The overall objective of MAIB L&W Division is to enhance sustainable use and management of land and water resources in the region through development and implementation of advanced technologies in water saving and resource base conservation.

The specific objectives of MAIB L&W division are focused mainly on irrigated agriculture and endeavor to improve:

• Water use efficiency and water productivity; • On-Farm irrigation systems performance;• Large-scale irrigation systems performance and new technologies;• Use of non-conventional water resources;• Integration and up-scaling of the above issues at the basin level;• Sustainable use and management of Mediterrane an soils,• Socio-economic aspects of Mediterranean agriculture;• Human resources development and capacity building.

MA

I Bari

Land and Water Resources Management Division (L&W)

RESEARCH PROJECT

Land and WaterDepartment

Adaptation to Climate Change of the MediterraneanAgricultural Systems

ACLIMAS

Title

January 2012 – December 2014Duration

SWIM-DP, EuropeAid/131046/C/ACT/MultiFinanced by

1. Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM-MAIB), Italy - coordinator2. International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Syria 3. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Morocco 4. Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie (INAT), Tunisia5. West Nubaria Rural Development Project (WNRDP), Egypt 6. National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension (NCARE), Jordan7. Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI), Lebanon8. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC), Italy 9. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto per i Sistemi Agricoli e Forestali del Mediterraneo (CNR-ISAFOM), Italy10. Universitat de Barcelona (UdB), Spain11. Universitat de Lleida (UdL), Spain12. University of Nottingham (UNOTT), United Kingdom13. Agriculture Environement et Developpement, pour l’Avenir (AGENDA), NGO, Morocco14. Association of the Friends of Ibrahim Abd El Al (AFIAL), NGO, Lebanon

Partners

To improve the initial conditions (local offices, stations, and demonstration fields) for lasting promotion of sustainable agricultural practices in target areas.To demonstrate the applicability for the selected combinations of cereal and legume genotypes and water management practices (including water harvesting and conservation tillage) at demonstration fields;To adapt/stabilize agricultural production through large scale on-ground implementation of the best performing genotypes and water harvesting/management practices;To evaluate the on-ground sustainability of the proposed adaptation measures considering the economic, social and environmental dimensions at farm level; To train local farmers and growers on the application and implementation of proposed management practices;To disseminate the results of the action through the thematic guidelines, brochures, field days, seminars, video material and a dedicated web page.

Mainobjectives

The coordination of the activities and the implementation of the program in 6 pilot areas and management of financial and administrative issues. Technical support to the local partners in the demonstration fields and capacity building activities, Development of the sustainability (socio-economic) analysis of the on-ground implementation program Coordination of the capacity building and dissemination activities.

MAIBactivities

http://www.swim-sm.eu/ Projectweb page

Chaouia Ourdigha,Morocco

(wheat, barley, chickpea, lentil, forage legume)

Northern Tunisia,Tunisia

(wheat, barley, chickpea,faba bean)

Bekaa Valley,Lebanon

(wheat, barley)

Aleppo,Plateau,

Syria(wheat, barley)

Irbid,Jordan

(wheat, barley,legumes)

West Nubaria(chickpea, faba bean)

TARGET AREAS AND CROPS

WP1: START UPOffices

Demo-fields Equipment

Varieties x Mgm

WP2: DEMONSTRATIONCereals Legumes

Water Heat Nutrient Salinity

WP4: sustainabilitySocial

Environmental

Economic

WP5: TRAINING andDISSEMINATION

CoursesGuidelines Videos Web site

Field days Seminars

WP3: IMPLEMENTATIONCereals LegumesVarieties Management

● 6 demonstration fields with agro-meteorological stations, other equipment and Excel-based irrigation scheduling tool;● 2 years of testing (at least 48 combinations of genotypes and water management practies);● 24 training courses and 600 farmers, technicians and water managers trained;● 60 field days with the participation of 1200 local stakeholders;● 2 years on-grownd implementation of the best performing varietis and water harvesting and management practices in a surface area of at least 240 ha with the involvement of at least 120 farmers;● 2 guidelines, 24 brochures, 6 seminars, 180 minutes of video material, etc.

