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1 Farajalla, N.; Abi Ammar, R.; Nassar, L.; Abou Dagher, M.; Kharma, E.; Machmouchi, F.; Hachem Majdalani, C.; Yazbek, C.; Zaarour, N.; Maadat, A.; Belhaj Fraj, Makram; Fragaszy, Stephen; Ruckstuhl, Sandra. 2022. Drought, fragility and human migration analysis: synthesis report of case studies in Lebanon and Jordan. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Washington, DC, USA: USAID; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 43p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2023.213]
Drought ; Fragility ; Migration ; Case studies ; Sustainable agriculture ; Agricultural development ; Climate change ; Resilience ; Strategies ; Policies ; Investment ; Decision making ; Water scarcity ; Water supply ; Water management ; Food security ; Government ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Communities ; Farmers ; Pastoralists / Middle East / North Africa / Lebanon / Jordan / Rechaya / Zarqa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052339)
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2 Bergaoui, Karim; Belhaj Fraj, Makram; Fragaszy, Stephen; Ghanim, A.; Hamadin, O.; Al-Karablieh, E.; Fakih, M.; Salama, S.; Fayad, A.; Yessef, M.; Belghrissi, H.; Hassels, T.; Ali, Marwa; Badr, H.; Hazra, A.; Nie, W.; Arsenault, K.; Hayes, M.; Svoboda, M.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2022. MENAdrought synthesis of drought monitoring, early warning, and seasonal forecasting tools and capability development: final report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Washington, DC, USA: USAID; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 74p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2023.202]
Drought ; Monitoring ; Early warning systems ; Forecasting ; Decision support ; Vulnerability ; Impact assessment ; Indicators ; Policies ; Water security ; Food security ; Water scarcity ; Disaster preparedness ; Precipitation ; Stream flow ; Modelling ; Collaboration ; Research for development ; Technology transfer ; Stakeholders ; Training / Middle East / North Africa / Jordan / Lebanon / Morocco
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052340)
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3 Jobbins, G.; Belhaj Fraj, Makram; Fragaszy, Stephen; Ghanim, A.; Al-Karablieh, E.; Fakih, M.; Yessef, M.; Khatabi, A.; Hayes, M.; Knutson, C.; Jedd, T.; Svoboda, M.; Ruckstuhl, Sandra; McDonnell, Rachael. 2022. Synthesis of MENAdrought development of drought mitigation, preparedness and response management plans: final report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Washington, DC, USA: USAID; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 95p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2023.208]
Drought ; Mitigation ; Disaster preparedness ; Action plans ; Disaster risk management ; Risk reduction ; Strategies ; Impact assessment ; Policies ; Governance ; Legislation ; Monitoring ; Government agencies ; Stakeholders ; Water supply ; Groundwater management ; Public-private partnerships ; Institutions ; Farmers ; Civil society ; Financing / Middle East / North Africa / Jordan / Lebanon / Morocco
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052341)
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4 Belhaj Fraj, Makram; Al-Dabbas, L.; Al-Zyoud, O.; Abu Keshek, A.; Fragaszy, Stephen; Ruckstuhl, Sandra; McDonnell, Rachael. 2022. Initial drought risk finance market assessment for Jordan. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Washington, DC, USA: USAID; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 51p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2023.214]
Drought ; Risk management ; Finance ; Assessment ; Risk transfer ; Agricultural sector ; Livestock ; Agricultural insurance ; Microfinance ; Investment ; Smallholders ; Farmer participation ; Risk reduction ; Community organizations ; Women ; Youth / Middle East / North Africa / Jordan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052342)
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5 Bergaoui, Karim; Belhaj Fraj, Makram; Fragaszy, Stephen; Ghanim, A.; Hamadin, O.; Al-Karablieh, E.; Al-Bakri, J.; Fakih, M.; Fayad, A.; Comair, F.; Yessef, M.; Mansour, H. B.; Belgrissi, H.; Arsenault, K.; Peters-Lidard, C.; Kumar, S.; Hazra, A.; Nie, W.; Hayes, M.; Svoboda, M.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2024. Development of a composite drought indicator for operational drought monitoring in the MENA Region. Scientific Reports, 14:5414. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55626-0]
Drought ; Indicators ; Monitoring ; Precipitation ; Soil moisture ; Decision making ; Policies / Middle East / North Africa / Jordan / Lebanon / Morocco / Tunisia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052703)
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This paper presents the composite drought indicator (CDI) that Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, and Tunisian government agencies now produce monthly to support operational drought management decision making, and it describes their iterative co-development processes. The CDI is primarily intended to monitor agricultural and ecological drought on a seasonal time scale. It uses remote sensing and modelled data inputs, and it reflects anomalies in precipitation, vegetation, soil moisture, and evapotranspiration. Following quantitative and qualitative validation assessments, engagements with policymakers, and consideration of agencies’ technical and institutional capabilities and constraints, we made changes to CDI input data, modelling procedures, and integration to tailor the system for each national context. We summarize validation results, drought modelling challenges and how we overcame them through CDI improvements, and we describe the monthly CDI production process and outputs. Finally, we synthesize procedural and technical aspects of CDI development and reflect on the constraints we faced as well as trade-offs made to optimize the CDI for operational monitoring to support policy decision-making—including aspects of salience, credibility, and legitimacy—within each national context.
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