Climate change: Jordan water crisis 'to get worse’

Water shortages in Jordan are likely to get far worse over the coming years, according to a recent study by Stanford University.

Water reservoirs in Jordan are currently at a record low.

The researchers said that, in the absence of international climate policy action, the country could receive 30 percent less rainfall by 2100 and annual temperatures could increase by 4.5 Celsius.

This would double the number and duration of droughts when compared with the 1981-2010 period, raising concerns in a country already dealing with water shortages.

Read the Al-Jazeera story - “Climate change: Jordan water crisis 'to get worse’.”