Social and economic impact:- support of the local cummunities to market a quality durum wheat (in Lebanon and Morocco) and chick pea (in Morocco) products and- promotion of the women cooperatives for durum wheat transformation to several types of couscous on downstream value chain (in Marocco)

The expected direct outputs

Farmers preparing landfor water harvesting

Zero tillage

PROJECTMANAGEMENT

RESEARCH PROJECT

Land and WaterDepartment

Impacts of climate change on water resources management – regional strategies and European view –

CLIMAWARE

http://www.uni-kassel.de/fb14/wasserbau/CLIMAWARE/home/home.html

Title

01/09/2010 – 31/12/2013Duration

2nd IWRM-NET Funding Initiative for Research inIntegrated Water Resources Management

Financed by

1. International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (MAIB)2. Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management3. Center for Environmental Systems Research (CESR)4. Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (Irstea)5. Établissement Public Territorial de Bassin (EPTB) Seine Grands Lacs

Partners

The main goal is to analyze the impact of climate change on freshwater resources and how this affects the WFD and its instruments (river basin managements plans, programs of measures). The results will be used to develop integrated measures for good freshwater management. Three case studies will be used to investigate the impacts of climate change using different kinds of models (hydrology, hydrodynamic numerical) and water management strategies.

Overall objectives

Elaboration of quantitative projections of changes in river flows and consequences such as flood frequency, drought occurrence and sectoral water uses;Analysis of the effect of climate change on the hydro-morphological reference conditions of rivers and therefore the definition of “good status”;Definition of management rules/strategies concerning dam management and irrigation practices on different time perspectives;Investigation of uncertainties in climate model – scenario combinations.

Specific objectives

Definition and application of an integrated hydrological-economic model to the Apulia region: the hydrological model assesses the crop water requirement and the water availability (surface and groundwater); the economic model simulates the farmers´ decision process on land crop allocation and irrigation level

IAMBactivities

Projectweb page

Future cropping pattern

Crop Water Requirement

Water Availability

Groundwater recharge

River flow and

run off

Land use

Precipitation

Farmers income Water demand Labour demand

Fig. 1: The Italian case study focuses on the Apulia region. Apulia typifies a semi-arid Mediterranean climate, characterized by wet and mild winters and by dry and hot summers

Fig. 2: Logical framework of the integrated hydrological-economic model, proposed in order to define, at regional scale, the water balance components, the water use and the economic performance of the agricultural sector.

RESEARCH PROJECT

Land and WaterDepartment

Meso-level eco-efficiency indicators to assess technologiesand their uptake in water use sectors.

ECO-WATER

Title

01/11/2011 – 30/09/2014Duration

EU-FP7 Cooperation Work Programme 2011Financed by

1. National Technical University of Athens (Greece), coordinator2. International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (Italy)3. Stichting Deltares (Netherlands)4. Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (Switzerland)5. Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia (Portugal)6. University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (Bulgaria)7. Open University (United Kingdom)8. DHI (Denmark)9. Swedish Environmental Research Institute (Sweden)

Partners

Developing and selecting meso-level eco-efficiency indicators for assessing system-wide eco-efficiency improvements resulting from innovative technologies, using water service systems as case application examples;Understanding how technological changes in water systems interrelate and influence the economic and environmental profile of water use in different sectors.

Specificobjectives

Addressing the existing gap in meso-level eco-efficiency metrics by adopting a systems’ approach to develop eco-efficiency indicators, using water service systems as case application examples.

Overall objective

Assessing the eco-efficiency in agricultural water systems and use in a Case Study area in Southern Italy and participating in:

■ the development of framework and tools for meso-level eco-efficiency analysis and technology assessment;■ the assessment of eco-efficiency in industrial water use sectors■ the integration and synthesis of eco-efficiency assessment in agricultural, urban and industrial water use sectors■ the dissemination, communication and science-policy links

IAMBactivities

http://environ.chemeng.ntua.gr/ecowater/Projectweb page

Function/processWater resource

Water diversion

Conveyance (gravity)Storage/regulation

Main distribution (gravity)Storage & compensation

Distribution (gravity)Final delivery

Water useReturn flows

Final water receptors

Ofanto River

Surface diversion at S. Venere

Open channel/ closed conduitCapacciotti lake/dam

Distribution conduitDistrict reservoir

District/sector delivery networkFarm hydrantsCropped plots

Natural drainage networkOfanto River/Wetlands/Aquifer

River Basin Authority; Apulia Region; ARPA; WUO;Province of Foggia, WWF; Legambiente

Ministry of Agriculture; River Basin Authority; Apulia Region;ARPA; WUO; Province of Foggia, WWF;

Legambiente

WUO; River Basin AuthorityWUO; River Basin Authority; Apulia Region;

