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Present status

Limited Numbers of Wastewater Treatment Facilities

Capacity Limitation of Treatment Facilitates

Using Seashore as Disposal Site

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Present status Con.

This brings the bathers into a close contact with contaminated water, which clearly is a public health hazard

Has Negative impacts on Marine Environment

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Gaza Palestine StatusBeaches of the Gaza Strip are currently used as a disposal site for solid waste and wastewater. Around 30 million m3 of raw or partially treated wastewater are annually discharged to the Mediterranean Sea. Potential risks for these contaminants on marine ecosystems are indeed international significance. Reduced electricity, fuel, necessary spare parts and other supplies into Gaza as a result of blockade have crippled Palestinian sewage treatment facilities and as results increased pollution of the immediate seawater and coastal zone used for bathing and harvesting shellfish.Coastal Zone Management is one more important issue for development of the Gaza region.

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Value of Coastal Zone Resource

Economic PotentialTourism: expected to be a major source of future income or revenueAgriculture: Traditional zone for agricultural production and food supply Fishery: Fishery sector has a great value for food supply for local people and exports

Social Welfare Potential: Recreation: Major source of recreation for more than 1.5 million inhabitants

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Value of Coastal Zone Resource (Con.)

Scientific PotentialArchaeology: This sector considered as a source of regional and international knowledge of history.

Biological importance: An important ecological resource for Gaza, with variety of both plant and animal life (marine and terrestrial). It also holds the last natural areas in Gaza, such as the wetlands or marshes the wadi Gaza outlet, mobile sand dunes or sand cliffs.

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Main Objectives:The main goal of the project is to

improve the public and environmental health through:

Providing Authorities with relevant data on seawater and fish/shellfish quality Developing of human resource capacity Establishing effective national management plan.

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Detailed Objectives:Outline safety measures to local authorities to ensure safety and attractiveness of beaches as a resort area.Providing local authorities with data about long-term impact of sewage on sea water quality and fisheries.Developing human skills of relevant local authorities in conducting studies to achieve goals of the project.Developing monitoring programs for recreational waters and fish/shellfish watersDeveloping appropriate methodologies and analytical procedures to ensure accurate and replicate determinations specific to the region Providing opportunity for joint regional cooperation and partnership through mobilizing partners from Prize Winners to share the activities

Initiation of "Middle East Beach Watch Society- MEBWS”

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Overall objective

Project objective

Results

Objectives AnalysisImprove the Public Health

Protection

Seawater Monitoring and Shellfish quality monitoring capacities are

improved

Technical guidelines are available for Relevant Authorities

planning dataWHO Standards

Monitoring and control procedures

planning dataWHO Standards

Monitoring and control procedures

Human capacities are established

Training and Monitoring modules are available

managers of relevant ministries and authorities are trainedtechnical staff are trained

managers of relevant ministries and authorities are trainedtechnical staff are trained

training manuals transferable to others are developed

training manuals transferable to others are developed

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Project Relevance: Very helpful in providing local authorities with information on risks and provides data in developing plans and implementing actions

Protect public from danger of being infected by different microbes that are endemic in area

The program clearly magnifies conflicts between development interests and nature

The project activities can be developed and extend to includes other partners from OIC countries. This will give a practical joint regional intervention.

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Project Partners The proposal will be conducted through a group of experts from Palestine, Faculty of Science -IUG

Co-operation of WHO – Gaza Office in connection with WHO Collaborating Centre for Protection of Water Quality and Human Health at the Robens Centre for Public and Environmental Health at the University of Surrey- UK.

Participation of different levels of community (scientists and experts from universities and professional institutions, engineers and technicians from municipalities and others)

The project aims to mobilize other partners from Prize Winners to share the activities

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IUG - Utilities The IUG has a good infrastructure and Scientific Laboratories to carry out the planned activities of the project

The Project activities will be hosted by Environmental and Rural Research Center (ERRC) and Environmental and Earth Science Department (EESD)

Faculty of Science,Faculty of Science,- IDB- Building - - IDB- Building - Scientific LaboratoriesScientific Laboratories Faculty of Science,Faculty of Science,- IDB- Building - - IDB- Building - Scientific LaboratoriesScientific Laboratories

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Project Implementation PlanRef. N°

Activities M* 1+2 M 3+4 M 5+6 M 7+8 M 9+10 M 11+12 M 13+14 M 15+16 M 17+18 M 19+20

1. Preliminary Preparation (Mobilization) O2. planning workshop (1) X3. Data collection on seawater and beach sand

qualityXX XXX

4. Site assessment X5. Set up work plan, including sampling sites, data

deficits, no. of samples, analyses techniques ..XX

6. Training (1) on Recreational water monitoring and control

O

7. Evaluation/ planning seminar O8. First interim Report *9. Monitoring Program for seawater quality from

different locations XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

10. Training (2): Identification and monitoring of Vibrio spp. – particularly V. parahaemolyticus in shellfish and fish

O

11. Research activities to determine the antimicrobial activity of pathogens resistance in marine environment

XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

12 Workshop (2): to discuss the results O13. Second interim Report *14. Public awareness campaigns through

production of educational materials and dissemination of the monitoring programs results

XX XXX

15. Cleaning campaigns to clean the beach XXX XXX XXX16. Formulation of management plan with all

recommendations for the project componentsXXX XXX XX

17. Final Workshop O18. Final Report ** *

* Month **Final Report will be submitted three months after the end of the project* Month **Final Report will be submitted three months after the end of the project

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DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIESDESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIESRef.

N°Activities

1 - Preliminary Preparation (Mobilization): Started after signing the agreement and will includes staff appointment and mobilization. Furthermore, sign agreements and define resource persons for the different activities.

