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SUMMARY REPORT
SWIM Regional Meeting
5th- 6th December, 2013 at Relaxa Hotel, Berlin
Written by: Ebba Augustin (consultant)
Edited by: Irene Sander (giz)
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Table of Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3
SWIM overview and status update ................................................................................................................................... 3
Project outputs according to BMZ and EU official documents ......................................................................................... 4
SWIM Timeline .................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Country updates ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Best practices and lessons learnt .................................................................................................................................... 16
Implementation steps of key deliverable: pilot activities! ............................................................................................. 18
Major highlights for 2014 ................................................................................................................................................ 18
Next Steps and close ....................................................................................................................................................... 21
Evaluation of the meeting ............................................................................................................................................... 22
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Annexes: .......................................................................................................................................................................... 24
1. Regional Action Plan SWIM Sustain Water MED ................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2. List of participants ............................................................................................................................................... 24
3. Agenda ................................................................................................................................................................ 24
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Introduction
SWIM-Sustain Water MED is implemented in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia with the objective to improve
sustainable integrated management of non-conventional water resources, with emphasis on wastewater
treatment and reuse. The project is implemented by a Consortium of 8 partners, with the GIZ in the lead.
Partners are: adelphi Research gGmbH, Germany; Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and
Sustainable Economics (ENEA), Italy; Hydrological Basin Agency of Agadir (ABH-SMD,) Morocco; National
Sanitation Utility (ONAS), Tunisia; Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW), Egypt, Al Balqa
Applied University (BAU), Jordan and International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN), Jordan.
The SWIM-Sustain Water MED project began implementation in January 2012. Two regional meetings have
been held since where partners discussed achievements and jointly developed action plans for the coming year.
The first was held in December 2012 in Amman and the second in May 2013 in Tunis. The third regional
meeting was convened from the 5th to the 6th of December 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The meeting aimed at:
Assessing the level of achievement of project objectives based on the project log-frame and Regional
Action Plan and discussing solutions for encountered challenges/obstacles.
Developing a detailed implementation plan for 2014 for each SWIM partner country that follows the
deliverables of the SWIM offer,
Get together as SWIM teams and exchange ideas and experiences;
The meeting brought together the SWIM teams from Jordan, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia, the partners ENEA
and adelphi Research GmbH and the SWIM team from Amman/Jordan.
SWIM overview and status update
SWIM overview and status update
In the first session, Dr. Ismail Al Baz presented an overview of the SWIM project and the current status of
implementation, as seen from the vantage point of the Amman coordination team. The main message of this
presentation was to highlight major achievements, such as the two regional training courses and the
Jordaniain-Tunisian exchange workshops as well as remind participants of the project’s main processes and
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outputs, as stipulated in the project’s official documents to the EU and BMZ (i.e. inception report, ‘Angebot’) – a
detailed list is shown below. This was especially important in light of the project approaching its final
implementation year.
The discussion that followed the presentation illustrated some of the issues that were important for the
participants such as:
The sustainability of the pilot projects is a major challenge in the relative short time left until the end of 2014.
Several suggestions were made such as linking the pilot measures to the bilateral GIZ portfolio; ensure a
sustainability plan is in place from the onset and not to rush into construction. Participants expressed a need to
learn more about the tendering process for pilots and to exchange ideas on the establishment of information
center (i.e. location, content, etc.).
Project outputs according to BMZ and EU official documents
For the coming and final year of implementation the following outputs are expected according to plan on the
regional and national level:
Regional Project Coordination
Participation at annual SWIM SM Coordination meeting
Regional Coordination Meeting (Regional Steering Committee) to be held from the 16th-17th of June in
Morocco (the Moroccan team has confirmed the date).
Regional Coordination Meeting (Regional Steering Committee) to be held from the
3rd-4th of December in Amman/Cairo (tbc)
Regional Training Course
Regional Training Courses on Wastewater Quality Monitoring to be held in Tunisia from 12th-16th of
May 2014 (the Tunisian team has confirmed the date).
