The government, in partnership with the World Bank and other development partners, would provide funding for the construction works.

From its northern reaches in Syria, the Great Rift Valley cuts a swathe through Jordan, pushing up the mountains that define many of the country's beautiful and well-managed nature reserves. For an ...

Rift Valley fever can be transmitted from livestock to people who care for them, such as this woman in Tanzania. (Courtesy of Misty Richmond and HALI project) Researchers at the University of ...