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Fig 1 Integrated Trans-boundary Regional NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River Basin
Inception Report
FoEME - Friends of the Earth Middle East
SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute
GNF - Global Nature Fund
EU - SIWMP, January 2013
Royal HaskoningDHV in partnership with:
CORE Associates Palestine
MASAR Jordan
DHVMED Israel
“Protecting the Environment” means to change our global perception: to change from a culture (and policy) that enables and even encourages excess consumerism that creates more and more system-wide problems and consumes natural resources, to a culture (and policy) based on wise consumption and maximum efficiency, that will improve the quality of life of the consumers and not only the volume of consumption. This applies especially to the policy regarding the water resource in our region that must be managed in a sustainable manner for current and future generations.
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Integrated Trans-boundary Regional NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River Basin
Inception Report file : BB2939-100-101
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FoEME - Friends of the Earth Middle East
SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute
GNF - Global Nature Fund
EU - SIWMP, 21 January 2013
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CONTENTS PAGE
1 INTRODUCTION 3 1.1 The Study 3 1.2 The Consultants 4
2 THE INCEPTION PHASE 5 2.1 SIWI Middle East Seminar 5 2.2 FoEME Good Water Neighbors Regional Conference 7 2.3 Project Logical Framework Session 8 2.4 Inception Workshop 9 2.5 Assessment of Reports 10 2.6 Main Challenges Ahead 17 2.7 Proposed Boundaries of the Study Area 22
3 LOGICAL FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS 24 3.1 Project Objectives and Results 24 3.2 Project Activities 27 3.3 Assumptions and Risks 32
4 WORK PLAN 34 4.1 Information Management 34 4.2 Baseline Data Collection 35 4.2.1 Water and Environmental Data Collection 36 4.2.2 Socio-economic Information Collection 38 4.2.3 Infrastructure Information Collection 40 4.2.4 Cultural and Archeological Information Collection 40 4.2.5 Baseline Data mapping 41 4.3 First Public Consultation Workshops 42 4.4 Socio-economic Projections 43 4.5 Water Projections 44 4.6 Identification of Bottlenecks 45 4.7 Joint Vision Development 45 4.8 Second Public Participation Workshops 45 4.9 Target and Indicators for 2050 45 4.10 Alternative Interventions 46 4.11 Multiple Criteria Analysis 47 4.12 Development Strategies 48 4.13 Information Management and Modeling 49 4.14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan 51 4.15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan 52 4.16 Israeli NGO Master Plans 53 4.17 Integrated Trans-national NGO Master Plan 53 4.18 Action planning 55
5 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION 56 5.1 Project Organization 56 5.1.1 Project Quality Management 59
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6 PUBLICATIONS, STUDY MATERIALS AND DISSEMINATION 60 6.1 Publications and Study Materials 60 6.2 Presentations and Dissemination 61
7 PLANNING, STAFFING AND MILESTONES 62
8 COLOPHON 68
Annex 1 – CVs of Key Experts (page 69)
Annex 2 – Terms of Reference of Key Experts (page 161)
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Study
WEDO / Friend of the Earth Middle East assigned Royal HaskoningDHV / DHV B.V. on the 27th of August
2012 to undertake the Integrated Trans-boundary Regional NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River
(LJR) basin. Under this Contract DHV B.V. and its partners will provide technical services to prepare a
FoEME Master Plan: A Vision for the Lower Jordan River for the countries Jordan, Palestine and Israel
and integrated for the region as a whole in accordance with FoEME’s Terms of Reference (ToR) for this
project.
The Consultant issued a Draft Inception Report on the first of November 2012, which was discussed with
representatives of FoEME, SIWI, GNF and the Consultant on the 7th
of November at the Murad Resort,
Bethlehem. Next, FoEME provided a list of additional comment on the 19th
of November. In the current
final Inception Report, the Consultant incorporated these comments. This report furthermore includes the
revised work plan, the Logical Framework Analysis, and the updated Time Schedule for the study.
The study’s overall objective is to create a regional NGO master plan for the Lower Jordan River by
developing and harmonizing national master plans into a single cohesive trans-boundary master plan that
could be advanced in full or in part by the decision makers – both unilaterally at the national level and/or at
the regional level. The Master Plan shall be steered by principles of sustainable development including
environmental flows provided through its natural resources; a healthy eco-system; equitable sharing of
water resources; free public accessibility for all nationalities within an appropriate security framework; and
a healthy economic development perspective.
The direct purpose of this project is to publish the national and regional FoEME NGO Master Plans for the
Lower Jordan River, and to use the study results and publications as an advocacy tool with national
stakeholders, the EU and various actors of the international community to increase political will for the
adoption in full or in part of the study's recommendations by the national authorities in the region.
The following results are foreseen under this study:
a) Published Jordanian NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River from the Yarmouk River in the
north to the Dead Sea in the south.
b) Published Palestinian NGO Master for the Lower Jordan River from Bezek Stream in the north to
the Dead Sea in the south.
c) Translation, review and Gap Analysis of the existing Israeli Master Plans from the exit of the
Lower Jordan River from the Sea of Galilee to Naharyim (completed by the Kinneret Drainage
Authority) and from Naharyim to Bezek Stream (currently being prepared by the Lower Jordan
River Drainage Authority). Furthermore the Israeli NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River
from the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee to Bezeq Stream will be published.
d) Integration of all three (Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli) national NGO Master Plans for the
Lower Jordan River into a single transboundary regional NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan
River.
e) National and Regional Strategic Action Plans to advance the implementation of the National and
Regional NGO Master Plans, including recommendations, identification of no-regret actions for
staged implementation.
