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Source: Jordan Times, AmmanNov.mini storage 05--AMMAN -- The Ministry of Water and Irrigation will start conducting studies next month to evaluate the impact of Syrian refugees on the water sector in the northern region, according to officials.The studies will closely monitor how waves of Syrian refugees affected the water situation in the Mafraq, Ajloun, Irbid and Jerash governorates and draw up projects to improve services, Ministry of Water and Irrigation Spokesperson Omar Salameh said on Monday."The studies will propose projects to improve the water supply and sewage services in the four governorates at a cost of $20 million to be funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)," Salameh told The Jordan Times.Under an agreement signed earlier this week between the Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) and JICA, the studies will start by the end of next month and conclude within eight months, while implementation of the water projects will commence before the end 2014.The proposed projects to be implemented in the north are scheduled to include improving and renovating water systems, developing the pumping stations between Wadi Al Arab Dam and the Zabda reservoir in Irbid as well as water networks in preparation for receiving water from the Disi Water Conveyance Project, WAJ Secretary General Tawfiq Habashneh, said in a statement issued by the ministry.Habashneh added that the projects also include the construction of new sewage networks迷你倉in Irbid and Ramtha and the installation of new pumps in Mafraq.The northern governorates suffer from an acute water shortage caused by limited resources, violations to main water lines and deteriorating networks, while the situation has worsened with the influx of Syrian refugees, according to ministry officials.In addition, the large number of refugees is placing pressure on the local sewage network, causing it to overflow frequently, ministry officials said.Recent ministry figures indicate that demand for water is projected to rise by 16 per cent this year, while the Kingdom's water deficit will increase by 50 per cent to a record 600mcm due to the presence of over half-a-million Syrian refugees.The average annual rise in water demand in Jordan is around 6 per cent, while the water deficit is usually around 400 million cubic metres (mcm).The total number of Syrians living in Jordan is estimated at 1.3 million, around 550,000 of whom are refugees who arrived in the Kingdom following the onset of the conflict in Syria in March 2011, according to official figures.Over 70 per cent of the Syrian refugees in Jordan live amongst host communities, while the rest are accommodated at the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Mafraq Governorate and the Mreijeb Al Fhoud Camp in Zarqa Governorate.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Jordan Times (Amman, Jordan) Visit the Jordan Times (Amman, Jordan) at .jordantimes.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