Amman, Aug. 24 (Petra) -- Jordan met its annual target for reducing non-revenue water (NRW) loss to 10.7 percentage points from 2022, reaching 41 percent nationwide, Minister of Water and Irrigation Raed Abu Saud said on Monday.

The water loss cut exceeded the government’s annual target of two percentage points, and marked further progress toward the national goal of lowering water losses to 25 percent by 2040 under the National Water Strategy, the ministry said in a press release.

Speaking at an event attended by representatives of the U.S. government, Ministry of Water and Irrigation Secretary General Jihad Mahamid, Water Authority Secretary General Sufian Bataineh, and chief executives of Miyahuna, Aqaba Water, and Yarmouk Water companies, Abu Saud announced that Jordan had met its water-loss reduction targets for the fourth consecutive year.

He said that reducing losses contributes to improving long-term water security, indicating that progress on NRW is also important for securing support needed to implement the National Water Carrier Project.

Abu Saud commended ministry and water sector staff for their work and acknowledged continued support from the U.S. government, international institutions, and other partners in the sector.

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