Blue Peace – Water Security in the Middle East

The access to water is in the centre of the fight against poverty, and the major part of the Millennium Development Goals depends on water availability and quality. All the countries in the Middle East face serious water shortages. Fortunately, strong relations and mutual recognition exist among top level water experts and key political leaders in the region. SDC responded to the explicit demand of political leaders of the region to i) facilitate and enable the establishment of a Cooperation Council on Water and ii) strengthen the delivery of good hydrometeorological data both essential components of a program looking at enhancing regional water management.

The project in brief

Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Development cooperation
Project partners	Contract partner International or foreign NGO Private sector Swiss Academic and Research Institution United Nations Organization (UNO) Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Swiss Private Sector World Meterological Organization
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF    2’550’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF    1’838’890
Project phases	Phase 4 01.02.2019 - 31.03.2023   (Completed) Phase 3 01.04.2016 - 31.03.2021   (Completed) Phase 2 01.12.2013 - 30.06.2016   (Completed) Phase 1 01.10.2010 - 31.12.2013   (Completed)

Further technical details

• Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION AGRICULTURE WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION AGRICULTURE
  Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Water sector policy and administrative management Water sector policy and administrative management Water resources conservation (including data collection) Agricultural water resources Water resources conservation (including data collection) Agricultural water resources
  Cross-cutting topics	The project takes account of democratisation, good governance and human rights as cross-cutting themes.
  Type of support	Official development assistance (ODA)
  Type of collaboration	Bilateral cooperation
  Finance type	Aid grant
  Aid Type	Mandate without fiduciary fund Project and programme contribution
  Tied/untied aid	Untied aid
  Project number	7F07689