Sustainable Water Management in Developing Countries

Sustainable Water Management in Developing Countries

Excellence Center for Development Cooperation - EXCEED
Sustainable Water Management in Developing Countries
Aims and Scope
Alumni Treffen Hanoi, 10-12 Mai 2013
Exceed Chairman: Prof. M. Bahadir
Scientific Coordinator: Prof. A. Haarstrick
Coordinator SEA: Prof. Thi Thanh Van Ngo
EXCEED - Objectives
Sustainable Water Management in Developing Countries (DC)
(2009 – 2014)
MAIN GOALS
 Capacity Building in DC and in GER on Sustainable Water Management
 Putting Sustainable Water Management on Political Agenda in DC and in GER
 Cooperation at eye level with DC on Millennium Development Goals
STRATEGIES
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Building a global network
Establishing and upgrading study programmes
Conducting joint research
Providing suitable further education courses
Creating a pool of experts
EXCEED – Regional Networks
Sustainable Water Management in Developing Countries
PARTNER NETWORK
TU Braunschweig
Germany
Universidad de
Guadalajara
Mexico
Mutah University
Karak, Jordan
Université de
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso
Water Resources
University WRU
Hanoi, Vietnam
Satellite Center
Water Resources University Hanoi, Vietnam/ Asia
WRU
Asia Satellite Center Coordinator:
Prof. Dr. -Ing Ngo Thi Thanh Van
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EXCEED – Partner Universities
Sustainable Water Management in Developing Countries
PARTNERSHIP
TU Yildiz
Istanbul / Turkey
TÜBITAK MRC
Istanbul / Turkey
U Selcuk
Konya / Turkey
TU Braunschweig
Germany
U Akdeniz
Antalya / Turkey
U Aleppo
Syria
Universidad de
Guadalajara
Mexico
UNAM
Mexico City
U Jordan
Amman, Jordan
Université de
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso
UF Pernambuco
Recife, Brazil
UF Sao Carlos
Brazil
PUC
Rio de J., Brazil
UF Sao Paolo
Brazil
Mutah University
Karak, Jordan
Water Resources
University WRU
Hanoi, Vietnam
U Mansoura
Egypt
VNU
HCM City, Vietnam
U Alexandria
Egypt
U Lomé / U Kara
Togo
U Maseno
Kenya
U Tongji
Shanghai / China
U Ain Shams
Cairo / Egypt
NWRC
Cairo / Egypt
UF Santa Maria
Brazil
UM Zomba
Malawi
U Bahir Dar
Ethiopia
UN San Juan
Argentine
UB Gaborone
Botswana
U Mekkele
Ethiopia
VGU
HCM City, Vietnam
AIT
Bangkok,Thailand
UGM
Yogya / Indonesia
U Agriculture
Bogor / Indonesia
EXCEED – Management Structure
EXCEED – Education Concept
Sustainable Water Management in Developing Countries
Education
INTERNATIONAL STUDY PROGRAMME NETWORK
FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT
Bachelor Programs, e. g. Environmental Engineering
 Teachers Mobility
Master Programmes
Water & Agriculture
in arid and semi-arid regions
Water in
Mega City
Aquatic Ecosystems
& Coastal Engineering
Water & Health
Mobility
Measures
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Water in a
Global World
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Guest Chair
International Guest
Working Group
 Summer Schools
& Expert Workshops
PhD Programmes for Sustainable Water Management
Exchange Activities 2012: Scholarships
(ongoing, finished or to start during 2012; Guest
Chair Team members not included)
4
4
2
2
2
2
5
1
1
3
1
Scientific and Coordinating Activities
in 2011 & 2012
2
1
Year 2011
Total: 14
Summerschools
Regional Workshops
0
2
1
0
Coordination Activities
(Plenary , Regional, AB/MB )
Year 2012 Total: 12
Summerschools
Regional Workshops
Coordination Activities
(Plenary , Regional, AB/MB)
Exceed Guest Chairs in 2010-2012
EXCEED – Research Topics
Sustainable Water Management in Developing Countries
WATER AND AGRICULTURE IN ARID AND SEMIARID REGIONS
■ Integrated Water Management ■ Modeling Methods
■ Socio-economic Conditions
WATER IN MEGACITIES
■ Sanitary Engineering ■ Urban Water Supply ■ Numeric Models
■ Sanitation of Contaminated Sites
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS AND COASTAL ENGINEERING
■ Climate Change ■ Biodiversity ■ Monitoring of Aquatic Ecosystems
■ Micro Pollutants ■ Floods and Droughts
WATER AND HEALTH
■ Resources Protection ■ Sewage Treatment
■ Risk Perception and Assessment
WATER IN A GLOBAL WORLD
■
Climate Change ■ Distribution of Water Reserves
■ Protection of Inland and Coastal Waters
EXCEED – An Interdisciplinary Approach
Interdisciplinary Research for Sustainability
Sanitary and
Environmental
Engineering
Cultural Studies
Cultural and religious
aspects of
subject “water”
Social Research
Test Plant:
Construction
&
Operation
Environmental
Education
Irrigation tests with
treated wastewater
Administrative and
economic conditions
for implementation
Environmental
Sciences
Impact on
Acceptance
Monitoring of
treated wastewater,
soil and crops
Public acceptance
& obstacles, when
confronted with
products irrigated
with treated
wastewater
Impact on
Acceptance
Development of
teaching material
for local population,
universities and schools
EXCEED – Joint Research
Examples for joint research:
 Research project: Eutrophication Control in Nile Delta through Microalgae
TU Braunschweig, Mansura and Ain Shams University (Egypt)
 Research project: Bladder Cancer Prevalence due to Water Pollution
in the Nile Delta Region
TU Braunschweig, LMU Munich, Leuphana University (Lüneburg), Mansura and
Cairo Universities, American University Cairo, Mutha University (Jordan)
Research themes covered by previous Guest Chair Professors:
 Water in agriculture in arid and semi arid regions
 Water eco-systems and coastal engineering
 Water and health
 Water in a global world
Research field of next Guest Chair Professor:
 Water in Megacities
Thank you for your attention
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