1. Introduction
Jordan receives a large share of its water resources from international watercourses, namely Yarmouk River, Jordan River and from trans-boundary aquifers. “The rightful shares shall be defended and protected through bilateral and multilateral contracts, negotiations, and agreements” (Jordan’s Water Strategy).

2. Jordanian-Syrian Agreement
The Government of Jordan and the Government of the Syrian Republic signed the agreement on the utilization of the Yarmouk River in 1987. The Agreement provides the legal basis for the construction of the Wehda Dam on the Jordanian-Syrian border providing about 80 MCM/a of additional water to Jordan by the year 2005(see Annex Jordanian-Syrian Agreement).

3. Jordanian-Israeli Peace Treaty
The Government of Jordan and the State of Israel had entered to a peace treaty in 1994. According to the said treaty, the parties agreed mutually to recognize their rightful shares of the Jordan River and Yarmouk River streamflow and Wadi Araba groundwater (see Annex Peace Treaty).

3.1 Yarmouk River Water
Of the total flow of Yarmouk River, Jordan gets to use everything except 25 MCM/a, which are allocated to Israel. Jordan has the right to pump 20 MCM/a of Yarmouk Winter flow to Lake Tiberias and receives it back through the Daganya pipeline in summer.

Either Jordan or Israel can use any flow that is not used at the diversion weir at Addassiya from the Yarmouk course.

3.2 Jordan River Water
In winter, Jordan can store 20 MCM/a of Jordan River flood flow south of the confluence with the Yarmouk River. Israel has the right to maintain its uses between the confluences of the Yarmouk River and the Wadi Yabis with the Jordan River. Jordan is entitled to the same amount. Both Jordan and Israel can use any additional flood flow. If a storage system is built for the Jordan River water, Israel is entitled to 3MCM/a from it.

Saline spring water (20MCM/a) that is now discharged to the Jordan River can be desalinated, 10 MCM/a of this desalinated water then go to Jordan .

3.3 Additional Water
After finding the sources of it, Jordan is entitled to an additional 50 MCM/a of water from Israel (see Figure 1).

3.4 Wadi Araba Water
No precise numbers on allocation are given, except for the authorisation of Israel’s current use of wells on Jordanian territory