In progress
3 years (2023-2025)
Wetland
Water stress
Food security
238 000 €
Public institutions (Regional coordination)
Local communities, including youth, local farmers and fishermen (Demonstration sites in Morocco and Tunisia)
Local water and protected areas management government entities
Restoring North Africa's wetlands as a nature-based solution to improve water and food security - Restore NAW
The Restore NAW project is part of a broader effort to safeguard critically endangered aquatic ecosystems. Its ambition is to enhance the management and conservation of freshwater species while promoting sustainable agricultural practices that improve irrigation efficiency. Through its demonstration sites in the Sebou Basin in Morocco and the Ghar El Melh wetlands in Tunisia, the project also serves as a platform for learning and sharing innovative approaches to biodiversity management and conservation.
Beyond ecological preservation, the project places strong emphasis on governance and partnerships. Its “Governance and Stakeholder Networking” component, implemented by the OSS, fosters closer collaboration and stronger regional networking among civil society, public institutions, and private sector actors. This collective dynamic enables the development and scaling-up of nature-based solutions, while strengthening community resilience to the impacts of climate change.
- World Wide Fund for Nature WWF-NA
- Association de sauvegarde de la Medina de Ghar El Melh - Tunisie
- Association les Amis des Oiseaux - AAO/Birdlife Tunisia
- Solutions Nature - Maroc
- Restoration of 1,300 hectares of wetlands (ponds, lakes, oases and their associated ecosystems)
- Promotion of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) as alternatives to heavy infrastructure in national water and biodiversity policies
- Capacity building of local stakeholders (administrations, NGOs, communities) to plan and implement ecological restoration actions