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1.2 The Consultants
DHV B.V. is the FoEME’s main contractor for this study, and has established sub-contacts with CORE
Associates in Palestine, MASAR Center from Jordan and DHVMED from Israel. Key experts from these
organizations form together the core study team, headed by DHV’s project manager. The study team
represents an excellent track record in the areas of development river basin master plans around the
world, as well as in water and environmental management projects in the Jordan, Israel and the
Palestinian Territories. They have provided a wide range of services, from strategy and policy
development, feasibility studies to designs and construction supervision in the Middle East and in different
river basins around the world.
DHV BV from the Netherlands is part of Royal HaskoningDHV, which is one of the largest independent
consultancy groups, employing currently around 8000 employees world-wide. The firm is a merger
between DHV Group and Royal Haskoning Group established on the 1st of July 2012. DHV was founded in
1917 and has gained a world-wide reputation from many projects in a wide range of sectors implemented
in more than 70 countries, including river basin and water resources management. Royal HaskoningDHV
is registered with the major Financial Institutions and International Agencies, and regularly carries out
projects financed by them. See also www.royalhaskoningdhv.com
CORE Associates is a specialized provider of high-end professional services in Economic and Trade
Policy, International Trade, Planning and Business Development Services with its head quarters in
Ramallah. CORE provides timely, pragmatic and cost-efficient advice and training in the context of
economic, and trade policy and negotiations, the formulation and implementation of national policy and
private sector development. CORE’s clients include governments, international governmental
organizations as well as NGOs, trade associations and private businesses. See also www.core.ps
MASAR has been established since 1994 as a regional Non government, not-for-profit organization
focusing on training projects involving about 12 countries from the MENA region and Europe. In 1999,
Masar together with Danish, Palestinian and Israeli colleagues, launched Crossing Borders, a regional
youth magazine, in English for young journalists in Jordan, Israel and Palestine. With the launching and
success of Crossing Borders, Masar began to work with youth and on youth issues. MASAR started to
involve youth activists in analyzing needs of youth in Jordan and the Middle East with the aim of designing
projects to address these needs. MASAR implemented projects in the fields of environment, democracy
education, peace and conflict resolution, human rights, gender, interfaith dialogue, youth employment and
entrepreneurship. Besides projects in these fields, Masar has also been engaged in providing consulting
and expertise to local, regional and international beneficiaries on matters related to Euro-Med cooperation,
As an NGO working with youth and on youth issues. See also www.masarcenter.org
DHVMED from Israel was founded at 1996 as a subsidiary of DHV Group. The company in Israel practice
consulting engineering services in water, environment and related infrastructure and counts 30
professional staff. DHV MED specialized in master planning, overall engineering from concept through
feasibility studies and up to general and detailed design. The company provides consulting , design and to
the industrial and public sectors such as the Ministry of Environment, WTP (water treatment plants),
WWTP (wastewater treatment plants), in the areas of river basin management, air emission treatment,
alternative energy, solid waste management, polluted soil treatment and more. See also
www.dhvmed.com
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2 THE INCEPTION PHASE
2.1 SIWI Middle East Seminar
During the Inception Phase the Consultant participated in the “SIWI Middle East Seminar: Trans-boundary
Water Planning in the Lower Jordan River Basin”, in the Marriot Hotel, Amman, Jordan, from September 9-
11, 2012. The main objective of the SIWI Seminar was to enable main stakeholders to identify important
points to be taken along by the Consultant in the remainder of this study.
During the seminar, organized by Stockholm International Water Institute, the Trans-boundary Master
Planning of the Lower Jordan River Basin project was presented and discussed. Various presentation and
session were provided by a group of internationally renowned organizations and professionals. During this
Seminar the Consultants provided an introductory presentation of the current study and of the results of a
previous study performed by DHVMED for FoEME Israel for the northern part of the Lower Jordan Valley.
Below the feedback is listed as recorded by the Consultant during the SIWI Seminar in September 2011,
which will be incorporated in the current study.
Legal related comments:
Regional NGO Master plans shall take into account existing bilateral and multilateral agreements
signed by the three parties
It shall propose dispute mechanisms
Question was raised how and when we may engage Lebanon and Syria in the LJR planning as
well, and what legal frameworks would be required? Nevertheless, the Consultant will not engage
these countries within the scope of this study.
Environment related comments:
Environmental issues should include water flow, water availability, water demand management,
biodiversity and climate change, demography and land use
Environmental Policy options shall focus on: data and information management; involvements of
national environmental authorities; the use of (best internationally available) environmental
standards; water and environmental pricing policies; ways to determine the carrying capacity of
the LJR basin and related (maximum) size of urban areas and population; setting environmental
protection zones without double political agenda’s; applying best environmental practices for
agriculture and industry; use of non-conventional water resources
Political Support related comments:
Political support is required to achieve free accessibility for all nationalities under appropriate
security conditions
Master Plan shall clearly outline the direct benefits, including economic benefits, for politicians
and decision makers
The Plan aims at encouraging politicians to visit the LJR, in order to touch reality
“ Hope” is one of the key words for the NGO Master Plan, opposite to “Fear”
“Religions” are an important driving force for making the Master Plans work, although sites should
be owned and managed independently from religions
Local people should have their demands heard in the master plans, including their social benefits.