Regional Training Course on Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Technologies to be held in Italy from
the 13th-18th of October 2014 (tbc)
Regional Visibility and Dissemination
Website (i.e. working groups)
Regional Conference to be held in Amman/Cairo from the 1st-2nd of December 2014 (tbc)
Presentations at regional conferences and joint projects with other initiatives
Compendium of Best Practices
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Policy briefings for decision makers and international financing institutions
Publications in journal
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National Steering Committees
List of members
Regular meetings
Implementation of Pilot Activities with Stakeholders
Design and Establishment of pilot activity components (2 x Jordan; 1 x for the other countries)
Procedures for early-warning + water use contract (Tunisia)
Capacity Development
3 x local trainings
Training material
Impact Assessment
Monitoring plans (including indicators, data source, data collection)
Report on assessment results, incl. 1 day workshop + survey + interviews + focus group discussions
Visibility and Dissemination
Demonstration garden (M) and demonstration activities of reuse impact (J+E)
4 information centers, incl. site specific info material
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SWIM Timeline
03/2012
Kick-off
Meeting
04/2012
Inception
Report
06/2012
BMZ
Com-
mission
8/2012
Partner-
ship
Agree-
ment
9/2012
Frame-
work
Guide
10/2012
Coord.
Meet.
EU
SWIM
Supp.
Mech.
12/2012
1.Reg.
Meeting
1/2013
Baseline
Assess-
ment
Morocco
2/2013
Baseline
Assess-
ment
Jordan
5/2013
2nd Reg.
meeting
6/2013
1st Reg.
Training
Ecosan
Morocco
6/2013
Baseline
Assess-
ment
Tunisia
9/2013
Start:
Construc-
tion
Jordan
11/2013
2nd Reg.
Training
Course
Jordan
12/2013
3rd Reg.
Meeting
Berlin
3/2014
Pilot
Jordan
5/2014
Pilot
Tunisia
6/2014
Pilot
Morocco
8/2013
Pilot
Egypt
10/2014
4th Reg.
Training
Course
5/2014
3rd Reg.
Training
Course
12/2014
Reg.
Confe-
rence
Egypt/
Jordan
12/2014
5th Reg.
Meeting
Egypt/
Jordan
6/2014
4th Reg.
Meeting
Morocco
10/2013
Baseline
Egypt
2012 2013 2014
8/2014 Pilot Egypt
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Country updates
In the second session each country gave a presentation on their achievements to date.
2013 Progress Review Pilot Project in JORDAN
Implementing body: BAU, IUCN, GIZ SWIM
All activities in Jordan are supported by the GIZ Programme ‘Management of Water Resources’
Short project description:
The pilot project in Jordan implements a decentralized wastewater treatment plant at the new Head Quarters
of the Public Security Directorate (PSD). The wastewater will be treated using the SBR technology and treated
wastewater will be reused for the irrigation of the compound’s green landscape. The aim of the project is to
demonstrate an adapted and effective approach to decentralized wastewater management in a peri-urban area,
there where the centralized system is non-existent and not necessarily (economically-) feasible.
Establishment of a national steering committee
Organization of meetings:
o The Steering Committee met three times in 2013:
February: The Baseline Assessment and results of the stakeholder analysis were presented and
discussed.
June: The Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan were
presented and discussed.
September: The design work on the decentralized wastewater treatment plant (using the SBR
technology) was presented and discussed.
Final adjustment on the pilot activity
Elaboration of the construction design and work plan:
o After a tendering process from March to July, a local construction company was selected by the
Technical Committee and presented to the Steering Committee.
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o The construction design and work plan were presented to and approved by the Steering Committee,
GIZ HQ and the European Partners.
Preparation of implementation of pilot activities with stakeholders
Consultation with stakeholders:
o A Consultation Workshop was held in March with policy-makers and civil society organizations from
the agricultural, health, environmental and water sector to determine assessment criteria for the
Environmental Impact Assessment.
o A Consultation Workshop was held in June with direct project Stakeholders in order to inform them of
the project scope as well as activities and determine entry points for their intervention/engagement.
o The construction work on the decentralized wastewater treatment plant began in September 2013.
o An external construction supervisor was hired for the duration of the construction work and will
provide quality assurance of the construction work as well as the monthly construction progress
reports.
Preparation of action-oriented capacity development and awareness rising
Implementation of Capacity Building Courses:
o There are three local trainings planned upon finalization of the Sequencing Batch Reactor (the
decentralized wastewater treatment plant) in 2014. The trainings will target the effective operations
and maintenance skills and safe reuse measures of relevant PSD staff as well as more general issues
related to national up scaling efforts of decentralized wastewater management approaches in Jordan
(i.e. management models).
o The second Regional Training Course on Decentralized Wastewater Treatment and Reuse was
organized from 3-7 November 2013 in Amman, Jordan and attended by 22 participants, 7 participants
were representing different Jordanian institutions and other 15 were from the partner countries
Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco. 20 % of all participants were women. The training course addressed the
topics of wastewater treatment technologies, wastewater characteristics, design and selection of the
site and Environment Impact Assessments (EIA). The training content is available in the public space
of the project’s website (under Capacity Development).
