IrWa Project

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• IrWa Project
• Improvement of irrigation water management in
  Jordan and Lebanon

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Improvement of Irrigation Water Management in
Lebanon Jordan

• Project Expected Results
• Improved on-farm irrigation networks efficiency
• Part of the Litani Riverbed rehabilitated
  (Lebanon)
• Upgraded Farmers skills on water management and
  farming practices
• Enhanced cooperation on water management at
  regional and national level

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Lebanon Jordan
Project Activities

• Component 2
• On-farm activities
• Optimized irrigation fertilization systems in
  30 pilot farms
• Experimentation in Research and Service Center
• Training

• Component 1
• Interventions at
• basin level
• Flood prevention (Lebanon)
• Filtration (Jordan)

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Improvement of Irrigation Water Management in
Lebanon Jordan

• Component 1
• Interventions at basin level
• Flood prevention (Lebanon)
• STUDY AND WORKS ON THE LITANI RIVER

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Improvement of Irrigation Water Management in
Lebanon Jordan

• Component 1
• Interventions at basin level
• Flood prevention (Lebanon)
• Filtration (Jordan)

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Improvement of Irrigation Water Management in
Lebanon Jordan
Litani-Berdawni River cross
Before
After
Litani River-Marj Village
Before
After
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• Component 2
• 1. On-farm activities
• Optimized irrigation and fertilization systems
  (30 pilot farms)
• Survey on farm irrigation and fertilization
  practices
• Design and installation of optimized irrigation
  and fertigation networks
• Training on Operation and Maintenance
• Performance monitoring
• Dissemination of the techniques

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Lebanon Jordan

• Component 2
• 2. Experimentation in Research Center
• Demo plots at
• Khirbet Khanafaar (Lebanon)
• Deir Alla Research Stations (Jordan)

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Lebanon Jordan

• Achievements
• 1. Flood prevention a model for flood prevention
  successfully experimented in Lebanon
• 2. Improvement of Water Management optimized
  design, optimized filtration and adoption of
  proper fertigation techniques on farm level

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Lebanon Jordan
Achievements 3. Participatory approach support
to WUAs, Farmers associations (Jordan) and
involvement of Municipalities (Lebanon) 4.
Partnership and complementarity cooperation with
national and international institutions (GTZ,
MREA, Water Users Association, Farmers
Association, Universities)
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Lebanon Jordan
Next steps 1. Dissemination of results and
technology transfer to farmers 2. Technical
exchanges 3. Documentation of results
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Lebanon Jordan
1. Dissemination of results and technology
transfer to farmers

• Field Days, demo plots and distribution of
  relevant handouts
• Soil analysis interpretation and fertilization
  plan JO and Lb
• Dosatron calibration and stock solution JO
• O M irrigation network JO and Lb
• Filtration techniques related to drip irrigation
  JO and Lb
• Sprinkler system O M Lb

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Lebanon Jordan

• 2. Technical exchanges
• Workshop on Water Users Associations
• Workshop on Fertigation optimization and N
  management
• Training for Technicians and Extension Agents
• Exchange of field visits in Bekaa Valley and
  Jordan Valley

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• 3. Documentation of results
• Technical Reports and Recommendations handbooks
• Website www.irwaproject.com
• Final conference (Amman April 2008)

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THANK YOU

IrWa PROJECTs Partners
ICU - Istituto per la Cooperazione Universitaria
(Italy) AVSI - Associazione Volontari per il
Servizio Internazionale (Italy) CESAL - Centro
de Estudios y Solidaridad con America Latina
(Spain) LRA - Litani River Authority
(Lebanon) NCARTT - National Center for
Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer
(Jordan)