In 2018, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and its partners embarked on a 4-year project that helps expand the safe reuse of water in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The project is addressing barriers to reuse in the region and promotes safe reuse practices that improve food safety, health and livelihoods.
In many parts of the world there is not enough water to meet growing demand. One promising solution is the smart use of water that has already been used. Water can be used in cities and reused in agriculture, with benefits for all.
Drawing on experience with water reuse strategies already developed in the region, the project identifies promising innovations and validated reuse models, with the aim of resolving past management bottlenecks. These include cultural barriers, institutional fragmentation, inappropriate regulations and lack of financial models for cost recovery. With a focus on Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon, the project is facilitating inclusive and participatory engagement with stakeholders, to support the development and uptake of project results.
The project is equipping key stakeholders to implement sustainable water reuse models across the MENA region through the following results:
A MENA water reuse sourcebook to document lessons from existing innovations, validated and promising reuse models, and past management challenges in and beyond the region.
National strategies for more and safer water reuse in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon. Building on current national policies, the project is helping countries make the next policy step based on stakeholder demand.
Local water reuse plans for six sites in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon. These include conceptual designs and associated implementation plans for feasible water reuse solutions at the selected sites.
Stakeholders’ capacity for safe water reuse. Reuse stakeholders are being sensitized, trained, and linked with a network in MENA to speed up the adoption and replication of reuse solutions.
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IWMI na washirika wake wameanza mradi wa miaka minne wa kupanua matumizi salama ya maji katika eneo la Mashariki ya Kati na Afrika Kaskazini. Mradi huo unashughulikia vizuizi vya matumizi ya tena katika mkoa huo na kukuza mazoea salama ya matumizi ya tena ambayo huboresha usalama wa chakula, afya na maisha. Katika sehemu nyingi za ulimwengu hakuna maji ya kutosha ili kukidhi uhitaji unaoongezeka. Suluhisho moja lenye kuahidi ni kutumia kwa busara maji ambayo tayari yametumiwa. Maji yanaweza kutumiwa katika miji na kutumiwa tena katika kilimo, na kuwa na manufaa kwa wote. Kwa kutegemea uzoefu na mikakati ya matumizi ya maji tayari maendeleo katika mkoa, mradi huu inabainisha ubunifu kuahidi na mifano kuthibitishwa matumizi ya maji, kwa lengo la kutatua matatizo ya usimamizi wa zamani. Hizi ni pamoja na vizuizi vya kitamaduni, kugawanyika kwa taasisi, kanuni zisizofaa na ukosefu wa mifano ya kifedha kwa ajili ya kuokoa gharama. Pamoja na kuzingatia Misri, Jordan na Lebanon, mradi huo unawezesha ushiriki wa ushiriki na ushirikiano na wadau, kusaidia maendeleo na matumizi ya matokeo ya mradi. Mradi huo unawapa wadau muhimu vifaa vya kutekeleza mifano endelevu ya matumizi ya maji katika eneo la MENA kupitia matokeo yafuatayo: Kitabu cha chanzo cha matumizi ya maji ya MENA ili kuorodhesha masomo kutoka kwa ubunifu uliopo, mifano ya matumizi ya tena iliyothibitishwa na ya kuahidi, na changamoto za usimamizi wa zamani katika na nje ya mkoa. Mkakati wa kitaifa wa matumizi ya maji zaidi na salama zaidi nchini Misri, Jordan na Lebanon. Kutegemea sera za sasa za kitaifa, mradi huo unasaidia nchi kufanya hatua inayofuata ya sera kulingana na mahitaji ya wadau. Mipango ya matumizi ya maji ya ndani kwa maeneo sita nchini Misri, Jordan na Lebanon. Hizi ni pamoja na miundo ya dhana na mipango ya utekelezaji inayohusiana na suluhisho zinazowezekana za matumizi ya maji katika maeneo yaliyochaguliwa. Uwezo wa wadau kwa ajili ya matumizi salama ya maji. Washiriki wa matumizi ya tena wanahamasishwa, wanafundishwa, na kuunganishwa na mtandao katika MENA ili kuharakisha kupitishwa na kuiga suluhisho za matumizi ya tena. Jifunze zaidi kuhusu mradi huo