7th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference in Barbados Presentation on Nubian Aquifer on Key Results and Achievements by E. Cole

1. Formulation of an Action Programme for the Integrated
Management of the Shared NUBIAN AQUIFER
UNDP-GEF Project
Key Results and Achievements
Bridgetown, Barbados October, 2013
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2. Regional Nubian Aquifer
Overview of Nubian Aquifer
System (NSAS) region and
location in Africa.
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3. Nubian Sandstone Aquifer Project
Overview
• Project started in July 2006.
• Water Resources considered to be non-renewable
• Countries (Chad, Egypt, Libya and Sudan)
cooperating over the past 4 decades
• Expressed interest in regional cooperation
• Challenge acquire-sufficient knowledge about
existing resources within the Nubian Aquifer
• 1997-2002 IFAD and CEDARE conducted
concluded socio-economic survey resulting in the
Regional Information System (NARIS).
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4. Key Outputs and Facts
• Final National legal framework document
• Regional Legal Report with SWOT analysis of
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Statutes
Joint Authority established 1989 is now the agreed
authority for implementation of the SAP.
The Shared Aquifer Diagnostic Analysis (SADA)
scientific basis for development of 3D model
3D groundwater flow model is the established tool
SAP implementation: Address Ecosystem
challenges, Capacity building, Address Legal issues
raised in the SWOT.
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5. Signature of the Nubian Aquifer - SAP
September 18, Vienna Austria
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6. E.Cole@IAEA.org
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