Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector - Waste water reuse (JP)

Med-EUWI Joint Process

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The waste water reuse working group is part of the Mediterranean Joint Process Phase II, a collaboration between the Mediterranean component of the EU Water Initiative and the Common Implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD).

PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO WASTEWATER - UNESCO Portal

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DID YOU KNOW…? FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT WASTEWATER - UNESCO Portal

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Overview of the Water and Wastewater Reuse Crises in the Arab World

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Reuse of Wastewater in Mediterranean Region, Egyptian Experience

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Water scarcity in the Mediterranean region is one of the most seriousissues. A number of reasons are behind this situation, which include, but are notrestricted to, the relatively uneven distribution of precipitation, high temperatures,increased demands for irrigation water, and impacts of tourism. Climate change isexpected to aggravate the situation even more. The use of wastewater is one of themost sustainable alternatives to cope with water shortage. It would have a numberof advantages that include closing the gap between supply and demand, stoppingthe pollution of fresh water resources, providing sound solution to water scarcityand climate change, and helping to achieve Millennium Development Goals. WithEgypt, trying to cope with water shortage issues, The Ministry of Water Resources,MWRI has developed a NationalWater Resources Plan, with wastewater reuse as acentral mechanism. At present, there are more than 200 wastewater treatment plantsin the country. Urban coverage of improved sanitation gradually increased from45% in 1993 to 56% in 2004. In contrast, rural sanitation coverage remainsincredibly low at 4%. The low coverage, in combination with a sub-optimaltreatment, results in some problems of water pollution and degradation of healthconditions because the majority of villages and rural areas discharge their rawdomestic wastewater directly into the waterways. Drainage water reuse is practicedon a very large scale. The ofﬁcial reuse of agricultural drainage water in irrigationamounted to 4.84 km3/year in 2001. The present aim of the Government of Egypt isto reuse up to 8 km3/year in new reclamation areas in the near future.Meanwhile, ElSalam canal, one of the mega projects in Egypt is transferring a mix of fresh Nilewater and wastewater to Sinai, to irrigate thousands of newly reclaimed areas.

Wastewater Reuse for Water Demand Management in the Middle East and North Africa

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Waste Water Reuse - list of working group members

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List of Members of the Wastewater Reuse working group of the Joint Process MED-EUWI / WFD
version 2007-03-01

Joint Process II Mandate Wastewater Reuse

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version 2007-03-01
First version presented at the Euromed water directors meeting in Athens in November 2006

Final report on waste water reuse - Annex A- Glossary

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November 2007 - Med Joint Process

Final Report on waste water reuse - Annex B- Case studies

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November 2007

Final report on waste water reuse

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November 2007 - Med Joint Process

Water reuse in Spain: Data overview & costs estimation of suitable treatment trains

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by Raquel Iglesias Esteban (Hydrology Research Center (CEH) of CEDEX, Spain.