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ACRONYMS AUC American University Cairo APRP Agricultural Policy Reform Program ARC Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Agriculture Research Center BCWUA Branch Canal Water User Association CTO Cognizant Technical Officer DWAT District Water Advisory Team EEAA Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EPADP Egyptian Public Authority for Drainage Projects EPIQ Environmental Policy and Institutional Governance (Indefinite Quantity Contract) GDA Global Development Alliance GIS Geographic Information System GOE Government of Egypt GPS Global Positioning System GTZ Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (the German International Development Agency) HCWW The Holding Company for Water and Wastewater IAS Irrigation Advisory Service IIIMP Integrated Irrigation Improvement and Management Project IIP Irrigation Improvement Project IQC Indefinite Quantity Contract IRG International Resource Group IRU Institutional Reform Unit of MWRI IWMD Integrated Water Management District IWMU Integrated Water Management Unit IWRM I USAID/Egypt funded LIFE Integrated Water Resource Management Project (2004- 2008) IWRM II USAID/Egypt funded Integrated Water Resources Management II (2009-2012) JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency LIFE Livelihoods and Income from the Environment LOE Level of Effort LOP Life of Project M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MALR Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation MISD Matching Irrigation Supply and Demand Program MOH Ministry of Housing MSEA Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs MWRI Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation O&M Operation And Maintenance OJT On-the-job training PMP Performance Monitoring Plan PPP Private–public partnership PSD Office of Productive Sector Development RFTOP Request for Task Order Proposal RWMO Regional Water Management Organization SWERI Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute TA Technical Assistance TNA Training Needs Assessment US United States USAID United States Agency for International Development WADA Water & Development Alliance WCU Water Communication Unit WQU Water Quality Unit WUA Water User Associations ii Quarterly Report Year 3: 3 rd Quarter (July - September 2011)
1. SUMMARY Under the USAID/Egypt Integrated Water Resources Management II Project (IWRM II), Contract No.: EPP-I-00-04-00024-00, Task Order No. 06, International Resource Group (IRG) is responsible for assisting the Government of Egypt (GOE) to promote integrated water resources management. The period of performance of the project is from January 25, 2009 to September 30, 2012. The purpose of this report is to present the status and performance of IWRM II for the 3 rd quarter of Year 3, covering the period from July to September 2011. It has the following content: summary of project activities, accomplishments for this quarter, planned activities for the following quarter, problems and issues, staff level of effort, status of finance and expenditures, and list of reports. A summary of the activities for the quarter follows: H.E. Dr. Hussein El-Atfy, MWRI Minister, resigned. Dr. Hesham Kandil, MWRI Head of the Nile Sector, was appointed as the new Minister on 18 July. A ministerial decree was issued on 9 August to include Dr. Khaled Toubar on the IWRM II Steering Committee. Another decree was issued on 16 August to assign Dr. Toubar as the Project Coordinator in addition to his position as General Director for Design and Barrage Safety under the Reservoir and Grand Barrage Sector. Dr. Tom Sheng completed his STTA assignment (21 July to 5 August). Dr. Mark Svendsen completed his STTA assignment (13-29 July). A monthly project coordination meeting was held on 5 July with Eng. Wafaa (USAID COTR), Dr. Mohamed Motaleb (Project Coordinator) and Andrew Tczap (IRG COP) and Eng. Mohamed El Fetyani in attendance. Main topics discussed included: potential FARA for canal maintenance, disposition of MALR staff on LWOP, possible use of the MWRI training center, upcoming study tours, and the July training schedule. USAID and IRG met on 5 July to discuss the results of the coordination meeting. Eng. Wafaa (USAID), Eng. Tczap (IRG), Eng. Nabil Fawzi (IRG), and Dr. Wadie (IRG) attended this meeting. MWRI and IRG met on 28 July to be briefed on Dr. Svendsen’s activities during his mission, including his conclusions and future plans. Also discussed were Dr. Sheng’s preliminary conclusions based on review of the project’s MIS activities and his visits to Mansoura RO and to the West Belbeis and Eltollombat IWMDs (as well as to Abo Kebeer, an IWMD supported in IWRM I). Dr. Sheng’s planned activities during the remainder of his assignment were discussed as well. Dr. Motaleb, Eng. Tczap, Eng. El Fetyani, Eng. Nabil, Dr. Wadie, and Dr. Moamen, attended the meeting, together with Drs. Svendsen and Sheng. Staff coordination meetings were held on 31 July, 9 and 18 August. The RO staff attended the 31 July and 18 August meetings. Dr. Moamen El Sharkawy and Eng. Amira Abdel Hady, local Institutional/ Organizational Development Specialists on LWOP from MWRI, completed their assignments in support of Task 1.1, Formation and Development of BCWUAs and related cross-cutting components on 14 July. Quarterly Report Year 3: 3 rd Quarter (July - September 2011) 1
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