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Comments from plenary:
Make sure when importing parts and machinery are imported from Germany that the pilots establish
local expertise for maintenance;
Prioritize local technology for easier O&M- whenever possible;
The plant’s sludge will be transported to the nearest centralized wastewater treatment plant for
treatment and disposal. There is not enough space for drying beds on the compound;
The pilot aims to make recommendations for more adapted reuse standards and EIA regulations;
The pilot does not include irrigation technology. This will be provided by the beneficiary (the PSD).
2013 Progress Review from the Pilot Project in EGYPT:
Implementing body: HCWW, GIZ Egypt
All activities are supported by the GIZ Programme ‘Water Supply and Wastewater Management’
Short project description:
The pilot project in Egypt implements a decentralized wastewater treatment plant at Al Gezayra Village,
situated in the Ismailia Gouvernorate. The wastewater will be treated using an anaerobic biogas production-
digestion unit, followed by a polishing step for effluent reuse. The resulting treated wastewater will be reused
in agriculture, for non-freshly eaten crops. The aim of the project is to demonstrate an adapted and effective
approach to providing sanitation in rural areas and safe reuse practices for agricultural practices.
Establishment of a National Steering Committee
Organization of National Steering Committee meetings;
o The establishment of the National Steering Committee is ongoing. It is planned to include the following
institutions: Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Research and
Higher Education, Canal Company, National Research Centre, HCWW, GIZ.
o The first meeting of the National Steering Committee is planned for the 20th of January 2014 to validate
the tendering process and then subsequently evaluate the bidding documents.
o The launching of the National Committee was postponed due to the following reasons.
HCWW is a new partner in the consortium. It only officially entered the Consortium upon approval
of the amended Partnership Agreement in September 2013.
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Baseline Assessment and final adjustment of pilot activity
Identification of the pilot site / confirmation of the pilot activity:
o Several visits to different villages and HCWW branches in the Nile Delta/ Egypt were organized
between September and October 2013 to find a suitable location of the pilot activity.
o Al Gezayra village, with 1000 inhabitants, in the Ismailia Governorate was selected as the beneficiary
village to host the decentralized wastewater treatment plant and reuse system. The treated
wastewater is envisaged to benefit the village’s agricultural practices.
Preparation and execution of the baseline assessment:
o The first draft of the Baseline Assessment was submitted to GIZ as well as the European Partners
(ENEA and adelphi) for quality assurance and compliance to the Impact Assessment process. The final
version is expected to be finalized in December 2013 so that the results can be presented to the
beneficiaries.
o Preparations for the (obligatory) EIA and design work for the decentralized treatment plant are
ongoing.
Preparation and implementation of activities with stakeholders
Consultation with stakeholders:
o Within the framework of the Baseline Assessment, Al Gezayra village was visited several times by the
project team in accompaniment of the consultant. During these visits, a survey was conducted to assess
the village’s readiness to contribute to the project implementation (most notably for future questions
regarding the operation and management of the plant). On top of this, village representatives were
identified and informed about the project.
o An official visit was carried in October 2013 by the Egyptian project team, the local counterpart (Chief
of the Holding Company for Canal Cities) as well as members from the GIZ coordination team in
Amman. The identified village representatives including selected other inhabitants were gathered for a
more detailed information session on the project. During this visit, it became apparent that the village’s
sanitation problem is not restricted to the question of treatment but also includes a faulty sewage
network. This aspect was not included in the original planning of the project. Solutions of how to
address this missing link are currently being worked on. Overall the visit demonstrated the village’s
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strong willingness to cooperate in the implementation of the project and later involvement in the
management of the pilot plant.
Preparation of Action oriented capacity development and awareness rains
Implementation of Capacity Building Courses:
o There are three local trainings planned upon finalization of the decentralized wastewater treatment
plant in the first quarter of 2014. The trainings will target the plant’s operators and address the
effective operations and maintenance skills and safe reuse measures as well as more general issues
related to national up-scaling efforts of decentralized wastewater management approaches in Egypt
(i.e. management models).
