BACKGROUND ON ICT PROJECT Obje jectives Streng ngthe hen c n capacities o on t n the he a appli lication o n of Inf Informa mation a n and nd C Commu mmuni nication n • Techno hnolo logies f for i improved w water ma mana nageme ment nt a and nd a adaptation t n to c cli lima mate c cha hang nge • Target area: Al Assi River Basin Activities Support i ins nstalla llation o n of me meteorolo logical s l stations ns i in A n Al l Assi Assi R River B Basin n • Provision o n of ho hot-s -spot d devices f for me measuring ng b both q h quant ntity a y and nd q quali lity o y of w water • Support t to d data a and nd i inf nforma mation ma n mana nageme ment nt • Develo De lopme ment nt o of IC ICT P Pla latform m • • Water Planning à WEAP • Groundwater modeling à Modflow • Additional ICT products: Digital Elevation Model
AND MODFLOW LINKING WEAP NEXT STEP: ACSAD-BGR technical cooperation project „Management Protection and Sustainable Use of Soil and Water Resources in the Arab Region“.
WEAP + MODFLOW: ADDITIONAL INFO MODF DFLOW2000 WEAP Groundwater flow Water management and planning Calc lcula lation a n and nd t tools ls Level Groundwater recharge Storage Irrigation demand River interaction Surface runoff Discharge at springs Detailed water balances for defined spatial planning units Remote control to MODFLOW Resolu lution n As model grid Catchment, land use class, grid In Input 3D geometry of the aquifer Climate data Permeabilities, Storativity Water demand data Boundary conditions, initial Soil and crop data head, GW abstraction Planning scenario setup Licens nse Open source Free to all Arab and developing country government and research institutions
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WEAP+MODFLOW: WHY? Pla lanni nning ng ( (e.g .g. v . via w wha hat-i -if s scena narios : : • Wha hat i if d demo mographi hic o or e econo nomi mic p patterns ns c cha hang nge? • Wha hat i if w water c cons nservation i n is i int ntroduced? • Wha hat i if e ecosys ystem r m requireme ment nts a are t tight htene ned? • Wha hat i if t the he mi mix o of a agricult ltural c l crops c cha hang nges? • Wha hat i if i irrigation e n efficienc ncy i y is i improved? • Wha hat i if g ground ndwater i is mo more f fully e lly explo loited? • Wha hat i if r reservoir o operating ng r rule les a are a alt ltered? • Wha hat i if c cli lima mate c cha hang nge a alt lters d dema mand nd a and nd s suppli lies? • How d does p pollu llution a n affect w water q quali lity? y? • How w will la ll land nd u use c cha hang nges a affect r runo noff?
TOMORROW: FURTHER STEPS • Techni hnical w l wrap-u -up De Defini nition o n of f future w work p k pla lan: n: • Possible le e expans nsion o n of t the he p pla latform: m: • Integration of soil & land cover maps? • Id Ident ntification o n of t traini ning ng ne needs & & d develo lopme ment nt o of t traini ning ng ma material l • Forma mali lization o n of s sampli ling ng p procedures a and nd d data i int ntegration t n techni hniques
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION! Look f k forward k keeping ng i in t n touch! h! Cont ntact: S : Simo mone ne S Sala la, , sala las@mi mit.e .edu
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