First NENALAB Meeting, 9-11 June 2020 (online)

1. Overview on the status of Soil
Laboratories in NENALAB
Filippo Benedetti
GSP Secretariat

2. Information received from 13 countries,
regarding 30 laboratories:
• Algeria
• Bahrain
• Iran
• Iraq (x5)
• Jordan
• Lebanon (x2)
• Morocco (x2)
• Palestine
• Sudan
• Syria (concerning 9 labs)
• Tunisia (x2)
• United Arab Emirates (x4)
• Yemen

3. 9
11
10
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
< 5 1 to 5 > 10
Number of rooms
6
16
8
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
< 150 150 to 600 > 600
Surface area of the lab
(in m2)
Laboratory facilities

4. 5
8
7
10
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
< 5 5 to 10 10 to 20 > 20
Amount of staff
Laboratory Staff
23%
45%
32%
Degree
Ph.D. M.Sc. B.Sc.
30%
70%
Training
Regularly Not regularly

5. 6
11
4
9
< 500 500 - 2000 > 2000 N.A.
Physical analysis
5
9
16
< 500 500 - 2000 > 2000
Chemical analysis
Amount of samples analyzed every year
4 3 2
21
< 500 500 - 2000 > 2000 N.A.
Biological analysis

6. 32%
26%
18%
11%
8% 5%
Trainings Consumables and equipment
Quality Control (QC) Safety
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Technical assistance
Laboratories main needs

7. Expectations from GLOSOLAN and NENALAB
23%
7%
11%
16%
18%
25%
Improve laboratory capacity by providing technical assistance and organization of training programs
Awareness raising
Provide the necessary instrumentation
Organization of inter-laboratories proficiency tests
Harminization of methods and SOPs
Share knowledge between laboratories

8. Thanks for your attention