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EXCEED EXCEED –– EMPOWER Tunisia EMPOWER Tunisia -- MESAEPMESAEP

EXCEED - EMPOWER - MESAEP

Linking Linking International NetworksInternational Networks for Capacity Building and Research on Water Reusefor Capacity Building and Research on Water Reuse

Müfit BahadirTU Braunschweig, Germany

EXCEED –

Excellence Center for Development CooperationSustainable Water Management in Developing Countries

Aims and Scope

EXCEED – Aims and Scope

“Water is the most precious resource on earth, even more precious than gold and diamonds.”

M. BahadirM. Bahadir

Interdisciplinary

Research for Sustainability

Sanitary and Environmental

Engineering

Test Plant construction & operation

Ecological Chemistry

Monitoring of treated wastewater,

soil and crops

Irrigation tests with treated wastewater

Consequences for type of treatment plant and crops to cultivate Cultural Studies

Cultural and religious aspects of subject “water”

Social Research

Administrative and economic conditions for implementation

Public acceptance & obstacles, when confronted with products irrigated with treated wastewater.

Impact on Acceptance

Development of teaching material

for local population, universities and schools

Environmental Education

Impact on Acceptance

EXCEED – An Interdisciplinary Approach

Sustainable Water Management in Developing Countries

OBJECTIVES

Capacity Building in DC and in GER on Sustainable Water Management Putting Sustainable Water Management on Political Agenda in DC and in GER Cooperation at eye level with DC on Millennium Development Goals

EXCEED - Objectives

STRATEGIES

Building a global network Establishing and upgrading study programs Conducting joint research Providing suitable further education courses Creating a pool of experts

PARTNERSHIPSustainable Water Management in Developing Countries

Université

de Ouagadougou

Burkina Faso

Mutah UniversityKarak, Jordan

Water Resources University WRU

Hanoi, Vietnam

Universidad de Guadalajara

Mexico

TU BraunschweigGermany

EXCEED – Regional Networks

PARTNERSHIPSustainable Water Management in Developing Countries

TU BraunschweigGermany

Université

de Ouagadougou

Burkina FasoMutah University

Karak, Jordan

Water Resources University WRU

Hanoi, Vietnam

Universidad de Guadalajara

Mexico

UNAM

Mexico City

UF PernambucoRecife, Brazil

UF Sao Carlos Brazil

PUC Rio de J., Brazil

UF Santa Maria Brazil

UN San Juan Argentine

U Lomé

/ U Kara Togo

U MasenoKenya

UB Gaborone Botswana

UM ZombaMalawi

U MekkeleEthiopia

U Aleppo Syria

TU YildizIstanbul / Turkey

TÜBITAK MRC Istanbul / Turkey

U Selcuk Konya / Turkey

U AkdenizAntalya / Turkey

U MansouraEgypt

U Ain

Shams Cairo / Egypt

NWRC Cairo / Egypt

U TongjiShanghai / China

AIT Bangkok,Thailand

VGU HCM City, Vietnam

VNU HCM City, Vietnam

U Agriculture Bogor / Indonesia

UGMYogya / IndonesiaU Bahir

Dar Ethiopia

EXCEED – Partner Universities

U JordanAmman, Jordan

U Alexandria Egypt

UF Sao Paolo Brazil

Education

INTERNATIONAL STUDY PROGRAM NETWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT

Master Programs

PhD Programs for Sustainable Water Management

Water & Agriculture in arid and semi-arid regions

Water in Mega City

Aquatic Ecosystems & Coastal Engineering Water & Health

Water in a Global World

MobilityMeasures

Mobility Measures

Guest Chair

International GuestWorking Group

Summer Schools & Expert Workshops

Bachelor Programs, e. g.

Environmental Engineering


EXCEED – Education Concept

Summer Schools, Workshops and Conferences in 2012

• UNESCO / DAAD / Exceed Conference „Water in Africa“

(Kisumu, Kenya)

• SS Climate Change and Global Water Problems (Braunschweig, GER)

• SS Wastewater Treatment Plants and Management (Sao Carlos, Brazil)

• Regional Training Course on Water Quality (Guadalajara, Mexico)

• Training Course on Basic Water Quality Testing (Bahir Dar, Ethiopia)

• Regional WS Water Foot Print of Middle East Countries (Mansoura / Egypt)

• Expert WS Water Losses Management in Water Supply Systems

(Antalya, TUR)

• Regional WS Water, Land and SEA Food Sovereignty (Bogor, Indonesia)

• Expert Seminar Risk Management of Flash Floods (Nakhon Pathom, Thailand)

