EUROPEAN COMMISSION-V FRAMEWORK PROGRAM
INCO-MED: International Cooperation With Mediterranean Countries
RESEARCH CONTRACT NO. ICA3-CT-1999-00014
PROJECT “WAM-ME”:
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT UNDER
DROUGHT CONDITIONS: CRITERIA AND TOOLS FOR
CONJUNCTIVE USE OF CONVENTIONAL AND MARGINAL
WATERS IN MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS
COORDINATING INSTITUTION: DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA, ITALY
FINAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES
covering period from 01 April 2000 to 31 March, 2003
2ND COORDINATION MEETING AND 1ST WORKSHOP
SCHEDULE AND REPORT
Nicosia, 10-14 March, 2001
2nd Coordination Meeting and 2nd Workshop Schedule and Report
European Commission DGXII
Research Project INCO-MED N° ICA3-CT-1999-00014
(Proposal N° ICA3-1999-10035)
Water Resources Management Under Drought Conditions: Criteria and Tools
for Conjunctive Use of Conventional and Marginal Waters in Mediterranean
Regions
(WAM-ME)
Report on
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Nicosia, 10-14 March, 2001
Partecipants:
University of Catania:
Giuseppe Rossi (WAM-ME
coordinator), Federico G.A.
Vagliasindi (WAM-ME contactperson), Alessandro Ancarani
University of Cagliari:
Giovanni Sechi, Paolo Botti
University of Valencia:
Joaquin Andreu
Water Development Department of Cyprus:
Nikos Tsiourtis
Ben Gurion University:
Gideon Oron
Water Research and Science Institute of Amman: Adnan Al-Salihi
(Due to time conflict, it wasn’t possible to the RIGW research group to attend the meeting
in Cyprus. The RIGW research group was later informed by the coordinator about issuee
considered, actions taken and decisions made in Cyprus)
Invited Speakers:
Professor Marcello Benedini of the Italian National Technical Services (paper attached)
Dr. Javier Ferrer, Planning Office of the Jucar Basin Agency, Spain
Dr. Paolo Botti, Ente Autonomo Flumendosa, Sardinia, Italy.
Meeting and Workshop Activities
Activities for the II Coordination Meeting focused on discussing:
 the preliminary results of the project;
 the detailed guidelines for WP3 (ANNEX 2);
 general guidelines for the other Work Packages;
 the issues related to the technical report for the first year of activities;
 the issues related to the report for the first year of activities;
 the issues related to the cost statements for the first year of activities;
The desalination plant at Dhekelia in Cyprus was visited as part of the activities for the
WAM-ME II meeting.
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The I Workshop focused on presenting Experiences and Perspectives in Water Resources
Management in Mediterranean Countries under Drought Conditions. Specifically, the
reports prepared by each country participating to WAM-ME were presented as well as:
 an overview of Drought management in Mediterranean countries, presented by Prof.
Marcello Benedini, Department of National Technical Services, Italy
 a paper related to Experiences in facing droughts at a river basin level, presented by
prof. Joaquin Andreu (on behalf of Dr. Javier Ferrer, Planning Office of the Jucar
Basin Agency, Spain)
 a paper related to Wastewater reuse experiences in Sardinia: the end-user perspective,
presented by Paolo Botti, Ente Flumendosa, Sardinia, Italy
The workshop was closed by a Round Table Session chaired by Prof. Benedini, during
which participants had an occasion to openly discuss issues related to the workshop
program and to associate the discussion to the WAM-ME future activities.
Delegates from the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Development Department of Cyprus
attended the workshop.
Main decisions
The following decision were taken during the II WAM_ME meeting:
 a mid-year meeting will take place in Rome on September 28-29 2001;
 the III coordination meeting and the II Workshop will be held, as planned, in Cairo
(Egypt) in Spring 2002 (Tentatively in March 25-31 2001). The role of groundwater in
integrated water management under drought condition will be the theme of the
Workshop.
