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Project Water saving in Mediterranean agriculture

- WASAMED is a Thematic Network that contributes to the achievement of an effective regional planning and management of water resources under scarcity to enhance sustainable development in the Mediterranean area.
- In particular, WASAMED addresses to the improvement of co-ordination and dissemination of research, information and construction of knowledgebase in the Mediterranean countries on the various opportunities of water saving in agriculture to reduce pressure on freshwaters, to mitigate the increasing impact of climate change in arid-semiarid environment and to reduce the tensions originated from the increasing water conflicts.
- The network aims at providing research reviews, knowledgebase, dissemination, communication and coordination among the relevant key players (researchers, decision makers, end-users).

Project number ICA3-CT-2002-10013
Subject(s) WATER DEMAND
Acronym WASAMED
Geographical coverage Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Spain, Syria, Turkey, Tunisia
Budget (in €) 1500000
Programme INCO MED (FP5)
Web site http://wasamed.iamb.it/programmi/project.php
Objectives WASAMED will:

- Establish a Mediterranean-wide structure to enable communication and sharing of experience between researchers, decision makers, end-users;

- link research activities to the real needs and concern from all the Mediterranean countries;

- allow access to easy-to use information based on a rational extraction of knowledge from research and comprehensive knowledgebase on water saving in Mediterranean agriculture;

- construct a knowledge base for an harmonised and integrated water saving in agriculture at regional level;

- discuss and build up a framework to assist regional planning and EU-funding in water management throughout the Mediterranean region.

Period [01/01/2003 - 31/12/2005]

Partners

  • Instituto Agronomico Mediterraneo Di Bari - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes

     

    Coordinator acts as project coordinator
    Type
    Country Italy
    Web site http://wasamed.iamb.it
    Contact LACIRIGNOLA Cosimo (Dr.),
    Position: IAMB Director
    Phone/fax: 0039 080 4606326, 0039 080 4606274
    Email: wasamed@iamb.it
  • Ministry of Water
    Type
    Country Algeria
    Contact Mr. Benhenni Benguaddach,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: bouarfa@libero.it
  • Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie
    Unité de Physiologie Végétale Appliquée
    Type
    Country Tunisia
    Contact Mr. Netij Ben Mechlia,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: netij.benmechlia@iresa.agrinet.tn
  • Agricultural Research Institute
    Soil And Water Use Section
    Type
    Country Cyprus
    Contact Mr Ioannis Papadopoulos,
    Position: Dr.
    Phone/fax: 357-2-305101, 357-2-316770
    Email: Papado@arinet.ari.gov.cy
  • University of Cairo
    Department Of Irrigation And Hydraulics - Faculty Of Engineering
    Type
    Country Egypt
    Contact Mr Mohamed Nasr Allam,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: nile@infinity.com.eg
  • University of Jordan
    Faculty of Agriculture


    Type
    Country Jordan
    Contact Mr. Muhammad Shatanawi ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: +62 6 5355000 ext 2540, 2580, +972 6 5355560
    Email: shatanaw@ju.edu.jo
  • Litani River Authority

    Rural Development Department

    Type
    Country Lebanon
    Contact Mr. Kamal Karaa,
    Position: Engineer
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: am-rural@litani.gov.lb
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
    - Directrorate Of Irrigation And Water Uses


    Type
    Country Syria
    Contact Mr. George Somi,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: diwu@mail.sy , Ali-Kaisi@ajeeb.com
  • Palestinian Hydrology Group for Water and Environmental Resources development
    Center For Water And Environmental Research And Policy
    Type
    Country Palestine
    Contact Mr. Abdel Rahman Tamimi,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: phg@netvision.net.II
  • University of Cukurova
    Department Of Agricultural Structures And Irrigation Faculty Of Agriculture
    Type
    Country Turkey
    Contact Mme Rifat Derici,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: kanber@mail.cu.edu.tr

Funding sources

  • European Commission
    Source EC INCO MED
    Programme INCO MED
    Type
    Funding rate 100
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