Floods prevention and control: a transboundary dimension - Experience from the project

Jovanka Ignjatovic, RECDecember 20 - 21, 2017, Tunis, Tunisia

Sub-regional Workshop Enhancing transboundary water cooperation in the North Africa

region

Regional project for Sustainable Use of Transboundary Water Resources and Water Security Management

Donor:

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

Duration: April 2014 – March 2018

Beneficiaries: Egypt | Jordan | Tunisia

www

1

• Increased capacities and skills to apply:• IWRM approach (WDM, monitoring; data processing)• Adaptation to climate change (Good practices in water sector, Flood &

Drought Risk Management)

2

• Common understanding and cooperation in managing water resources among water practitioners and stakeholders

3

• Increase general understanding of needs for water security related planning at local level

3

www Aim & Outputs

Primary

• Public authorities and agencies:• Water management authorities at national level•Public authorities at related sector (agriculture, industry, tourism,…)

Primary• Civil Society and Interest Groups: NGOs, CSOs and Public• Local partner communities: authorities and agencies that are in charge for

environmental and water related issues at local level

Secondary• Population that lives within the project area• Wide population of neighbouring countries

4

www Target Groups

WATER POrT

WaSe

Dialogue & Cooperation

5

WATER SUM

Water Demand Management

Monitoring

Data processing &

exchange

Adaptation to climate change

1.Water Security –

related planning

Platform for dialogue and

knowledge exchange

6

www Actions

1. Capacity building activities: (workshop, trainings, study visits)2. Exchange of best water management practices at regional level /

between regions3. Regional and national platforms for dialog and knowledge transfer4. Dissemination and Media outreach5. Practical work: Demonstration Sites (DS) & Pilot Projects (PiP)

providing concrete knowledge and practical experiences

7

www Implementation methods

8

Capacity building

9

Exchange of best practices

10

Platform for dialogue & knowledge transfer

11

Dissemination and Media outreach

Pilot Projects at local level (4 municipalities in JO & 4 delegations in TN

12

Practical work

Demonstration sites activities

13

DS - Setting the learning scene

Madjerda River Basin

14

MAWRF & REC Task Force established to work together on: Simulation scheme set-up for the DS Data collection and calibration for the DS, including:

• Templates for information collection• Inter-institutional cooperation and data exchange

Workshop sharing the results and discussing alternativesPlus Training for granted MIKE Flood software

15

Flood Forecasting Early Warning System

Transboundary dimension

16

17

Transboundary dimension

Bilateral cooperation between riparian countries for:

Consultation

Joint monitoring and assessment

Common research and development

Warning and alarm systems

Mutual assistance

18

19

www

http://watersum.rec.org/

http://www.rec.org/publications.php

More information

Contact: wnru@rec.org

Thank you for your attention