EcoFuture will develop a climate-change adaptation strategic plan oriented towards improving socio-economic welfare for people in the Jordan Valley and the Mediterranean region as a whole.

About EcoFuture

As the water-food-energy-ecosystem nexus has been adopted by the mainstream sustainability discourse within the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the initiative, in coordination with other stakeholders, creates a better understanding of the interdependence of water, food, energy and environmental resources. It will catalyse an informed and transparent framework for determining trade-offs and synergies that meet demand, while including the most vulnerable without compromising sustainability. Water security remains central to the concept of the nexus, because food security cannot be achieved without it.

  • Propose a climate change adaptation plan for the JV region, based on existing technologies, considering social and economic components.
  • Use techno-economic models to optimize sustainable efficiency including economic, society and environment, performance of the EcoFuture.
  • Use socio-economic models to assess and recommend policies in the WEFE context to improve the welfare of people in the Mediterranean region.
  • Perform tests in three demonstration sites in the Jordan Valley, one in each country, to validate the inputs to the various models;
  • Propose methodologies to extend the applicability of the results of the Jordan Valley to other regions and to other Mediterranean countries.
  • Build synergies across sectors to investigate interlinkages across the nexus.
  • Implement capacity building and training programs in response to project findings.

EcoFuture Structure
EcoFuture Project

Work packages

Led by NARC, WP1 will conduct a WEFE analysis for JV that will incorporate mapping of the supply and demand of WEFE resources, construct a Causal Loop Diagram that will develop a common understanding of the impact of drivers on the resources, identify priorities and identify WEFE alternatives using nature-based solutions.

Led by HWE, WP2 will map the current socio-economic situation in the JV, develop living labs that will be comprised of key stakeholders and assess WEFE alternatives that will be comprised of combinations of Nature Based Solutions that will optimize the WEFE Nexus and improve the well-being of the citizens of JV.

Led by HUJI, WP3 obtain the historical data and apply the necessary tools to conduct a sustainability assessment analysis for the Jordan Valley by considering the hydrologic and energy balance of the region, the distribution of water resources as well as the ecosystem services under current and future climatic conditions. These tools will be used to evaluate adaptation measures to be proposed to combat the impacts of climate change as well as to contribute the Strategic Planning for the JV region in order to optimize the WEFE Nexus.

Led by AIES, WP4 will establish three pilots to be constructed in existing demonstration sites in the Jordan Valley. The pilots may include wastewater treatment, irrigation methods, climate-controlled greenhouses, Agri-PV techniques, and renewable energy production. The impact of the pilot demonstration sites will be calculated. The results of measurements from the demonstration sites will be used for calibrating the models and a suggested best resources-management plan for the JV will be developed.

Led by TAW, WP5 will integrate all data accumulated from the first four Work-Packages in addition to the analysis that will be conducted as part of this WP, which relates to mapping of existing governance structures and regulations, the identification of policy gaps and conflicts, and the use of techno-economic models for policy making to develop a cohesive, integrated, bottom-up, stakeholder driven strategic management plan for the JV that will optimize the WEFE resources for all countries involved. The Strategic Plan will be a synthesis of ideas and expectations from each country that will provide sustainable solutions that will contribute to the wellbeing of the citizens of the JV.

Led by i.GREENs, WP6 will support the engagement and outreach activities between the Ecofuture consortium and stakeholders and accelerate the impact of Ecofuture solutions and uptake by key target audiences through effective communication and dissemination strategies and activities.

Led by TUC, WP7 aims to manage the project and the consortium, to plan and undertake all necessary activities for the project’s effective coordination, including the administrative, financial management and the technical management and quality assurance, and to monitor and report project progress and provide the communication platform and collaboration between the consortium members.

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