The project, seeks to reconstruct pasthydrological patterns of floods in the arid regions of southern Israel and Jordan to better understand and prepare for future climatic challenges. The southern regions of Israel and Jordan face significant water scarcity, with rainfall concentrated in transitional seasons. As climate change exacerbates aridity, the lessons from historical floods provide crucial context for future planning. This project highlights how ancient societies adapted to extreme climatic conditions, offering valuable insights into resilience and sustainable resource management for modern communities.

The project has several core objectives:

• Reconstructing paleoflood records: By analyzing sedimentary evidence from desert streams along the Araba region, the project will compile detailed records of flood magnitude and frequency. This will include combining newly studied and existing datasets to build a comprehensive hydrological history.

• Spatiotemporal analysis of flood patterns: cross-correlate paleoflood data across different drainage basins, identifying patterns and climatic trends such as periods of increased aridity or humidity.

• Revealing extreme flood events: the magnitude of the largest paleofloods will be studied to construct regional envelope curves, providing insights into extreme events and their implications for climate resilience.

• Hydro-Climatic context: paleoflood data will be compared with historical and natural proxies, such as archaeological remains and cave deposits, to assess past hydro-climatic conditions and identify trends or cycles over centuries.

Through its focus on past climatic conditions, this project underscores the importance of learning from history to better prepare for the future, making it a vital step toward sustainable development in arid and semi-arid regions.