JERUSALEM, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israel and Jordan signed on Thursday a deal to cooperate in the ecological rehabilitation and sustainable development of the Jordan River, said Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection.
For years, the river has suffered from a decrease in precipitation and available natural water, and its state is expected to worsen because of climate change, said the ministry in a statement.
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