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Sustainable Water Management in Developing Countries (SWINDON) in the Framework of the ex )( ceed (II) Programme Funded by: Norbert Dichtl (Project Chairman) and Andreas Haarstrick (Scientific Coordinator) MENA

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Introduction Content The Project Final Note

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RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER... Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink... Introduction... Sustainable Water Management Samuel Tayler Coleridge (1797), English poet

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Surface Water 0,3 % Sweet Water Ice Caps Glaciers 69 % Ground Water 30,1 % Others 0,9 % Lakes 87 % Swamps 11 % Rivers 2 % Surface Water Global Water Resources Salt Water (Oceans) 97 % Sweet Water 3 % Introduction Distribution of Water on Earth

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SUSTAINABILITY (definition) Bruntland popularised the term sustainability for human and environmental development (Bruntland Report, 1987) Activities where the needs of the present generation are met without compromising the needs of future generations Equitable distribution of the resources not only spatially between users in a given location, but temporally between users over time Wonderful idea! But realistic? Inherent problem: Introduction of conceptional ideas into mainstream society to gain overall acceptance How can we succeed? To make changes in the way we all think about the resources we depend on Basic needs: Definition and determination of what we really need and how it can be adopted to sustainable practice in our daily lives. Introduction Sustainable Water Management

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But how to manage a resource? Information / Activities: needs of the stakeholders; possibilities and limitations of the resource; sharing both indigenous and modern scientific knowledge; establishing a dialogue between individuals and large institutions (societal / political aspects) MANAGEMENT In general, three categories: managing the resource, managing water services, and managing the trade-offs needed to balance supply and demand. Sustainable Water Management (SWM) does not only include technical issues (infrastructure; physical installations) but also policies, prices, other incentives, environment, transboundary and socio-economic aspects. SWM: deals with water in a holistic fashion is a multi-criteria problem Introduction Sustainable Water Management

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Water Scarcety Water Pollution Water Governance Transboundary Problems Water in Coastal Areas Waste and Wastewater Wastewater Treatment Water in Agriculture Introduction Core areas of concern

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Water pollution, environmental degradation and disasters every day, 2 million tons of human waste are disposed of in water courses in developing countries, 70 percent of industrial wastes are dumped into waters where they pollute the usable water supply since 1900 we've lost half of the world's wetlands between 1991 and 2000 over 665,000 people died in 2,557 natural disasters of which 90 percent were water-related events. Water footprints 13 litres of water of a tomato 25 litres of water for a potato 35 litres of water of a cup of tea 70 litres of water for an apple 75 litres of water for a glass of beer 120 litres of water for a glass of wine 140 litres of water for a cup of coffee 170 litres of water of a glass of orange juice 184 litres of water for a bag of potato crisps 200 litres of water for a glass of milk 2400 litres of water for a hamburger 16000 litres of water is needed to produce one kilogram of beef Introduction Some statistical facts

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The Project ex )( ceed II Excellence Centres in Germany Center for Natural Resources and Development (CNRD) Fachhochschule Kln International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD) Universitt Kassel Food Security Center (FSC) Universitt Hohenheim LMU Center for International Health (CIHLMU) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen

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What do we do? How we are organised? Who are we? Researchers Teachers Students Global Network Regional Networks Expert Working Groups Pool of Experts Expert Workshops Summer Schools Training Courses Teacher Exchange Joint Publication Joint Research Regional Meetings Student Exchange The Project

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The problem 1.2 billion people have no access to drinking water, and three billion have neither sanitary nor wastewater disposal facilities. Increasing population in areas where water-related problems are hardly solvable. The goal Developing concepts for sustainable water management. The competence Network of 29 full member institutions in 15 countries on 4 continents. The core research fields are Sanitary Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Water Quality Research, Water Governance, Waste Management / Wastewater The Project

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With reference to Post-Agenda 2015 / Goal 6 Source: UN WATER, post-2015 Agenda http://www.unwater.org/topics/water-in-the-post-2015- development-agenda/en/ Overall research topics of the SWINDON project (being in line with the Post-2015 Agenda / Goal 6): Sanitary Engineering Hydrology, Hydraulic Engineering Water Quality Waste Management Water Governance

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Strategies Building a consolidated and sustainable network Establishing adequate knowledge transfer and educational tools Working on joint research projects Creating a pool of experts Finalising a curriculum and expert data base Project Areas Network Capacity Building / Higher Education Knowledge Transfer Research The Project

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Regional Centres University of Ouagadougou Burkina Faso Water Resources University Hanoi, Vietnam University Pernambuco Brazil TU Braunschweig Germany University of Akdeniz Antalya / Turkey Latin American Region Sub-Sahara African Region MENA Region South East Asian Region

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The Project Regional Networks University of Ouagadougou Burkina Faso U Lom / U Kara Togo U Maseno Kenya UM Zomba Malawi U Mekelle Ethiopia U Bahir Dar Ethiopia UNAM Mexico City UF Pernambuco Recife, Brazil PUC Rio de J., Brazil UF Sao Paulo Brazil Yildiz TU Istanbul,Turkey TBITAK MRC Istanbul,Turkey NE U Konya, Turkey Akdeniz University Antalya, Turkey Mansoura U Egypt Ain Shams U Cairo, Egypt U Jordan Amman, Jordan UN San Juan Argentina UF Santa Maria Brazil UF Sao Carlos Brazil Water Resources University WRU Hanoi, Vietnam U Tongji Shanghai / China AIT Bangkok, Thailand VGU HCM City, Vietnam VNU HCM City, Vietnam UGM Yogya, Indonesia BAU Bogor, Indonesia University of Guadalajara Mexico Mutah U Karak, Jordan Latin America MENA Middle East Sub-Sahara Africa South East Asia TU Braunschweig Germany

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The Project Concept of Full and Associate Members LA SSA SEA ME TUBS Full Members: - According to LOI Associate Members: - Have restricted access to SWINDON budget - Have full access to all project information - Can be decided and brought in by majority vote of each regional network

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The Project Overall Organisational Structure

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The Project Regional Organisational Structure

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The Project Expert groups / Portfolio of competences Building expert groups and a network portfolio of competences with focus on five specific research areas Sanitary Engineering (Wastewater Treatment) Hydrology, Hydraulic Engineering Water Quality Waste Management Wastewater Water Governance / Socio-economics Latin America Mena (Mediterranean-North Africa) South East Asia Sub-Sahara Africa Main research topics Expert group in

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The project work is systematically geared towards results. The yardstick is the qualitative and quantitative measure of the success of the project work. The Project Results-based project work

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Final Note Concepts for the Self-Preservation of the Networks after ex)(ceed II

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The final outcome and sustainable impact Concepts for sustainable water management in developing countries Tight-meshed network consisting of full and associate members Closely cooperating expert groups Provision of a portfolio of competences for sustainable research cooperation and development of practice-oriented applications Concept of a biannual Symposium on Sustainable Water Management with special focus on transfer of theoretical (academic) knowledge into practical solutions Organisational and financial sustainability of the network (self-reliance of the network after project completion). Final Outcome (Outlook)

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