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

MWRI and IRG met on November 1 to discuss the Year 4 Work Plan comments. Dr. Khaled, Eng.
Nabila, Mr. Andy, Eng. Nabil, and Dr. Wadie attended the meeting.
MWRI (MIC) and IRG held a second meeting on November 13 to discuss the status of MIC’s
efforts to review the sample digital map. Progress was disappointing and led to concerns about the
practicality of appointing MIC to undertake the digital map review. Mr. Andy, Dr. Hesham Mustafa,
and Eng. Nabil attended the meeting.
MWRI (CDIAS) and IRG met on November 14 to discuss the future cooperation between IWRM II
project and MWRI CDIAS during Year 3 Quarter 4 and Year 4. Mr. Andy, Eng. Nabil, Dr. Moamen,
Eng. Nagwa, and Eng. Abeer attended the meeting. It was decided that CDIAS would observe the
next Task 1.1 training to be given by the project and then implement the last course to be held in the
first quarter of 2012.
The head of the Irrigation Department issued decree No. 214 dated November 22, 2011 extending
LOWP to Eng. Ayman Abd Elsalam Shedeed and Eng. Akmal Aziz Badie from November 14, 2011
up to April 30, 2012 to work with consultant in Zagazig and Mansoura ROs respectively.
The head of the Irrigation Department issued decree No. 213 dated November 22, 2011 granting
Eng. Nabil Nassif Faragalla five months LOWP to work with the consultant as Water Resources
Management Specialist. Eng. Nabil started his assignment on LWOP on November 23, 2011.
MWRI (CDIAS) and IRG met on November 22 to discuss the procedure for involving the CDIAS
in the ongoing Task 1.1 training courses, related to IWRM II, during Year 3 Quarter 4 and Year 4 in
addition to IWRM I. Mr. Andy, Dr. Khaled, Eng. Nagwa, and Eng. Nabil attended the meeting.
The Year 4 Work Plan workshop was held from November 16 to 18. The Steering Committee
members, USAID representatives, minister’s office representatives, East Delta Region head of
Central Directorates & General Directorates of Water Resources and Irrigation, IRG representatives
and field Engineers from West Belbeis, Elmollak, Deyarb Negm, Elbohirat IWMDs and the head of
Qena technical office of Central Directorate of Water Resources & Irrigation attended the workshop.
The Year 4 Work Plan has been approved.
A project staff meeting was held on December 7 to discuss status, issues, and constraints to progress
and actions to overcome constraints. The entire technical staff from Cairo and both field offices
attended. A summary of issues and constraints identified in the meeting was written and shared with
the Project Coordinator.
Mr. Tczap and Eng. Nabil met with Dr. Khaled, Project Coordinator, on December 8 to discuss the
findings that came out of the December 7 project staff meeting.
Giza Systems company, a local vendor of water monitoring equipment, made a presentation to the
project on December 12 on the flow measurement equipment they provide. In addition to project
staff, three members of the MRWI Telemetry staff and Eng. Abeer Salama attended.
Mr. Tczap met with Eng. Wafaa, USAID COTR to discuss project status, budget realignment, and
various other project activities.
The project distributed the final versions of the Year 4 Work Plan and the Year 4 Workshop report
on December 13.
The project staff met with CDIAS on December 14. It had previously been decided that CDIAS
would give the last remaining Task 1.1 training course and the meeting established the details and
logistics of the upcoming course. The responsibilities of CDIAS and the project were clearly
defined.
Eng. Nagwa (CDIAS), Mr. Tczap, Eng. Nabil, Dr. Wadie, and Ms. Dahlia attended.
6 ANNUAL REPORT YEAR 3 (JANUARY – DECEMBER 2011)