The project is implemented in Israel, Jordan and Palestine with the aim to publish the first ever trans-boundary integrated master plan for the Lower Jordan River Basin while advancing political will for adopting a regional approach to IWRM among key Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian figures.

In the past months final amendments were made to the draft Baseline Report describing the current situation in the Lower Jordan River Basin and Valley, based on the feedback received from the relevant stakeholders in the three countries involved. The identification and discussion of specific interventions that meet future land and water requirements in the area also started.

Second Stakeholder Consultation Meeting for the Rehabilitation of the Jordan River Basin

Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) and its consortium partners from the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and Global Nature Fund (GNF) - in cooperation with the Royal Haskoning DHV - held its Second Stakeholder Consultation meeting on 26 of June.

The Jordanian NGO Master Plan for the Jordan River Basin identifies a set of feasible interventions that are expected to restore the basin’s environmental and ecological values within a realistic financial and economic framework. The interventions address the problems facing the Jordan Valley including Solid Waste Management, Sanitation, Agriculture and Farming Practices.

During the meeting, the interventions were evaluated to select the ones that meet future land and water requirements. It is anticipated that the Master Plan will advance peace, prosperity and sustainability in the lower Jordan Valley since it is steered by principles of sustainable development including environmental flows; a healthy eco-system; equitable sharing of water resources; free public accessibility for all nationalities within an appropriate security framework; and a healthy economic development perspective.

Consortium Meeting

EcoPeace/ Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) together with consortium partners from the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and Global Nature Fund (GNF) held a key project meeting in June to advance the NGO regional master plan project for the Lower Jordan River. During the meeting final amendments to the project’s baseline study were discussed, key social and environmental projections presented and summaries of the public stakeholder meetings that took place in Ramallah and Amman were presented.

The project team is now focused on the development of detailed interventions and additional public stakeholder meetings are planned to take place shortly in Israel and Palestine.