MEDRC | NEWS & EVENTS

10 Nov MEDRC Conducts 2 Water Finance & Strategy Training Courses in Palestine and Jordan

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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...

26 Oct MEDRC AWARDs $450,000 IN FUNDING FOR SMALL-SCALE DESALINATION SOLUTIONS

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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...

23 Oct Issue 13, Water Finance

Posted at 08:38h in TRANSBOUNDARY BRIEFINGS

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=''...

08 Sep In partnership with bp Oman, MEDRC concludes the fifth cycle of the TAHLYA programme

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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...

27 Jul Call for Applications: MSc Fellowship Awards

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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...

26 Jun 2022 Innovation Initiative Grant Awards: Removal of radioactive elements, reuse of sewage sludge among 9 new water research projects funded by MEDRC

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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...

19 Jun 2022 Alumni Forum in Jordan: Water Security for Sustainable Development

Posted at 13:12h in Development Cooperation

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...

07 Apr Issue 12, Groundwater

Posted at 11:52h in TRANSBOUNDARY BRIEFINGS

Shared Soil: Groundwater flows are a critical unseen part of the water cycle. Making the invisible visible is the theme of World Water Day 2022, the year of Groundwater. [button size='' style='' text='DOWNLOAD THIS ISSUE' icon='' icon_color='' link='https://www.medrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Issue-12_Groundwater_online.pdf' target='_blank' color='#ffffff' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='#002f87' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight=''...

27 Mar Palestinian & Jordanian Delagations visit Muscat for Advanced Training at MEDRC HQ.

Posted at 11:10h in News

MEDRC recently conducted two training courses in Muscat, Oman for trainees from Palestine and Jordan as part of its Desalination training module, with funding provided by the Federal German Foreign Office. This was the first training to take place in person since 2019 and received the...

22 Mar MEDRC Invites Applications For Omani Young Water Researchers Award, 2022

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MEDRC is pleased to invite eligible participants to apply to this year’s Omani Young Water Researchers Award. The award is designed to recognize young water researchers whose work contributes to advancing key areas of the water sector: Water management Wastewater treatment and reuse Water treatment...

07 Feb Call for Applications: Innovation Initiative Research Grant Award

Posted at 10:57h in News

MEDRC is pleased to invite applications for the Innovation Initiative research grant awards for researchers from Palestine and Jordan. Funded through the Government of the Netherlands and delivered in partnership with the Palestinian Water Authority, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), Jordan Valley Authority (JVA)...

18 Jan MEDRC Backs 35 New Research Projects in Palestine and Jordan

Posted at 11:06h in Uncategorized

MEDRC Fellowships For Water Science, Policy & Security 35 researchers from Palestine and Jordan working in areas of water science and security joined MEDRC’s Water Research Fellowship Program last month. The newly awarded MSc Fellows will be focusing on topics such as the use of geothermal energy...