MENA (the Middle East and North Africa) is a region that spans two continents and unites mainly Arabic countries. The Arab Countries Water Utilities Association ACWUA, with 106 members in 18 countries, was the first Blue Community in this region and was designated as such on 2 May 2026. However, the Blue Community had already made its first approach to the region shortly before this, with Blue Community Ambassador Salah El Sadi and his Blue Filter company working in Gaza, Palestine.
On 14 June, 2026, the Middle Technical University in Baghdad, Iraq, joined the Blue Community as the first university in the MENA region (see here).
We look forward to the Blue Community Chapter MENA spreading and developing, and we invite institutions and organisations from the region to join our global network.
