Stephen Fragaszy

Researcher - Al Murunah Project Leader

Research team

Water, climate change and resilience > Climate policies, finance and processes

Areas of expertise

Stephen Fragaszy brings significant experience at the science-to-policy interface in water, agriculture, and environmental systems through his work for the New Zealand government (Ministries of Environment, and Business and Innovation); applied research for development consulting for IWMI, the University of Nebraska Lincoln, and the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture among others; and private sector consulting roles. He enjoys integrating and synthesizing the social, institutional, and biophysical aspects of natural resource management challenges to support high-level decision-making. He holds a master’s degree in geography from Oxford University and a bachelor’s degree in history from New York University.

Current projects

Al Murunah: Climate resilience through water security in MENA

Latest news for Stephen Fragaszy

A farmer works in the field in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: Ahmed Hamdy Hassan/Shutterstock

Blogs

Strong governance and investment essential to scaling resilient nature-based water solutions

Pilot projects are not enough. Nature-based solutions need policy backing, real financing and systematic pathways to scale in MENA ...

November 27, 2025

Panorama of Cairo cityscape taken during the sunset from the Cairo Tower, Egypt. Photo: Givaga/Shutterstock

Features

Researchers at Cairo Water Week urge stakeholders to link nature, data and people for a water-secure MENA

At the annual event in Egypt, IWMI and partners explored how to turn climate research into real-world water resilience across the Middle East and North Africa ...

October 22, 2025

Blogs

A community in Wadi Seer inspires action for Jordan’s climate resilience

As springs flow again in Wadi Seer, a community shows how Jordan can scale nature-based solutions for water security and climate resilience ...

October 7, 2025

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Publications

March-April 2025 Research Journal Roundup

Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from March and April 2025 ...

May 20, 2025

News

IWMI’s Al Murunah project scales nature-based solutions to achieve water-security in the MENA region

IWMI and partners are documenting the economic, social, and environmental impacts of nature-based-solutions across its four pilots in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) — making the ...

April 7, 2025