The foreseen stakeholder events will support this process
Short term results are important and should be separated from strategic long term results
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The Master Plan shall separate “no regret” measures (on which all parties can agree quickly) from
interventions that need to be worked out in a situation under conflicts of interest. Using risk
assessment approached might be helpful
Economic related comments:
Where will the money come from? The action plan shall include an outlook for financing for
instance through PPP or through TTT (tariffs, taxes and transfer)
The Master Plan shall take note of the fact the validation (the price of water) is not the same in all
three countries
One approach might be to do a risk assessment on the current situation (environmental, social,
economic, political risks etc), and next calculate the costs for mitigating these risks
A social assessment will be required as well
The NGO Master Plan might include principles for Water Trading among the three countries, be it
that this requires an appropriate legal framework for property rights
Financial assessment shall be separated from economic assessment
Externalities and scarcity impacts shall be considered in the cost calculations
Rely on open market mechanisms for optimizing of economic sectors (f.i. agriculture)
Job impacts (loss and creating) shall be taken into consideration
Economic beneficiaries should (co-) finance required investments
Polluter Pays Principle shall be applicable as well
Water Pricing: to be blocked (first user block cheap, next ones more expensive)
EU Water Framework Directive might act as example for LJR, including its arrangements for
dividing costs
Economic growth shall be de-coupled from growth in water consumption
Cleaner water in the JLR could generate algae growth in the Dead Sea
IRR (internal rates of return) and DRR (development rates of return) to be used for justifying
investment decisions
Water pricing does not necessarily reflect the ecological and social values of water
Public Participation related comments:
Public Participation is an essential link between local, national and regional planning levels
Different interest groups shall participate in the planning process
Early successes and lessons learnt shall be taken into consideration
Public Participation can benefit from involvement of participants from outside the region
It is important to set realistic goals and tangible outcomes
Palestinian public and stakeholders shall be involved fully in PP process, despite travelling
restrictions
Social issues related comments:
Human welfare and livelihood shall derive from shared benefits
The Master Plan shall incorporate that fact that the LJR is part of the overall Jordan River basin,
including watershed areas in Lebanon and Syria, and including the Dead Sea.
Indigenous knowledge to be incorporated in the Master Plans
Benefits shall be mapped, including their origin and their beneficiaries
Linking social groups to politicians will create greater political awareness
Cultural events to be hosted / initiated in the LJR
Media shall be mobilized to disseminate the Master Plan outputs
Geo-politics related comments:
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Geo-politics shall be incorporated in Master Plan through outlining Who get What, When, Where
and How (against what price)
The Master Plan is part of the overall Jordan River basin. This implies that problems from outside
the LJR cannot be addressed within the LJR. This may require larger regional approaches (like
Med – Dead or Red – Dead type of solutions)
Un-accountant for water is to be addressed in the Master Plans.
Raising the awareness of the importance of rehabilitation of the LJR may provide the region with
new opportunities and a new identity
The following important meetings are foreseen throughout the project as well, and their feedback will also
be incorporated in the project:
FoEME National Jordan River Forum meetings taking place in each country, proposed for
November 2012, August 2013, January 2014 and September 2014
FoEME Regional Jordan River meetings taking place in each country, proposed for April 2013,
March 2014 and December 2014
Public conference at the national level taking place in each country proposed in October 2013
Regional Public Conference proposed for June 2014
SIWI Middle East Seminars to further discussions and dialogue about the aims and objectives of
the master planning process, the next one proposed for September 2014.
2.2 FoEME Good Water Neighbors Regional Conference
The Consultant also participated in the Good Water Neighbors Regional Conference, focused on
celebrating a Decade of Problem Solving on Water Issues through the cross border ‘Priority Projects’ of
the Good Water Neighbors Project, which took place from September 12-13 in the InterContinental Hotel in
Jericho.
This conference was attended by 280 Israelis, Jordanians, Palestinians and International guests, learning
about cross border water priority projects identified in each of the "Good Water Neighbors" communities in
the Jordan River Basin. The 19 projects were showcased at the conference through various presentations.
Furthermore, representatives from the World Bank, the US Agency for International Development, the
Japanese International Cooperation Agency, the German Cooperation Agency and the Spanish
Foundation for the Promotion of Social Culture in Jerusalem presented their water & sanitation and other
projects in the region, updating the audience on the wide spectrum of activities being undertaken.
The conference was concluded with panel discussions among Parliamentarians from Jordan, Palestine
and Israel, as well as among mayors and municipal representatives from the participating communities in
the Jordan Valley.
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2.3 Project Logical Framework Session
The Consultant organized a Logical Framework Session with representatives of FoEME on the 20th
of
September from 10:00 - 14:00 hours at the Everest hotel in Beit Jala near Bethlehem.
During this session the Consultant representatives had the opportunity to introduce themselves to FoEME.
Next the objectives, study results, proposed activities and the project related risks were discussed as input
for the final Logical Framework presented further on in this Inception Report.
