WLC

Development

Aims

to understand the current and future interactions between industrial, agricultural and tourism development on the eastern side of the Jordan Valley and their impact on water usage and supply

Methods

(1) Field surveys and inventories of the growth and development of the industrial, agricultural and tourism-based demands for water.

(2) Field survey and inventories for the growth of informal sector settlements and associated water use and supply issues;

(3) semi-structured interviews with key decision makers regarding water policy;

(4) cost-benefit type analyses of the provision of water to various users;

(5) analysis of how the water and organic matter within sewage and water waste can be used effectively while avoiding contaminants such as metals.

People

Professor Stephen Nortcliff	S.Nortcliff@reading.ac.uk
Professor Rob Potter	R.B.Potter@reading.ac.uk
Gemma Carr	g.carr@reading.ac.uk

Publications

Newsletter articles

Carr (2006) Wasterwater reuse for irrigation in Jordan Water, Life and Civilisation Newsletter page 2 (Download)

Presentations

Second annual meeting (Jan 2007) presentation (Download powerpoint)

20th June 2006 progress meeting (Download powerpoint)

First annual meeting presentation (Download powerpoint)

8th June WLC science meeting progress report (Download powerpoint)

Project documents

Year 2 report

Year 1 report

Implementation plan A 2-page document describing how the development project will be carried out. Please note that this document is a preliminary draft.

Last updated: 4 June, 2007