Application potential of groundwater recharge for a safe and sustainable water supply (MEWAC-FEMAR)
The research project FEMAR is initiated and coordinated at TUD by the Institute for Groundwater Management with contributions from members of the Research Group INOWAS.
Project type
Collaborative Research Project
Funding
The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) under the Middle East Regional Water Research Cooperation Program MEWAC.
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Duration
07.2021 - 06.2024
Project coordinator
University of Applied Sciences Dresden (HTW Dresden)
Cooperation partners
University of Applied Sciences Dresden (HTW Dresden)
Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Institute for Groundwater Management (IGW)
Umweltbüro GmbH Vogtland (UBV), Germany
Shiraz University (IUS), Iran
Yasouj University, Iran
University of Aleppo (SUA), Syria
American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon
Description
The project aims to provide a model-based framework for integrated water resources management to identify and propose suitable sites for managed aquifer recharge (MAR) and to predict their impact on the regional water balance. Well-established methods for MAR will be transferred from Germany respectively Europe to the target regions. This transfer will be prepared and accompanied by laboratory experiments in Germany and pilot experiments at selected sites in the target regions. The partner countries are currently facing severe quantitative and qualitative challenges regarding water resources. The regions are affected by climate change, which affect water availability, water supply, agricultural water demand and more. Further, the target regions are partly affected by political instabilities resulting in refugees and, therefore, a further increase in water demand. An initial step is the collection of available data, information, and knowledge, which are transferred in an open source GIS data base. Data are further used to setup initial hydrogeological conceptual models that provide an overview about the respective water balances. The current process understanding of methods for MAR is critically assessed and enhanced (for example to account for varying physical and chemical conditions in the target region).
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Dr.-Ing. Thomas Reimann
Senior Scientist / Working group leader modeling
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