Farmers’ Union

WUO; Farmers’ UnionWUO; Farmers’ UnionWUO; Farmers’ Union

WUO; Farmers’ Union; FarmersFarmers; Agri-business companies

Farmers; WUO; ARPAWUO; River Basin Authority; Apulia Region; ARPA

Component Stakeholders involved

Boundary of the scheme

Boundary of the district

Cerignola

Reservoir

Venturimeter

Venturimeter

Conveyance conduit

Conveyance conduit

District distribution conduits

District distribution conduits

Ofanto River

CAPACCIOTTI DAM

98

6 107

5

4

Fig. 2: Mapping of agricultural water use chains in the Sinistra Ofanto irrigation scheme

Table 1: Stages, processes, and stakeholders involved in the water use chain of the Sinistra Ofanto scheme

Fig. 1:Case study on agricultural water use - scheme of the Sinistra Ofanto irrigation system

Districtreservoir

Pumpingstation

Irrigationdistrict

District/SectorDelivery Network Rain

water

Irrigatedfarm

AquiferPumps

Pumping

wells

Gravity

Ofanto River

Ofanto River& Downstream

wetland

Gravity

Gravity

GravityGravity

Growndwater

District/SectorDelivery network

Irrigationdistrict

Districtreservoir

Distributionnetwork

Freshwater: Return flows & run-off:

Capacciottolake/dam

Conveyancecanal/conduit

Waterdiversition

Sinistra Ofanto system mapping

RESEARCH PROJECT

Land and WaterDepartment

Development of a model for the sustainable managementof the aquifers in the Apulia Region

GESAP

Title

01/01/2010 – 01/01/2011Duration

Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio PugliaFinanced by

1. Water Research Institute - National Research Council, Italy2. CIHEAM - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy3. Polytechnic of Bari, Italy

Partners

To study and estimate the aquifers withdrawals in the Apulia region;To propose protection policies in order to reduce the pressureon groundwater resources;To analyse the acceptability of the proposed protection policies by farmers; To analyse the possible existing conflicts among stakeholders;To design an innovative monitoring system for groundwater exploitation.

Specificobjectives

The main goal is to define and implement innovative management options to mitigate the environmental impacts of groundwater pumping in coastal aquifers. The case study presented is the Apulia region, Italy.

Overall objective

To prepare and submit direct interviews to the main stakeholders;To estimate the exploitation costs in each cadastral unit;To develop and analyze the Bayesian Belief Network, used to simulate the groundwater exploitation attitude of the farmers, and their reactions to the introduction of new protection policies;To contribute to the development of a GIS-based Decision Support System for the identification of the areas characterized by the higher pressure on groundwaterand the lowest degree of policy acceptability.

IAMBactivities

Projectweb page

Quantity of productionHigh 75,8Medium 20,4Low 3,81

Reduction irrigated areasYes 5,43No 94,6

Information utilityYes 60,0No 40,0

Pressure on aquiferHigh 28,1Medium 41,9Low 30,0

Satisfaction water demandFully satisfied 39,0Partially satisfied 81,0Not satisfied 0

Water provided consortiumFully provided 39,0Almost fully 81,0Almost null 0Null 0

Growndwater withdrawalFull 8,54Almost full 26,3Almost null 37,1Null 28,1

Water availabilityHigh 67,4Medium 27,8Low 4,76

Water demandHigh 70,0Medium 30,0Low 0

YeldHigh 75,2Medium 15,8Low 8,99

Quality of productionHigh 72,4Medium 10,9Low 8,66

Growndwater availabilityHigh 100Medium 0Low 0

Timeliness

Dissemination

Presence of wells

Pollutant concentration

Salinity

Cost of withdrawal

Farm dimension

Excess tresholds

Precipitation

Crops

Quantity delivered

Irrigation season

Growndwater qualityHigh 100Medium 0Low 0

Fig. 1: Example of imput data Map of the exploitation costs in Euro/m3

Fig. 2: The adopted strategy Bayesian Belief Network used to simulate the groundwater exploitation attitude of the farmers in Capitanata

Fig. 3: Main resultsInterface of the GIS-based Decision

Fig. 4: Main resultsDistribution of the acceptability degree of the proposed protection policies by farmers

RESEARCH PROJECT

Land and WaterDepartment

Improving National Assessment and Monitoring Capacitiesfor Integrated Environmental and Coastal ecosystem Management

INCAM

Title

01/01/2011 – 31/12/2012Duration

EC FP7 ERA WIDE ProgrammeFinanced by

1. National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS), Lebanon2. Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM-IAMB), Italy3. L'Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), France