It was confirmed that the overall objective of the project is to build consensus and sustainable co-operation
links between the Jordanian, Israeli, and the Palestinian leaderships, which actively promote sustainable
water management policies and practices through a regional approach to IMWR in the Lower Jordan River
(LJR) Basin. Furthermore it was agreed that the direct purpose of the study is to publish national FoEME
NGO Master Plans for the Lower Jordan River and to create a Regional NGO Master Plan for the Lower
Jordan River by developing and harmonizing the national master plans into a single cohesive plan that
could be advanced by decision and to use the study results and publications as an advocacy tool with
national stakeholders, the EU and various actors of the international community to increase political will for
the adoption in full or in part of the study's recommendations by the national authorities in the region.
During this session the Consultants took note of the following remarks:
The importance of the GLOWA report for the WEAP modeling under this study
The numerous relevant reports and studies that have been done by FoEME and others in the
study area, that are to be revisited by the Consultants, where needed confirmed by field checks
The suggestions was made to create a buffer zone around outflows into the LJR for quality
protection purposes
The issue of Israeli settlers in the West Bank was discussed, and how to approach this issue in
the study’s scenario development.
It was agreed that the Consultant would elaborate one scenarios until 2050:
Full Economic Co-operation Scenario, including a two-state solution in which the settlers
would move out of the Palestinian state on the West Bank, and an economic model based
on extensive three-state co-operation in the region. This scenario will have its implication on
for instance land use, population growth and water demands. The scenario will also act as
base case for developing strategies and interventions for the rehabilitation of the Lower
Jordan River.
The idea was discussed to rehabilitate the LJR based on creating the highest possible added
value on the water to be returned to the Jordan river, including possibilities to re-circulate the
water in a closed loop
The importance of developing tourism potentials with related economic benefits was underlined
The importance of outlining the proposed physical boundaries of the study area in the Inception
Report was discussed
The relations of the study area with the wider Jordan Valley (including sea of Galilee, upper
Jordan River and Dead Sea) were discussed
The need for national NGO plans that reflect the individual national interests and the challenge to
integrate them into one cohesive plan were discussed
The idea was raised to distinguish between No-Regret measures, fitting to the framework of the
individual national plans under the assumed scenario; and higher purpose measures, that will
require more intense modes of co-operation between the three core countries prior to their
implementation.
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The importance of identification and participation of stakeholders during the planning process was
discussed.
2.4 Inception Workshop
The Consultant organized an Inception Workshop on the 7th
of November at the Murad Resort in
Bethlehem for representatives of FoEME, SIWI, GNF and the Consultants team, to discuss the draft
Inception Report issued on the first of November. During this Inception Report a baseline summary was
provided on the current status of the Lower Jordan River Basin. The reports assessed during the Inception
phase were shortly presented in terms of current water management related challenges faced by the
Jordan, Palestine and Israel.
Next, the proposed overall objectives, direct project purpose and anticipated project results were
presented and the related verifiable indicators, sources of information, and risks and assumptions were
discussed. A brief summary of the related projects activities were presented as part of the log frame and
the principles of setting the boundaries for the study area and outlining the input data for the study were
explained.
The proposed GIS methodology for the project was presented, including a proposed application for on-line
sharing of GIS information. The format for data management was explained, including management of
sources of information and date of origin. Next, the proposed study boundaries were presented, based on
the land use and geography of the Jordan Valley, while the previously performed land planning work for
Israel was presented as an example. Specifically the boundaries of the study area in Israel beyond road 70
were discussed during the Inception Workshop.
The technical principles of WEAP were explained and the results of the WEAP exercise under the “Road
Map” study were demonstrated. It was explained that the GLOWA study using WEAP will be used as
starting point for the project, and the required formats of input and foreseen output were discussed
Next Mr. Saeb Bamya chaired a plenary discussion on geo-political aspects of the study, in particular the
linkage between the technical aspects and the political context of the study. Is was concluded that future
projections (scenario) should be made on clear principles, on the basis of accurate estimates and in
appropriate wording.
The proposed participatory planning approach for the project was explained, and the need to have a an
effective interface between stakeholder events and information input was discussed. The principles of
planning along alternative future developments (scenario) versus interventions (strategy) were explained
and discussed as well.
The activities as part of the detailed work plan were presented and discussed, and it was explained that
the baseline data collection phase will be concluded with a joint evaluation together with FoEME, to
confirm that all reasonable efforts have been taken to provide a strong data foundation for the next
planning phase. It was agreed during the Workshop that a resolution of 1:50,000 for the project area will
be applied, with a scale of 1:10,000 for the areas of the proposed project interventions.
Finally it was explained that all major types of pollution will be part of the study, but that only salt will be
taken along quantitative in the WEAP calculations. It was also explained that calibration of pollution
sources data and in-situ WQ data are crucial for any quantitative modeling exercise.
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On the 19th
of November, FoEME issued a list of additional comments on the Draft Inception Report, which
have been incorporated in this Final Inception Report as well.
