Implementing projects:
SWIM-SM: Support Mechanism of the SWIM Programme
SWIM-ACLIMAS: Adaptation to Climate Change of Mediterranean Agricultural Systems
SWIM-IMPROWARE: Innovative Means to Protect Water Resources in the Mediterranean Coastal Areas through Re-injection of Treated Water
SWIM- Sustain Water MED: Network of demonstration activities for sustainable integrated wastewater treatment and reuse in the Mediterranean countries
SWIM- WADIS-MAR: Water harvesting and Agricultural techniques in Dry lands: an Integrated and Sustainable model in MAghreb Regions
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Activity type |
Activity title / short description |
Status |
Date |
Implementing project |
| Model elaboration | Model able to simulate the transport, diffusion and reaction of chemical species in the natural environment, after the sand filtration treatment | On-going | 2014 | SWIM-IMPROWARE |
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Regional Assessment with National Focus |
Regional Assessment of past drought& flood episodes and their management in Selected SWIM-SMPCs |
Implemented |
February 2015 |
SWIM-SM |
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Regional awareness raising campaign |
Implemented |
January 2015 |
SWIM-SM |
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| Field Workshops | Field Workshops concerning agronomic and Public Participatory GIS Activities and South-South experience exchange | Implemented | 10-12 December 2014 | SWIM WADIS-MAR |
| Report | Report on agronomyc activities in Oum Zessar site, Medenine | Implemented | December 2014 | SWIM WADIS-MAR |
| Data Elaboration |
Processing of hydro geological, iso-chemical and isotopic data related to water quality |
Implemented | November-December 2014 | SWIM WADIS-MAR |
| Training Course | Advanced tools to predict water stress and its effect on the yield of field crops | Implemented | 24-27 November 2014 | SWIM-ACLIMAS |
| Tender procedures | Launching of tender for the installation of baffles and for the construction of the sand filter treatment at Korba wastewater treatment station | Implemented | 1 November 2014 | SWIM-IMPROWARE |
| Evaluation/Monitoring | First phase of the evaluation of the irrigation system to monitor activities before and after the upgrade of the Korba wastewater treatment plant. Results will show the current effectiveness of the WWTP in Korba, before the upgrade | Implemented | October 2014 | SWIM-IMPROWARE |
| Evaluation/Monitoring | Impact and evaluation mission of the pilot project in Tunisia | Implemented | October 2014 | SWIM-SUSTAIN WATER MED |
| Self-evaluation workshop | Self-evaluation workshop on the status of Participatory Irrigation Management / Irrigation Management Transfer (PIM/IMT) in the country | Implemented | 29-30 September 2014 | SWIM-SM |
| Technical mission |
Technical mission in Médénine and Tunis to finalize tender procedures for works related to the design of the artificial aquifer recharge intervention (recharge basins, vadose-zone wells, also called dry wells and recharge wells with recharge chambers) for the Trias aquifer in the Oum Zessar watershed and discuss dissemination workshops, finance and administration aspects, progress of field activities and the Public Participatory GIS activity (PPGIS) to be carried out in November/December with the participation of Biskra and Médénine farmers. |
Implemented | 7-10 September 2014 | SWIM WADIS-MAR |
| Communication campaign |
As part of the Communication campaign "ANY DROP OF WATER" started in April 2014 a great number of workshops, meetings and events for school and University students, farmers, women, industrials, ecc. have been organised and great visibility has been given to the the issues of Water Scarcity, Water Saving and Water Treatment on the local press to raise the awareness of the Broad Public |
Implemented | July-September 2014 | SWIM-IMPROWARE |
| Monitoring plan | Development of a monitoring plan to verify the pollutants removal efficiency of the wastewater treatment plant in Korba | Implemented | July-September 2014 | SWIM-IMPROWARE |
