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Mediterranean cooperation for water desalination policies in the perspective of a sustainable development
- The main activities of the project are the following :
• Studies of the present situation and future prospects
on water management and desalination in the Eastern Mediterranean countries
(Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Egypt).
These studies involve :
• Analysis of the actual situation of water demand and
supply in the regions under consideration. The expected development of water
supply situation versus demand in the future will be also studied and linked
regional social and economic development will be assessed.
• A study on the new advanced desalination technologies.
Attention will be given to innovative systems using RES to minimise
operating costs. Cost benefit assessment on water produced by these systems
will be attempted.
• Assessment of the market potential for the installation
of RES powered desalination systems in areas under risk of the Mediterranean
regions involved. Necessary plant sizes for the selected areas will be
identified and cost estimation on fresh water produced by RES powered
desalination plants will be carried out.
• Development of a GIS Decision-Making Tool.
• Dissemination activities
• Training Programme on desalination and advanced
desalination systems
• Mediterranean Seminar on the water management policies
for wide implementation
• Policy formulation activities for the Eastern
Mediterranean countries participating in the project
• The interrelation of fresh water price/water demand and
socio-economic impacts will be analysed and the economies of scale of a wide
implementation of advanced desalination systems will be examined.
• The site-specific policies for large-scale
implementation schemes of decentralised water desalination plants powered by
RES, assisted by the Decision-Making Tool, will be defined
| Project number | IC18-CT-1997-0142 | ||
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| Subject(s) | METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT | ||
| Acronym | MEDCODESAL | ||
| Geographical coverage | Cyprus, Lebanon, Greece, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, France | ||
| Budget (in €) | 850000 | ||
| Programme | INCO MED (FP5) | ||
| Objectives | • Assessment of water resources in the Eastern
Mediterranean regions (Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and Egypt),
assessment of water demand in the same regions for domestic (potable and
other uses), industrial and agricultural usage and identification of areas
under risk (present/future water shortage, declining water resources,
quality/pollution problems). • Developments of a model under a GIS environment for recording data, analysing water resources/demand and identifying areas under risk. The system will be able to support decisions concerning water management. • Development of policy making tools and policies for water management. • Development of training programmes/seminars for desalination and advanced desalination solutions (e.g. RES powered systems |
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| Results | - The work carried out in this
project would provide a pilot test for future further development of these
desalination methods. The methods are oriented to handle the draught problem
in small and isolated communities, with no technological supporting and
facilities. - A lot of such cases are appeared in the Mediterranean area, which also have high solar and wind energy potential. So the use of desalination methods with low investment cost, no operational cost, and a minimum of maintenance cost, seem to be very attractive. |
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| Period | [01/10/1997 - 30/09/2000] | ||
