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IAEAInternational Atomic Energy Agency
Formulation of an Action Programme for the Integrated Management of the Shared NUBIAN AQUIFER
UNDP-GEF Project
Key Results and Achievements
Bridgetown, Barbados October, 2013
IAEA
Regional Nubian Aquifer
Overview of Nubian Aquifer System (NSAS) region and location in Africa.
IAEA
Nubian Sandstone Aquifer ProjectOverview
• Project started in July 2006. • Water Resources considered to be non-renewable• Countries (Chad, Egypt, Libya and Sudan)
cooperating over the past 4 decades• Expressed interest in regional cooperation • Challenge acquire-sufficient knowledge about
existing resources within the Nubian Aquifer• 1997-2002 IFAD and CEDARE conducted
concluded socio-economic survey resulting in the Regional Information System (NARIS).
IAEA
Key Outputs and Facts
• Final National legal framework document • Regional Legal Report with SWOT analysis of
Statutes • Joint Authority established 1989 is now the agreed
authority for implementation of the SAP. • The Shared Aquifer Diagnostic Analysis (SADA)
scientific basis for development of 3D model • 3D groundwater flow model is the established tool• SAP implementation: Address Ecosystem
challenges, Capacity building, Address Legal issues raised in the SWOT.
IAEA
Signature of the Nubian Aquifer - SAP September 18, Vienna Austria