| Elaboration of a desinfection treatment | Elaboration of a desinfection treatment to be tested at lab scale in order to additionally improve the quality of the maturation ponds effluent in the wastewater treatment plant of Korba | Implemented | July-September 2014 | SWIM-IMPROWARE |
| Study | Two numerical studies to evaluate the effects of a sand filtration treatment upstream the tertiary treatment and the installation of baffles in the maturation ponds as possible solutions for the wastewater treatment plant of Korba | Implemented | July-September 2014 | SWIM-IMPROWARE |
| GIS Platform | Set-up of a GIS Platform to monitor the evolution of the groundwater use, pumping rates, piezometric levels, salt water intrusion, water quality and hydro-geological settings in Korba | Implemented | September 2014 | SWIM-IMPROWARE |
| Workshop | Workshop to provide professionals with a detailed introduction to the TEM methods used for hydro-geological investigations, in terms of data acquisition, processing and interpretation | Implemented | July 2014 | SWIM-IMPROWARE |
| Geo-physical survey | Geophysical survey to gather new information about the hydro-geological setting of the Korba area | Implemented | July 2014 | SWIM-IMPROWARE |
| Communication campaign | Launching of the Communication Campaign “ANY DROP OF WATER” implying activities such as the involvement of Local Stakeholders, Communication, Capacity Building and Dissemination. It has started with a workshop dedicated to anyone who wishes to become familiar with the Research Component of IMPROWARE (hydrogeological and technical surveys) and with activities tackling Education on Environmental Protection for students aged 10 to 17, both in Tunis and in the Korba area, with the collaboration of a local NGO | Implemented | April 2014 - | SWIM-IMPROWARE |
| Agricultural interventions | Agricultural interventions consisting on deficit irrigation, at many levels on crops during all the cycle or at some crucial stages of growth in the 3 chosen areas Chaabet El Anz site (up-stream area), Loudayette site (mid-stream area), Oued Moussa site (Down-stream area) | On-going | April 2014 - | SWIM WADIS-MAR |
| Training |
Training on a Monitoring & Evaluation system developed by SWIM-SM in relation to the Participatory Irrigation Management / Irrigation Management Process (PIM/IMT) |
Implemented | 23-27 June 2014 | SWIM-SM |
| Training course |
Training course on Database and Geological 3D Modeling |
Implemented | 25-26 June 2014 | SWIM WADIS-MAR |
| Spectroradiometric Measurements Campaign | Spectroradiometric Measurements Campaign in the study area of the extended hydrogeological basin of Oum Zessar (Medenine Governorate area) | Implemented | 16–19 June 2014 | SWIM WADIS-MAR |
| Artificial aquifer recharge interventions | Design of the artificial aquifer recharge intervention (recharge basins, vadose-zone wells, also called dry wells and recharge wells with recharge chambers) for the Trias aquifer in the Oum Zessar watershed (including the final costs estimation and the materials selection). | Implemented | June 2014 | SWIM WADIS-MAR |
| Field work |
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Implemented | April-June 2014 | SWIM WADIS-MAR |
| Ground truth campaign | Ground truth campaign | Implemented | April-June 2014 | SWIM WADIS-MAR |
| Interviews | Interviews and briefings with selected local beneficiaries (farmers) | Implemented | April-June 2014 | SWIM WADIS-MAR |
| Training Course | Operation and maintenance of irrigation systems fed with treated wastewater | Implemented | April-June 2014 | SWIM-Sustain Water MED |
| Training Course | Wastewater sampling | Implemented | April-June 2014 | SWIM-Sustain Water MED |
| Training Course | Regulatory and normative framework of wastewater quality monitoring | Implemented | April-June 2014 | SWIM-Sustain Water MED |
| Training Course | Management of wastewater treatment plants | Implemented | April-June 2014 | SWIM-Sustain Water MED |
| Geophysical survey | Geophysical survey using the ground TEM methodology | Implemented | April-June 2014 | SWIM-IMPROWARE |
| Tender procedures | Launch the tender for the construction of the Tunisian pilot activity in Medinine | Implemented | April-June 2014 | SWIM-Sustain Water MED |
