Water Desalination and Purification Technologies in the Arab world

The Water Desalination and Purification Technologies in the Arab world Project is a research program designed to prepare a road map for Arab countries in the field of water desalination and purification technologies.

The project is based on an extensive research effort distributed over research groups that include numerous scientific organizations from all Arab countries.

The project will be implemented through collaboration of specialists from the various Arab countries and Arab experts living abroad.

Project number	n/a
Subject(s)	DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES
Geographical coverage	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Palestine, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Djibouti, Somalia, Oman, Comoros
Budget (in €)	0
Programme	Arab Science & Technology Foundation - Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ) Community Service Program
Web site	http://www.astf.net/site/zone/zone.asp?ogzid=10016
Objectives	The project is a collaborative research effort between a number of Arab countries and aims to provide a service to the nation as a whole.
Results	The program will have the following results: Setting up a road map in the field of water desalination and purification technologies to determine the guidelines, the methodology and the basic needs of R&D in the field of water desalination and purification that would lead to technological solutions for the special challenges that the Arab countries are facing in the vital water sector. Developing computer software to act as a decision support system in selection and application of water desalination and purification technologies. The software will take into consideration the various factors, social, economic, and environmental. Preparing a scientific reference work in the field of water desalination and purification in the Arab world to be of help to researchers and experts in the field and to be updated regularly and distributed to the various institutions concerned. Creating an Arab virtual network in the field of water desalination and purification in the Arab world consisting of experts, researchers and decision-makers in addition to the concerned organizations to exchange opinions and expertise on the latest developments in the field. Building an electronic database in the field of water desalination and purification in the Arab world containing the names of Arab experts and scientists in the field and the names of their institutions, their projects and their history…etc. Networks One of the objectives of the program is creating a specialized network in the field of water containing scientists from the various specializations related to water in addition to experts in water desalination and purification technologies as well as decision-makers in the concerned circles in the Arab world for the exchange of expertise and opinions and discussing the ways to reach the best solutions to the pressing water problems in the Arab world. It will also be a window for creating awareness of the importance of the subject of water and a consultancy center for its related issues. Conferences and Symposia The project will go through a number of execution phases. In each phase a meeting will be held to bring together scientists and specialists working in the project to discuss the achievements on the way to reaching the ultimate goals of the project. In this framework the first meeting of the project was held in Marrakesh (Morocco) where research groups were formed and group coordinators were chosen and tasks were assigned. Currently, preparation is underway for the second meeting which will review what has been accomplished so far and will set the guidelines for the upcoming phase.
Period	01/01/2006

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