Nubian Sandstone Aquifer related projects

• Preparatory phase for the Regional Programme for the Sustainable Development of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer (in collaboration with IFAD, Egypt, Libya, and Sudan) 1995-1997.
• Programme for the Development of a Regional Strategy for the Utilization of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System (NSAS) (in collaboration with IFAD, Egypt, Libya, and Sudan) 1997/98 - 1998-99.
• Programme for the Development of a Regional Strategy for the Utilization of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System – Phase I (Strategy)
• Final meeting of phase I and seminar on the utilization strategies.
• Providing the riparian countries of the aquifer with groundwater regional information system, customized geographic information system and calibrated model.
• Programme for the Development of a Regional Strategy for the Utilization of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System – Phase II (Socio-Economics)
• Producing socio-economic country reports for each of Chad, Egypt, Libya and Sudan.
• Producing a synthesis socio-economic report of the Nubian Aquifer System.
• Developing the socio-economic indicators system of the Nubian Aquifer.
• Training course on EIA of groundwater development projects.
• Training course on Oracle Administration and Nubian Aquifer Information System.
• Providing the countries sharing the Nubian Aquifer with equipment and software for empowering their capacities in the integrated management of groundwater.
• Proposal for a socio-economic detailed study on the Nubian region

African Ministerial Council On Water (AMCOW) North African Secretariat, 2002-Present

GWP-Med Projects

• GWP-Med 2002 Work Plan
• GWP-Med 2003 Work Plan
• GWP-Med 2004 Work Plan
• GWP-Med 2005 Work Plan
• GWP-Med 2006 Work Plan
• GWP-Med 2007 Work Plan
• GWP-Med 2008 Work Plan
• GWP-Med 2009 Work Plan

EWP Project

• Establishing the first country water partnership in Mediterranean, 2003-2005 
• Egyptian Water Partnership, 2005

UNEP Vulnerability of Water Resources to Environmental changes in Africa, 2003

Arab Water Council

• Interim Technical Secretariat, 2004

Irrigation Improvement in West Delta

• Public Relation Study, 2004

NOSTRUM-DSS

• Network ON Governance, Science and Technology for Sustainable Water Resource Management in the Mediterranean- The role of DSS tools in cooperation with the European Commission (EC), 2004-2007

Nubian Aquifer System phase Ш, 2005

Wastewater Reuse Network, 2005

Arab Water Maps, 2005

European Union Water Initiative- Mediterranean Component, 2005

Development of a Regional Program on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the Arab countries in collaboration with the Arab Water Council, United Nation Development Programme (UNDP), 2005

Evaluation of Water Conflicts and Conflict Management Mechanisms in the Middle East and North Africa Region in collaboration with World Bank, 2005

Development of Regional Report on “African Water Development Report” (AWDR), 2005

Participatory Approach in Integrated Water Resources Management with the collaboration of Euro-Med Participatory Water Resources Scenarios (EMPOWERS) 2005

Sustainable Water Management Improves Tomorrow’s Cities’ Health  (SWITCH), in cooperation with the European Commission (EC), 2006 - 2010

Systematic Integration of Sectoral Networks for Sustainable Freshwater Management at West/Central Asia and North Africa (WESCANA) on the National and Regional Levels (The World Conservation Union - IUCN WESCANA Regional DGCS Water Project), 2006 – 2008

Needs Assessment for and Conceptual Design for the Nile Basin Decision Support System project in cooperation with the World Bank, 2007.

“Institutional Strengthening of AWC” (AWC/CEDARE/WB), 2007.

• Core business model
• Regional thematic workshops and network creation
• AWC website upgrade
• Launching the Arab Water Academy (AWA) and Workshop on “Building human capacity for water management”, , Abu Dhabi, UAE, 6–8 July 2008

“Improving Water Allocation and Management in Egypt’s Irrigation/Drainage System through DSS Tools” (CEDARE/IUCN-WESCANA/Italian Cooperation), 2007.

IWRM Arab Regional Water Programme (CEDARE/AWC/UNDP), 2007.

Shared Groundwater Program (CEDARE / ESCWA), 2007.

Enhancement and Development of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer Information System (NSAS JA, IAEA, GEF), 2007.

Regional Water MDGs/IWRM Monitoring & Evaluation Programme for North African Countries, Africa Water Facility (AWF), 2007.

Nile Basin Decision Support System Conceptual Design (Nile Basin Initiative. World Bank), 2007.

Regional Euro-Med Participatory Water Resources Scenarios Project (Empowers), 2006-2007.

 “System Analysis DSS Tools for Improving River Water Management in Selected Districts in Egypt”, REWARD program implemented in Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Yemen. (IUCN/Italian Cooperation). (2008-2010)

National IWRM Strategy Project, Launched UAE, 3-9 February 2008.

A 5 Years Dialogue Initiative on "The Future of Ground Water in the MENA Region", 2008 -2012 (CEDARE - AWC -GWP - IUCN)

SWITCH project, kickoff of the Strategy studies and strategic planning for Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) in the city of Alexandria.

Plan Bleu Project, on presentation of the study on "water efficiency and economic Approach to water Management in the Mediterranean". 2009

Sustainable Water Management Improves Tomorrow’s Cities’ Health  (SWITCH), in cooperation with the European Commission (EC), 2006 - 2010

 “System Analysis DSS Tools for Improving River Water Management in Selected Districts in Egypt”, REWARD program implemented in Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Yemen. (IUCN/Italian Cooperation). (2008-2010)

A 5 Years Dialogue Initiative on "The Future of Ground Water in the MENA Region", 2008 -2012 (CEDARE - AWC -GWP - IUCN), Arab Countries

Plan Bleu Project, on presentation of the study on "water efficiency and economic Approach to water Management in the Mediterranean", All Mediterranean Countries, 2010.

MED EUWI; Country dialogues, EGYPT, Jordan , Lebanon, 2010

Monitoring and Evaluation for Water In North Africa (MEWINA), Countries of North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia), 2011