2.5 Assessment of Reports
During the Data Analysis Phase, the consultant will make an assessment of all available studies and
reports in Jordan, Palestine and Israel that are relevant for the current Master Plan, including the following:
1. FoEME; Take me Over the Jordan: Concept Document to Rehabilitate, Promote Prosperity,
and Help Bring Peace to the Lower Jordan River Valley, September 2012
2. FoEME (Michal Sagive, Mohammed Obidallah, Hana Al-Asad’d et al); Cross-border “Priority
Initiatives” of the Good Water Neighbors Project, September 2012
3. FoEME (David Brooks and Julie Trottier): An Agreement to Share Water Between Israelis
and Palestinians: The FoEME Proposal (revised version), March 2012
4. Arie Arnon, Saeb Bamya; Economic Dimensions of a Two-States Agreement between Israel
and Palestine, Series 2007, 2010 and 2012
5. FoEME (Gilad Safier); Roadmap for the Rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River, Nov 2011
6. FoEME (Yedidya Sinclair, Efrath Silver, Guidon Bromberg, Youval Arbel); Promoting Green
Jobs and Experts in a Green Water Economy in Israel, August 2011
7. FoEME (Anja Bursche): Agricultural Water Demand Management in the Palestinian
Territories, April 2011
8. Allan, J.A.: Virtual Water: Tackling the Threat to Our Planet’s Most Precious Resource,
London: I.B. Tauris), 2011
9. FoEME; Lower Jordan River Rehabilitation Project: Advocacy strategic Action Plan for
Jordan, 2010
10. FoEME; Lower Jordan River Rehabilitation: Strategic Action Plan (Israel) for the
Rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River, December 2010
11. FoEME; Lower Jordan River Rehabilitation Project: Assessment of Barriers to Water Reform
in Israel and the Rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River; December 2010
12. Khaled Hardan; Diana Partridge; Water Reform in Palestine: Oasis or Mirage? Updated
Report December 2010
13. FoEME (Tatyana Gorskaya): Lower Jordan River Rehabilitation Project: Trans-boundary
Diagnostic Analysis (TDA), Jordan, December 2010
14. FoEME (Dr. Taleb AL Harithi): Lower Jordan River Rehabilitation Project: Trans-boundary
Diagnostic Analysis (TDA), Palestine, December 2010
15. Khaled Hardan; Lower Jordan River Rehabilitation Project: Strategic Action Plan (Palestine)
for the Rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River, December 2010
16. FoEME (Yana Abu Taleb; Michael Lexander; Catherine-Emeline Robillard); Why Cooperate
Over Water? Cross-border crises and the need for trans-national solutions, Sept 2010
17. FoEME (Gadi Rosenthal, Dr. David Katz): An Economic Analysis of Policy Options for Water
Conservation in Israel, July 2010
18. FoEME (Rachel Bergstein): Best Practices in Agricultural Water Demand Management and
Comparative Analysis for Israel, June 2010
19. FoEME (Dr. Sarig Gafny; Dr. Samer Talozi; Mr. Banan Al Sheikh; Mrs. Elizabeth Ya’ari);
Towards a Living Jordan River: An Environmental Flows Report on the Rehabilitation of the
Lower Jordan River, May 2010
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20. World Bank (ERM, BRL, EcoConsult): Red Sea – Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study
Environmental and Social Assessment – Initial Assessment Report, March 2010
21. FoEME ( Baha Afana); Lower Jordan River Rehabilitation Project: Assessment of Barriers to
the Rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River as Regards Water Reform in the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan, March 2009
22. FoEME (Danya Bryx, Gidon Bromberg): Best Practices in Domestic Water Demand
Management, March 2009
23. FoEME (Nicole Harari, Jesse Roseman); Environmental Peace Building Theory and Practice:
A Case Study of the Good Water Neighbours Project in Wadi Fukin and Tzur Hadassah, Jan
2008
24. Tala Qtaishat; Workbook Assignment for Rangeland Resources Watershed Management
Course, 2008
25. Zeitoun M: Power and Water in the Middle East: The Hidden Politics of the Palestinian –
Israeli Water Conflict (London: I.B. Tauris), 2008
26. FoEME (Alon Tal, Mohammad Said Al Hmaidi); Draft Agreement on Environmental
Cooperation between Israel and Palestinian National Authority, November 2007
27. Chatham House (Zecharya Tagar): Municipal Cooperation Across Conflict Divides: A
Preliminary Study, Sept 2007
28. International Water Management Institute (Rémy Courcier et al): Historic Transformations of
the Lower Jordan River Basin: Changes in Water Use and Projections (1950 – 2025), 2005
29. Department of Statistics in Jordan, Khamis Raddad: Water Use and Supply Statistics of
Jordan, June 2005
30. Water Policy 8 (2006), Nir Becker and David Katz: Economic Valuation of Resuscitating the
Dead Sea, August 2005
31. Khamis Raddad; Water Supply and Water Use Statistics in Jordan, June 2005
32. World Watch – Water and Peace (Gidon Bromberg): For Clues to Resolving the Middle East
Conflict consider the case of the Embattled Dead Sea, August 2004
33. Ministry of Water and Irrigation (Sandra Chesrown); Final Land Use Report - Jordan Valley
Preliminary Land Use Master Plan Project (USAID); august 2004
34. Dr. Anders Jägerskog; Why States Cooperate over Shared Water: The water Negotiations in
the Jordan River Basin (PhD Dissertation), Linköping Studies in Arts and Science
(http://www.ep.liu.se/arts_science/2003/281/digest.pdf), 2003
35. Dr. Shadda Attilli et al; Historic Development Plans of the Jordan River Basin, 2003
36. Allan, Tony (J.A.): The Middle East Water Question: Hydro-politics and the Global Economy
(London and New York: I.B. Tauris), 2001
37. Chas T. Main; The Unified Development of the Water Resources of the Jordan Valley
Region, 1953
Guidelines of a more general nature that are relevant for the current study are the following:
An Economic Analysis of Policy Options for Water Conservation in Israel
Crossing the Jordan
Why Cooperate Over Water?
