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View article: Al Murunah Webinar on High-Resolution Climate Change Downscaling for Resilient Nature-Based Water Solutions in the MENA Region
Al Murunah Webinar on High-Resolution Climate Change Downscaling for Resilient Nature-Based Water Solutions in the MENA Region Open
View article: Development of a capability and skillset framework for the implementation of resilient nature-based water solutions (RNBWS) in the MENA Region
Development of a capability and skillset framework for the implementation of resilient nature-based water solutions (RNBWS) in the MENA Region Open
View article: Baseline assessment report for the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) pilot sites in Wadi Al-Fari’a in the West Bank.
Baseline assessment report for the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) pilot sites in Wadi Al-Fari’a in the West Bank. Open
View article: Development of a composite drought indicator for operational drought monitoring in the MENA region
Development of a composite drought indicator for operational drought monitoring in the MENA region Open
View article: High-resolution climate change projections and their adaptation planning implications for small basins in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
High-resolution climate change projections and their adaptation planning implications for small basins in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territories Open
View article: Development of a Composite Drought Indicator for operational drought monitoring in the MENA region
Development of a Composite Drought Indicator for operational drought monitoring in the MENA region Open
This paper presents the Composite Drought Indicator (CDI) that Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, and Tunisian governments now produce monthly, and it describes their iterative co-development processes. The CDI is primarily intended to monitor…
View article: Water allocation in Aotearoa New Zealand: societal values and ecological bottom lines
Water allocation in Aotearoa New Zealand: societal values and ecological bottom lines Open
Water allocation is an increasingly prominent policy issue in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), where regulation has largely failed to secure sustainable management of water resources over the past three decades. Although there is abundant water …
View article: Synthesis of MENAdrought development of drought mitigation, preparedness and response management plans: final report
Synthesis of MENAdrought development of drought mitigation, preparedness and response management plans: final report Open
This report summarizes MENAdrought engagements with government agencies in Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco to support drought risk management.It describes the
View article: Initial drought risk finance market assessment for Jordan
Initial drought risk finance market assessment for Jordan Open
View article: MENAdrought synthesis of drought monitoring, early warning, and seasonal forecasting tools and capability development: final report
MENAdrought synthesis of drought monitoring, early warning, and seasonal forecasting tools and capability development: final report Open
This report (Pillar 1) synthesizes the development of drought monitoring, early warning and seasonal forecasting tools and capabilities in the MENAdrought project countries of Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco.It focuses on how the MENAdrought t…
View article: Drought, fragility, and human migration analysis: synthesis report of case studies in Lebanon and Jordan
Drought, fragility, and human migration analysis: synthesis report of case studies in Lebanon and Jordan Open
This report synthesizes two case studies that concerned the interactions between drought, fragility and human migration.The case study areas we selected are predominantly agricultural and have high sensitivity to drought impacts: Rechaya i…
View article: MENAdrought synthesis of drought vulnerability in Jordan: final report
MENAdrought synthesis of drought vulnerability in Jordan: final report Open
Synthesis of findings related to drought history, hazard mapping, and impactsAnalysis using the enhanced Composite Drought Index (eCDI) shows two major drought events in the past two decades.These took place in 2001 and 2009.In these years…
View article: Creating a hydrosocial territory: water and agriculture in the Liwa Oasis
Creating a hydrosocial territory: water and agriculture in the Liwa Oasis Open
This article presents the Liwa Oasis as a hydrosocial territory. It is defined by its natural resource, social, economic, and political context and we show how these manifest in policy and practice. The article identifies these components …
View article: Estimation of policy-relevant reference conditions throughout national river networks
Estimation of policy-relevant reference conditions throughout national river networks Open
View article: Drought Management Norms: Is the Middle East and North Africa Region Managing Risks or Crises?
Drought Management Norms: Is the Middle East and North Africa Region Managing Risks or Crises? Open
The Middle East and North Africa region experiences severe socioeconomic and political impacts during droughts and faces increasing drought risk in future climate projections. The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s Sendai Framework an…
View article: Drought Monitoring and Warning System for the Middle East and North Africa
Drought Monitoring and Warning System for the Middle East and North Africa Open
A camel grazes on argan trees in the Souss Massa basin of Morocco, where climate stresses result in nomadic herders encroaching on farmers' fields and orchards and cause social strife and dislocation.
View article: Drought Monitoring in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: Participatory Engagement to Inform Early Warning Systems
Drought Monitoring in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: Participatory Engagement to Inform Early Warning Systems Open
When drought hits water-scarce regions, there are significant repercussions for food and water security, as well as serious issues for the stability of broader social and environmental systems. To mitigate these effects, environmental moni…
View article: Emerging scarcity and emerging commons: Water management groups and groundwater governance in Aotearoa New Zealand
Emerging scarcity and emerging commons: Water management groups and groundwater governance in Aotearoa New Zealand Open
In New Zealand, intensifying agricultural production, particularly in the Canterbury and Heretaunga Plains, has led to groundwater overabstraction. Aquifer connectivity to lowland streams results in decreased streamflow with concomitant im…
View article: Cultivating the desert: irrigation expansion and groundwater abstraction in northern state, Sudan
Cultivating the desert: irrigation expansion and groundwater abstraction in northern state, Sudan Open
This study examines the socioeconomic features that underpin the expansion of groundwater-dependent irrigation in Northern State, Sudan. Groundwater development in the region serves as an economic lifeline given the poor Nile-based irrigat…