This assessment aims to inform the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) future work in water and agriculture in Jordan. Jordan is one of the most arid countries on earth, and agriculture uses over half of its scarce freshwater resources while contributing just three to four percent to the country’s gross domestic product. Water scarcity is expected to worsen in the coming years.
The assessment includes analysis of the USAID-funded Water Innovation Technologies Activity (WIT) to find lessons to learn from that project. WIT aims to increase farm and household use of water-savings technologies through a market systems development approach. The assessment also includes analysis of the water use of three key non-agricultural service industries.