The MENA Region Initiative

As a Model of NEXUS Approach and Renewable Energy Technologies

MINARET

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The MENA Region Initiative

As a Model of NEXUS Approach and Renewable Energy Technologies

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About MINARET

The MENA Region Initiative As a Model of NEXUS Approach and Renewable Energy Technologies (MINARET) aims to address the unique sustainability challenges and opportunities of the MENA region by increasing local and regional sustainability capacities using the synergies between renewable energy technology and efficiency, water management, and food security.

The 4-year project kicked off in the first quarter of 2017 to be implemented in Jordan, Tunisia and Lebanon. The MINARET project intends to build the municipality’s resilience to climate change through adopting renewable energy resources and energy efficiency, water management techniques and food security.

Jordan Pilot Projects

MINARET Project created the plant nursery on municipality land ..

Lebanon Pilot Projects

Installation of a PV Solar farm in conjunction with a socio-economic element to reduce ..

Tunisia Pilot Projects

Replacement of inefficient lighting system at the Main Building of Monastir Municipality ..

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Road to Sustainable Finance

Road to Sustainable Finance

Under the patronage of H.E. Lebanese Minister of Environment Dr Naser Yassin, The Royal Scientific Society in Jordan in partnership with the Municipality of As Semkanieh, Municipality of Jdaidet El Chouf and Lebanon Eco Movement conducted a regional meeting under the...

The Nexus Resource Platform

The Nexus Resource Platform

The Global Nexus Secretariat (part of the NRD Programme) would like to highlight that the WEF Nexus training material is available to download on the Nexus Resource Platform. Materials are available in the following languages: English French Russian Spanish Arabic The...

Advanced WEF Nexus Training at Municipal Level in Tunisia

Advanced WEF Nexus Training at Municipal Level in Tunisia

The Royal Scientific Society / National Energy Research Centre conducted a 3-days training on Water, Energy Food Nexus in Tunisia in partnership with the municipalities of Manouba and Raoued from 27-29 December 2022. The training aims to capacitate the project...

MINARET in Figures

square meter plastic house

cubic meters of treated wastewater used daily

annual savings

farmers benefited

water tanks installed

%

less energy LED street lights consume

tons of CO2 reduced

cubic meter underground tank

kWh in total energy savings