| Scientific Days | Scientific days on: “Climate change and adaptation measures”, INAT, Tunis | Implemented | 20 – 21 May 2014 | SWIM-ACLIMAS |
| Technical visit | Technical visit to monitor and discuss on-going demonstration and implementation activities in the target area | Implemented | 19-24 May 2014 | SWIM-ACLIMAS |
| Geoelectrical campaign / theoretical and field trainings | Geoelectrical campaign in Medenine including: (1) a theoretical training addressed to project partner’s staff providing the basic principles of the electrical resistivity method; (2) a field training on a galvanic coupled resistivity system aiming at the production of 2D resistivity tomographies for the definition of the stratigraphy of the area and the related saturation condition of the subsoil. The geophysical survey was made along the area were the artificial recharge system will be realized | Implemented | 7-12 April 2014 |
SWIM - WADIS-MAR |
| Field Day | Field Day on : “Wheat crop, fertilization, weed and pest control” in Menzel Temime, Nabeul | Implemented | 2 April 2014 | SWIM-ACLIMAS |
| Field surveys/training | Geophysical prospections and a session of training on the job and data analysis/processing for technical staff of IRA and other local institutions. | Planned | March 2014 |
SWIM - WADIS-MAR |
| Training | Training course on: “Integrated management of water and soil resources” | Implemented | 24–28 February 2014 | SWIM-ACLIMAS |
| Technical meetings | Implemented | 10-15 February 2014 |
SWIM - WADIS-MAR |
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| Tendering process | Implemented | 2014 | SWIM-Sustain Water MED | |
| Technical meetings/surveys | Artificial aquifer recharge:Finalization of the design (including the final costs estimation, the materials selection, the topographic survey) of the artificial aquifer recharge intervention | Implemented | 22-25 January, 2014 |
SWIM - WADIS-MAR |
| Kick-off meeting |
Kick-off Meeting of the Pilot Implementation for the System to Monitor and Evaluate the Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) and Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) Process |
Implemented | 16 January 2014 | SWIM-SM |
| Study |
Baseline Assessment Study for the pilot project on treated wastewater quality controlling in Oueljet El Khodher, Medenine Province |
Implemented | December 2013 | SWIM-Sustain Water MED |
| Sowing | Sowing activities in the demonstration sites | Implemented | November-December 2013 | SWIM-ACLIMAS |
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Artificial aquifer recharge intervention design |
A proposal for the artificial groundwater recharge for the Trias aquifer in the Oum Zessar watershed was developed. Upon discussion and sharing with partners, intervention areas were also selected. The artificial recharge systems so defined, includes recharge basins, vadose-zone wells, also called dry wells and recharge wells with recharge chambers in Tunisia. The outputs of this activity consist of technical designs (CAD format) of the recharge systems and technical reports | Implemented | October-November 2013 |
SWIM - WADIS-MAR |
| Consultation Workshop | Consultation workshop with stakeholders from the Oueljet El Khodher Wastewater Treatment Plan and affected farmers | Implemented | September 2013 | SWIM-Sustain Water MED |
| Technical meeting/field visits |
Technical mission in Medenine to make the state of the art in agronomic selected sites: |
Implemented | 17 – 21 September 2013 |
SWIM - WADIS-MAR |
| Data management | Technical mission to agree with the local Partners the strategies necessary for the acquisition of any needed further information/data | Implemented | July 2013 | SWIM-IMPROWARE |
| Capacity building | Capacity building activities for the local Development Authority Officers of Nubariya (Egypt) and for relevant Authorities in Korba (Tunisia) in interviewing local stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations regarding the pilot activities and reporting interview results | Implemented | June/July 2013 | SWIM-IMPROWARE |
| Data management | Processing of data related to the hydrologic/hydrogeologic system description in the two study sites (Nubariya Wadi Al-Natrun, Egypt and Korba,Tunisia) and set up of a GIS archive | Implemented | June 2013 | SWIM-IMPROWARE |
