Training
The following courses are organized regularly through the network:
-
Regional Short Course on “Hydraulic
Engineering for Water Harvesting in Arid and Semi-Arid
Environment”, (Hydraulic Research Institute (HRI) of Egypt and
the International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and
Environmental Engineering (IHE) of the Netherlands).
-
International Workshop on Wadi Hydrology,
Amman, Jordan (Water and Environment Research and Study Center
of the University of Jordan – WERSC).
-
Regional Workshops on Wadi Hydrological
Networks (ACSAD, UNESCO, and WMO).
Research Programme
Research of the network in selected representative Wadis covers the
following areas :
-
Hydrological
processes under arid and semi-arid conditions;
-
Rainfall-runoff modeling;
-
Development of water resources through water
harvesting, hill reservoirs and artificial recharge;
-
Integrated
water resources development.
The table shows the representative Wadis that have been selected in
the Arab Region :
|
Araba Wadi
El Firan
Wadi |
Egypt |
|
Hassan
Wadi (in the Azrak basin) |
Jordan |
|
Massa Wadi |
Morocco |
|
Gaza Wadi |
Palestine |
|
Shambat
Wadi |
Sudan |
|
El Abiad
Wadi (the White Wadi)
Sindiana Wadi |
Syria |
|
Marg El Leil
Wadi |
Tunisia |
|
Zabeed
Wadi |
Yemen |
|
|
