MEDWET - Mediterranean Wetlands Initiave

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ACRONYM	Dialogue Menasra
TITLE:	Dialogue on Water in the Middle East and North African (MENA) Region


	Dialogue on water governance in agriculture and the interaction with wetlands inMorocco and Jordan
Sites	Menasra sub-basin, Oued Sebou, Morocco and Al Azraq basin, Jordan
Duration
	14 months


Co-financing Agency	INWENT (German Cooperation)
Lead Partner	INWENT
Partners	Ministère de l’Aménagement du Territoire, de l’Eau et de l’Environnement (Morocco) Agence Hydraulique du Bassin du Sebou (Morocco) Ministry of Environment (Jordan) Royal Society for Nature Conservation (Jordan) IUCN-Wescana (Jordan)
Budget
		109 000 € Oued Sebou, Morocco 116 500 € Al Azraq basin, Jordan
Category	Wetland conservation and management
Objectives	Create a dialogue process around the two wetland sites leading to a Contrat de Nappe between the water users in Morocco and local action plan for Al Azraq to be presented at the national level in Jordan.
Anticipated Results	Good practice guidelines for intersectoral water dialogue are established, promoted and applied for the sustainable management of different wetland-agricultural systems in a basin context and in dialogue with other water users.
Actions / Activities	Participative diagnosis through expert studies, local meetings and target group interview
Reporting / Meetings	Local and National Dialogue Meetings
Remarks	The Menasra dialogue is also perceived as a demonstrative project within the Water National Debate that have been launched simultaneously. Al Azraq dialogue is also perceived as a national issue in reason of its strategic importance for the water supply of the capital city of Amman, Jordan.
Timetable	Local Dialogue Meeting (April 2007) Dialogue Meeting (July 2007)
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