Israel, Jordan, UAE press ahead on deal for water, solar energy

Danny Zaken

Nov 8, 2022

C0P27 — Representatives from Israel, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates pose with US climate envoy John Kerry after signing an agreement on advancing a deal on green energy and desalinated water at the COP27 summit in Sharm al-Sheikh Egypt, Nov. 8, 2022. — Bradley D'coutho

Israel, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates signed a memorandum of understanding today in Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt, to accelerate the implementation of a cooperation deal on a water project in exchange for clean electricity signed in Jordan a year ago known as the Prosperity projects.

In the 2021 agreement, Jordan committed to creating a solar facility funded and managed by the Emiratis and providing some of its output to Israel, and Israel committed to providing Jordan with 200 million cubic meters of water a year from its new desalination plant.