OMEP Activities

Regional office based in USAID/Egypt, serving 2 main roles:

Provides technical and administrative support to USAID bilateral Missions in the region

• on-site & virtual support• coordination/liaison b/w Missions and USAID/W

Manages regional programs that support cross-border activities and complement USAID bilateral programs

Programs

10 active programs:

Youth/MediaoThe University youth series (Al Karma)

oTraining for regional journalists (ICFJ)

oMentouri University (Algeria) universitylinkages program (HED /U. of Michigan)

Civil Society & GovernanceoAnti-corruption: promoting access to information (Transparency Int’l.)

oBuilding network on freedom of association/NGO legal issues (ICNL)

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Programs (cont’d.)

TradeoRegional Business Initiative (Segura Partners): • business-to-business exchanges w/ firms in Iraq, Jordan &

West Bank; • planned new component to continue collaboration with Middle

East Technical Assistance Center on public financial management workshops

Research/Cross-CuttingoRegional Partnership on Culture & Development (now FHI, previously AED): • direct response to needs identified by ME bilateral Missions

Programs (cont’d.)

Water Resources Managemento PIO grant with Int’l. Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA):

• establish Arab Water Academy• operationalize NASA-developed MENA Land Data

Assimilation System (LDAS) data set• model regional impact of climate change

o Water Information System Platforms for Water Management in the MENA Region (PAPA w/ NASA): • improve remote sensing capabilities in Morocco, Tunisia,

Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon by addressing specific issues such as land use and flood warning

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ICBA Lead

World Bank

NASAProject Manager

Morocco

Tunisia

Egypt

Lebanon

Jordan

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ConsultantAWC

USAID

- Represents respective country interface based on their requirements

Management Concept

Consultant

Programs (cont’d.)

Water Resources Management

o New MENA Water Grants program (just awarded 9/2011):• encourage regional research and training to improve water

management and policy• support MENA Network of Water Centers