Partners

To critically analyse the present status of natural resources in LebanonTo improve integrated resource management with major focus oncoastal marine ecosystemsTo strengthen capacity performance of CNRS and transform it as a centre of excellenceTo develop a prototype system for institutional analyses and performanceto be replicated in other ENP countries of the regionTo develop frameworks and common indicators for assessment and monitoringTo enhance EU-regional networking, training and cooperationTo improve governance structure of CNRS and of Lebanese institutionsTo design and implement an efficient environmental Information Technologyand Earth Observation (IT/EO) monitoring platform To develop an integrated framework for the analysis of relationships between production, natural resources, urban and rural development and environmental protection in a Mediterranean context, in order to support national decision-making following EU standards

Specificobjectives

To improve assessment and monitoring capacities in environmental protection and coastal zone management in Lebanon by strengthening and enforcing the role of the National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS) through capacity/institutional building and training and education of its staff.

Overall objective

Enhance EU-regional networking, training and cooperationIncrease CNRS FP7 participation capacities through building relevant partnershipsSupport Dissemination, demonstration, training and regional cooperation

IAMBactivities

http://incam-cnrs.euProjectweb page

“I cannot think of a better way of illustrating what FP7 is about than witnessing the launching of this Project today… Supporting both monitoring and research capacities as INCAM aims at is an amazing leap forward that will benefit the country as a whole”

Cecile Abadie, First Secretary of the Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon on behalf of the Head of the EU Delegation, Ambassador Angelina Eichhorst on the occasion of the Kick-Off Meeting of INCAM - March 7, 2011; Beirut, Lebanon

Flowchart of activities

WP 7: Dissemination, demonstration and regional cooperation Leaders: CNRS/IAMB/IRD

WP 6: Increase FP7 participation capacitiesthrough building relevant partnerships

Leaders: IAMB/IRD/CNRS

WP 5: Enhancing EU-regional networking,training and cooperation

Leader: IAMB

WP 2: Environment and Coastal Ecosystem Status & AssessmentLeader: CNRS

WP 1: Project coordination & managementLeader: CNRS

WP 3: Strengthening national environmental assessment capacities and monitoring systems

Leader: IRD

WP 4: Action plan and roadmap for CNRS institutional and capacity building

Leader: CNRS

RESEARCH PROJECT

Land and WaterDepartment

Indagine sperimentale sui sistemiautomatizzati per uso irriguo

INEA IDRANTI

Title

2007-2009Duration

Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e ForestaliGestione Commissariale ex Agensud

Financed by

1. Seconda Università degli studi di Napoli, Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'informazione - INEA

Partners

To illustrate and compare the electronic and hydraulic characteristics of new types of delivery devices produced by Italian manufacturers.To provide management agencies and irrigation system designers with a helpful decision-support tool to assess and select appropriate technologies to be used in distribution irrigation systems.To give valuable suggestions to manufacturers, so that they can further improve their technology to the benefit of an increasingly rapid growth of the irrigation sector.

Specificobjectives

To develop hydraulic experimental tests;To determine the hydraulic characteristics of the above-mentioned devices as resulting from the laboratory tests carried out at the Laboratory of Water Engineering and Chemistry of the Polytechnic of Bari.

IAMBactivities

Projectweb page

Test with P = 0 bar

Test with P = 2 bar

The Experimental Hydraulic Facility

Experimental Results

ManometerManometer

Water meter

Gate Valve

RESEARCH PROJECT

Land and WaterDepartment

Technology and process innovations for irrigation reuseof treatedmunicipal and agro-industrial wastewaters in order to achieve

sustainable water resources management In.Te.R.R.A

Title

01/10/2011 – 31/09/2014Duration

National Operational Programmes 2007-2013Financed by

1. Università degli Studi di Bari (UNIBA)2. Università degli Studi di Foggia (UNIFG) 3. Università degli Studi del Salento (UNISAL)4. Politecnico di Bari (POLIBA)5. Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IRSA-CNR)6. Istituto Agronomico Mediterraneo di Bari (IAMB)7. Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura - Unità di Ricerca per i sistemi colturali degli ambienti caldo-aridi (SCA) di Bari;8. AQUASOIL S.r.l.9. BIOTEC S.r.l.,10. ECOIMPIANTI SUD S.r.l.11. ELETTROMECCANICA CMC12. FIORDELISI S.r.l.,13. INTESIS S.r.l. 14. SERECO S.r.l.

