Capture and retain heavy rainfall in Jordan
The Middle East is particularly affected by climate change effects and extreme weather events, such as droughts and heavy rainfall. In Jordan, repeated heavy rainfall events in recent years have led to flash floods with enormous damages. Minimizing such damages, but also maximizing the benefits of heavy rainfall via improved water retention in one of the most water-scarce countries in the world, is the research topic of CapTain Rain.
The project “CapTain Rain – Capture and retain heavy rainfalls in Jordan” is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as part of the funding measure “CLIENT II – International Partnerships for Sustainable Innovation” in the context of the framework program “Research for Sustainable Development” (FONA).
Latest News

Successful CapTain Rain stakeholder workshop
by Christina Maus
On Monday, 30.01.2023, the second CapTain Rain Stakeholder Workshop was held at the Geneva Hotel in Amman. In addition to the presentation and discussion of the latest research results, a group work was conducted to discuss planning goals for flash flood damage reduction measures in Amman and the early warning chain in Jordan. We thank all participants for their contributions.

Second CapTain Rain stakeholder workshop
by Christina Maus
On Monday, 30.01.2023 the second CapTain Rain stakeholder workshop takes place at the Geneva Hotel in Amman. Beside the presentation of the latest research results, we will jointly discuss potential measures to reduce flash flood damages.

Last project meeting in 2022
by Christina Maus
On the 15th and 16th of December 2022, the German project partners met at HamburgWasser and online. The organization of the upcoming stakeholder workshop in Amman was the main topic.