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What has happened since 2020, with sources. Figures show change over time, not cause.

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Overview

The flagship idea is Project Prosperity: a 600 MW solar plant in Jordan to export power to Israel, and desalination in Israel to send 200 million m³ of water a year to Jordan, brokered by the UAE. A declaration of intent was signed at Expo 2020 Dubai in November 2021 and an MoU at COP27 in November 2022. After October 2023, Jordan said it would not sign, and the project has been suspended.

Other links have gone further. Mubadala bought a 22% stake in Israel's Tamar gas field in 2021, Masdar partnered with EDF Renewables to explore solar in Israel, and the UAE signed food-security and climate MoUs with Israel. The I2U2 group backed a 300 MW hybrid renewables project and $2bn of UAE food parks in India, though the food parks were reported in 2023 as not yet delivered.

Key numbers

600 MWProsperity Green planned solar capacity2022 MoU [1]
200m m³ a yearProsperity Blue planned water export to Jordan2022 MoU [1]
300 MW / $330mI2U2 Gujarat hybrid renewables project2022 [2]
$2bnI2U2 UAE food parks pledge2022 [2]
22%Mubadala stake in Tamar gas field2021 [3][4]

Timeline

  1. Morocco and Israel name water, agriculture, food security and energy as cooperation fields. [5]

  2. Masdar and EDF Renewables sign an MoU to explore renewable energy projects in Israel. [6]

  3. UAE and Israel sign MoUs on food security (agriculture) and climate and environment. [7]

  4. UAE, Jordan and Israel sign a declaration of intent on Project Prosperity at Expo 2020 Dubai. [1]

  5. Mubadala completes its Tamar gas stake purchase. [3][4]

  6. I2U2 backs a 300 MW hybrid project and $2bn of UAE food parks in India. [2]

  7. Project Prosperity MoU signed at COP27, targeting implementation plans by COP28. [1][8]

  8. Indian officials say the $2bn food parks have yet to materialise. [9]

  9. Jordan says it will not sign the Prosperity deal during the Gaza war; project suspended. [10][11]

Country highlights

UAE

Broker of Project Prosperity; Mubadala's Tamar stake; Masdar–EDF solar MoU; food-security and climate MoUs with Israel; I2U2 member. [1][3][6][7][2]

Bahrain

Agriculture joint declaration with Israel, 18 Oct 2020. [12]

Morocco

Water, agriculture, food security and energy named in the 2020 Declaration; UM6P–BGU research covers water and climate-smart agriculture. [5][13]

Sudan

Data in progress

Israel

Party to Prosperity, I2U2 and the UAE MoUs; Ministry of Energy approved the Tamar transfer. [1][2][4]

Kazakhstan

Data in progress. Kazakhstan announced it would join the Accords in November 2025; it has had relations with Israel since 1992. No sector-specific cooperation sourced yet. [14][15]

Flagship projects

Project Prosperity (Green and Blue)

Solar power from Jordan to Israel; desalinated water from Israel to Jordan.

Partners
UAE, Jordan, Israel (US support)
Date
Declaration Nov 2021; MoU Nov 2022
Status
Suspended since Nov 2023

[1][10][11]

Tamar gas stake

22% interest in Israel's Tamar and Dalit leases.

Partners
Mubadala; Delek Drilling
Date
Dec 2021
Status
Completed

[3][4]

Masdar–EDF Renewables alliance

Explore new and existing renewable projects in Israel.

Partners
Masdar; EDF Renewables Israel
Date
21 Jan 2021
Status
MoU signed; projects data in progress

[6]

UAE–Israel food security MoU

Food production, supply chains, research and innovation.

Partners
UAE Food and Water Security Office; Israel Ministry of Agriculture
Date
Jul 2021
Status
Signed

[7]

I2U2 Gujarat hybrid renewables

300 MW wind and solar with battery storage.

Partners
I2U2 (India, Israel, UAE, US)
Date
Jul 2022
Status
Status unverified

[2]

I2U2 food parks

$2bn of UAE investment in integrated food parks in India, with Israeli and US technology.

Partners
UAE; India; Israel; US
Date
Jul 2022
Status
Reported in Aug 2023 as not yet delivered

[2][9]

Challenges

  • Project Prosperity was suspended after Jordan said in November 2023 that it would not sign during the Gaza war. [10][11]
  • The $2bn I2U2 food parks had not materialised more than a year after the pledge, according to Indian officials. [9]
  • Build status of the I2U2 Gujarat project and Masdar–EDF projects could not be confirmed. [2][6]

What to watch

  • Whether Project Prosperity talks resume.
  • ADQ and Indian government updates on the I2U2 food parks.
  • Any Masdar project announcements in Israel or Morocco.

Sources

  1. WAM, 8 Nov 2022: Project Prosperity MoU at COP27
  2. India MEA: I2U2 Leaders' Joint Statement, 14 Jul 2022
  3. Delek Drilling filing, 9 Dec 2021 (Tamar sale closed)
  4. Israel Ministry of Energy (PRIME updates), 9 Dec 2021
  5. Morocco–Israel Joint Declaration text (Jewish Virtual Library)
  6. Masdar, 21 Jan 2021: Masdar and EDF Renewables alliance for Israel
  7. WAM, 17 Jul 2021: food and water security MoUs with Israel
  8. UAE MOFA, 8 Nov 2022
  9. The Hindu BusinessLine, 7 Aug 2023: I2U2 food parks yet to materialise
  10. Washington Institute: impact of the Gaza war on Israel–Jordan cooperation
  11. Grist: Project Prosperity after the Gaza war
  12. Embassy of Israel in Bahrain: bilateral relations
  13. ICL Group release, 13 Oct 2021: OCP and ICL back UM6P–BGU programmes
  14. US Embassy in Kazakhstan: A New Era in U.S.–Kazakhstan Relations (Nov 2025)
  15. NPR / AP, 7 Nov 2025

Sources checked on 27 Oct 2026. Figures show change over time, not cause. ⚑ marks a link being re-checked.