WADIS-MAR project launched

The SWIM Demonstration project "WADIS-MAR: Water harvesting and Agricultural techniques in Dry lands: an Integrated and Sustainable model in MAghreb Regions" was launched officially during a workshop that took place from 7 to 10 October 2012 in Algiers (Algeria). This demonstration project, implemented by the University of Sassari with the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS), the Institute of Arid Region (IRA), the university of Barcelona, the National Agency Water Resources (ANRH), the Nucleo Ricerca Desertificazione (NRD). 

WADIS-MAR: Water harvesting and Agricultural techniques in Dry lands: an Integrated and Sustainable model in MAghreb Regions

WADIS-MAR is a demonstration project funded by European Commission through Sustainable Water Integrated Management (SWIM) Programme.

WADIS-MAR action concerns the realization of an integrated water harvesting and aquifer recharge techniques in two watersheds in Maghreb Region, Oued Biskra in Algeria andOum Zessar in Tunisia, characterized by water scarcity, overexploitation of groundwater resources and high vulnerability to climate change risk. 

WADIS-MAR project, taking into account past local traditional experiences, will implement asustainable water and agriculture management system based on participative and bottom-up approach and will achieve to enable local communities to manage groundwater resources, starting from a more efficient use of water harvesting techniques (WHT) and from a sustainable agricultural practices application. 

Duration of the Action: 27 December 2011- 27 December 2014

Grant Contract: ENPI/2011/280-008