December saw the first MEDRC Water & Peace Lecture delivered by Lord John Alderdice in Muscat. Lord Alderdice, a member of the UK House of Lords and former Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly gave an inspiring and wide-ranging talk on how water and transboundary...
The Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) organized a technical workshop on reducing the environmental impact of desalination through using renewables. The workshop took place at MEDRC headquarters in Muscat (Sultanate of Oman). The scope of this technical workshop was the use of renewables to reduce...
A delegation from the IncoNet GCC2 visited MEDRC last week for a tour. MEDRC staff started with a short presentation about MEDRC and what it does followed by a tour around MEDRCS training facility including the state of the art pilot plant, chemical lab containing...
Process Analysis Laboratory/ RO Membrane Chemical Cleaning MEDRC will launch two new courses in December. Both of these courses are new to the continued professional education & training in water program, designed in response to the urgent practical industry and academia needs in the region. The first...
As part of the successful Water REsearch Fellowship Program, MEDRC was delighted to award two students at the Jordan University of Science & Technology with support for their research work. Ms. Manal Al-Shraideh's research focuses on Water Governance and Integrity Risk Assessment for theWater Sector...
The Middle East and North Africa Network of Water Centers of Excellence (MENA NWC) held its First Biennial Congress in Muscat, Oman from 9-11 November 2015. The event was co-convened by the Network's two Centers in Oman – Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) and the Middle...
That Might be Included in a Guidance Manual on Marine Algal Blooms The Middle East Desalination Research Centre (MEDRC) is calling on the desalination industry worldwide to submit case studies that might be included in a guidance manual on marine algal blooms. The manual presents "strategies...
New Initiative to Help Secure Water Supplies and Overcome Shared Challenges Initiative brought together more than 25 of the key players in the desalination sector in Oman. Operators from each desalination plant over 20,000 cubic meters per day in the Sultanate of Oman were present. The process,...
MEDRC recently hosted an intensive four day training session on Tendering for Large Desalination Projects, attended by experts from Palestine and Jordan. The session was arranged in cooperation with the Jordan Valley Authority and the Palestinian Water Authority and included participants from Jordanian Ministry for...
30 Water Research Projects to Benefit The Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) today announced its latest supports for Palestinian water research. Postgraduate funding has been awarded to 30 individual projects from Palestine in the fields of water desalination, treatment and reuse. MEDRC research fellows studying at...
MEDRC and the Oman Botanic Gardens are showcasing the potential of native Omani plant species to drastically reduce water consumption in municipal and domestic settings. In collaboration with the Oman Botanic Gardens, MEDRC has committed to using only low-water consuming plants native to the Sultanate...