Partners

Technical and economical optimisation of the management of wastewater treatment systems; Assessing and testing of innovative methods for the evaluation of soils and waters eco-toxicity in field conditions;Accomplishment of low cost sensors for continuous wastewaters quality monitoring and data remote acquisition; Definition of shared guidelines for irrigation reuse of treated wastewaters through a participatory approach involving the main stakeholder

Specificobjectives

In.Te.R.R.A. project aims to promote a larger implementation of the irrigation reuse of agro-industrial and municipal treated wastewaters at a regional and national scale.

Overall objective

CIHEAM–MAIB will analyse social factors and aptitude of local stakeholders - farmers, institutions and consumers - towards wastewater irrigation reuse in order to identify communication and policy actions to enhance their utilization.

IAMBactivities

Projectweb page

UV wastewater treatment

Filter of Gravity Disk forwastewater treatment

Wastewater treatment plantfor irrigation reuse

RESEARCH PROJECT

Land and WaterDepartment

Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean RegionMEDPROTitle

01/04/2010 – 31/03/2013Duration

European Commission, 7th Framework Programme,Socio-economic Sciences & Humanities ProgrammeFinanced by

1. Centre for European Policy Studies - CEPS, Belgium 2. Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems – ISIS, Italy 3. Forum Euro-Méditerranéen des Instituts Economiques – FEMISE, France 4. Centre for Economic and Social Research – CASE, Poland 5. Institute of Computers and Communications Systems-E3M lab, National Technical University of Athens – ICCS, Greece 6. Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute – NIDI, Netherlands 7. Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung – ZEW, Germany 8. Cyprus Centre for European and International Affairs - CCEIA , Cyprus 9. Institute of International Affairs - IAI, Italy 10. Universidad Politecnica de Madrid - UPM, Spain 11. Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei - FEEM, Italy 12. Centre for Globalisation and Governance - CG&G, Portugal 13. Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari -MAIB, Italy 14. Institut National de Statistiques et d’Economie Appliquée – INSEA, Morocco 15. Faculty of Economic and Political Sciences - Cairo University - FEPS, Egypt 16. Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute - MAS, Palestine 17. Centre de Recherches et d’Etudes Financières et Monétaires – CREFM, Tunis 18. Institut Tunisien de la Compétitivité et des Etudes Quantitatives – ITCEQ, Tunis

Partners

Analyse current policies, conditions and trends for each field of research, using all relevant information and drawing on a comprehensive set of both quantitative and qualitative sources. Perform foresight analysis to exploit existing projections and elaborate new scenarios. Potential evolutions within each field of research are outlined during regular consultations with relevant stakeholders engaged in the projectFormulation of policy responses and dissemination of results. An exceptional dissemination effort will be undertaken to distribute the extensive research materials published throughout the project. A number of workshops and conferences in Europe and in the Southern Mediterranean countries will also be held to engage more actively with the stakeholders and a wider audience.

Specificobjectives

MEDPRO explores the challenges the countries in the South Mediterranean region will have to cope with in the coming decades. The project will undertake a foresight analysis to consider the interactions between development and Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in the fields of geopolitics; demography; education; social protection; energy; climate change; trade and finance.

Overall objective

CIHEAM-MAIB analyzes and evaluates the criticalities connected to the management of environment and natural resources in MED11 countries, their impact on long-term economic growth and sustainable development in the region. The research focuses on the domains of the management of agriculture and water and adaptation strategies. An Integrated assessment of climate change impacts in MED11 region will be carry out through a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) economic modelling approach. Adaptation strengths and weaknesses in the MED11 regions will be deeply analysed, investigating the level of governance, uncertainty, timing and equity issues as well as the mitigation-adaptation trade-offs.

IAMBactivities

http://www.medpro-foresight.euProjectweb page

Project Logo

Picture by: Maroc Stoun

Alternative scenarios of Euro-Mediterran policy in 2030

EU-MED FORMSOF COOPERATION

Failure Success

Failure Success

EU-MEDUNION

(”Integration”)

EU-MED Alliance(”Collaboration”)

REFERENCE SCENARIO(Until 2010)

Inter-governamentalization ofEuro-Med relation

through bilateral agreements amongEU Members States and MED-11

countries

THE EURO-MEDITERRANEANAREA UNDER THREATS

Weakening and failure ofcooperation schemes; regionalconflicts in the Mediterranean

SUSTAINABLECO-DEVELOPMENT OF

EU & MED SUB-REGIONS

Differentiated multilateralagreements between the

EU and MED-11/Arab regionsto enhance cooperation

on key topics

SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT OF AN

ENLARGED“EU-MED” UNION

EU-MED Union common marketand frameworks of action

on key topics (e.g. R&D, migrations,trade, energy, water)

