INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT II - LIFE-IWRMII ...

An MWRI (Planning Sector) project coordination meeting was held on September 18. Dr. Mohamed
Motaleb (Head of Planning Sector), Dr. Khaled Toubar (Project Coordinator), Mr. Tczap, Eng.
Nabil, Dr. Wadie, and Eng. Elfetyani (PS) attended the meeting.
A coordination meeting for USAID and IRG staff was held on September 22. Eng. Wafaa Faltaous,
USAID (COTR), Mr. Andrew Tczap (COP) and Eng. Nabil attended the meeting.
The project initiated negotiations with El Zanaty & Associates on September 18 to conduct a
farmers’ survey in the project area. Negotiations were completed and a fixed price purchase order
was issued on September 29. The work has progressed according to schedule and the draft report
was completed in mid-December. Review of the draft report is ongoing at the writing of this report.
The head of the ID issued the decree No. 365 dated 28 September granting Eng. Mohamed Anwar
Elbakry LWOP up to July 31, 2012 to work with the consultant in Mansoura RO as Water
Resources Management Specialist. Eng. Mohamed started his assignment on LWOP on November
20, 2011.
Eng. Wafaa Faltaous, USAID (COTR), and Mr. Foaad Ellathy (USAID planning section) visited
Elmataria IWMD on September 29. They attended a meeting with the district staff and with the
BCWUAs in the Elmataria BCWUA No. (1) Office. They also visited a bridge located at Km 1.50 on
branch canal No. 1 and a feeder to that canal from the Elganabia Elkhamsa canal, constructed by the
BCWUA with IWMD supervision. Eng. Zenab Elraies, the head of the Central Directorate for Water
Resources & Irrigation, Eng. Saad Elsaied Elsalam, General Director, Eng. Nabil, Eng. Elsaied Nagy
and Eng. Akmal joined the trip.
A Steering Committee meeting was held on October 2. The entire committee was in attendance
except the head of the GW sector due to schedule conflict.
Mr. Russell Misheloff, IRG HO Project Manager, started his assignment on October 1 and left Cairo
on October 20. He assisted in preparing the Year 4 Work Plan and other reports that were in
preparation.
IRG staff coordination meeting was held on October 4 to prepare for the Year 4 Work Plan. The
Regional Advisors (RAs) didn’t attend the meeting.
The draft Year 4 Work Plan was distributed for review on October 17.
The head of the ID issued the decree No. 449 dated October 19 granting Eng. Tamer Ibrahim
Gomaa LWOP up to July 31, 2012 to work with the consultant in Zagazig RO as Water
Management Specialist. Eng. Tamer started his assignment on LWOP on October 19, 2011.
An IRG staff coordination meeting, including Regional Office staff, was held on October 24.
A meeting between MWRI (Ministry Information Center – MIC) and IRG was held on October 24
to discuss their capability in revising the IWMDs Digital Maps. Mr. Andy, Dr. Hesham, the head of
the MIC, Eng. Nabil, and Eng. Sanaa attended the meeting. MIC indicated they have the capability
and resources to assist with the digital maps and agreed to review one map to determine the effort
required.
Eng. Wafaa Faltaous, USAID COTR, attended the Qualubia October monthly meeting on October
25, the undersecretary, the district’s directors, Eng. Nabil, Eng. Maher, and Eng. Abeer Salama
attended the meeting.
A Steering Committee meeting was held on October 31 to follow up the last meeting’s comments,
Year 4 Work Plan and Workshop and other matters. The entire committee was in attendance except
the head of the planning sector who was on travel outside Egypt. Review comments on the draft
Work Plan were provided to the project.
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