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Prof. Dr. Ahmed Khater Prof. Dr. Ahmed Khater Vice-President, National Water Vice-President, National Water Research Center (NWRC), Egypt. Research Center (NWRC), Egypt. Thematic Sessions - Topic 3.1: Thematic Sessions - Topic 3.1: “ “ Basin Management and Trans-boundary Basin Management and Trans-boundary Cooperation” Cooperation” Session 3.1.4: Session 3.1.4: “ “ What are the operational tools that What are the operational tools that allow achieving transboundary cooperation and sound basin allow achieving transboundary cooperation and sound basin management?” management?” Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 16 - 22 16 - 22 March 2009 March 2009 “ “ Management of Shared Aquifer Systems” Management of Shared Aquifer Systems” Keynote Speaker Keynote Speaker JASAD - NSAS JASAD - NSAS 5 5 th th World Water Forum World Water Forum i i STANBUL 2009 STANBUL 2009
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Prof. Dr. Ahmed KhaterProf. Dr. Ahmed KhaterVice-President, National Water Research Center Vice-President, National Water Research Center (NWRC), Egypt.(NWRC), Egypt.
Thematic Sessions - Topic 3.1: Thematic Sessions - Topic 3.1: ““Basin Management and Trans-boundary Cooperation” Basin Management and Trans-boundary Cooperation”
Session 3.1.4: Session 3.1.4: ““What are the operational tools that allow achieving What are the operational tools that allow achieving transboundary cooperation and sound basin management?”transboundary cooperation and sound basin management?”
Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 16 - 22 March 200916 - 22 March 2009
““Management of Shared Aquifer Systems” Management of Shared Aquifer Systems”
The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System Regional ExperienceRegional Experience
Points of Perception and DeliberationPoints of Perception and Deliberation
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1- 1- Shared Aquifers and Shared Aquifers and Transboundary CooperationTransboundary Cooperation
Water ignores political boundaries Water ignores political boundaries
273 Major Shared Aquifers273 Major Shared AquifersConflictsConflicts
CooperationCooperation
Transboundary cooperation is imperative Transboundary cooperation is imperative for the sound management of shared for the sound management of shared aquifers.aquifers. 3/73/7
international legal and international legal and institutional operational institutional operational
tools for shared aquiferstools for shared aquifers
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National PoliciesNational Policiesmay have to be may have to be
adjusted.adjusted.
Frameworks for the management of shared Frameworks for the management of shared aquifers should jointly integrate technical, aquifers should jointly integrate technical,
legal, institutional, socio-economic and legal, institutional, socio-economic and environmental aspects. environmental aspects.
Session 3.1.4: Keynote Speaker “Management of Shared Aquifer Systems” Session 3.1.4: Keynote Speaker “Management of Shared Aquifer Systems”
Session 3.1.4: Keynote Speaker “Management of Shared Aquifer Systems” Session 3.1.4: Keynote Speaker “Management of Shared Aquifer Systems”
3- Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System 3- Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System Regional ExperienceRegional Experience
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The four NSAS countries have already embarked on The four NSAS countries have already embarked on a process to cooperate that has been formalized a process to cooperate that has been formalized in1992 with establishing the Joint Authority for the in1992 with establishing the Joint Authority for the Study and Development of the Nubian Sandstone Study and Development of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer (JASAD/NSAS). Aquifer (JASAD/NSAS).
The NSAS transboundary cooperation mechanism, The NSAS transboundary cooperation mechanism, represented by the Joint Authority, the practice of represented by the Joint Authority, the practice of the countries sharing the aquifer system, and the the countries sharing the aquifer system, and the continuous support from regional and international continuous support from regional and international organizations provide successful example that could organizations provide successful example that could be followed in other shared aquifer systems. be followed in other shared aquifer systems.
