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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