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Table 1. Time framework for future activities
Activities
Guidelines for WP4
Guidelines for WP5
Guidelines for WP6
Guidelines for WP6
Meetings and Workshops:
Mid-year Meeting: Rome
II Workshop: Cairo
3rd Coordination Meeting: Cairo
III Workshop: Valencia
4th Coordination Meeting: Valencia
Deadline/Proposed date
Before, 2001
Before, 2001
Before, 2001
Before, 2001
September 28-29, 2001
March 25-31, 2002
Spring, 2002
Spring, 2003
Spring, 2003
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European Commission DGXII
Research Project INCO-MED No ICA3-CT-1999-00014
Water Resources Management under Drought Conditions: Criteria and Tools for Conjuctive Use of
Conventional and Marginal Waters in Mediterranean Regions
(WAM-ME)
WAM-ME MEETING & WORKSHOP-“Water Resources Management in Mediterranean Countries under
Drought Conditions: Experiences and Perspectives”
Nicosia Cyprus March 10-14 2001,
Final Program
(Final Version)
ADDRESS OF ORGANIZER
Nicos TSIOURTIS
Senior Water Engineer
Water Development Department
Nicosia Cyprus
Tel +357 2 803 128, 100
Fax +357 2 803 141
+357 2 675019
E-mail: tsiourti@dial.cylink.com.cy
Saturday, March 10th2001
Arrivals in the afternoons and evening Transfer to Hotel CLEOPATRA (****)
CLEOPATRA Hotel Address
8 Florinis street
1065 Nicosia Cyprus
Tel +357 (0) 2 671000
Fax +357 (0) 2 670618
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A. WAM-ME II Meeting & Site Visits
Sunday, March 11th 2001
9:00 – 11:00
WAM-ME II Meeting (1st Part)
(2nd part on Tuesday, March 13 17:30-19:00)
Chaired by Prof. Giuseppe ROSSI
Subjects to be discussed by all participants to the Project
 Progress and report for Work package 1 by N. TSIOURTIS
 Detailed guidelines and time schedule for WP 2, by G. ORON
 Detailed guidelines and time schedule for WP 3, by F. VAGLIASINDI
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
12:00 Departure for desalination plant at Dhekelia
13:00 Arrival at Desalination Plant
13:00-13:45 Visit at plant
14:00- 16:00 Lunch
16: 00- Departure for Hotel
B. WORKSHOP
Monday, March 12th 2001
9:00-9:30
Session 1
9:30-9:40
9:40-9:50
9:50-10:00
10:00-10:30
Session 2
10:30-11:45
11:45-13:00
13:00-15:00
Session 3
15:00-15:30
15:30-16:00
16:00-16:30
16:30-17:15
Registration
Opening Ceremony
(Chaired by Giuseppe ROSSI, WAM-ME Coordinator)
Welcome address by Nicos STYLIANON
Director of Water development Department
Address by Makis CONSTANTINIDES
Director General of Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources & Environment
Address by Project Coordinator
Coffee Break
Drought and drought mitigation measures in Mediterranean countries
(Chaired by Nicos TSIOURTIS, Cyprus)
Drought management in Mediterranean countries
Marcello BENEDINI, Department of National Technical Services, Italy.
Discussion
Experiences in facing droughts at a river basin level.
Dr. Javier FERRER, Planning Office of the Jucar Basin Agency, Spain.
Presented by prof. Joaquin ANDREU, Univesidad Politecnica de Valencia
Discussion
Lunch
Experiences in WAM-ME Participating Countries: Part I
(Chaired by Giovanni SECHI, Italy)
Spain
Israel
Jordan
Discussion
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20:00 Dinner
Tuesday, March 13th 2001
Session 4
09:00-09:30
09:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:30
11:30-12:00
Session 5
1.
12:00-13:00
Experiences in WAM-ME Participating Countries: Part II
(Chaired by Gideon ORON, Israel)
Italy: Sicily
Italy: Sardinia
Cyprus
Discussion
Coffee Break
Drought management and water quality issues
(Chaired by Adnan AL-SALIHI, Jordan)
Wastewater reuse experiences in Sardinia: the end-user perspective
Paolo BOTTI, Ente Flumendosa, Sardinia, Italy
Discussion
13:00-15:00
Lunch
Session 6
Presentation of Draft WP1
(Chaired by Joaquin ANDREU Spain)
Presentation of Draft WP1, Nicos Tsiourtis
Discussion
15:00-16:00
Session 7
16:00-17:30
17:30-19:00
Round Table
(Chaired by Marcello BENEDINI, Italy)
Invited speakers and Partners participating to WAM-ME will discuss issues and
perspectives in Mediterranean countries under drought conditions
Conclusions
WAM-ME II Meeting (2nd part)
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Plans for other WP’s
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First year report and cost statement

Scheduling for next meetings and workshops
C. DEPARTURE
Wednesday March 14th 2001
Departure
D. NOTES:
Note 1.
The case studies to be presented by the Principal Contractors of each institution.
Note 2
The Workshop language to be the English.
Note 3
For the presentation overhead and Power point projectors will be used.
Note 4
All participants will be accommodated in one hotel where the workshop will be organized
.
Further information to be confirmed by participants.
Number of participants estimated at 20 persons including invited speakers.
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E. HOTEL INFORMATION.
CLEOPATRA Hotel ****
Address:
8 Florinis street
1065 Nicosia Cyprus
Tel +357 (0) 2 671000
Fax +357 (0) 2 670618
Accommodation Rates inclusive of service and taxes
Single Room B/B: 35 Cyprus Pounds (around 57 US Dollars) per night
Executive single room B/B: 40 Cyprus Pounds (around 65 U S Dollars) per night
For reservations more information will be given later.
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