Un-sustainability:decrease of

total EU-MEDwealth

Sustainability:increase of

total EU-MEDwealth

I II

IV III SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT

BLUETRANSITION

GREENTRANSITION

REDTRANSITIO

N

RESEARCH PROJECT

Land and WaterDepartment

Program for the Protection, Rational and Efficient Use of Water Resources

PUER

Title

01/01/2009 – 30/12/2011Duration

Italian Ministry of Foreign AffairsFinanced by

1. International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (MAIB)2. Dipartimento di Meccanica e Materiali (MecMat) - University of Reggio Calabria3. DITEC - University of Potenza4. Envipark (Environment Park)5. CLEQM (Central Laboratory for Environmental Monitoring) MWRI (Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation)6. IAS (Irrigation Advisory Service) - MWRI 7. HCWW (Holding Company for Water and Wastewater)

Partners

To develop Capacity Building programsTo implementation Pilot actions To promote Participatory Irrigation Management and Water Users Associations as a governance model in operation and management activities

Specificobjectives

The project aims at promoting criteria for integrated territorial planning for sustainable use of drinking and irrigation water, in line with the European Framework Directive 2000/60.

Overall objective

Water Quality Awareness Campaign

■ Structural and Managerial Interventions for drinking water network implemetation

■ Structural and Managerial Interventions for Irrigation Water Efficiency Improvement at Mesqa level

■ Promotion Activation and Empowerment of WUAs role for a Sustainable Water Management with emphasis on Operation and Maintenance of Irrigation Systems

■ Capacity building through training activities addressed to officials of the Egyptian insitutions involved in the project as well as local stakeholders

IAMBactivities

Projectweb page

http://www.iamb.it

Fig 1. Drinking water supply before the project interventions

Fig 5. . Machineries and tractors provided by the project

Fig 4. Pumping station and distribution valves implemented by the project

Fig 3. Irrigation water supply before the project interventions

Fig 2. Drinking water network implemented through the project

RESEARCH PROJECT

Land and WaterDepartment

Water Scenarios for Europe and for Neighboring States SCENESTitle

01/11/2006 – 01/11/2010DurationEuropean Commission, FP6-PRIORITY 6.3GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMSFinanced by

1. IIASA (Austria), 2. UPM (Spain), 3. NERC-CEH, Alterra (NL), 4. Waginen Universtiy (NL), 5. CIHEAM-BARI (Italy), 6. BUTE DSEE, RISSAC (Hungary), 7. ICEM, CPPI , NRC (Russia), 8. HELR (Ukraine), 9. IEEP, TUC (Crete), 10 BEF (Latvia), 11. METU (Turkey), 12. ENGREF(France), 13. WL Delft, CESR (Germany), 14. TUT(Estonia), 15. WAU (Poland)

Partners

To evaluate different methodologies for developing stakeholders driven scenarios of Europe’s waters with the aim of improving these methodologies, involving pan-European, regional and pilot area scale modeling efforts;To analyze a wide range of information about possible external driving forces that are likely to change water demands and that may lead to environmental pressures across Europe;To develop quantitative indicators for the analysis of impacts of future scenarios;To provide quantitative analysis and data on the consequences of the changes in water availability and water quality for the main sectoral groups of the water system servicesTo ensure that the output disseminated from the SCENES project is both realistic and policy relevant.

Specificobjectives

The main objective is developing and analyzing a set of comprehensive scenarios of Europe's freshwater futures up to 2025, covering all of "Greater" Europe reaching to the Caucasus and Ural Mountains, and including the Mediterranean rim countries of north Africa and the near East. These scenarios will provide a reference point for long-term strategic planning of European water resource development, alert policymakers and stakeholders about emerging problems, and allow river basin managers to test regional and local water plans against uncertainties and surprises which are inherently embedded in a longer term strategic planning process.

Overall objective

To develop a participatory process;To develop a vision for water futures for the Candelaro basin, Italian pilot area;To evaluate the pan European scenarios and their impacts at regional and basin level;To enrich the pan European scenarios with information and trends from the local and regional level.

