Algeria
Algeria
Algeria has an EMWIS website run by its NFP, the Agence de Bassin Hydrographique Constantinois -Seybousse - Mellegue
Key indicators
Land area (1000 sq km): 2381.741
Population (millions): 37.1*
GDP per capita (€): 2770**
Water per capita
(m3/inhab./year): 400*
Water withdrawal
Irrigation: 88%*
Access to improved water resource
Urban: 92%*
Rural: 80%*
Access to sanitation
Urban: 86%*
* Algerian Ministry of Water Resources, 2008
** Medstat 2007 (Access to water and sanitation considering the house connections)
Important reports
Country news
- Algeria: The government announces measures to address water scarcity
- ALGERIA: A first envelope of $73 million for the rehabilitation of the « green dam
- ALGERIA: the « water police » activated to mitigate the effects of water stress
- ALGERIA: In 2023, four universities will train in seawater desalination
- The challenges and successes of Algeria's water supply industry
Country events
- Workshop on Green Economy promotion: How to make green economy work for sustainable development and regional integration?
- ICEOGI 2023 : IEEE International Conference on Earth Observation and Geo-spatial Information
- 17e-salon-international-des-equipements-des-technologies-et-des-services-de-l
- A two-day intensive course on solar driven desalination and water purification Gathering the water and renewable energy communities!
- SIEE Pollutec exhibition 11 to 14 February 2019, Algeria
Country projects
- ARIMNET
- Support to the European Union Water Initiative Mediterranean Component (MED EUWI)
- REMEE
- GlobWetland
- Field and Policy Initiatives for Freshwater Conservation in North Africa and Western Balkans
- Project Management Unit for Water Resources Management
- Water Desalination and Purification Technologies in the Arab world
- Water desalination by solar energy
- SARD-M
- AWARENET
- WaDImena
- INECO
- MELIA
- GEWAMED
- MYTILOS
- TwinBasinXN
- ADU-RES
- MEDREP
- Support Program with the Sector of the Water Resources
- MED-REUNET
- FOGGARA
- MABDE
- ABWAS2
- MEDCOASTLAND-NET
- WADEMED
- MBR-Recycling
- Solar-Catalytic_Treatment
- WASAMED
- LIFE
- Implementation of a photovoltaic water pumping programme in Mediterranean countries.