Videos
The Water Keepers of Jordan’s Iraq Al-Amir
A canal in Jordan’s Iraq Al-Amir has carried water to the agriculture community in Wadi Al-Seer’s farms for generations, older than anyone can trace, feeding 15,000 people and the valley’s prized figs. It was losing 30% of its water before reaching a single farm. Through the Al Murunah project, IWMI and partners rehabilitated the canal, and the farmers took it from there, building their own system to maintain it season after season.
The Al Murunah team is transforming a local pilot success into a replicable model
The Al Murunah team welcomed UK Special Representative Prof. Rachel Kyte, Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Prof Hani Sewilam, as well as our project partners and colleagues to the British Embassy in Cairo to discuss the achievements of the Izbat Al Hamra nature-based solutions pilot and how its proven methodology can be adapted and scaled to strengthen resilience in communities across Egypt and the wider region.
Scaling Resilient Nature-Based Water Solutions in MENA | Impacts and Learnings (Webinar 1 of 2)
This first webinar examines lessons from the Al Murunah project’s nature-based water solutions in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine. Speakers share evidence from pilot interventions, identify conditions for success, and explore how these approaches strengthen water security, ecosystems, livelihoods, and climate adaptation, informing future scaling across fragile, water-scarce MENA contexts regionally.
Scaling Resilient Nature-Based Water Solutions in MENA | Pathways to Scale (Webinar 2 of 2)
This second webinar of the two part series examines how resilient nature-based water solutions (RNBWS) can move from successful pilots to large-scale implementation across MENA. Drawing on Al Murunah project lessons, speakers explore the policies, institutions, financing, investment and partnerships needed to create investable programs that strengthen climate resilience, water security, and integrated land and water management.
What is needed to scale nature-based solutions in MENA?
At Cairo Water Week 2025 stakeholders discussed what it needs to scale nature-based solutions (NbS) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, covering policy, institutions, attitudes and financing.
Exploring the need of gender-transformative climate solutions for MENA
At Cairo Water Week 2025 stakeholders discussed how gender-transformative solutions such as explored through IWMI’s Al Murunah+ project are crucial in climate adaptation, and urge that more investment is needed.
IWMI’s work under the Al Murunah project advances resilient nature-based water solutions across MENA:
Applied researchers, government officials, implementing agencies and donors from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine gathered in Cairo, Egypt in February 2025 to exchange knowledge and strategize on scaling resilient nature-based water solutions across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. As part of IWMI’s Al Murunah project, stakeholders showcased their progress demonstrating the impact of collaboration and innovation in sustainable water management.
High-resolution climate downscaling insights for resilient nature-based water solutions:
The Al Murunah webinar ‘High-Resolution Climate Change Downscaling for Resilient Nature-Based Water Solutions in MENA,’ held on October 7, 2024, presented new insights on high-resolution and bias-corrected climate change downscaling to support the planning of Resilient Nature-Based Water Solutions demonstration projects across region. Technical findings include comprehensive climate baseline assessments and localized high-resolution projections for small basins in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
The webinar highlighted the critical importance of reliable, high-resolution climate data for guiding effective local planning and decision-making. Underscoring the importance of partnerships among communities, governments, and researchers for sustainable solutions, the webinar brought together key Al Murunah project stakeholders, development professionals, climate-water-food nexus researchers, donor organizations and potential scaling partners.
Al Murunah Sessions in the Cairo Water Week (CWW):
The Al Murunah project team had a session at Cairo Water Week 2023. This video includes interviews with speakers, panelists, and Al Murunah team members.
Al Murunah project summary video:
This video summarizes the objectives and activities of the Al Murunah project in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
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