Jordan likely to witness increasing drought
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Jordan is likely to witness significant increase in drought conditions and increased incidence of fire during the 21st century, a reported showed Monday.
The report, which indicated that there will be little or no change in annual precipitation in the Arab Kingdom during the 21st century, predicted that temperatures will increase by an average of 0.5 to three degrees Celsius in winter and one to 4.5 degrees Celsius in summer by the end of the 21st century.
The report, launched by the Amman-based Royal Society for Conservation of Nature, showed that the major problem for biodiversity and conservation in Jordan will be the increased drought.
The report, of which a copy was obtained by Xinhua, showed that the prevalence of weather conditions suitable for fire will increase markedly during the 21st century.
Runoff decreases over much of the country, although decreases in vegetation cover and hence water uptake by vegetation result in apparent increase in runoff in the region south of the Dead Sea, the report showed.
During the launch of the report, Fares Juneidi, secretary general of the Ministry of Environment, said Arab states are classified as the most likely to be impacted by the climate change due to the shortage and limitedness of water resources.
