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Announcements
27 Jun
2024
The Water Diplomacy Center (WDC), with support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), is offering fellowship awards for graduate students (MS & PhD) conducting thesis research....
07 Dec
2023
The Water Diplomacy Center at Jordan University of Science and Technology is searching for a Research Assistant for the project titled “Blue Peace Middle East 2.0 – Capacity Development (JUST-WDC)" in Irbid, Jordan. Application Deadline: 17 /12/ 2023
Events
03 Nov
2024
The Water Diplomacy Center at Jordan University of Science and Technology is pleased to announce the fourth training course titled "Water Conflict: Negotiations and Mediation," in collaboration with IHE Delft, from November 3-14, 2024, with international participation from the Blue Peace Initiative.
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Projects We DO
Project "Blue Peace Initiative for Capacity Building"
Blue Peace Middle East is a non-governmental regional initiative that aims to strengthen cooperation over water across borders, sectors and generations.
Fostering Water Diplomacy in MENA
​Fostering water diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is of paramount importance, given the wa​ter scarcity challenges and historical tensions over water resources in the area. Water diplomacy involves the strategic management and negotiation of water resources to prevent conflicts and promote sustainable development
Yarmouk Futures 2019-2021
The Yarmouk Futures Programme seeks to facilitate the emergence of law-based, equitable and sustainable transboundary water arrangements, with a focus on the Yarmouk tributary of the Jordan River.
Main Objectives
  • Research & Studies
    WDC coordinates research and studies, provide cooperation training in water field & diplomacy across borders.
  • Water Diplomacy
    Promote principles of water diplomacy in the MENA region.
  • Water Management
    Updates decision-makers & champions knowledge & capacity to address water resource management issues
  • Training Cooperation
    WDC provides cooperation training across borders in the Middle East/ West Asian and North Africa.
  • Water Governance
    Ensure sustainable and equitable use of water resources.
  • Bridge Knowledge
    Encourage the collaboration between researchers, diplomats, decision-makers thought-leaders, practitioners