| Workshop | A Public Participatory GIS (PPGIS) workshop in Medenine involving beneficiary farmers of the identified micro-catchments and other stakeholders (representatives of local authorities, researchers, professionals, representative of civil society, NGO) | Implemented | 13 June 2013 |
SWIM - WADIS-MAR |
| Questionnaire | Preparation of a questionnaire to be compiled by farmers in Algeria and Tunisia within the Public Participatory GIS (PPGIS) and agronomic activities to identify socioeconomic characteristics, farming practices and farmers’ perceived environmental and climate change impacts | Implemented | 2013 |
SWIM - WADIS-MAR |
| Hydrogeological plan | Preparation of a tentative hydrogeological and agricultural intervention plan. 3 micro-catchments of Oum Zessour watershed have been defined for intervention: Chaabet El Anaz site (up-stream area), Loudayette site (mid-stream area), Oued Moussa site (Down-stream area) | Implemented | 2013 |
SWIM - WADIS-MAR |
| Field visits | Field visits to: 1) make short interviews and briefings with selected local beneficiaries (farmers); 2) collect salinized soils samples for hyperspectral remote sensing analysis | Implemented | 2013 |
SWIM - WADIS-MAR |
| Workshop | Organisation of a Workshop on Experience and challenges of wastewaster treatment and reuse in Jordan and Tunisia | Implemented | 9 May 2013 | SWIM - Sustain Water MED |
| Field Day | Field Day on improving rainfed cropping systems | Implemented | 8 May 2013 | SWIM-ACLIMAS |
| Technical meeting / field visits | Technical meetings and field visits in Medenine with relevant stakeholders to discuss about aquifer artificial recharge solutions, agronomic, Public Participatory GIS (PPGIS) activities and tender procedures | Implemented | 5-10 May 2013 |
SWIM - WADIS-MAR |
| Training | Three days training on Database and Groundwater Modeling during which participants of Institut des Région Arides - Tunisie (IRA) and Agence nationale des Ressources Hydrauliques – Algerie (ANRH) shared experience with the Système Aquifère du Sahara Septentrional project (SASS) and SASS consultation Mechanism | Implemented | 22-26 April 2013 |
SWIM - WADIS-MAR |
| Training | Training Course on the Use of modern technologies (GIS) for spatial elaboration and analysis of agro-ecological and sustainable management of Mediterranean agricultural systems | Implemented | 16-18 April 2013 | SWIM-ACLIMAS |
| Field Day | Field Day on best practices in varieties resistance and yield | Implemented | 26 March 2013 | SWIM-ACLIMAS |
| Field day | Field Day on best practices for weed and pest control under supplemental irrigation | Implemented | 19 March 2013 | SWIM-ACLIMAS |
| Field day | Field Day on best Practices for weed and pest control under supplemental irrigation | Implemented | 18 March 2013 | SWIM-ACLIMAS |
| Field day | Field day on best practices for fertilization-pest control | Implemented | 14 March 2013 | SWIM-ACLIMAS |
| Review + Consultation workshop | Review and analysis of the status of implementation of Wastewater Strategies and/or Action Plans in Tunisia and National Consultation | Implemented | 5 March 2013 | SWIM-SM |
| Field Day | Field Day on Varieties Fertilization / weed control | Implemented | 30 January 2013 | SWIM-ACLIMAS |
| Consultation workshop | Implemented | 7 December 2012 | SWIM-SM | |
| Steering Committee Meeting | Establishment of National Steering Committee for the pilot project in Tunisia | Implemented | 2012 | SWIM Sustain Water MED |
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Assessment |
Assessment of the cost of environmental degradation at the basin level in Tunisia (Medjerda River) |
Implemented |
2012 |
SWIM-SM |
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Survey / training |
Implemented |
November 2012 |
SWIM- WADIS - MAR |
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| Regional Assessment with National Focus | Implemented | 2012 | SWIM-SM | |
| Information Workshop | Implemented | June 2012 | SWIM-SM | |
| Regional Assessment with National Focus |
Regional Assessment - Water Users' Associations in the SWIM-SM Partner Countries |
Implemented | 2012 | SWIM-SM |
