Integrated Analysis of Freshwater Resources Sustainability in Jordan

JWP

Call

Project Website

https://pangea.stanford.edu/researchgroups/jordan/

Principal Investigator

Steven Gorelick, Stanford University, United States

Partners

Erik Gawel, University of Leipzig, Germany Bernd Klauer, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, Netherlands Julien Harou, United Kingdom - Wageningen University and Research Centre, Netherlands Daanish Mustafa, King's College, United Kingdom Amer Salman, University of Jordan, Jordan Emad Al-Karablieh, University of Jordan, Jordan Amaury Tilmant, Université Laval, Canada

Funders

Project Objective

This proposed effort will focus on development of an integrated framework to evaluate water policy interventions in water-stressed countries using Jordan as a model system.

Call Objective

This call was created to address the following: - Identification and characterization of the interactions between natural processes and human practices that govern water budgeting in selected regions; - Development of approaches that support the evolution of resilient communities/regions through improved seasonal forecasting of droughts, taking into account natural and socio-economic drivers.

Region

Country

Duration

36 Months

Call Date

2012

Project Award Date

2012