Comments from plenary:
It is important to add insulation to the design to prevent ground water pollution;
Is there a follow up program to support O&M of anaerobic technology?
2013 Progress Review from the Pilot Project in TUNISIA
Implementing body: ONAS, GIZ Tunisia
All activities are supported by the GIZ Programme ‘Implementation of the Climate Change Convention’
Short project description:
The pilot project in Tunisia supports the government’s plans to increase the reuse of treated wastewater,
especially in the agricultural sector. To this end, the project works with the Wastewater Treatment Plant of
Ouljet el Khodher in the Medenine Gouvernorate. There it implements awareness-raising and capacity-
development measures as well as provide technical support and water quality monitoring devices for different
actors (farmers and local authorities from the water, environmental and agricultural sector).
Establishment of a National Steering Committee
Organization of meetings:
o The National Steering Committee met twice times in 2013:
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The Steering Committee met in June 2013, in order to discuss the progress of implementation,
especially with regards to the elaboration of the Baseline Assessment.
The Steering Committee will meet in December 2013, in order to validate the technical specifications
of the laboratory equipment and monitoring devices, which have been identified for the pilot site in
the Medenine Governorate.
Baseline assessment and final adjustment of pilot activity
Identification of the pilot site / confirmation of the pilot activity:
o The Tunisian pilot project will address participatory wastewater quality control issues, with a
particular focus on improving the cooperation between water providers and water users (farmers).
The aim of the project is to increase the (safe) usage of treated wastewater in agricultural practices in
Tunisia.
o The project site will cover 30 ha of agricultural land, which is supplied with treated wastewater from
the wastewater treatment station d’Ouljed El Khoder in the Medenine Governorate (southeastern
Tunisia).
Preparation and execution of the baseline assessment:
o The Baseline Assessment was carried out from February to October 2013 and consists of two
components. The first component compiles baseline data according to the common methodological
framework for baseline assessments and also identifies project activities. The second component
stipulates the technical specifications of the identified activities (this part is ongoing. Upon finalization,
the second component will be presented to the Steering Committee in December 2013 for a final
approval).
o Identified activities:
Strengthening the local Water User Authority (through technical support, the provision of mobile
water quality monitoring devices, trainings).
Increasing the coordination between and strengthening the individual capacities of local
authorities related to the provision of treated wastewater and its quality monitoring from the
agricultural, environmental, water and health sectors (through the provision of laboratory
equipment as well as a telemetric water quality monitoring laboratory, a manual for cross-sector
data sharing and assessments and finally trainings).
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The treatment process will be improved through a sand filter.
Preparation of implementation of activities with stakeholders
Consultation with stakeholders:
o The project team organized a site visit to the stakeholders in Ouljet El Khoder in August and November
2013 to present and discuss preliminary findings of the different steps of the Baseline Assessment
process with the governor, relevant authorities and water users (the farmers). These missions also
served to inform all stakeholders of the project scope as well as identify some additional activities (i.e.
dialogue rounds with governor and farmers to avoid future tensions between the already conflictive
parties).
Preparation of action oriented capacity development and awareness rising
Development of the Capacity Building Programme:
o A training for the farmers of the Ouljet El Khoder area is planned for end of 2013 or early 2014, targeting
the safe reuse of treated wastewater in agriculture.
o A training for local governmental employees from the agricultural, environmental, water and health
sector is planned for end of 2013 or early 2014 on the Laws and Regulations related to wastewater
qualtiy management.
Comments from plenary:
IWRM Morocco: supports the National Working Group on “Revision of National Standards for Reuse”;
What are the biological parameters? Answer: micro-biological and parasitological;
What measures are you using for data sharing? The project has installed an automatic device that
transmits water quality data through mobile messaging; Capacity building for adequate usage of this
device requires large efforts and hence a large budget;
The project plans to add a data-sharing platform for all stakeholders;
Is there a water quality change between WTP and the end-users? In Tunisia the system is closed so
there can be no pollution.
The project faced the challenge to share data in real-time;
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2013 Progress Review from the Pilot Project in MOROCCO:
Implementing body: ABH-SMD, GIZ Morocco
All activities are supported by the GIZ Programme ‘Integrated Water Resources Management –AGIRE’
Short project description:
The pilot project in Morocco implements a comprehensive strategy for eco-sanitation and rainwater
management, demonstrating the benefits of locally adapted technologies. These technologies will tackle source
separation, decentralized treatment of wastewater, the effective reuse of sanitary by-products as well as
rainwater harvesting mechanisms. The project will demonstrate these technologies in the village of Ait Idir in
the Souss-Massa-Draa region in the south of Morocco.
