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SYSTEM ANALYSIS TOOLS FOR
RIVER WRM AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL
Amr AbdelMeguid
Project Manager
INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ARAB REGION AND EUROPE
Project Setting
The “System Tools for River WRM at the District Level”
Project, is one of the demonstration projects within the
REWARD Programme initiated by the DGCS/ WESCANA
Project and supported by the IUCN Water and Nature Initiative
(WANI), funded by DGIS/ The Netherlands.
Up-scaling of methodologies and insights, are realized through
the sub-networks on different water resource systems of
REWARD’s Regional Water Knowledge Network.
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Overview & Introduction
• Egypt’s Area: 1million km2 - lies in North Africa Sinai Peninsula in the Northeast is in Asia
• Population of Egypt : 80 millions,
living mostly in the Nile Valley
and Delta areas, i.e. less than
5% of the total area resulting in
a very high population density.
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WATER SCARCITY IN EGYPT
• The annual per capita
share has reduced from
more than 2500m3 (in
1950) to <900m3 in the
year 2000, and further
projected to fall to about
500 m3 by the year
2050
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Background
MAJOR PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED IN THE
PROJECT AREA
• Poor livelihoods of rural
households
• Poor agricultural
productivity
• Inadequate water resources
management (WRM)
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• Insufficient communication between stakeholders
• Lack of awareness
• Insufficient data sharing and coordination
• Weak monitoring systems
• Insufficient decision support mechanisms
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• Economic and financial sustainability
• Improvement of irrigation and drainage
management and use-efficiency
• Improvement and enhancement of
communication between key stakeholders
• Empowerment of farmers
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PROJECT PARTNERS
CARE Egypt
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CEOSS
PROJECT DONORS
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MAIN STAKEHOLDERS
• Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation
(Irrigation Department)
• Ministry of Agriculture (Lands and Water
department)
• Drinking water Authority
• Farmers and CDAs,
• Water users
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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
• Security of poor people and their livelihoods
enhanced through the demonstration and
scaling-up of sustainable management of
water resources and ecosystem services
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PROJECT GOAL
• Security of people and their livelihoods in Egypt
enhanced through the demonstration and scaling up
of sustainable management of water resources and
ecosystem, through the adoption of System Analysis
approach and tools in a coordinated fashion at
different decision making levels.
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PROJECT AREA
Beni-Suef Governorate
(Ehnasia district)
46,500 feddans – population 250,000
Minia Governorate
(Samallout district)
86,000 feddans –Population 500,000
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PROJECT COMPONENTS
Stakeholder Facilitation and Baseline Conditions
Stakeholder
identification
Motivation and
establishment of
communication amongst
key stakeholders
Establishment of inter
and intra-stakeholder
communication
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Establishment of
Databases and
Information Systems
Development of DSTs
Establishment of a
model for estimating
water needs, and
creating an efficient
distribution system.
Raising awareness and
capacity building
DSS DESCRIPTION
• A DSS is a common computer-based platform for
communication, information management and analysis of
water resources
• It provides a framework for:
– Sharing knowledge
– Understanding Irrigation system behavior
– Evaluating alternative management strategies.
• Supporting decision making related to:
– Water Management at District Level
– Optimal Cropping Pattern
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DSS OBJECTIVES
• Optimize water management through the use of a
mathematical model
• Provide district engineers and water distribution
managers with tools to help them distribute water
within equity principles.
• Help farmers utilize their lands specially at water
shortage places and periods.
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DSS TOOLS
• Establish a monitoring network including inflows and
outflows sites that will enable:
– Demand management
– Water balance calculations
• Implement when necessary flow measurements, to
support the water distribution to be based on flows rather
than levels
• Socio-economic information.
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DSS COMPONENTS
• Data Base DB
– Irrigation System related data
– Crop pattern related data
– GIS manages data stored at DB
• Model
– No. of Sub-models for cause-effect relationship
• Knowledge base
– Rules & procedures
• Man Machine Interface (GUI)
– How user requests go to the DSS and DSS responses
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Expected Results
• Communication,
mutual
understanding
and conceptual
and applicability
gaps bridged
successfully
between different
stakeholders at
different levels.
Result 1
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• Proper flow of
information and
analysis at the
district level and
between centrallocal levels.
Result 2
• Significant
operational support
provided by Key
System Analysis
tools (DST) for
operational and
effective
management of
water resources at
the District scales in
a coordinated
fashion.
Result 3
• Increased
economic
efficiency and/or
financial
sustainability
achieved in the
local
communities,
attributed to
better information
management and
decisions
supported by
system tools.
Result 4
• A started diffusion
process in Egypt
and the Region,
fostering
widespread
adoption of
participatory-based
system tools.
Result 5
Project Progress until now
Assessment of Prevailing Baseline conditions
• Identifying the stakeholders at National and Local Levels
• Identifying stakeholders Needs
• The local teams were trained on how to prepare the
problems trees
• The local communities were trained on data collection
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Water Resources Model
The developed water balance model include the following:
• The system was initially designed to serve the operation at district level.
The updated design allows multiple levels. The current design support
operation at district, directorate and national levels.
• The flow equations for different irrigation structures were incorporated in
system design.
• The system automatically calculates flows.
• The system also includes inflow and outflow sites
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Water Resources Model
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The system provides customized reports.
The system includes information on available resources and current needs.
The system is generic that can be easily configured to work in other places.
The system allows manual data entry and/or automatic data entry which
could be collected from an automatic monitoring network.
• The system has a friendly graphic user interface.
• Possible system extension and future interfacing with other components is
also considered in the design.
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Early Warning System
• The Ehnasia drainage pumping station was selected to implement the
Early Warning System at. With the support of the Ministry of water
resources and irrigation, the system equipment was installed at the
pumping stations. Site preparation work includes civil and steel
works. The system measures water levels upstream and downstream
the pumping station. The pump units status and operating hours are
also recorded and transmitted to the irrigation office.
• Future work will include a software module to utilize the warning
signals for management scenarios.
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Awareness and Capacity Building
• This component targets the awareness, and capacity building at
different levels. This is an ongoing process throughout the
project. Progress included major events;
• Awareness Seminar on Agricultural Practices to Rationalize
Water Resources Use and Maximize Economic Benefits.
• Training courses on the operation of the water
balance Model.
• Training course on Introduction to GIS.
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Thank You
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