2- Planning workshop (1): For all Project parties to:Define activities detailsCoordination and planning between different partners and responsibility for each activity. Analyze available local human resources in Palestine and in the region.

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DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES Con.DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES Con.

Ref. N°

Activities

3- Data collection on seawater and beach sand quality: Collection local, regional and international reliable data on seawater and beach sand quality include documentation of existing data, interviews and visits Data will be provided for local authorities and other institutions

4- Site assessment and selection of monitoring locations: Sites identification.Preliminary data collection from potential sites (wastewater inlets, recreational facilities, domestic, agricultural , industrial wastewater production …..)The activity will be used for staff training (in job training) who will be involved in the project.

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Ref. N°

Activities

5- Set up work plan for sites monitoring, The project team will set up the work plan concerning the

data collection, including sampling sites, data deficits, no. of samples, analyses techniques .. etc.

6- Training (1) on recreational water monitoring and control (on-the-job training):

This training will be organized by IUG in coordination with Robens-UK (WHO)

ObjectiveUpgrade the capacity of local Palestinian staff working in the

field of seawater and drinking water monitoring sector.

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES Con.DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES Con.

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DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES Con.DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES Con.

ActivitiesTraining Component

1.Site inspection: Information to be collected during sanitary inspections which will cover the following: Sewage outfalls, combined sewer overflows, storm water outfalls

Direct effluent flows to coastal waters that are uncontrolled or not monitored Wadi/ River discharges, Presence/absence, Type of sewage treatment, ....

Bather shedding, Bather density, Dilution (mixing of water in recreational water area) Health status of population providing the wastewater

Human settlements Animal concentrations – wild and domesticated

2.Sampling and analyzing techniques3.Results analysis and interpretation.

Target Group Engineers and technician working in water and wastewater treatment and quality control labs.

Officials working in municipalities and ministries involved in field.Training Duration

2 weeks (10 working days) are estimated to be needed for this moduleTime Schedule

Site inspection 3 days Sampling and Analysis Techniques 3 days Quality Management (on-job training) 4 days

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DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES Con.DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES Con.

Ref. N°

Activities

7- Workshop (2): Evaluation/ planning seminar:This workshop will be organized by IUG and participation of local institutions, with the objective:discuss and evaluate the results of the work plan implemented dissemination of the results of the work plan and the results of sampling and site assessmentsrepresentatives of Palestinian institutions and experts from this field will be invitedrepresentatives from the region will be invited (if possible)

8- First interim Report

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Ref. N°

Activities

9- Monitoring Program for seawater quality lead to production of annual reports:1.Monitoring programs will be conducted according to WHO Recommendations.2.Tentative and preliminary outline of the proposed work.

a. Registration of beach quality of the identified potential sites.

b. Collection of seawater samples and field measurements.

c. Biological and biochemical laboratory analysis of the samples.

d. Data processing, analysis and reporting.

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DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES Con.DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES Con.

Ref. N°

Activities

10- Training (2): Shellfish and fish harvest water monitoring and control1.In terms of public health, it is proposed that a one week training will held on sampling, identification and monitoring of Vibrio spp. – particularly V. parahaemolyticus in fish/shellfish flesh and harvest waters.2.Shrimps/prawns and squid are harvested in significant quantities and, under certain circumstances could pose health risks to consumers.

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DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES Con.DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES Con.Training (2) ProgramDay 1 – Session 1: Discussion on the need to monitor; on current international standards and best practice; standard methods for sampling, analysis and identification of relevant organisms; identification and accurate referencing of local monitoring sites.Session 2: Laboratory work – familiarization with the organism and techniques for its examination, including culturing and analytical procedures; staining; microscopy.Day 2 – Session 3: Laboratory work – continuing processes from session 2 as appropriate. Using water and shellfish samples “spiked” with different concentrations of type cultures to test capacity to isolate and identify V. parahaemolyticus when it is known to be present.Session 4: Continuation of Session 3.Day 3 – Session 5: Collection of “live” samples at appropriate sites identified in Session 1- collection of water and shellfish from those waters following standard procedures.Session 6: Return to laboratory to process “live” samples in groups.Examination and recording of Session 3 reference material.Day 4 – Session 7: Complete Session 3 analyses on reference cultures - quantification and isolation.Session 8: Examination and processing of “live” samples collected in the field.Day 5 – Session 9: Complete processing, identification, quantification of live samples from Session 5. Session 10: Data processing and recording procedures.Setting up a Gaza monitoring program for subsequent years.

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Ref N° Activities

11- Research activities:To determine the antimicrobial activity of pathogens resistance in marine environmentDeveloping software model: The continuous monitoring program that provides complete data which will be used to construct a model capable of predicting the status of the seawater quality especially during bathing season.

12- Workshop (3): Main objectives of this workshop:

Discuss the achieved results in monitoring program and research activities Compare results with other possible existing results from region

The workshop should come out with additional recommendations & suggestion Representative experts from Arab countries and from Palestinian institutions involved in subject will invited to workshop.

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES Con.DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES Con.

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Ref. N° Activities

13- Second interim Report

14- Public awareness campaigns:Through production of educational materials and dissemination of the monitoring programs results to the concerned authorities in order to take action.

15- Cleaning campaignsTo clean the beach of the Gaza strip from the solid wastes and litter to reduce the level of the pollution

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DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES Con.DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES Con.

Ref. N° Activities

16- Formulation of management plan With all recommendations for the project components.The plan will include the quantities and the qualities of the concerned institutions in this field.

17- Final WorkshopDissuasion makers and leaders of related institutions from the national and regional level will be invaded to attend the final workshop. The objective of this workshop will be the dissemination of the results.

18- Final Report

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