Mediterranean Groundwater Working Group (link to the new page)

The Mediterranean Groundwater WG (MED-EUWI Groundwater WG) is one of the three thematic groups of the Mediterranean Joint Process between the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Mediterranean Component of the EU Water Initiative and in parallel, a Drafting Group (GW5) of the WG C (WG on Groundwater), which is part of the EU Common Implementation Strategy of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC).

The objective of the Mediterranean Groundwater WG is to exchange experiences, share common challenges and develop synergies between EU and non EU countries of the Mediterranean region, aiming at the adoption of a common vision on groundwater resources management, based on the Water Framework Directive (WFD) approach and objectives and the regional conditions.

General outline of the WG (objectives, priority issues)

List of WG members (updated)

WG meetings

Links with other related activities

The final output of the first phase of the Mediterranean Groundwater WG will be a report (Mediterranean document on Groundwater) which will include technical specifications and specific recommendations on issues related to groundwater resources management in the Mediterranean, based on the WFD approach and the experience of the EU and non-EU countries of the region as well as the regional and international organisations. A draft report has already been prepared (Draft Version 31/05/06) by the members of the WG.

The specific objectives, work plan, timetable, etc. are described in the latest Mandate (version 3/5/06) of the WG.

MEDITERRANEAN DOCUMENT ON GROUNDWATER

 

*updated version* draft Mediterranean Document on Groundwater (draft version 31 May 06)

CHAPTER OF THE DOCUMENT COORDINATOR DOCUMENTS - CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE WG MEMBERS CASE STUDIES
Introduction

Mohammed BLINDA, Jean MARGAT  (Plan Bleu)

 Groundwater resources in Jordan (by Nizar AL HASALAH)

GW resources management in Egypt in the concept of IWRM (by Fatma ATTIA)

Groundwater resources in Malta (by Manuel Sapiano)

Economic assessment of GW protection (by Eduard INTERWIES)

International shared aquifer resources management: overview and recent developments, UNESCO Project (by Jacques GANOULIS)

Rules concerning the protection of the water catchmens designed for the human consumption in the Maghreb countries (2nd draft) (by Idriss HASSANI)

Pressures and Impacts on the GW resources of the Mediterranean region (comments by Idriss HASSANI)

Management of water supply systems under water scarcity in Cyprus (by Stephanos PAPATRYFONOS)

 Valuation of the quantitative state of GW, Ebro river basin, Spain (by Victor ARQUED)

Segura river basin, Spain (by Mario URREA)

Pollution potential of he Shallow Aquifer in Wadi Dhuleil Basin, Jordan (by Nizar AL HASALAH)

Water demand management in the Upper Guadiana Basin, Spain (by Elisa VARGAS)

Water demand management in Astian Nappe, France (by Elisa VARGAS)

 
Chapter I: Over-exploitation of GW resources

Elisa VARGAS (MENBO)
Chapter II: Deterioration in GW quality  (saline water intrusion & chemical pollution)

Sevket COKGOR (Turkey) and Manuel Sapiano (Malta)
Chapter III: Monitoring and data management

Spyros TASOGLOU (Greece)
Chapter IV: International cooperation

Khaled ABUZEID (CEDARE)
Chapter V: Institutional aspects

Sylvie DETOC (EC)
Conclusions – Lessons to learn

Spyros TASOGLOU (Greece)
Appendix I: list of on-going regional and national processes, initiatives and projects developed to respond to groundwater issues in the region  

 

Other documents on groundwater resources management  
Guidance Documents prepared in the context of the Common Implementation Strategy of the Water Framework Directive related to the different aspects of GW resources management Guidance on Monitoring for the Water Framework Directive

Guidance for the analysis of Pressures and Impacts in accordance with the Water Framework Directive

The EU Water Framework Directive: Statistical aspects of the identification of groundwater pollution trends and aggregation of monitoring results - project homepage

 

WG C (Groundwater) of the WFD Common Implementation Strategy Case study template for specific key issues of the WG C available in the private section

 
Links to related projects and activities

 

 Briefing notes series on groundwater management of the GW-MATE Publication Series

International Association of Hydrogeologists

SWIMED Research Project: Sustainable water management in Mediterranean coastal aquifers: recharge assessment and modelling issues
"WFD and Agriculture" and "Water Scarcity" WGs of the "Mediterranean Joint Process"  

 
Progress reports and other documents of the "Mediterranean Joint Process"  
Progress reports and other documents of  the "Mediterranean Component of the EU Water Initiative (MED EUWI)" Work Programme 2005

Progress Report (11 October 2005)

Organisational Framework and Modalities

 

 

MEETINGS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN GROUNDWATER WG

MEETINGS

 2005 2006
MAY JUN JUL   AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
WG C meetings     C1         C2         C3      

C4

       C5    
Mediterranean Groundwater WG meetings

    1

                    

   2

                

 

Specific meetings / Workshops

*1   First meeting of the Mediterranean Groundwater WG in Marrakech-Morocco (24 May 05), during the International Technical Seminar on IWRM in the Mediterranean region and North Africa, organised by MENBO (Marrakech, 23-26 May 05).

2   Second meeting of the Mediterranean Groundwater WG in Malaga-Spain (24 April 06), in the framework of the International Congress on Groundwater in the Mediterranean countries: AQUAinMED' 06 (Malaga, 24-28 April 2006).

Presentations during the 2nd meeting of the Mediterranean Groundwater WG

 

WG C meetings

C1  Plenary WG C meeting (Brussels, 7/6/05)

C2  Plenary WG C meeting (Brussels, 12/10/05) and meeting of the Mediterranean GW WG (GW5) chapters' coordinators on 11/10/05 (conclusions)

C3  Plenary WG C meeting (Brussels, 14/2/06) and meeting of the Mediterranean GW WG (GW5) chapters' coordinators on 13/2/06 (agenda)

C4  European Groundwater Conference 2006, Vienna, 22 & 23 June 2006 (agenda) *NEW*

C5  Plenary WG C meeting (Lisbon, 2/10/06)

 

Presentations from the Mediterranean Groundwater WG