Welcome to the Al Murunah Project Blogs!
Discover the Al Murunah Project’s captivating world through our insightful blogs and engaging media. Explore innovative approaches, community-led development, and nature-inspired water solutions that shape this groundbreaking initiative.
Join us on a journey towards sustainable water management in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Gain valuable insights and inspiration from news stories, research findings, and thought-provoking perspectives showcased in our media outputs.
Engage with our blogs, op-eds, and podcasts, whether you’re a water enthusiast, community advocate, or simply curious about the intersection of nature and water solutions.
Women break barriers in Jordan’s water and agricultural future
Jordanian women are overcoming societal and professional barriers to lead in water science, engineering, and agriculture.
Gender-based violence prevention as a climate adaptation imperative
IWMI aims to address entrenched social and gender norms that limit women’s agency while promoting education and leadership in the MENA region.
A roadmap to normalizing and formalizing nature-based solutions in the Middle East and North Africa
Despite their growing popularity in policy and development circles, scaling nature-based solutions faces significant obstacles.
IWMI is advancing use of high-res climate modeling for Middle East and North Africa’s small basins
In a region battling worsening climate challenges, this groundbreaking, yet easily replicable climate forecasting model will transform local decision-making processes.
Rural women in Egypt are the driving force behind IWMI’s new community center
The center will be a hub for knowledge-sharing, marketing, and community building, ultimately shaping new opportunities for the women of Izbat Al-Hamra.
Modern tools and ancient smarts
Al Murunah’s unique approach to climate adaptation and development combines nature-based solutions with agricultural water management interventions and a gender perspective.
Promoting gender equality through applied research for development that supports drought resilience and land restoration
The promotion of gender equality within climate change adaptation is a political and moral imperative, and IWMI’s work in the MENA region shows that it also can be effective and efficient, especially when undertaken through pro-poor, market based, and nature inspired interventions.
How Water Finally Became a Climate Change Priority
A collaboration helped convince policy makers at COP27 to finally prioritize water as a critical resource affected by climate change. It was a win long in the making