T he Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation, funded by USAID, is offering a series of courses in Water Demand Management during the academic year 2004. The courses can be taken as stand-alone; or for certification if a thematic series is completed; or as leading towards a Master’s degree from the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), with the addition of courses taught by JUST faculty. Each course is the equivalent of a 3 credit graduate course and is team-taught by faculty from US Universities, JUST, and experienced practitioners.   This invaluable series is intended for water practitioners’ planners, academics, program managers, utility managers and others working in the field of Water Demand Management. For those in the Middle East/North Africa region and from other dry areas of the world, it serves to consolidate the most up-to-date research, theory and practice in the field. Each thematic area has three courses. All three courses together serve to provide certification. The duration of all courses is 2 weeks. The first course in each thematic area is the same—an Introduction to Demand Management, and is offered twice.     * Participants are free to bring with them data from their own countries to use as part of their practicum training.