• The second 3R Jordan training course, entitled "Catchment Planning for Water Harvesting and Soil Conservation Interventions in Jordan", will be held from 19 to 23 May 2024.

    The first course entitled "Reading and conceptualizing the catchment" was conducted in September 2023 and focused on catchment hydrology in theory and practice.

    The objectives of the second training course are:

    • gain insights on different types of water harvesting structures and soil conservation measures in a catchment;
    • conduct suitability mapping for interventions at the catchment scale;
    • learning from water harvesting structures in Jordan;
    • catchment planning for water harvesting and soil conservation interventions

    The course will include the following modules:

    1. Water harvesting methods and applications in Jordan;
    2. Data collection and preparation for water harvesting and soil conservation interventions in a catchment;
    3. Field visit to a catchment where water harvesting and soil conservation interventions can be made, including ground-truthing of data.
    4. Suitability mapping and catchment planning for water harvesting and soil conservation interventions;

    The course will be taught by:

    • Acacia Water: Maarten Waterloo, Marte Siebinga
    • IHE: Pieter van der Zaag
    • University of Jordan: Prof. Jawad Al-Bakri

    The 3R intervention manual prepared by Acacia Water will be used as course material, among others.