Management, Protection and Sustainable Use of Groundwater and Soil Resources (ACSAD) (Phase IV)
Country / Region: Supra-regional, Middle East / Western Asia
Focal point: Groundwater
Begin of project: June 27, 2008
End of project: September 26, 2012
Status of project: March 6, 2013
Workshop at ACSAD
Source: BGR
The „Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands“ (ACSAD) based in Damascus, Syria, is a supra-regional organisation under the umbrella of the Arab League with 21 member countries in the Arab region.
In order to secure the water resources for the future und guide decision-making many ACSAD member countries have begun introducing integrated approaches to water resources management. ACSAD accompanies this process by providing technical expertise, studies and training to the member countries and by promoting the regional exchange and transfer of know-how.
BGR has been assisting ACSAD with this task since 1996. In the beginning of the cooperation, guidelines for the management and protection of groundwater and soil resources were compiled and disseminated among member countries, with the aim to enhance respective national capacities.
The focus of the on-going fourth phase (2008-2012) is the application and distribution of the integrated Decision Support Systems (DSS) for the management of groundwater and soil resources at the water basin level. The target group of the project are national and local decision-makers in the member countries who consider the DSS as a valuable tool to identify and implement appropriate strategies and measures for water resources management. The guidelines and technical recommendations for the assessment, monitoring and protection of groundwater and soil resources developed in previous cooperation phases are integrated into the overall advisory concept.
Technical Cooperation in the Middle East - ACSAD
Project contributions:
- Management Protection and Sustainable Use of Groundwater and Soil Resources in the Arab Region
- Management, Schutz und nachhaltige Nutzung von Grundwasser- und Bodenressourcen
- TC ACSAD: A Decision Support System for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
- TZ ACSAD: Ein Entscheidungs-Unterstützungs-System für integriertes Wasserressourcenmanagement (IWRM)
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