dead Sea in Jordan, where severe drought in what is already one of the world’s most water-deficient countries is hitting hard. “Look at how the land thirsts,†he said, walking on cracked earth stained with white salt patches, waving at the five hectares […]