Establishment of a national steering committee and regular meetings
Organization of meetings:
o The National Steering Committee will meet once in January 2014 to discuss, select and approve a
construction plan (based on proposed scenarios) for the ECOSAN and rainwater management plan in the
project area of Ait Idir village.
o General coordination meetings with ABH partner representatives were organized during the two
regional training courses in Rabat in June 2013 and in Amman in November 2013, also during the last
two regional coordination meetings held in Tunis in May 2013 and in Berlin in December 2013.
Baseline Assessment and final adjustment of pilot activity
Development of the Construction Design Plans:
o This activity is ongoing. (Construction scenarios are being developed and will give us a rough idea of
what technologies will be applied in Ait Idir. The scenarios will be presented to the Moroccan Steering
Committee in a workshop in January 2014 for a final decision – before being submitted to the Amman
team in December-January.)
Preparation and implementation of activities with local stakeholders
Consultation of stakeholders:
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o 20 representatives from Ait Idir (heads of community based organizations, elected village
representatives and engineers chosen by the Moroccan Steering and Technical Committee) were
invited in July 2013 to an information workshop at the GIZ AGIRE pilot site in Deyat Ifrah. Village
representatives were introduced to the concept of ECOSAN and rainwater management and could
witness the benefits of selected technologies (i.e. Urine Diversion and Dehydration Toilets, biogas
digesters, constructed wetlands) through first-hand accounts from the beneficiaries in Deyat Ifrah.
o An additional Baseline Assessment is being carried-out in order to deepen the database.
Preparation of action oriented capacity building activities
Implementation of Capacity Building Courses:
o The capacity building activity with stakeholders from the pilot project, which was planned for 2013,
was merged with the Regional Training Course on Eco-Sanitation and Rainwater Management, which
was held in Rabat, Morocco in June 2013. Participants therefore not only included policy-makers and
practitioners from the four beneficiary countries but also stakeholders from Ait Idir, the site of the
Moroccan pilot project.
Comments from plenary:
project team in Morocco is open to share the guidelines that have been developed by the IWRM
program with the SWIM colleagues in the region (Jordan has shown interest);
o The best practice guidelines on rain water management are under preparation.
o Guidelines for rural sanitation are available (in French).
o A possible contribution by SWIM SWM could be to finance the translation of the guidelines into
Arabic and English.
It would be important to clearly distinguish between what achievements are attributed to SWIM input
and which ones fall under the larger GIZ IWRM program.
The SWIM Sustain Water MED pilot project complements and confirms the observations of the
demonstration site constructed under the IWRM program.
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Best practices and lessons learnt
In the third session of the first day, the four SWIM countries presented their best practices and lessons learnt.
The discussion that followed concluded the following lessons learnt/recommendations for the final year of
implementation:
Stakeholder
Systematic and early engagement of stakeholders can significantly facilitate implementation;
The Technical Committees (with multi-stakeholders) proved to be an asset for ground-work and
logistics.
Printed maps (GIS) helped explain the results of field-research to the affected local communities
(Morocco);
The Steering Committee needs to be engaged to move the pilot ahead;
Egypt experienced active involvement of civil society as an asset. The pilot project framed civil society
cooperation under its public participation approach that included multiple stakeholders.
Planning and Implementation
Link SWIM to a larger program to ensure sustainability and maintenance of the pilots (repetition);
Build on existing and past projects as well as initiatives (“stand on the shoulder of giants rather than
reinvent the wheel again”);
Full-scale EIAs are time-consuming and too comprehensive for small-scale wastewater treatment
plants. They can therefore have a deterring impact on future up-scaling efforts. The pilot project in
Jordan will develop a policy recommendation for adapted EIA regulations for DWWM;
The commitment of the beneficiaries is crucial from the onset of the pilot;
Innovation needs to be in line with local needs and capacities;
Framework Conditions / Policy Support
Communicate to BMZ that under a limited time-frame significant progress in the field of policy
development is not possible;
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No need to expand the concept of SWIM to extensive policy support: the focus should instead be placed
on the implementation of the pilot projects!
o Pilot projects are important because there are a limited number of case studies available in the
field of non-conventional water resources management. Case studies are an important tool for
policy makers- but they need to be translated into Arabic and to be short and concise.
