The Yarmouk Futures Programme formed part of Blue Peace Middle East initiative’s efforts to support fair and sustainable transboundary water management, with a focus on the Yarmouk tributary of the Jordan River. The programme built on the outcomes of previous research, including the Yarmouk Hydropolitical Baseline Study, to support various research projects and develop a range of communication tools aimed at building broader public awareness of water issues in the shared Yarmouk River Basin.
Yarmouk Futures also laid the groundwork for the establishment of the Water Diplomacy Center (WDC) at Jordan University of Science and Technology in 2019. The centre aims to become a regional hub for training and research in the domain of transboundary water cooperation and diplomacy.
The Yarmouk Futures programme was jointly supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Jordan University of Science and Technology and the University of East Anglia.