Arab Non-Conventional Water Resources Initiative | AWC, UNESCO Cairo Office

Towards Improving Water Quality and Expanding International Cooperation in Water and Sanitation Related Program, AWC has Launched an “Arab Non-Conventional Water Resources Initiative” (ANCWRI) to address water scarcity challenges in cooperation with UNESCO’s Bureau for Science and Technology for the Arab region in Cairo.

The Initiative is intended to develop a regional mechanism that could assist the Arab countries in developing their strategies and action plans for the sustainable use of non-conventional water resources by enhancing the policy, institutional and legal framework, while building/ strengthening the human and technical capacities and improving public awareness and stakeholder participation in planning and management of such valuable resources.

The initiative builds on and complements other regional programs and initiatives, particularly the Action Plan of the Arab Water Scarcity Security and FAO Water Scarcity initiative in the Near East and North Africa. Within the framework of the ANCWRI, six policy briefs were prepared by water experts from the region.