Link SWIM Sustain Water MED pilots to other initiatives/partners at the policy level to have a long-
lasting impact despite the short time-frame;
Two new regional GIZ projects are under way: one in Tunis and the second in Egypt on good practices
(including BGR and GIZ)
Cooperation/Communication
In Egypt, the National Steering Committee is under the umbrella of the already existing Scientific
Committee. This link ensures for the continuity and for alignment of pilot activities (continuity and
alignment);
In order to ensure the sustainability of the project’s website, it was suggested to link it to the website of
Sustainable Sanitation Alliance;
Working in synergy with other similar initiatives in the region will increase the outreach of the
demonstration activities and could contribute to their sustainability (continuity);
Use Arabic for communication whenever possible.
The second day of the meeting focused on the operational planning for 2014 as well as some major planned
milestones for the last implementation year (including two regional training courses, the preparation and
presentation of a business model for Egypt and Jordan as well as the Regional Conference). In the second half of
the day, adelphi and ENEA conducted a comprehensive session on the preparation of the project’s Impact
Assessment. The expected results of this session will be a detailed work plan and list of indicators – which will
processed, finalized and presented to all partners in January 2014. The day closed with a brief
feedback/evaluation session and next steps.
Day 2
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Implementation steps of key deliverable: pilot activities!
Prior to the planning, participants briefly shared their ideas on the implementation steps the project’s key
output process that of implementing the pilot activities:
Pilot activities (steps)
1. Clarify project budget
2. Create a national Steering Committee
3. Develop a project idea/concept
4. Discuss the idea(s) with the Steering Committee
5. Refine the concept of the pilot based on feedback
6. Launch tender process
7. Start implementation
8. Regularly monitor
9. Evaluate and analyze results
Major highlights for 2014
Regional Training Courses – Water Quality Monitoring
The proposed outline and concept of the regional training course in Tunisia was presented by Khaled Bedoui.
The course in Tunisia is planned to cover the following objectives:
Providing a theoretical and practical overview of the TWW analyses,
Giving a detailed overview about wastewater characteristics (physical, chemical and biological
components, analytical methods, laboratory equipment. etc)
Increasing participants knowledge on on-site measurements, samples storage and transport
techniques,
Strengthening capacities on laboratory analysis
The training will be conducted over a span of five full working days in the WWTP and irrigated area of
Medenine. The target group of the training is: the SWIM Sustain Water MED pilot projects partners; Ministries:
Agriculture, Environment, Health; Public institution working on water quality monitoring and NGOs,
Universities and Research Centers.
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The training topics will be:
National and international Standards and guidelines
Basic overview on wastewater characteristics,
Sampling, storage, and transport of water samples
Chemical, physical and biological analyses and used technologies
On-site measurements,
water reuse
Water quality monitoring and early-warning mechanism
In plenary participants raised the following issues:
1. The training currently focusses on engineers. It is suggested to revisit the curricula because the content
was considered too basic for the target group. Engineers need to have a content that is relevant for
them and their level of qualification;
a. Suggestions: include guidelines in WW reuse, include sampling and storage, health impact, data
collection and interpretation (increase performance efficiency)
b. Condense the content;
c. Include standards, currently there are no Arab standards. It is important to develop a common
language and to develop Arabic standards.
2. Provide space for the exchange and introduction if existing guidelines;
3. This is a regional training and should cover regional needs. Suggestion: send ideas to the partner
countries and ask for feedback on needs and trainees (concept will be sent around by the 16th of
December, feedback expected by the 20th of December).
4. Experts from the project’s implementation partner organization could be possible trainers.
Regional Training Course - Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Technologies and Reuse Systems
Roberto Farina from ENEA presented the outline of the poposed regional training course in Italy. In his
presentation, he presented the following topics as possible content inputs for the 5-day course:
Water building efficiency
Wastewater treatments technologies suitable for Med Countries
Nutrients management and removal
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Reuse possibilities and standards availables
Decentralized sanitation approaches and process efficiency control
Monitoring techniques to evaluate the environmental quality
Sludge and solid waste integration for energy
The course is designed to include three day class-room lectures and one or two days either in the field or in the
lab. The language was initially planned to be bilingual in English and French but Arabic translation was
included as an option after hearing the feedback of the other two regional training courses. Currently no
manual is planned but all lectures and presentation will be made available in English.
