Collaboration
"No single strategy will achieve these ambitions. Instead, better use of installations, the adoption of innovative technology, and improved governance and financial management will have to be done concurrently. In addition to technical engineering, there is a need for financial engineering. As well as development and climate funds, this will also involve private financing. We will work towards pairing Dutch water authorities and the Yarmouk Water Company in the north of Jordan. This could be done within the framework of the Blue Deal, the new international programme of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Infrastructure and Water Management and Dutch water authorities. The programme’s goal is for 20 million people in 40 catchment areas around the world to have access to clean, sufficient and safe water.
Eventually, we would also like to see a regional expertise centre for waste water processing for the entire MENA region (Middle East North Africa). Dutch and Jordanian universities are interested in working together on this. The private sector, including start-ups, could also play a role."