Jordan is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world, with an annual renewable water deficit of around 400 cubic meters (m3) per person. In 2021, the Kingdom signed a water-for-energy deal with Israel which would have seen Amman build 600 megawatts of solar power capacity to export to Israel in return for 200 million cubic meters of desalinated water. The deal was due to be ratified in October 2023, but as tensions soared between Amman and Tel Aviv amid Israel’s devastating war on Gaza, the deal was put on hold. The agreement was itself an extension of the US-sponsored peace deal sign…