Periodic drought is a threat to food and water security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The region is already facing challenges from the limited water supply, political instability, and desertification. So droughts bring unwanted additional pressures on natural resources, impacting economic and social development. The project brings in the combined expertise to deliver new insights, management plans and drought resilience strategies at the national and local levels that will reduce drought impacts on the food supply and on the quantity and safety of the water supply in vulnerable communities.