Political Economy of WDM in MENA  2008

WDM and political economy perspectives are necessary ingredients for improving water governance. Key water experts speak of WDM and highlight the need for more nuanced political economy analyses to understand how to effectively push water demand management agendas forward.

WaDImena conducted two innovative studies on political economy to better understand the power issues of WDM in MENA and to look into various  policy environments, processes and actors in two countries -Jordan and Yemen- and strengthen policy impact.

• Political Economy for Water Demand Management in Jordan. 
• Issues in Decentralized Water Management in Yemen.

The results of the two studies were shared in two workshops respectively in Jordan and Yemen in June and July 2008 that were attended by high level officials, researchers, NGOs, keys programs and organizations working on water sector in the two countries.

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Joining forces with regional and international policy forums

WaDImena strives to share the state of the art knowledge on water demand management with policy-makers and government officials at all levels, and consolidate action and vision towards important water events including the WWF5.

• WaDImena contributed extensively to the WWF5 preparatory process and actively present at the Forum in Istanbul 16-22 March 2009

• WaDImena contributes to developing the MENA regional report for the WWF5

• WaDImena at the “Water & Land Capacity Development Workshop for Water and Environmental Journalists” - January 2009, Egypt

• WaDImena participates at the capacity building programme on wastewater treatment and reuse in the Mediterranean Region

• WaDImena takes part at the Civil Society meeting, December 2008, Jordan

• WaDImena actively participates at a Water Governance Training to national middle level management water professionals in Egypt

• WaDImena and partners actively participate at the 1st Arab Water Forum in Riyadh, a step on the road to the WWF5 in Istanbul

• WaDImena held a 3-hour session at the 5th Scientific Research Outlook Symposium (SRO), 25-30 October 2008 in Fez, Morocco

• WaDImena and IDRC present paper and posters at the 13th World Water Congress in Montpellier

• WaDImena participates at the World Water Week in Stockholm, August 2008

• WaDImena shares greywater model at wastewater conference, May 2008 in Morocco

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WDM Forums 01-02

In 2001-2002, IDRC held a series of four WDM policy forums, which were able to provide a platform to enrich current knowledge, exchange experiences and determine future needs on key issues in WDM. The forums helped prepare an enabling environment for the development and adoption of WDM practices in MENA. The following forums were held: Wastewater Reuse (Morocco, March 2002), Water Valuation (Lebanon, June 2002), Public-Private Partnerships (Jordan, October 2002), Decentralization/Participatory Irrigation Management (Egypt, February 2003).

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WaDImena and partners actively participate at the 1st Arab Water Forum in Riyadh 2008-11-27