Project Funded by the European Union ENPI2011280 008

Project Funded by the European Union (ENPI/2011/280 -008) Sustainable Water Integrated Management (SWIM) Demonstration Project SWIM Second Steering Committee Meeting 17 th - 18 th October 2012 a brief view on WADIS-MAR Project Prof. Giorgio Ghiglieri – ghiglieri@unica. it Salvatore G. P. VIRDIS, Ph. D - virdis@uniss. it Implemented by Project website: www. wadismar. eu

Description of the action and its effectiveness WADIS-MAR Overall and specific objectives General objective – to improve living standards of the rural population – to combat water scarcity/drought and overexploitation – to mitigate ongoing desertification processes in the framework of climate change Specific objectives – to increase water availability through artificial aquifer recharge and evapotranspiration reduction – to enhance water quality by reducing pollution caused by unsustainable farm practices – to manage flood flow, run-off and hence reduce erosion – to promote water efficient farming systems and the use of more stress-tolerant crops – To promote best agricultural practices 2 SWIM-SM Steering Committee meeting 17 th – 18 th October 2012 Bruxelles

WADIS-MAR: THE CHALLENGE EXTERNAL SIDE Physical/environmentalso cio-economic baseline study Knowledge-based technological support Intervention planning “Soft” intervention Public participated activities Efficient, durable, sustainable and replicable action LOCAL SIDE 3 SWIM-SM Steering Committee meeting 17 th – 18 th October 2012 Bruxelles

WADIS-MAR Partnership Partner 1 (SPAIN) Universitat de Barcelona UB Spain ANRH Partner 4 (Algeria) ANRH - Agence Nationale des Ressources Hydrauliques Algeria Ita The Applicant (ITALY) NRD Desertification Research Group ly NRD OSS IRA Tunisia Partner 2 (Tunisia) OSS - Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel Partner 3 (Tunisia) IRA - Institut des Régions Arides 4 SWIM-SM Steering Committee meeting 17 th – 18 th October 2012 Bruxelles

Wadi Oum Zessar watershed (Tunisia) 5 SWIM-SM Steering Committee meeting 17 th – 18 th October 2012 Bruxelles

Wadi Oum Zessar watershed (Tunisia) Cultivation Terrace Natural water recharge system Spill way Tabia Strengths and how to improve Weaknesses and how to improve Well adapted technique maintenance works Risks related to the climatic changes combination with supplemental irrigation/tillage Well known technique trainig of new generations Risk of local know how disappearance Training of new generations Productivity of the land is very low Development of alternative income generation activities Land ownership fragmentation New land access SWIM-SM Steering Committee meeting 17 th – 18 th October 2012 Bruxelles 6

Wadi Oum Zessar watershed (Tunisia) Recharge well Artificial water recharge system Strengths and how to improve Weaknesses and how to improve Robust and flexible structures Regular and good maintenance Accumulation of sediments Desilting Efficient structures Regular and good maintenance They can not be fully exploited by the farmers Change regulations Expensive, cost not affordable by normal farmers Continue subsidising by the government. SWIM-SM Steering Committee meeting 17 th – 18 th October 2012 Bruxelles 7

Selected agricultural areas object of the intervention (Tunisia) 8 SWIM-SM Steering Committee meeting 17 th – 18 th October 2012 Bruxelles

Wadi Biskra watershed (Algeria) BISKRA 10 km 9 SWIM-SM Steering Committee meeting 17 th – 18 th October 2012 Bruxelles

Wadi Biskra watershed (Algeria) 10 SWIM-SM Steering Committee meeting 17 th – 18 th October 2012 Bruxelles

Wadi Biskra watershed (Algeria) Selected agricultural areas object of the intervention 11 SWIM-SM Steering Committee meeting 17 th – 18 th October 2012 Bruxelles

Wadi Biskra watershed (Algeria) Systèmes de recharge en Algérie – Par épandage d’eau de crues sur de grandes surfaces « Système Legros » – Par lâchers des barrages – Système ANRH (2000): par bassins d’infiltration – Système de retenues en «big-bag» (2002 -2003) – Système des grands bassins (2003 -2004) – Injection d’eau dans les puits et forages 12 SWIM-SM Steering Committee meeting 17 th – 18 th October 2012 Bruxelles

WADIS-MAR expected results WHT & MAR Agriculture Involvement Result 1 Integrated Water and Agricultural Management (IWAM) System is built Result 2 Agricultural practices and rational irrigation techniques are improved Result 3 Capacity building and awareness in local and national institutions are improved 13 SWIM-SM Steering Committee meeting 17 th – 18 th October 2012 Bruxelles

WADIS-MAR breakdown of the activities Activity 1 - Project Management and coordination Activity 2 - Integrated Water and Agricultural Management (IWAM) System design Activity 3 - IWAM System construction Activity 4 - Performance assessment and maintenance phase Activity 5 - Awareness raising and capacity building Activity 6 - Dissemination 14 SWIM-SM Steering Committee meeting 17 th – 18 th October 2012 Bruxelles

UNISS Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel IRA ANRH Thank you for your attention For additional information please contact: info@wadismar. eu or visit www. wadismar. eu SWIM-SM Steering Committee meeting 17 th – 18 th October 2012 Bruxelles 15