Wiqaya

Wiqaya (Arabic for prevention) is an essential project that aims to use evidence-based, locally grounded, and scalable resilient nature based water solution (RNBWS) pilots to mitigate impacts of sand and dust storms (SDS) in Iraq and the broader MENA region. Running from April 2025 to December 2027 with a budget of £1.5 million, Wiqaya will play a strategic role in supporting sustainable climate adaptation and resilience in fragile settings. The Wiqaya framework seeks to support adaptive, scalable, resilient nature-based water solutions (RNBWS) in alignment with Iraqi climate, environment and migration policies, while enhancing coordination and capacity-building efforts to foster synergies across regional SDS collaborations and existing projects in Southern Iraq.