The following points were raised in the plenary discussion:
1. Who is the target group of the training? (Depends on the feedback from the partner countries!)
2. There is a possibility of duplication with the training in Jordan. It is therefore important to consult the
training course contents from Morocco and Jordan (available in the public space of the project’s
website) in order to avoid too many overlaps.
a. However, to this point there was also general agreement to avoid sending the same participants
to the training;
3. The following topics form the list presented are considered very important: Nutrient management,
remote monitoring, sludge (a focus on sludge only not necessarily also solid waste);
Egyptian/Jordanian Guidelines - Business Model for Decentralized Wastewater Management
In order to ensure that new concepts for decentralized wastewater treatment systems are accepted as viable
options for sanitation in Jordan and in Egypt, Dr. Bassim Abbassi from BAU in Jordan presented an initiative to
elaborate a business model for decentralized wastewater management. The business model will describe the
different roles and steps related to the planning, siting, design, installation, operation, maintenance and
monitoring of these small-scale wastewater management systems. In this context, the business model will
outline the responsibilities or possible roles of different actors involved, such as the beneficiary
(community/building/clustered group), regulatory agencies and advocacy groups. Furthermore, the business
model will encompass different implementation steps, including raising the awareness of beneficiaries,
developing a maintenance contract, issuing operating permits, designating a Responsible Management Entity
(REM) for Operation and Maintenance and establishing REM ownership.
The following outputs are planned until the end of July:
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Results of Questionnaires distributed to array of related stakeholders;
Design of diverse conceptual models on deferent levels (1-5);
Delivery of potential best practice models on each level;
Concept report/note.
In respect to the management model a question was posed regarding the sequence of the different levels of the
implementation steps. The sequence depends on the size of the systems.
Regional Conference - Sustainable Integrated Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in the Mediterranean
Dr. Al Baz introduced the concept note of the regional conference on ‘Sustainable Integrated Wastewater
Treatment and Reuse in the Mediterranean’ that is planned to be held from 1-3 December 2014 in Cairo-
Egypt in cooperation with the Egyptian Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW).
The objective of the conference is to:
Discuss with regional and international experts the aspects of non-conventional water resources
management;
Discuss sustainable and integrated technology options for wastewater treatment and reuse, eco-
sanitation and rainwater management;
Demonstrate the results of SWIM Sustain Water MED pilot activities in the region;
Discuss the capacity building needs and mechanisms in non-conventional water resources
management;
Discuss different approaches for stakeholder involvement;
Clarify the role of civil society and the government.
Key-note speakers are expected from the region. Experts form the European Union will be invited to intervene
on topics of eco sanitation and sustainable integrated water resources management more generally.
SWIM Sustain Water MED will provide funding for the participation of approximately 30-40 experts at the
conference.
It was agreed that the concept note will be send around per email and all partners should input their suggestions
and ammendments.
Next Steps and close
The following agreements were made on follow up:
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1. The team in Morocco will confirm the date of the regional meeting (June 2014);
2. The announcement of the regional conference will be send out to all by the 16th of December, please
give feedback and concrete suggestions by 20th December;
3. Send action plan to Amman team by 11 December;
4. Team in Tunisia will send draft concept note of Regional Training Course by 16 December. Send
comments on the regional training in Tunisia by 20th of December;
5. Team in Jordan will send a copy of the approved EIA to all SWIM SWM teams;
6. Send copies of the local trainings to participants (Jordan/Egypt)
7. Send regular project updates and data to Amman team, ENEA and adelphi.
Daniel Busche, the Programme Coordinator of the GIZ Water Program in Jordan thanked all participants, the
facilitator and the translators for their active participation in the meeting. The project is going into the last
phase of implementation; in terms of workload however it is rather phasing in than out. The partners in the
countries should make an effort to link the pilot projects to bilateral programs or find other sustainable
solutions. The Water Program in Jordan is also taking an active role in this. He encouraged the SWIM partner
countries to actively collaborate in the coming year and to seek cooperation and provide mutual support
whenever possible. He expressed his confidence that despite the full Regional Action Plan the countries would
be able to achieve what they set out to do.
Evaluation of the meeting
In the last session of the meeting, participants gave their feedback on the two meeting days. The feedback is
demonstrated in the image below:
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Annexes:
1. List of participants
2. Agenda
