MENA NWC Update Spring 2014 | Page 4

Page 4 MENA NWC Update PR&D Research Project Awards Read a summary of each research project at www.menanwc.org. Research Project The Use of Green Nanoparticles as a Biofouling- Resistant Agent in Reverse Osmosis Desalination Application of Near-Real Time Monitoring Systems for Irrigated Agriculture MENA NWC Centers Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) International Institute for Water and Sanitation, National Office of Electricity and Potable Water (ONEE-IEA) U.S. Partners Research Budget University of Toledo (UT) USD 315,000 University of Rhode Island (URI) Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) USD 400,000 Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension (NCARE) National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry (INRGREF) Sana'a University (SU) Managed Aquifer Recharge Using Treated Wastewater Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) Utilizing Solar Energy for Water Pumping and Brackish Water Desalination in Agriculture University of Jordan (UJ) Expanding Access to Sanitation for Unsewered Communities in Morocco and Jordan International Institute for Water and Sanitation, National Office of Electricity and Potable Water (ONEE-IEA) University of Jordan (UJ) An Najah University (ANU) University of NebraskaLincoln (UNL) USD 255,000 Utah State University (USU) USD 100,000 USD 500,000 Hassan II Agronomy and Veterinary Institute (IAV) Royal Scientific Society (RSS) University of Jordan (UJ) Upgrading Treatment Processes to Improve Effluent Quality for Irrigation Technion - Israel Institute of Technology USD 550,000 National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension (NCARE) Al Quds University (AQU) For more information on MENA NWC, please contact: John Wilson Bureau for the Middle East USAID + 1 202 712 4633 [email protected] Peter Reiss Chief of Party FABRI + 1 202 549 1387 [email protected] Mitigating Environmental Risks of Wastewater Reuse for Agriculture Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) University of Florida (UF) USD 315,000 Stockholm Environment Institute-U.S. Center (SEI-US) USD 300,000 University of Jordan (UJ) National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry (INRGREF) Participatory Planning for Improving Water Use Efficiency in River Basins National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry (INRGREF) National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension (NCARE) Hassan II Agronomy and Veterinary Institute (IAV) Developing Diagnosis Techniques and Strategies to Reduce Non-Revenue Water (NRW) in the Middle East Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) USD 330,000