Water

I haven't had much time this week with both work and a lovely visit from a friend from Canada keeping me occupied. 

So just a few photos that are a part of the collection I am building on water and water infrastructure.  Jordan is one of the most water constrained countries in the world.  There's a growing population and less and less available water.  One would think that this combination would be a strong incentive to conserve, reuse and capture water.  

That is tough, though.  The infrastructure is dilapidated and funds for investment in improving systems are limited. I am told that something like 40% of piped water is lost through leakage/old pipes.   

So here are a few pictures of water sources and pipes.  The tap below, wrapped in tape, is in the southern desert in Wadi Rum.  It is a piped desert spring, attached to a single PVC hose that serves an entire bedouin community.

The hose propped on cement blocks is the water system on the roof of my office building in Amman and serves 6 floors.