Scaling Local Impact: Practical Catchment Management in Ethiopia
The BURQAA Initiative (‘burqaa’ meaning “spring” in Oromifa) was established to deliver practical, localized interventions that improve watershed conditions and contribute to sustainable water use. Implemented by Acacia Water and World Vision Ethiopia in partnership with HEINEKEN Breweries S.C., the initiative supports the offset of water consumption at HEINEKEN’s breweries in Bedele and Harar. Interventions are focused in two catchments: Upper Dabena (Illubabore Zone, Oromia Region) and Hakim Gara (Harari Region). These efforts aim to enhance natural water retention, reduce soil erosion, and restore vegetative cover through targeted, community-driven catchment management.
Underground storage of drinking water in Oman
Oman features a beautiful landscape in the middle of the Arab world. But in the sultanate, which comprises about 80% desert. Rainfall is limited and irregular, and the capacity of aquifers is under pressure. Water scarcity is therefore increasingly a problem. Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) could provide a cost-effective solution to Oman’s water management needs.
Recharge, Retention and Reuse Jordan
In a water scarce country as Jordan, climate change and overexploitation of groundwater are big challenges. When the water-related issues are this big and diverse, it is not easy to find a long-term solution for each issue. Flash floods and at the same time droughts are just a few examples of these diverse threats.
Integrated river basin management in the Rio Frío and Rio Sevilla watersheds in Colombia
The Río Frío and Río Sevilla basins in the Magdalena region of Colombia increasingly face challenges in terms of both water quantity and quality between different water users.
Education development Jordan
Acacia Water aims to support and strengthen the capacity of TVETs in the horticulture sector in Jordan.
Potential for Small-Scale Water Storage in the Western Sahel
Acacia Water, together with Aidenvironment (RAIN), MetaMeta, IHE Delft & several others won a World Bank contract for a study on operationalizing small-scale water storage initiatives with the aim of providing water security in Western Sahel.