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Project Improvement of irrigation water management in Lebanon and Jordan

- The project was set up to tackle irrigation water management problems in Lebanon and Jordan. Water management concerns the entire Mediterranean basin, and is a major preoccupation of the two countries covered by the project, particulary in agricultural areas.

- The IrWA project is particularly active in the Jordan Valley in Jordan and the Litani River basin in the Bekaa Valley, north of Qaraoun Lakein in Lebanon. In Jordan, the emphasis is on water quality and inappropriate filtering and irrigation systems, and in Lebanon, the lack of management of the Litani riverbed. In both places, there is a lack of water-saving mentality in irrigation.

- The project intends to orient local authorities to a more rational use of water and to provide them with examples for solving water problems. 

Project number n/a
Subject(s) WATER DEMAND , no translation available
Acronym Irwa
Geographical coverage Spain, Italy, Lebanon, Jordan
Budget (in €) 4861944
Programme MEDA-WATER
Web site http://www.irwaproject.com/
Objectives     *  Rehabilitation of part of the Litani River;

    * Increased availability of lands for cultivation, through flood protection and control;

    * Better irrigation efficiency in the central and southern parts of the Jordan River Valley;

    * Increased water stocking facilities at farm level;

    * Improved awareness on water management issues;

    * Greater technical know-how for farmers;

    * Strengthened regional cooperation on agricultural water issues.
Results - General Regional Problems:

    * Inundations and land erosions.

    * Violations on the river.

    * Inefficiency of the irrigation network.

    * Lack of water storage facilities.

    * Absence of technical know-how at the farmers level.

    * Poor regional cooperation between the countries of the region.
Period [01/06/2003 - 01/06/2007]

Partners

  • ICU - Istituto per la Cooperazione Universitaria
    - Institute for University Co-operation
    Coordinator acts as project coordinator
    Type
    Country Italy
    Web site http://www.icu.it/
    Contact Mr bonsignore aldo.,
    Position: General coordinator of the project
    Phone/fax: + 39 06 85300722 , + 39 06 8554646
    Email: aldo.bonsignore@icu.it
  • AVSI
    Type
    Country Italy
    Web site http://www.avsi.org/EN/
    Contact ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: +39.02.67.49.881, +39.02.67.490.056
    Email: milano@avsi.org
  • National Center For Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer ( NCARTT)
    Type
    Country Jordan
    Web site http://www.ncartt.gov.jo/
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    Position:
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    Email:
  • CESAL
    Type
    Country Spain
    Web site http://www.cesal.org/
    Contact ,
    Position:
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  • Litani
    Type
    Web site http://www.litani.gov.lb/
    Contact ,
    Position:
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    Email:
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