Water politics in the Jordan River basin information
Political issues arising from or related to the water of the Jordan River
River Jordan
Arabic: نهر الأردن, nahr al-urdun, Hebrew: נהר הירדן, nehar hayarden
Etymology
Greek: Ιορδάνης < Hebrew: ירדן (yardén, "descender") < ירד
Location
Country
Israel, Jordan, State of Palestine, Syria
Region
Middle East
City
Jericho
Physical characteristics
Source
Hasbani
• location
Lebanon
Length
251 km (156 mi)
Discharge
• location
Dead Sea
Basin features
Tributaries
• left
Banias, Dan River (Israel), Jalud
• right
Yarmouk, Jabbok, Jabesh (Wadi Yabis)
Water politics in the Jordan River basin refers to political issues of water within the Jordan River drainage basin, including competing claims and water usage, and issues of riparian rights of surface water along transnational rivers, as well as the availability and usage of ground water. Water resources in the region are scarce, and these issues directly affect the five political subdivisions (Israel, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan) located within and bordering the basin, which were created since the collapse, during World War I, of the former single controlling entity, the Ottoman Empire. Because of the scarcity of water and a unique political context, issues of both supply and usage outside the physical limits of the basin have been included historically.
The Jordan river basin and its water are central issues of both the Arab–Israeli conflict (including Israeli–Palestinian conflict), as well as the more recent Syrian civil war.[1] The Jordan River is 251 kilometres (156 mi) long and, over most of its distance, flows at elevations below sea level. Its waters originate from the high precipitation areas in and near the Anti-Lebanon Mountains in the north, and flow through the Sea of Galilee and Jordan River Valley ending in the Dead Sea at an elevation of minus 400 metres, in the south.
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