BIOGRAPHY Dr. Lahbib LATRACH

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2 BIOGRAPHY Dr. Lahbib LATRACH Founder & CEO, Green WATECH. Researcher, National Center for Studies and Researches on Water & Energy, Marrakech, Morocco. Consultant, International Institute for Water & Sanitation, Vice-President, Association Talh for Water & Environment, Over 20 peer-reviewed international journal papers. 2 patents related to environmental engineering. Reviewer at International Water Association. Organizing board member for 10 international conferences and workshops. 2

3 Young Mediterranean Water Heroes Nature-based Solutions for a Water Secure Mediterranean Anafora Conference Center, Egypt, March 2018 Session 2: Nature-based Solutions for Water and Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Multi-Soil-Layering Technology: A new natural solution for domestic wastewater treatment and reuse Dr. Lahbib LATRACH Green WATECH, Founder & CEO 3

4 DO YOU KNOW? 2.64 BILLION people around the world do not have access to adequate sanitation. MORE THAN 800 children die each day due to preventable water and sanitation-related diarrhea diseases. Reference: PNUD (2016) 4

5 15 MILLION / villages suffer from the pollution caused by direct REJECT OF WASTEWATER Population health Contamination of potable water Pollution of the environment Reference: PNAR (2013).

6 BARRIERS Existing technologies are expensive, Non adapted to rural areas, Need a high quality of stuff for operation, Financial resources in rural population availability. 6

7 OUR MISSION WATECH provides access of safe SANITATION service for rural population. 7

8 MANAGEMENT TEAM WITH 5-30 YEARS EXPERIENCE Founder & CEO Lahbib LATRACH Rural sanitation Co-Founder Laila MANDI Water & Environment Co-Founder Naaila OUAZZANI RD & Networking Co-Founder Abdessamed HEJJAJ Management & Marketing 8

9 Village OUR SOLUTION Multi-Soil-Layering Technology Irrigation Wastewater Treated water 9

10 Raw wastewater MSL TECHNOLOGY Gravel Permeable layers Soil mixture layers Treated wastewater 10

11 Multi-Soil-Layering Technology Patent : (MA B1, 2017) Cl. international: B01D 25/02; C02F 3/02; C02F 1/00 First WATECH Product, 4 years experience, 90 % Effectiveness. 11

12 Target Rural Communities Decentralized institutes: Hotels, Schools, Mosques. 12

13 PARTICIPARY APPROCH Relationships Free technical Study After sales service Channels Direct contact Sensibilization Brekerage event Web & social media 13

14 14 INVOLVEMENT OF YOUTH

15 SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Social aspect Environmental aspect Improves the life quality of rural population, Creating job opportunities, Reducing vulnerability and forced migrations of rural inhabitants. Reduction the effects of wastewater reject (Water diseases), Protection of water resources (Groundwater and surface water), Limiting the use of chemical fertilizers. 15 Economic aspect Minimize the use of freshwater in irrigation, Save the water as a natural resource, The development of agriculture sector by reusing treated wastewater in irrigation, Improving food security.

16 APPLICATION Village: Talat Merghen, Al Haouz province, Marrakech, Morocco. 600 Inhabitants / 100 Haousholds. 16

17 DIRECT REJECT OF WASTEWATER WITHOUT ANY TREATMENT 17

18 IMPLEMENTATION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Litter / day 18

19 POJECT OUTCOMES The treated wastewater is being utilized for the irrigation of economic plants, The beneficiaries replaced using freshwater for irrigation by the treated wastewater, The project reduce conventional pollutants, nutrients, pathogens and emerging contaminants, Reduce the potential of ground and surface water contamination, Eliminate flies and mosquitos, Improve the knowledge in decentralized wastewater management, and enhance the public awareness levels among inhabitants in the project area on the health and environmental challenges. Enhance delivering new concepts in the society culture by developing variety of educational materials. 19

20 1 BILLION people in MENA and Africa

21 THANK YOU! Dr. Lahbib LATRACH WATECH, Founder & CEO, National Center for Studies and Researches on Water & Energy, PO Box 511, 40000, Marrakech, Morocco. Phone: / 21