Water and Sanitation in the Palestinian Jordan Valley: A 2011 Snapshot
The EU Water Framework Directive and Nature Directives (Birds and Habitats)
Studies on the EU’s Green Infrastructure Strategy
The draft Strategy for Water in the Mediterranean
The Horizon 2020 Initiative
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A short summary of the above listed reports is presented hereafter.
The internationally recognized World Heritage values of the Lower Jordan Valley are strongly related to its
unique historic, religious, cultural, economic and environmental values, not at least due to its typical rift
valley topography and the unique mineral composition of the Dead Sea waters [lit 1]. The Lower Jordan
River (LJR) originates at the Sea of Galilee and meanders along 200 km down to the Dead Sea through
the Jordan Valley. Over 300,000 Israelis, Jordanians and Palestinians live on both sides of the Lower
Jordan River.
Almost the entire water inflow into the Lower Jordan River (LJR) has been diverted; the river currently
holds about 2 % of the river’s historic natural flow [lit 5]. This has severe impacts on the river system itself,
as well as to the area’s unique ecosystem and to the approximate 500 million migratory birds that used to
migrate through the Jordan basin twice a year [lit 8]. The Dead Sea, which relies on the Lower Jordan
River as its primary water source, is reaching a critical point of damage from the almost complete lack of
inflow. If nothing will change, irreversible damages are predicted in the Jordan Valley within the next 25
years. Both the European Union and the United States Senate have passed resolutions voicing concern
over the deterioration of the river and calling on the Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian governments to
make rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River a priority. Below figure presents the water balance of the
Lower Jordan River Basin during the 1950s.
Figure 1 – Approximate Water Balance Lower Jordan River Basin (1950) [lit 28]
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The Jordan River during the 1950 closely still resembled its historic natural water balance, not yet much
influenced by artificial human interception: about 605 MCM (Million Cubic Meters) was discharged into the
Jordan River from the Sea of Galilee and 455 MCM originated from the Yarmouk river in Jordan. Additional
inflow came from the Yarmouk basin as well as from the Zarqa river basin in the East Bank, as well as
from annual rain floods from the West Bank. The outflow of the Jordan River in 1950 into the Dead Sea
was about 1285 MCM. This amount was about equal to the total evaporation from the surface of the Dead
Sea, leading to an average a stable surface water table of the Dead Sea [lit 28].
By the year 2000 [lit 26] the water balance had changed drastically and substantial flows were meanwhile
diverted by the riparian countries of the Jordan River Basin:
1. About 100 MCM per year was diverted by Israel from the Upper Jordan river system, which
reduced the inflow into the Sea of Galilee
2. About 440 MCM per year was diverted by Israel from the southern mouth of Lake Tiberius to feed
to Israeli National Water Carrier (NWC)
3. About 155 MCM per years is withdrawn by Jordan from the Yarmouk River to feed the Amman,
the Zarqa Region and to irrigate the East Bank.
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Figure 2– Approximate Water Balance Lower Jordan River Basin (2000) [lit 28]
The remaining flow in the Lower Jordan River Basin in the year 2000 was about 145 MCM in its northern
section. Addition return flows from the irrigated areas in the East Bank increased the base flow of the
Lower Jordan River to 275 MCM, flowing into the Dead Sea. Today may have been reduced to less than
100 MCM. This reduction in recharge of the Dead Sea caused a dramatic decline in its water levels, not
only due to the impact of upstream water diversion projects, but also due to the mineral extraction
industries in the southern basin of the Dead Sea [lit 28].
In addition, Israel constructed the Saline Water Carrier, which transfers saline water from salt water spring
around the Sea of Galilee to the Lower Jordan River. This has caused a substantial increase in salinity in
the river system, leading to severe negative ecological impacts [lit 5].
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Bare land with high salt concentrations around the shrinking coast line of the Dead Sea can still be
noticed. Up until today the Dead Sea water level is dropping with about 1 meter per year. Furthermore
serious damage is occurring around the Dead Sea as result of over pumping of aquifers threatening
springs such as Ein Feshka and Ein Gedi.
Figure 3 – Retrieving Dead Sea
Numerous initiatives have been undertaken by the individual riparian countries and international
organizations towards the Jordan Valley, although largely based on national interests without effective
coordination amongst the three parties. One of the exceptions might be the Red to Dead Sea Water
Conveyance project initiative, for which the World Bank issued feasibility and environmental studies in
2008 [lit 20]. This initiative focuses on saving the Dead Sea, but does not include restoration plans for the
Lower Jordan Valley upstream of the Dead Sea. Clearly, the lack of a serious Peace Process and
consequent limited co-operation between the Israeli and Palestinian parties play an important role in this
lack of efficient regional co-operation.
The rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River has been a central aim of Friends of the Earth Middle East
(FoEME) since its establishment in 1994. Through political advocacy campaigns, major research and
regional rehabilitation efforts, real changes have already been made. For instance, new sewage treatment
plants have been constructed or planned in Jordan, Israel and Palestine, which will enable treatment of
polluted wastewater flowing currently into the river. Earlier research conducted for FoEME / WEDO
concludes that the Lower Jordan River may require 400 - 600 MCM of fresh water per year to reach an
acceptable rehabilitation level [lit19]. FoEME assessed that in theory dedicated water saving and water
demand management projects may generate up to a Billion cubic meters of water to be used to rehabilitate
the river [lit 7, 18, 22]. FoEME / WEDO have also been successful in bringing together Israeli, Palestinian
and Jordanian government representatives to create the National and Regional “Lower Jordan River
Forums”.
As for Palestine, FoEME underlines that the water forecast for the upcoming years are bad. Today, an
estimated 220 Palestinian communities in the West Bank are not connected to a water network, forcing
about 340,000 people to rely on spring and rain water collection, or purchase expensive water from
tankers [lit 4]. For those who are connected to a water network, the water supply is often intermittent,
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especially during the summer months, and the water is sometimes of poor quality. Palestinians are not
permitted to drill new wells or extend existing ones without a difficult-to-obtain Israeli permit. Furthermore,
the Palestinians have currently no access to the Sea of Galilee or the Jordan River. As a comparison:
while Israelis use an average of 348 liters of water per person per day (L/p/d), Palestinians in the West
Bank use an average of 70 L/p/d, which is well below the daily minimum of 100 L/p/d set by the World
Health Organization [lit 12].
Consequently, any increase in water availability in the West Bank will likely to be used first to meet the
basic water demands rather than supporting the rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River Basin. FoEME’s
standpoint in this respect is that the Palestinians are not in the position to contribute to the Rehabilitation of
the Lower Jordan River, but should be entitled instead to have their fair share of water first to meet their
basic water demands. Meanwhile, recent preparations and construction of new wastewater treatment
plants and related wastewater reuse potentials throughout the West Bank seem to be an important first
step in the right direction.
FoEME developed a Jordanian Advocacy Strategic Action Plan to create political will towards rehabilitation
of the Lower Jordan River, including an environmental flows study and an economic analysis of water
conservation options. Furthermore, grass root communities have been educated and empowered by
FoEME, and awareness campaigns, seminars and Local Forum Group Meetings have been organized to
advocate the necessary actions for the rehabilitation works, including:
Establishment of a Local Community Forum to educate and empower local communities to
communicate their needs to all level politicians and to advocate sustainable development in their
areas through integrating the proposed water saving options into the local development plans
Awareness Campaign on Local Community Level on Sustainable Water Management, to educate
and empower local communities to communicate their needs to all level politicians and to
advocate sustainable development in their areas through integrating the proposed water saving
options into the local development plans
Seminar on the Situation of the Jordan River and Identified Water Saving “Wedges” for Local
Media, and Public Awareness Campaign on Water Issues through Local Media, to raise
awareness of the general public and local media on the efficient water management and water
status issues in the country, thus obtaining their support for proposed water saving measures that
eventually will contribute to rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River
Meetings of the Local Forum Group with the Local Council and with the Ministry of Water and
Irrigation, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the Ministry of
Environment, the Ministry of Planning, the Jordan Valley Authority, the Water Authority of Jordan,
the Royal Water Committee, the House of Senators and the House of Representatives , to obtain
commitment from all level politicians and decision-makers to support the proposed measures on
Lower Jordan River Rehabilitation
The Israel Strategic Action Plan for the Lower Jordan River performed for FoEME in 2010 concludes that
the Sea of Galilee (and the Yarmouk river basin) might again be used to recharge the Lower Jordan River
if the water levels in the Sea of Galilee can be raised above the critical "red line". New desalination
projects along Mediterranean coastline, as well as wastewater treatment and reuse initiatives and water
efficiency and demand projects may free up the required water resources for the Lower Jordan River
basin.
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2.6 Main Challenges Ahead
The main challenge for the Lower Jordan Valley under this study is now to develop national NGO master
plans for Palestine and Jordan, to revisit and publish Israeli NGO master plans for the Lower Jordan River
Basin, and to develop one single cohesive transboundary Master Plan for the Lower Jordan Valley based
on these national master plans. The transboundary master plan will have to effectively address the
environmental, socio-economic and cultural challenges of the region, based on clear and equal support
from the regional stakeholders and the three riparian entities.
Figure 4 – Jordanian Baptism Site along Jordan River
From 2008 – 2010 FoEME initiated assessments of the current national barriers that need to addressed in
order to rehabilitate the Jordan River Basin. These assessments provide an important foundation for the
current study for understanding the potential obstacles towards reaching a transboundary master plan.
The following major barriers have been identified:
Palestine [lit 12]
The Palestinians suffer from severe water shortages as described above, and rehabilitation of the Jordan
River Basin shall take into account the need to increase Palestinian water availability. The following related
barriers have been identified:
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Barriers related to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank:
1. Inequitable distribution and Israeli Control of West Bank Water Resources: The West Bank
groundwater resources are controlled by the Israeli authorities, which abstract approximately 85% of
its groundwater for it own purposes, including for the settlements on the West Bank. Meanwhile the
Jordan river surface water resources are diverted fully by Israel and Jordan, without anything being
allocated to the Palestinians. On the other hand Israel transfers and sells about 50 MCM per year of
water from Israel to the West Bank
2. Palestinian Movement Restrictions in West Bank and the Jordan Valley: Israel operates many
military checkpoints throughout the West Bank for the Palestinians, which create obstacles for free
transport of persons and equipment such as pumps, fuel and water supply equipment, particularly in
the areas B and C.
