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the demo site for types of irrigation improvement systems. Dr. El Gendy promised to discuss the financial mechanism with the MALR Team. Due to unrest and changes of MALR leaders the process stopped. • The project had a meeting with Dr. Mohamed El Garhy, Head of Ag. Extension Sector, MALR. Dr. El Garhy accepted to enroll the BCWUAs in the SMS and Call Center services of MALR. Quick Service/Vodafone is the responsible firm for this service with MALR. A meeting with Quick Service/Vodafone Chairperson was conducted and arrangements to enroll the 620 BCWUAs board members in the Ag. Extension services were discussed. The project guided Vodafone for direct contact with the BCWUAs through the Ag. Cooperatives. • The project received an unsolicited request from El Maksar BCWUA to conduct a seminar on Water Conservation technologies and new irrigation systems. The seminar was scheduled to be on 25 October. Originally scheduled for one BCWUA to attend the seminar, another five BCWUAs from West Belbeis IWMD requested to participate and were accommodated. The seminar was conducted in Cairo and the project arranged for participants to visit the SAHARA Agricultural Exhibit that was going on in Nasr City. • USAID hosted a meeting involving IWRM II/IRG and MUCIA to discuss the possibility of collaboration and reduction of duplication. Eng. Wafaa and Dr. Abu El Wafa from USAID, Mr. Andy Tczap and Dr. Wadie from IRG, and Dr. Mohamed Samy, COP MUCIA, participated. IRG sent MUCIA the information on BCWUAs in East Delta Governorates requested during the meeting. • Year 4 Work Plan was prepared and presentations given at the annual workshop in Ain Sukhna. West Belbeis District Manager presented findings of the pilot activity and its impact on cropping pattern change and water savings. • A video on HVCs was produced and copies distributed to Directorates, IWMDs, and Ag. Districts. • It was planned to have a workshop for Buyers, Suppliers, and Bankers to be held in Cairo. The project started making arrangements by meeting with Eng. Yousri Tinawy, General Manager, Chamber of Food Industries (CFI) concerning the participants from CFI companies and a meeting at MALR with Dr. Assem Shaltout, Chairman of Union of Producers & Exporters of Horticultural Crops (UPEHC) for preparing the list of invitees from their association. Although planning had already begun, it was jointly decided with MWRI to cancel the event. • At the request of USAID, Dr. Wadie met with ACDI VOCA on June 27 to discuss common interests and the possibility of ACDI VOCA continuing the Task 1.3 activities upon completion of IWRM II. No decisions were taken as this would require a modification of ACDI VOCAs contract. Task 1.3 PMP Indicators and Targets Task Indicator Units Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual 1.3 Improvements in Water Productivity and Efficiency 1.3.a Number of farmers receiving training on High-Value Crops and water-saving technology Number 0 100 0 300 502 500 1,125 12 ANNUAL REPORT YEAR 3 (JANUARY – DECEMBER 2011)
TASK 1.4: WASTEWATER REUSE Dr. Wadie Fahim Mankarious (LTTA, Senior Organization/Institutional Development Specialist) is the IRG coordinator for this task. Mr. Russell Misheloff, Senior Economist provided STTA. Eng. Sami Yacoub (Organization/ Institutional Development Specialist) provided STTA support and follow-up to the Global Development Alliance: Environmental Services for Improving Water Quality Management in Egypt (GDA). The following activities were carried out during the first quarter of year, prior to the Mid-Term Evaluation results: • A meeting was held with the Holding Company for Water & Waste Water (HCWW) Legal Committee chaired by Mr. Osama Shalaby to discuss the possiblity of a 1,000 feddan pilot wastewater reuse concession scheme. Dr. Wadie attended the meeting and briefed the Committee on the concept and its benefits. HCWW sent a portion of the meeting minutes indicating approval of going ahead with the concept. This task was de-scoped before the project could respond. • The USAID Mid-term Evaluation Team recommended that the project cease all further activity related to Task 1.4 and the project has complied. Task 1.4 PMP Indicators and Targets Task Indicator Units Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual 1.4 Wastewater Reuse 1.4.a 1.4.b Feasibility plan submitted for approval Number of partnership agreements signed 0/1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 Number 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 TASK 2.1: REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS (RWMO) Activity on this task was on hold at the beginning of the year. In compliance with a USAID Mid- Term Evaluation recommendation and concurrence of MWRI, the project ceased all further activity under this task. TASK 2.2: FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS Eng. Nabil Eng. Fawzi (LTTA, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist) is the coordinator for this task. Eng. Maher Khodary (LTTA, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist, Regional Advisor) is responsible for managing the task for the four Directorates and 26 IWMDs covered by the Zagazig Regional Office. Eng. El-Sayed Nagi (LTTA, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist, Regional Advisor) who was replaced by Eng. Ibraheem Farag in November is responsible for managing the task for the four Directorates and 19 IWMDs covered by the Mansoura Regional Office. Eng. Ayman Shedid and Eng. Soha Mostafa who was replaced by Eng. Tamer Gomaa provided technical assistance support to the Zagazig IWRM II Regional Office during Year 3. Eng. Elbayoumi Ali Ez Eldeen who was replaced by Eng. Mohamed Elbakry and Eng. Akmal Badie Henein provided technical assistance support to the Mansoura IWRM II Regional Office during Year 3. Activities carried out during Year 3 include: ANNUAL REPORT YEAR 3 (JANUARY – DECEMBER 2011) 13
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