EXCEED – Education Concept

Research


WATER AND AGRICULTURE IN ARID AND SEMIARID AREAS■

Integrated Water Management ■

Modeling Methods ■

Socio-economic ConditionsWATER IN URBAN ENVIRONMENT■

Sanitary Engineering ■

Urban Water Supply ■

Numeric Models ■

Sanitation of Contaminated SitesAQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS■

Climate Change ■

Biodiversity ■

Monitoring of Aquatic Ecosystems ■

Micro Pollutants ■

Floods and DroughtsWATER AND HEALTH■

Resources Protection ■

Sewage Treatment ■

Risk Perception and AssessmentWATER IN A GLOBAL WORLD■

Climate Change ■

Distribution of Water Reserves■

Protection

of Inland and Coastal

Waters

EXCEED – Research Concept

• Field Irrigation with Untreated Wastewater in Konya/TUR

• Use of Reclaimed Wastewater in Jordanian Agriculture

• Drug Residues in Dam Water in Jordan

• EMPOWER Tunisia Emerging Pollutants in Water and Wastewater for Irrigation

• SASAR Tunisia Sustainable Agriculture in semi-arid Regions – The Example of Tunisia

• Water and Health in Egypt Bladder Cancer Prevalence due to Water Pollution in the Nile Delta Region

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DFG Graduate School River Infrastructure Planning in Africa meets Environmental Sustainability

Trade-Off Analysis of Ecosystem Services

Exceed Research Projects

Exceed Research Projects Exceed Research Projects ––

Applied or RunningApplied or Running

Field irrigation with untreated wastewater in Konya/TUR

P = 322 mm/aE = 302 mm/a


Sampling of WW irrigated farmland in Konya/TUR


Sample analyses in Konya/TUR

Not through “reading in coffee grounds” ;-)

Soil Depth: 0-25, 25-50, 50-75 cmCrop Type: Wheat –

Roots, Stem, Grain Distance: Channel sediments 0, 50, 100, 500 mPollutants: Persistent Organics, Heavy MetalsMethods:

GC/MS, ICP-OES, AASEcotoxicity:

Primary Producer, Decomposer, Nitrifyer

… but through GC/MS & ICP/OES


… and comparison with Braunschweig/GER

Use of treated WW to supply wetland & bird sanctuary …

… and to irrigate farmland for sugar beet, barley, and maize for biofuel

production

Same sampling and analytical strategy as in Konya/TUR











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Use of Reclaimed Wastewater in Jordanian Agriculture

Campus STP of Mut‘ah

University



Application of Hydrogels Aubergine

Planting

Test Fields Drip Irrigation



Harvest and Evaluation

Eggplants on Test Fields

Soil Examinationat Test End










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EMerging POllutants in Waterand WastewatER in Tunisia

Strengthening the Transformation Processes in MENA through Networking and Structure Building

EM-PO-W-ER Tunisia

Project Objectives

WP1

Building a Professional Management Structure

for Project Coordination at INRGREF and University of Sousse ISA CM

in accordance with good university governance

WP2

Conducting

Scientific Research on water pollution, treatment, and reuse in Tunisia, and its neighbours; development of R&D projects on water treatment, based on renewable energy and re-growing biomass

WP3

Analyzing Data and Comparison with Euro-Mediterranean Countries identification and filling of existing gaps of knowledge and skills

WP4

Building

Capacity through Further Education and Results Dissemination through organization of national and international conferences

jointly with Environmental Scientists from Exceed and Euro-Mediterranean Countries

WP5

Identification and Involvement of Stakeholders and Institutions in water resources management and prevention of water pollution,

linking R&D, environmental, and health policy in Tunisia and its neighbours

WP6 Dissemination

to stakeholders and decision makers

EM-PO-W-ER Tunisia

EM-PO-W-ER Tunisia

Pictures from Kick Off Meeting in May 2012

STPKorba

EM-PO-W-ER Tunisia

Pictures from Kick Off Meeting in May 2012

Wastewater usedfor Irrigation

EM-PO-W-ER Tunisia

Pictures from Stakeholder Workshop in Hammamet, September 2012

Venue in Hammamet

Visit at DAAD Head Office in Tunis

INRGREFIn Tunis

EM-PO-W-ER Tunisia

Workshop 12/2012 –

The Way Forward

Deputy

Minister of Agriculture

Chairman EMPOWER Tunisia

General Director of INRGREF










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Sustainable Agriculture in Semi-Arid Regions

Project ObjectivesEstablishing networks, cooperation, and exchange between Tunisian scientists, government officials, and other authorities and NGOs with German partners and experts from the region (Egypt, Jordan) in the field of wastewater reuse for irrigation in agriculture in Tunisia on the basis of continuing co-operation

Identification and assessment of criteria, infrastructure and equipment for a National Reference Laboratory of water quality (chemistry and hygiene) in Tunisia that will also serve as an advanced educational and knowledge transfer center

Identification of research topics that are crucial for sustainable wastewater reuse for irrigation in agriculture in Tunisia, especially with respect to micro pollutants

SASAR Tunisia










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Water and Health in EgyptBladder Cancer Prevalence due to Water Pollution in the Nile Delta Region

In the past, the bladder cancer was more attributed to schistosomal

infection through Schistosoma haematobium causing Squamous

Cell Carcinoma (SCC).

