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Many challenges related to population increase put pressure on Jordan’s natural resources. In particular, water scarcity is a major threat to achieving food security and reducing poverty. The sustainability of achieving the MDGs is however, threatened by several factors: (a) demographic shifting, (b) high fertility, (c) water scarcity, (d) severe land degradation, (e) income poverty, (f) inefficient production, (g) regional conflicts, and (h) climate change.