Jordan–Syria water agreements

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bilateral treaty international water agreement transboundary water management arrangement

The Jordan–Syria water agreements are bilateral treaties that regulate the allocation, development, and joint management of shared water resources—especially the Yarmouk River—between Jordan and Syria.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ international water agreement ⓘ transboundary water management arrangement ⓘ
appliesTo	Yarmouk River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yarmouk River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ shared groundwater resources between Jordan and Syria ⓘ
basedOn	principle of equitable and reasonable utilization of shared watercourses ⓘ principle of no significant harm between riparian states ⓘ
conflictPotential	water allocation disputes between Jordan and Syria ⓘ
creates	obligations for Jordan regarding water withdrawals ⓘ obligations for Syria regarding water withdrawals ⓘ obligations for coordination of dam construction ⓘ obligations for information sharing on hydrological data ⓘ
geographicScope	Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
involves	design of dams and reservoirs on the Yarmouk River ⓘ hydrological monitoring stations ⓘ joint technical committees ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
legalNature	binding under international law ⓘ
mainParties	Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Arab Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
policyArea	agricultural irrigation policy ⓘ environmental management of river basins ⓘ water security ⓘ
purpose	to allocate flows of the Yarmouk River between Jordan and Syria ⓘ to coordinate construction and operation of water infrastructure on the Yarmouk River ⓘ to promote cooperative management of shared water resources ⓘ to support irrigation development in Jordan and Syria ⓘ to support municipal and domestic water supply in Jordan and Syria ⓘ
region	Middle East ⓘ
regulates	allocation of shared water resources ⓘ development of shared water resources ⓘ joint management of shared water resources ⓘ
relatedTo	Arab–Israeli water disputes ⓘ Jordan–Israel water agreements NERFINISHED ⓘ
sector	transboundary river governance ⓘ water resources management ⓘ
subjectMatter	data exchange on river flows ⓘ drought management on the Yarmouk River ⓘ flood control on the Yarmouk River ⓘ hydraulic infrastructure development ⓘ joint technical cooperation ⓘ monitoring of water use ⓘ river regulation ⓘ surface water allocation ⓘ water storage in dams ⓘ

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Yarmouk River → subjectOf → Jordan–Syria water agreements ⓘ