This has changed in recent years to Transitional Cell Carcinoma (TCC).TCC is usually attributed to chemical intoxication.

The increasing trend of the non-bilharziae

bladder cancer in the Nile Delta,which is much higher than in other regions in Egypt, has been attributed to water pollution. It was assumed that water pollution “with pesticides”might be the reason. But it is also likely that emerging pollutants discharged with industrial wastewaters and textile dyestuff may cause the TCC registered.

Participation of two German Exceed Centers (TU Braunschweig on Water and LMU Munich on International Health), the Exceed Middle East Network, experts of Occupational Health and Cancer from Cairo, the Medical Centre and the Dept. Limnology of Mansoura

University will ensure success of this project.











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Exceed – DFG Graduate School

ObjectivesRiver basin infrastructure, ecosystem services, trade-off analysis, indicators of sustainability

ChallengesChallenges connected with integration of concept of ecosystem services in river basin planning. Investigating the impact of river infrastructure planning (e.g. dams) on ecosystem services for quantifying the capacity of ecosystems and landscapes to provide goods and services.

Ruacana

Falls and Dam, Namibia/Angola

River Infrastructure Planning in Africa meets Environmental Sustainability Trade-Off Analysis of Ecosystem Services


Locations and purposes of dams in AfricaLocations and purposes of dams in Africa

Provisioning ESS• freshwater• irrigation for food production• habitat (fish, other resources)• energy (hydro, wood)

Cultural ESS• aesthetic• educational• spiritual• recreation

Regulating ESS• water purification• flood regulation• transport

(sediment, waste water, ...)

Supporting

ESSNutrient cycling, Soil formation

Biodiversity


Engineering

Hydrology and Water Management HydromechanicsHydraulic Engineering

Environmental and

Sanitary Engineering

Social Sciences

Environmental EthicsInternational Policy

Management

Environmental Sciences

Environmental and Sustainable ChemistryGeochemistry and Climatology Soil SciencesEnvironmental System Analysis Agriculture and Crop SciencesBiodiversity


Responsibilities

Driving Forces

Pressures

State Impacts

MDG 7.C Water & Sanitation

---Agriculture, Energy Supply,

Biodiversity, Culture---

Geology, Climate

Infrastructure e.g. DamsWater Withdrawal

Pollution DischargeLandscape Change

Water Quality & QuantityFlow Change

Sediment TransportBiological Status

PollutionDroughts & Floods

Sedimentation of DamsErosion of River Beds/CoastsNutrient Losses to Agriculture

Loss of Species/Habitats Reduction of Fishery

MANAGEMENTPOLITICS

STAKEHOLDERS(DSS)


MESAEP and its Objectives

MESAEP

is a Scientific Association that provides a platform to environmental scientists and engineers conducting research on environmental pollution and its mitigation in the Mediterranean Basin that includes also socio-economics, political and educational aspects.

Objectives of MESAEP

- Bringing together its members and further scientists from all science disciplines, economics and politics to examine current problems in the Med Sea Region

- Developing proposals concerning environmental quality and safety for enabling regulatory bodies to make proper decisions for evaluation and safe use of chemicals and physical agents

- For doing this, MESAEP considers all problems concerning the protection of life in the Med Sea Region from harmful effects of substances - natural and man-made

MESAEP members are mainly from Euro-Mediterranean Countries and Germany

MESAEP Symposia

MESAEP

was founded 1979 as a non-profit organization in Munich/GER through Mediterranean Scientist on Exchange at the National Environmental Research Center.

Since then, MESAEP organizes biannual Symposia

in different Med Sea Countries on

Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region.

EXCEED –

EMPOWER Tunisia -

MESAEP

All International Networksfor Sustainability and Environmental Safety

EXCEED - EMPOWER - MESAEP

Linking Environmental Scientists for Research and Capacity Building on Water Reuse in the entire Mediterranean Sea Basin

http://www.exceed.tu-braunschweig.de/https://empowertunisia.alumniportal.com/http://www.helmholtz-muenchen.de/mesaep/

Thank you for your attention

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