IAMBactivities

http://www.environment.fi/syke/scenesProjectweb page

Narrative Qualitative Scenarios Quantification of qualitative storylines:water related drivers are quantified for the scenarios

through data or expert opinion

The Fuzzy Cognitive Map traces the storyof the present developed by stakeholders

Narrative scenario storylines are produced by stakeholders' panels

Policy options areinvestigated through

a backcasting exercise

Obligatory trainingfor farmers

Realization of newhydraulic works

Increased reservoircapacity Lower the threshold of the

potable water access

Sensitized society

Population growth

Major water useefficiency

Appropriategroundwater quality

Loss reductionAdequate water

availabilityfor the futurein agriculture

Field experimentation

New refining plants

Re-use of waste water

Binding limits

Separate sewer system

Technical assistanceAwareness of all levels

Financial resourcesfor the research

Monitoring and control

Incentive policiesfor using GFP

Improvement and respectof regulations

Increase the researchand the field studies

Use of Good Farming Practice (GFP)

Irrigation networkmodernization

Sustainable useof growndwater

Policy for regulatinggrowndwater withdrawl

Equipping the irrigation networkwith automatic management

system of the demand

Network equipped withmanagement system

of water resource

Policy for the re-useof waste water

Political class educationand sensitive

2010 2020 2040 2050

RESEARCH PROJECT

Land and WaterDepartment

Multifunctional Decision Support System for Agricultural practices (S.E.DE.M.A.)

Title

April 2009 – April 2011Duration

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)Financed by

1. SysMan Informatics Projects and Services s.r.l. – Italy, coordinator2. Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM-MAIB) - Italy3. National Research Council – Institute of Food Production Science (CNR-ISPA) - Italy4. STC Science Technology Consulting s.r.l. – Italy

Partners

To design (at a pre-industrial stage) a multifunctional decision support system for the management of agricultural practices at farm level, through the integration of different “modules” (irrigation scheduling, fertilizer application and pest control);To integrate the simulation models and knowledge coming from agricultural literature and practices with the more advanced technologies available in computer science, irrigation systems and agro-meteorology;To develop a computer-based information “platform” able to receive, integrate and process heterogeneous data coming from different sources (e.g. on-field weather and plant/soil sensors, soil/crop research databases, high resolution forecasting weather data, remote controlled devices);To test the main algorithms developed on the basis of deterministic and fuzzy logic models, with respect to their effectiveness to simulate water and nutrient balance and to support irrigation scheduling as well as fertilizer application;To evaluate the overall applicability and usefulness of the system for farmers and technicians, as well as the reliability of the information provided to final users by means of web services and/or professional (rugged tablet, computers) or user-friendly (smart-phone) electronic devices;To enable users for the automation and remote control of irrigation system equipments (hydrants, electric valves).

Mainobjective

To contribute in the design of the decision support system for the management of agricultural practices at farm level. To develop the irrigation module of DSS including the soil water balance model, crop growth routine, irrigation scheduling strategy and crop-response-to-water function. To contribute in the design of the algorithms applied for the forecasting of weather data and consecutive decision support related to the irrigation water supply.To test the performances of the irrigation module using available experimental data, in order to calibrate model parameters and to validate model for specific local agro-pedo-climatic conditions;

MAIBactivities

www.sys-man.it/sedemaProjectweb page

Crop and soil specific parameters can be selected

from databases and/or specified according to local experience

The program allows the userto elaborate and display the data and results both in tabular and in

graphical form

The system integrates and processes data coming from

different sources(on-field weather and plant/soil

sensors, soil/crop research databases, high resolution

weather data and forecast, etc.)

Information are provided to final users by means of web services

and/or professional(rugged tablet, computers)

or user-friendly (smart-phone) electronic devices.

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RESEARCH PROJECT

Land and WaterDepartment

Capacity and knowledge buildingon the Sustainable Use of WAter REsources in Syrian Agriculture

(SUWARESA)

Title

January 2011 – December 2013Duration

European Commission Seventh Framework ProgrammeCoordination and Support Actions in Collaborative Projects,

FP7-INCO-2010-6, ERA WIDE

Financed by

1. Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (MAAR), General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR), Administration of Natural Resources Research (ANRR) – Syria2. Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM-MAIB) - Italy3. Estación Experimental de Aula Dei (CSIC, Zaragoza) – Spain

Partners

To reinforce the scientific and research cooperation capacities of MAAR-GCSAR-ANRR in the sustainable management of water resources for Syrian agriculture, also by means of capacity building and human resources development;To increase MAAR-GCSAR-ANRR competency and fund rising skills for a successful participation in the EU Research Framework Programme; To setup the research/cooperation priorities between Syria and the EU in the field of agricultural water management (AWM); To promote networking, joint research themes and exchange of knowledge on the specific topics of AWM; To set up the ANRR research and cooperation strategy on the short and long-term basis.

