The Needs of Water and Wastewater Utilities in the Arab Region - Overview Eng. Khaldon Khashman ACWUA Secretary General

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1 The Needs of Water and Wastewater Utilities in the Arab Region - Overview Eng. Khaldon Khashman ACWUA Secretary General German Water Partnership Annual Conference 2012 Berlin, Germany 27 March, 2012

2 ACWUA mandate ACWUA, as a regional center of excellence, will partner with water supply and wastewater utilities in Arab countries to provide best practice service delivery to their customers Serve as a regional platform for exchange of knowledge and best practice amongst members(public& private) ACWUA serve its members through: Technical Working Groups Training Courses Best Practice Manuals and Operational Guides Specialty Best Practice Conferences Annual Conference and Exhibition Membership Newsletter

3 ACWUA Technical Working Groups (TWG) Management of Utilities Cost Recovery Non Revenue Water Water for the Poor Energy Efficiency Asset Management Management of Water Resources Governance Master Planning Protection of Resources Adaptation to Climate Change IWRM Utilities Reform Autonomy/ Commercialization Public-Public Partnership Private-Public Partnership Capacity Building & Training Training Strategy Certification Water & Health Domestic Water Supply Waste Water Treatment and Re-use Benchmarking

4 ACWUA members Water Utilities 95 Associated (Private Sector Companies) 14 Associated (NGOs and Academic Institutions) 8 Individual 200 Arab Countries Members 18 Morocco Algeria Tunisia Syria Palestine Lebanon Kuwait Iraq Bahrain UAE Mauritania Libya Egypt Jordan KSA Oman Sudan Yemen * Libya application is pending

5 ACWUA cooperative partners

6 Membership benefits to GWP members: Be part of a local, regional and international platform which offers opportunities to exchange the know-how knowledge, best practices in water and wastewater management and experiences with different stakeholders Stay tuned with regional and international water events by visiting ACWUA Blue Calendar Representation in ACWUA Board of Directors Establish partnership between private water sector and ACWUA members in the Arab water sector for business opportunities Advertise on ACWUA website and newsletter (distributed to more than 1,000 records) Matchmaking between ACWUA utility members and GWP members Special discounts for attending ACWUA & Non-ACWUA events and co-exhibiting in ACWUA stand in international fairs Access to ACWUA Wiki: A Members-only forum for exchanging ideas and building collaborative and informative documentary platform Attending TWGs meetings to be exposed to the problems and needs in the Arab water sector to provide solutions.

7 GWP and ACWUA cooperation milestones Cooperation MOU signed in December 2010 (Arab Water Week) MENA water network established in July 2011 (in cooperation with GIZ) Draft work plan First follow up meeting and update on work plan (back-to-back) GWP annual meeting in November 2011 Preliminary matchmaking workshop between GWP and ACWUA members (back-to-back) with ACWUA 4 th BP conference, Sharm Al Sheikh GWP annual conference, Berlin, March 2012 ACWUA 5 th BP conference, Muscat, Utilities perspective on water resources management

8 Need Assessment ACWUA had conducted Needs Assessment study for the utility members to find out the priority areas and the needs for each utility To helpin establishing the TWGs and formulating the topics to be studied within each Technical Working Group Results reflected the thematic areas of priority according to the utilities: Guided the formation of the TWGs in terms of areas of interest Setting priorities for the TWGs. **Complete analysis report is available at GWP Secretariat

9 Specific Needs After the matchmaking meeting held between ACWUA and GWP members (back-to-back with ACWUA 4 th BP conference- Sharm Al Sheikh) Some ACWUA members sent specific project ideas they want to share and seek cooperation with GWP members

10 Palestine-Nablus 1. Utilization of gas resulting from the treatment plants as a source of alternative energy 2. Water balancing and water loss control 3. Management and operation of treatment plants and wastewater reuse 4. Operation and Maintenance Management Systems 5. GIS applications for water services and sanitation 6. Pressure Management 7. Quality control in projects and Archiving and Statistics Palestine-Hebron 1. Updates and innovations on the existing SCADA system

11 Algeria 1. Water Quality Control and standards using latest technologies 2. Operation & Maintenance of water systems (MMS) Mauritania 1. Study and implementation of a laboratory that meets international standards 2. Study and implementation of a training center

12 Egypt 1. Establishment of "Internal Audit Department to assure monitoring, evaluation and good management of all entities assigned to the water supply objectives 2. Decentralized wastewater treatment systems and technologies Lebanon 1. Assessment to install water metering systems

13 Yemen 1. Establishment of local water meter service center 2. Analytical and hydraulic study for the existing water network in Ibb city 3. Assessment study for a digital monitoring and control system for the facilities. 4. Study for disinfection system for water wells in Ibb city (not chlorine gas) 5. Prepare a study to change the direct pumping process to indirect pumping process

14 Next steps Looking for membership in ACWUA (Applications forms at GWP Secretariat) Development Partnerships with the Private Sector (DPP) concept plans Prepare for matchmaking projects to support GWP and ACWUA

15 Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) P.O.Box: , Amman Jordan Phone: Fax: