International centre for Biosaline

Published purpose

The Fostering Resilience through Sustainable Water Management and Climate-Smart Agriculture project aims to improve the Government of Iraq’s ability to develop and apply evidence-based planning to better manage and sustain Iraq’s water resources. Specifically, it seeks to promote a more efficient and equitable distribution of limited water resources by using and applying accurate hydrological models, strengthening inclusive community-led decision-making related to water management. It also seeks to promote climate-smart agriculture practices to enhance the resilience in Iraq’s increasingly water-scarce and saline agricultural context. The project includes innovative components, such as nature-based solutions for mitigating salinity problems, restoring aquatic ecosystems and piloting hydroponic technologies in Iraq.