The Middle East and North Africa are among the most water-stressed regions on the entire planet. Water availability — or lack thereof — has shaped societies here in profound ways for thousands of years.
- Global Waters Article
- Global WatersFive Ways USAID is Helping Thirsty Cities
- ReportThis year’s Global Water and Development Report of Water and Sanitation Activities explores USAID water, sanitation, and hygiene programming two years into the implementation of the
- Annual Report StoryUSAID’s Water Management Initiative (WMI) is helping the Government of Jordan address the Kingdom’s most pressing water challenges and avoid a looming crisis.
- Interagency StoryThe three main goals of WADI are to 1) establish soil and water conservation sites that serve as reference models for scaling watershed restoration techniques; 2) build shared ownership in practices that foster sustainable water conserva
- Photo EssayOur world is becoming more urban, and USAID is helping partner countries adapt to this rapid change.
- Global Waters ArticleHanan Ahyad is a resident of Jordan’s capital and largest city Amman. She is a domestic customer of the local water utility company, Miyahuna, and has always been aware of her country’s limited water resources.
- ActivityJordan loses over 50 percent of its precious water to non-revenue water (NRW). NRW is water loss in the system due to illegal theft, leakage, or inaccurate metering.
- ActivityThe purpose of the Monitoring and Evaluation Support Program is to provide technical assistance and advisory services to all USAID/Jordan Development Objective teams and implementing partners in the areas of project monitoring, evaluation, researc
- ActivityThis activity will design and field validate ultra-low pressure drip irrigation systems for the MENA region that will cut pumping energy by 50%, enable drip systems to run on low-pressure municipal water supplies, and facilitate the dissemination