Integrated Analysis of Freshwater Resources Sustainability in Jordan

JWP

Call

  • Freshwater

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

  • DFG (German Research Foundation), NERC (Natural Environment Research Council), NSERC (The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada), NSF (National Science Foundation)

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

  • Asia

Country

  • Jordan

Duration

36 Months

Call Date

2012

Project Award Date

2012