Geography of Jordan - Environmental Concerns

Environmental Concerns

Natural hazards: Occasional minor earthquakes in areas close to the Jordan Rift Valley

Environment - current issues: limited natural fresh water resources and water stress; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

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