SWIM EMAIL ALERT - FEBRUARY 2013
 
Water is too precious to waste...

Dear SWIM friend,

You are receiving this monthly email alert for your timely information about forthcoming activities and new materials available on the SWIM websites.

We hope you will find it useful and will bring you even closer to the SWIM family!

With best wishes,

The SWIM-SM Team

 


 

NOW DOWNLOADABLE!

Report of the sub-regional workshop on the interlinkages between IWRM and ICZM: English and French

Assessment of Best Available Technologies (BAT) for Wastewater Treatment & Reuse in Rural/Local Areas in South Meiterranean Countries: English and French

Regional Review of National Water Plans and/or Strategies: English and French

Report of the 1st Core Desalination Group Meeting - Assessment of Best Available Technologies for Desalination in Rural/Local Areas in SWIM Partner Countries : Now available also in French


HAPPENING SOON...

SWIM-Support Mechanism National consultations on the review and analysis of the status of implementation of Wastewater Strategies and/or Action Plans in Tunisia (5 March 2013), Morocco (7 March 2013) and Egypt (11 March 2013)

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SWIM-ACLIMAS Training Courses:

1.Training course on “Canopy Sensors and Measurements”, 25- 27 February, 2013, Maru research Station(NCARE), Irbid, Jordan

2.Training course on “Principles and concepts of conservation agriculture”, 26-28 February, 2013, INRA, Settat, Morocco

3.Training course on “Improving water productivity of the Mediterranean Agricultural Systems”, 12-14 March, 2013, INRA, Settat, Morocco

4.Training course on “Climate smart agriculture: capacity building for extension services”, 19-21 March, 2013, LARI research station, Tal Amara, Lebanon

5.Training course on “Conservation agriculture as an active measure to cope with climate change”, Maru research station (NCARE), Irbid, Jordan

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Water harvesting and Agricultural techniques in Dry lands: an Integrated and Sustainable model in MAghreb Regions

The project organised its launching meeting in Algeria, one of the two beneficiary countries of WADIS-MAR activities, in October 2012. The event served to inform a wide range of stakeholders about the project and its planned activities towards the promotion of integrated water harvesting and artificial aquifer recharge techniques in the watersheds of Oued Biskra (Algeria) and Oum Zessar (Tunisia). The launching event in Algeria involved the participation of more than 70 guests, including not only representatives of the partner organisations but also of local and national institutions, agencies and universities  involved in integrated water management in the country. A three-day technical meeting was organised as a side event, and it involved all partners and national agencies that might play a synergic role within the project.

WADIS-MAR implemented successfully a set of additional activities.

  • Two important hydrogeological and isotopic sampling surveys were made in Algeria and Tunisia respectively in June 2012 and in November 2012, aiming at the hydrogeological reconstruction and modelling of the intervention areas of Wadi Biskra (Algeria) and Oum Zessar (Tunisia). These surveys involved researchers and experts of the Desertification Research Group NRD of the University of Sassari,Institutes des Région Arides (IRA), Agence Nationale des Ressources Hydrauliques (ANRH) and the University of Barcelona. The activity was characterized by the collection of water samples and execution of field-based measurements (i.e. piezometric levels, Electric Conductivity, Temperature, pH, Red-Ox, Dissolved Oxygen etc.) and has followed with laboratory chemical and isotopic analysis. The results allowed to better understand and model the hydrogeological setting of the intervention areas. The activity was also aiming at training partner’s technicians on how to execute a suitable hydrogeological survey and apply internationally recognized standards for specific laboratory analysis.
  • Agricultural missions were carried out to plan the agronomic strategies to be implemented within WADIS-MAR framework. A first assessment of needs has been made and contacts and synergies were established in both target sites. Together with local public agencies, WADIS-MAR has already identified possible agronomic solutions and technical innovations based on the partner’s know-how and scientific knowledge gained during the project implementation. In particular, taking into account local water scarcity, through the adoption of new irrigation strategies, by mitigating salinization issues and through promoting the active role of local public agencies, WADIS-MAR will extend experimental results to agriculturists and farmers and finally, as planned, will promote south-south cooperation and exchanges among the two sites.
  • First contacts and meetings were made in Tunisia and Algeria with local stakeholders and target groups (agriculturists, farmers, chamber of agriculture etc.) with the aim to prepare the plan for participatory actions of the project. The objective of this plan is to raise the awareness of people about local agricultural problems/issues and to contribute with their experience to final project’s decisions.
  • A preliminary design and cost analysis of the artificial aquifer recharge interventions was already made in both areas and the Partners of the project are actually validating the best technical solution to be applied.

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Network of Demonstration Activities for Sustainable Integrated  Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in the Mediterranean

SWIM- Sustain Water MED advanced with the baseline assessment of pilot activities to be implemented in the four partner countries, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia and developed and applied a pilot activities’ guide taking into consideration social and environmental impact aspects. 

Moreover, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the Jordanian police security directorate (PSD) in relation to the pilot activity that is going to be established at the campus of the PSD in the Mgableen area near Amman. The pilot plant is going to serve this campus with daily 260 CM treated wastewater to be reused for irrigation purposes.   

Additional activities were successfully implemented until the end of 2012.

  • In all the partner countries steering and technical committees to support the implementation of project activities were established and met regularly;
  • On the job local training courses of partner organizations was conducted;
  • The first regional meeting of all project partners was successfully organized in Amman, Jordan (10-12 December) and attended by 30 participants. During this meeting the progress of the project activities in the partner countries was presented and an action plan for the next 6 months was agreed by all partners. Additionally, the capacity building program for the whole project duration was elaborated and two regional training courses were planned to take place in May in Morocco and in Sept/Oct in Jordan;
  • The project’s communication and visibility strategy was also discussed during the first regional meeting and the project website as communication tool was established and is being actively used by all partners. 

The next regional meeting of SWIM-Sustain Water MED is going to be held at the end of May 2013 in Tunis, Tunisia.

Innovative Means to Protect Water Resources in the Mediterranean Coastal Areas through Re-injection of Treated Water (IMPROWARE)

The project kick-off meeting took place on 21 February 2013 in Rome, Italy, with the active participation of all project’s partners.

Despite the late official start of SWIM-IMPROWARE, due to modifications in the contract both at the level of the composition of Consortium’s partners and of the activities to be implemented in Egypt, including their location, the project is now advancing with the site investigations, and the exchange of experiences between the European side and the two beneficiary countries, Egypt and Tunisia. Moreover, two missions have been carried out to progress with the Pilot project in the two Waste Water Treatment plants of Nubariya – Wadi Al Nutrun in Egypt, and of Korba, in Tunisia.

The detailed assessment of both sites will be concluded in summer 2013. The construction (and demolition) works - including engineering and design - for the Waste Water Treatment Plant in Nubariya – Wadi Al Nutrun, will be ready for the late springtime. In Tunisia, if political conditions allow it, activities are expected to advance faster than originally planned.

Following the re-adaptation of activities in Egypt and instead of realising the physical recharge of an aquifer, the project will now proceed with a modeling and simulation component related to the recharge of an aquifer in the area of Wadi Al Nutrun.

Moreover, activities for promoting capacity building and dissemination of the project’s results have been strengthened based on the specific request of partners. Among them are the implementation of e-Learning modules and an international Symposium to be held in Tunis at the end of the implementation’s time, with the purpose of spreading the knowledge gathered during the project activities to other Mediterranean countries and facilitate its integration in Policy and Technical Recommendations issued by these countries.

 

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