Entry from Directory of Selected Jordanian Water-related Projects

TITLE:	Regional Water Data Banks (The European Union portion of the Project)
PROBLEM:
OBJECTIVES:	The Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources (WWG), (one of the five multilateral working groups of the Middle - East Peace Process) have approved the draft Implementation Plan for the forty Recommendations put forward by EU/US - led mission, with support from Canada and France, which took place in September 1994. The WWG, approved the Implementation Plan in November 1994 to form regional water data banks for the Core Parties of the Peace Process (Palestinians, Jordanian and Israelis). The general objective of the Implementation Plan Project is to improve the availability of data for Palestinian, Jordanian, and Israeli water managers, planners and operators by creating a hydrometric data base facility. This project is being executed under the auspices of the European Union aiming at the execution of 14 of the 40 Recommendations in the Implementation Plan. The specific objective of the project is to assist the three Core Parties to achieve comparable levels of expertise in the planned activities to ensure that future transfers of data between the Core Parties are done in a mutually accepted way.
APPROACH:	The main project activities are: * Updating hydrological publications including a hydrological bulletin * Identifying and inputting historical data * Network review/ evaluation * Development of a Geographic reference system * Development of standards for hydrological, hydrogeological, hydrometeorological and water quality standards The approach and methodology adopted for the execution of each of the involved project components are decided upon by the relevant consultant executing it. However, the general approach stated by the EU requires continuous co-operation with relevant professionals of the Core Parties, submittal of technical, interim, progress and final reports, as well as holding seminars where necessary.
BEGINNING DATE:	1996
ENDING DATE:	1997
COMMENTS ON DATES:	The duration of the whole project is one year and it is divided to two phases. The first phase is expected to be completed in August 1996, and the second phase to begin in October 1996.
CURRENT PROGRESS OR INTERIM RESULTS:	The project activities are being implemented simultaneously, and most activities are partially completed to this date.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR NAME:	Dr. Hazem Al-Nasser
ADDRESS:	Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) P.O. Box 2412 Amman - Jordan
TELEPHONE:	(+) 962 - 6 - 680100
TELEFAX:	(+) 962 - 6 - 679143
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