AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah Canal will be rehabilitated through a €115 million ($112 million) loan from Germany’s KfW Development Bank, Jordan News Agency reported. The agreement was signed on Monday by Jordanian Water and Irrigation Minister Mohammad Najjar and KfW Amman Office Director Mark Schwiete. The loan will fund three sections of a climate protection project in the
Jordan is suffering one of the worst droughts in its history. The government is turning to its neighbours for help to alleviate the effects, but one of them has refused to help. Syria has refused to accept Jordan's offer to buy and sell, denying it 30 million cubic metres of water at a time when the Kingdom desperately needs it.