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USAID supports MENA water network with US$ 1.5 million grant programme
Seventeen water centres from 10 countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have joined hands to create the MENA Network of Water Centers of Excellence (MENA NWC) [1]. The launch of the network took place during a meeting co-sponsored by USAID and the Qatar National Food Security Program (QNFSP) held from 28 February to 2 March 2011 in Doha, Qatar.
The network aims to link technical institutions across the MENA region with each other, with counterpart institutions in the United States and elsewhere, with governments, and with the private sector to solve the critical water problems confronting the region.
On 8 May 2011, USAID Egypt launched the US$ 1.5 million MENA Water Grants Program. The focus is on training, applied research and the dissemination of information to transform water policy, management and capabilities within the MENA region. The grants are available for activities lasting 12-24 months up to a maximum of US$ 500,000 per year.
| Contact information | n/a |
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| News type | Inbrief |
| File link |
http://www.source.irc.nl/page/63813 |
| Source of information | http://www.source.irc.nl |
| Keyword(s) | water resource development and management outlines, water supply plan, water policy, water management, sustainable development, sustainable development strategy, Governance, Water governance, developing country, water resource management, water quality improvement, water pollution |
| Subject(s) | DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY |
| Geographical coverage | Middle East- North Africa |
| News date | 26/07/2011 |
| Working language(s) | ENGLISH |
