1. TALA H. QTAISHAT - Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, School of Agriculture, The
University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
The Research was conducted during my sabbatical year at Department of Management, College
of Business Administration, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, USA.
2. DAN P. BUMBLAUSKAS - Dean and Professor, Breech School of Business, Drury University.
Jordan is an arid to semi-arid country, with a population of 10.8 million people as of 2020. Jordan’s water sources include surface water (59%), groundwater (27%), desalinated brackish water, and treated wastewater (14%). The main objective for this research was to evaluate the effect of meteorological drought on water security, food security, and the contribution to attain the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Jordan. The annual rainfall volume fluctuated during the study period from 1970-2020. The conceptual model for a meteorological drought’s effect on water security and its contribution for attaining the SDGs is composed of three parts: 1) The first one is the cause of the drought’s occurrence. 2) The second item to consider is the causes of the water security, water affordability, water suitability, and accessibility. 3) The third part consists of the water’s contribution for attaining the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Path analysis, which is a form of multipleregression statistical analysis that is used to evaluate causal models by examining the relationships between a dependent variable and two or more independent variables, was utilized for this study. The results showed that climate changes have a significant effect on water security, food security, food hunger, and improved water and sanitation services for all communities in Jordan.
Climatological Drought, Water Security, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), Rainfall Index, water Security, and Jordan.