Mainobjective

To analyse, by means of a stakeholders’ driven approach, the current Syrian policies and programmes in the fields of agricultural research and irrigation water uses, the related socio-economic needs and constraints, and to highlight main progresses and gaps;To organize seminars on the participation of Syrian institutions in EC funded initiatives;To setup the short and long term priorities for the cooperation between Syrian AWM sector and EU partners; To enhance the research and cooperation capacities of ANNR allowing young Syrian researchers to complete the Master of Science programme in “Land and Water Management” organized at MAIB, with the specific support of fellowships granted by EU;To promote the establishment of a Mediterranean “AGricultural WAter management NETwork” (AGWA-NET) with the objective of reinforcing research and cooperation in the field of AWM; To setup joint experimental–demonstration fields within the long-term training of Syrian staff – Master of Science programme, with the objective of exchanging knowledge and comparing results obtained under different conditions (in Syria, Italy and Spain);To elaborate results and prepare scientific publication and guidelines.

MAIBactivities

www.sys-man.it/sedemaProjectweb page

Reinforcing scientific and research cooperation capacities in the sustainable

management of water resources Improving competencies and fund rising skills for a successful participation in the EU Research Framework Programme

Promoting a Mediterranea “AGricultural WAter

management NETwork”to reinforce research

and cooperation

Setting up joint experimental–demonstration fields

to exchange experimental dataand results

Promoting jointresearch themes, networkingand exchange of knowledge

Analysing current Syrianpolicies and programmes,

socio-economicneeds and constraints,

main progresses and gaps

Water Availability and Securityin Southern EuRope and the Mediterranean

WASSERMed

Title

January 2010 – December 2012Duration

EC-FP7-ENV.2009.1.1.5.2Financed by

1. Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change, Italy, coordinator2. University of Exeter, United Kingdom 3. CIHEAM – Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy4. CLU srl, Italy5. National Technical University of Athens, Greece6. Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain7. National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension, Jordan8. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany9. Institut de Recherche pour le developpement, France10. Environment and Climate Research Institute of NWRC, Egypt11. Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie, Tunisia12. Faculty of Agriculture, Univ. of Jordan, Jordan

Partners

To analyze, in a multi-disciplinary way, ongoing and future climate induced changes in hydrological budgets and extremes in southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East under the frame of threats to national and human security. including the assessment of changes in mean flows, frequency and magnitude of extreme precipitation (intensity and duration), surface run-off, stream flows ground water balance, as well as social and economic factors. To provide an interface to other climatologic projects and models, producing climate change scenarios for the Mediterranean and Southern Europe, with special emphasis on precipitation - hence it will synthesize information from the ensembles of existing models. To assess, through economic macro-models, changes in competitiveness, economic structure, trade flows and implicit trade in water (virtual water), originated by changes in water availability.To analyse and to assess the impacts of climate change on the sensitive strategic sectors in the Mediterranean (agriculture and tourism) and to propose adaptation strategies, technological solutions and management practices that could be employed to attenuate these impactsTo develop holistic modelling and methodological approaches for the better quantification of climate change impacts and the understanding of the corresponding water-related security threats.

Mainobjective

CIHEAM-IAMB is the scientific leader of the work package on Climate change impact on water sensitive strategic sectors (agriculture and tourism). The main activities are:

■ The assessment of climate change impact on crop evapotranspiration, irrigation requirements and water productivity in the Mediterranean agriculture■ The determination of the potential impact of irrigation technologies on water saving in agricultural sector■ The assessment of possible adaptation measures to climate change in agricultural sector

MAIBactivities

http://www.wassermed.eu/ Projectweb page

RESEARCH PROJECT

Land and WaterDepartment

Regional Climate and Water Scenarios (WP2)• Regional climate model data sets• Dynamic climate-water-vegetation interactions

Water demand instrategic sectors (WP4)• Agricultural water productivity• Technological solutions• Tourism• Adaptation measures in CS

Integrated modelling of water-related security threats (WP5)• Case studies coordination• Water balance modelling• Quantification of threats

Macro-economiceffects in water budget (WP3)•·Global water GCE model• Water demand elasticities• Virtual water• Policy and climate change

WASSERMed RTD

CLIMATEbaseline

CLIMATEfuture

Crop suitability zones(AEZ temperature approach)

CROPdata

Starting of growing season

LGP (%)L1, L2, L3, L4

GDD(heat units

GDDL1, L2, L3, L4

LGP baselineL1, L2, L3, L4

LGP futureL1, L2, L3, L4

ETobaseline

ETofuture

Kcbaseline

Kcfuture

ETcbaseline

ETcfuture

IRRbaseline

IRRfuture

MGM MGM

AGRICULTURE 2000 vs 2050 (IRR, WP)