Jordanians now only have access to publicly distributed water a day and a half a week – prompting many to turn to illegal markets.
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Rapid and accelerating groundwater level declines are widespread in dry climates where groundwater is used for irrigation. But some communities have found ways to turn things around.
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Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Associate professor, Jordan University for Science and Technology
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Associate Professor of Water Resources, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Professor of Hydrogeology, UCL
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Water Resource Economics, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ
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Director, Delaware Environmental Institute, and Professor of Earth Sciences and Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware