Objective: Funding Agency: Canadian International Development Research Center (IDRC) and the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) Duration: Two years Starting Date: April 1st 2006
Integrated Grey Water Reuse for Large water consumers in Jordan is
applied research project that will be performed in collaboration between
Mutah University with Canadian International Development Research Center
(IDRC) and the Royal Scientific Society (RSS). The project will run over
the period from April 2006 to September-2008.
Website: http://www.idrc.ca/ehip/ev-100651-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
Overall objective:
The overall objective of the applied research is to improve the quality of
life and well being of men, women and children in vulnerable communities of
Jordan by promoting WDM through enhancing water-use efficiency for large
water consumers with attention to the protection of public health and the
natural environment.
Specific Objectives:
To develop and promote a policy on grey water management for large water consumers in Jordan as stated in the country’s Wastewater Management Policy.
To ensure stakeholders involvement and motivate public participation in water demand management issues.
To improve the livelihoods of vulnerable communities through the utilization of non-conventional water resources.
To manage the demand on scarce freshwater resources as per the requirements of the Jordan’s Water Strategy.
Abstract:
The research will demonstrate, in close collaboration with the community,
the feasibility of reusing grey water for irrigation and adopting grey water
management policies, specifically for large water consumers in Jordan. The
research will be completed within four main phases; phase I is a preparatory
phase through which a citizen advisory group will be formed and current water
consumption patterns at the university will be assessed. Phase II will
involve data collection and analysis and community needs assessment.
Furthermore, public awareness campaigns will be organized to enhance
awareness levels in fields relevant to the project.
Phase III will include assessing grey water quality and quantities generated
at the university dorms, selection of an appropriate treatment and reuse
system, field-pilot experiments, training and institutional strengthening.
Phase IV will include evaluation, reporting and dissemination of the knowledge
gained and lessons learned using a wide range of methods to target different
stakeholders including communities, policy-makers, large water consumers,
researchers, NGOs and other.
Partners:
Canadian International Development Research Center (IDRC)
Funding Agency/Institution: Partner with Technical University of Braunschweig – Germany Duration: 24 Months Starting Date: April 2007 Course site: http://www.oc-praktikum.de/
Summary:
This project aims to develop organic chemistry laboratory course to be integrated with
sustainable development. The developed course will be accessed, via the Internet, by students and their
course instructor
Funding Agency/Institution: Arab Atomic Energy Agency (AAEA) and Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Duration: 24 Months Starting Date: August 2007
Summary:
This project aims to prepare standard refernce materials (SRM) for different natural resources samples collected
from Arab countries. After certification of SRMs, they will be used for different purposes such as: lab quality assurance; instruments callibration;
analytical methods validation; and to improve the capacity building for technical staff of the involved labs
in the Arab countries.
Funding Agency/Institution: Arab Potash Company and Mutah University Duration: 24 Months Starting Date: January 1, 2007
Summary:
This project is focusing on a critical theme: Mixing of Red Sea-Dead Sea waters and its impact on
inshore-offshore transport, industry and subsequent ecological consequences. Each of the components
of this project will be led by a team of scientists with proven experience and high interest in
conducting such a research.
This study is designed to be a pilot project using well-controlled mixed water ponds (APC site) to investigate
the interaction between Red Sea and Dead Sea waters through addressing: gypsum crystallization,
halite precipitation, gypsum precipitation, mineral phases and trace metals precipitation, estimating
the rate of evaporation, and biological properties of the Dead Sea during filling and steady state regimes
of Red-Dead Sea conduit operation.
