Sultan Turki bin Said School in South Sharqiya have been announced as the overall winners of the MEDRC ECO SCHOOL PRIZE at a ceremony held at MEDRC’s Headquarters. Sponsored by Oman LNG Development Foundation, the inaugural inter-school competition was launched by MEDRC in November of 2022....
Two of our Development Cooperation team members travelled to Palestine to join the annual MEDRC Water Research Alumni Forum in Palestine with events held in both the West Bank and Gaza. The annual Water Research Alumni Forums provides a platform for MEDRC Fellows, researchers and...
MEDRC has announced the opening of team registration for this year’s Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge Prize Competition. The Prize Competition is a global water prize that looks to award 700,000 USD to the person or team that can invent a small, cheap and easy to...
MEDRC and the British Embassy in Muscat have signed an agreement during a ceremony held under the patronage of Her Excellency Dr. Rahma Al Mahrooqi, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation at MEDRC’s office today. The agreement was signed by James Goldman, Charge d'Affaires...
Shared Governance: This practitioner briefing unpacks water governance and management structures in a peace park setting to see how they have contributed to integrated water resources management at the national and transboundary level. [button size='' style='' text='DOWNLOAD THIS ISSUE' icon='' icon_color='' link='https://www.medrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Issue-13_Water-Finance.pdf' target='_blank' color='#ffffff' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color=''...
MEDRC’s Development Cooperation Department in cooperation with Raftelis Financial Consultants recently conducted two online training courses in Jordan and Palestine for 16 trainees, as part of its Water Finance & Strategy series with funding provided by the Federal Republic of Germany. The first course, ‘Mobilizing Finance...
MEDRC has announced the recipients of 3 grants each amounting to $150,000 under its USAID backed Pathway Research Grants in desalination. The funds are part of MEDRC’s 5-year strategic program launched in 2018 with a goal of driving innovation in small-scale desalination. The program, known as...
Shared Costs: Water is a primary driver of climate change, yet its financing has long been neglected and its price undervalued. Water finance is unique both politically andeconomically, and should be more thoughtfully addressed. [button size='' style='' text='DOWNLOAD THIS ISSUE' icon='' icon_color='' link='https://www.medrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Issue-13_Water-Finance.pdf' target='_blank' color='#ffffff' hover_color='' border_color=''...
In partnership with bp Oman, MEDRC held a graduation ceremony marking the closing of the TAHLYA V programme, under the patronage of H.E. Ali Mohammed Al Abri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources for Water Resources. TAHLYA V is the fifth...
MEDRC is pleased to invite researchers from Palestine and Jordan* to submit their applications for the 2022 MSc Fellowship awards. Funded through the Government of the Netherlands and the Federal Republic of Germany and delivered in partnership with the Palestinian Water Authority and the Jordanian Ministry...
For the fifth year in a row, researchers in Palestine and Jordan have been awarded with a MEDRC Innovation Initiative Grant. This year, 9 researchers will receive funds for research projects that help solve problems related to water scarcity and the overuse of natural water...
The annual MEDRC Alumni Forum took place in Jordan on 12 June, with this year’s theme being Water Security for Sustainable Development. The Forum was opened with a welcome message by MEDRC Center Director Ciarán Ó Cuinn and a speech from H.E. Dr. Jihad Mahamid, the...
