WATER-RES - Enhancing the ability to address the risks of water scarcity in areas most affected by climate change and water shortage in Syria (GCF-SAP072)

Countries
  • Syria
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Barada and Awaj basins
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Financial Institutions
  • Green Climate Fund (GCF)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
C
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Voting Date
Jul 2, 2026
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Borrower
Syrian transitional government
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Climate and Environment
  • Water and Sanitation
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 25.00 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 27.70 million
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ GCF website

Updated in EWS Oct 28, 2026

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Project Description
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Syria is among the most climate-vulnerable and water-stressed countries in the Middle East. While it faces rising temperatures, declining precipitation, increasingly frequent droughts and unsustainable groundwater extraction, it has weakened infrastructure, institutions and limited public investment in climate adaptation. Some of the most affected sites are the Barada and Awaj basins, which supply freshwater for the Damascus metropolitan area and surrounding agricultural communities.

According to the bank website, the WATER-RES project will target these areas and take an integrated, climate-resilient approach by strengthening climate-informed water governance through improved groundwater monitoring, data systems, and institutional capacity; climate-proofing community water infrastructure and promoting efficient water use and reuse; and helping smallholder farmers adopt climate-smart irrigation, climate-adapted crops, and ecosystem-based adaptation.

Implemented by ACTED with the Ministry of Local Administration and Environment as co-executing entity, the project is expected to benefit around 198,620 people directly and 1.5 million indirectly. It will build institutional and community capacity for climate-informed water management, improve the performance and efficiency of water infrastructure, reduce groundwater depletion, and support the adoption of climate-smart agriculture.

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ACTED

  • Mr. Andre Krummacher

    Primary

    Vice CEO Programs, Impact and Accountability

  • Ms. Laura Simpson

    Secondary

    Technical Director Climate and Environment

GCF team

National Designated Authority

Ministry of Local Administration and Environment (Syrian Arab Republic)

  • Dr. Yousef Sharaf

    Primary

    The Deputy Minister of Local Administration and Environment of Syria

    Kafr Sousa, 29 May Street, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

  • Eng. Ghazi Turkmani

    Secondary

    Head of Projects and Funds Department

    Kafr Sousa, 29 May Street, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

  • H.E. Eng. Mohamed Anjarani

    Tertiary

    Minister of Local Administration and Environment

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