For this reason, some Suggestions on groundwater development are advanced.

为此，提出了地下水资源开发利用的建议。

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Jordan is moving towards increased reliance on groundwater as an alternative to surface water and according to the 4th United Nations World Water Development Report 2012 co-authored by UNESCO, it is the fourth most water scarce country in the world.

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The global groundwater abstraction rate has at least tripled over the past 50 years, significantly boosting food production and rural development.

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It will serve as a technical basis for the visioning process by compiling the best available present scientific and technical knowledge on groundwater resources and their governance, to be accessible to a large public of policy and decision makers across development sectors.

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