This efforts is to build resilience to increasing water scarcity, fragility, and climate stressors within the middle east and north africa region

This $1,639,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program aims to build resilience to water scarcity, fragility, and climate stressors within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The grant recipient, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), will provide technical assistance and capacity building services on a regional or country-specific scale to address various water security and adaptation needs in the MENA region. IWMI, an international research organization, has prior experience delivering water management and agricultural development services through federal contracts and grants, including supporting water enterprise projects in Jordan and developing a dashboard to assess water availability for agriculture investments in the Zambezi River Basin.

This agreement allows for work on a regional or country-specific scale and addresses the various water security and adaptation needs in the mena region.