3. Destruction of vital water infrastructure: Conflicts between Israel and Palestine in the West Bank
have caused destruction and damages to existing Palestinian water infrastructure, including
Palestinian wells and pipelines, and closing off water supply networks.
Barriers related to Technology and Infrastructure
4. Lack of Insufficient Infrastructure. In those cases where the Palestinians have full control over their
infrastructure, such as near Yatta, the Palestinian Water Authority are often faced by lack of local
infrastructure development capacities, which slows down construction and repair works.
5. Lack of wastewater management. The wastewater collection and treatment facilities in the West
Bank are not advanced. Only a small portion of the Palestinian wastewater is treated and reused. On
the other hand, various new treatment plants are currently under construction in the West bank,
providing new opportunities to embark on larger scale reuse of wastewater for agricultural purposes.
6. Lack of fund management capacities: Palestine depends largely on external international funding for
its infrastructure investments. These funds are sometimes put on hold due changing political
positions by the donor organizations. Furthermore, these funds depend on particular donor
development policies, which might deviate from Palestinian national policies. This all limits the
Palestinian freedom in terms of money allocation and fund management.
7. Water losses: Many of the water supply systems in Palestine are old, and have high rates of
unaccountant for water. This includes both physical water losses as well as water supply that is not
paid for.
Barriers related to Management Capacities
8. Information Shortage: There is a lack of hydrological monitoring capacity in Palestine, reducing the
possibilities to fully understand the behavior and to manage the groundwater resources.
9. Lack of IWRM: the Palestinian Authority does not have adequate means and capacities to implement
full integrated Water Resources Management principles, leading to sub-optimal management of the
water resources
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10. Lack of Water Demand Management: the Palestinian Authority does not have the means and
capacities to optimize water demand management principles, leading to relative unnecessary high
water losses. This also includes lack of water pricing policies to steer water demands and manage
water losses
Jordan [lit 21]
Jordan has a more advanced water management and supply system, which includes extensive treatment
and reuse of wastewater. Nevertheless up to 60% of the water is used for agricultural purposes with
relative low economic rates of returns. To embark on more sustainable water resources management
policies will require a rethinking of the role of agriculture in Jordan. The barrier report identified
furthermore the following actions for improving water resources management in the Lower Jordan River
Basin:
1. Strengthening of the capacity of the institutions involved in water management in the area;
2. Improve coordination and cooperation between various stakeholders involved in water management;
3. Enforcement of existing laws, by-laws and regulations and updating of the legislation when
necessary;
4. Enhance awareness of local population on the water issues and efficient use of water resources;
5. Optimization of tariff policies on water used for irrigation, including enforcement, to stimulate more
efficient use of water and to reduce the overall agricultural share of water in Jordan;
6. Encouragement of more sustainable agricultural practices, such as drip irrigation, plantation of crops
more suitable to the climatic conditions in Jordan, optimized use of pesticides and fertilizers, as well
as applying safe water reuse and recycling methods;
7. Applying the principles of an integrated environmental management systems (EMS), including
reduction of pollution and waste generation at the source, and applying affordable end-of-pipe
treatment and reuse technologies;
8. Increasing economic rates of return in the agricultural sector, by introduction of high yield crops and
cash crops, which provide higher revenues per m3 of water than most of the currently applied crops;
9. Reducing abstraction from depleted aquifers, and reducing agricultural pollution of sensitive shallow
aquifers.
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Israel [lit 11]
Israel has an advanced water management system, including large scale treatment and reuse of
wastewater, desalination of seawater for urban water supply and an advanced system of water policies,
monitoring, enforcement and water pricing. Nevertheless, Israel faces water shortages as well. To address
the situation, the Governmental Authority for Water and Sewage announced a series of measures that
focused largely on further increase of wastewater treatment capacity and extending desalination capacity
to meet agricultural needs and the growing demand from domestic users. Meanwhile FoEME undertook a
study to identify alternatives for creative policy solutions to the water crisis, including plans for rehabilitation
of the Lower Jordan River Basin.
The barrier report identified the following actions for improving Israeli water resources management in the
Lower Jordan River Basin:
1. The report concludes that in the case of the Lower Jordan River, ‘nature’s right to water’ is a concept
that is entirely overlooked in the lower Jordan River. The water that used to flow in the River channel
is fully diverted to meet the growing needs of various consumers in Israel. Consequently, the Lower
Jordan River basin is currently deprived of the essential water flows to sustain important natural
assets. Still, the report notes that it is not too late for the Lower Jordan River; and that swift and
effective actions are needed to save the ecological status of the Jordan River Basin.
2. The Israeli domestic demands for water have grown significantly over the last decade due to
population growth and an increase in the standard of living, which has been largely addressed
through desalination of seawater. FoEME notices that this generates negative environmental impacts
in terms of high energy consumption and discharge of brine back into the sea.
3. FoEME believes that desalination should be a last resort solution, rather than being adopted without
due consideration of more sustainable alternatives. The report recommends that Israeli policymakers
need to take immediate measures to manage the demand for fresh water rather than rely on energy-
intensive solutions with negative environmental impacts. It furthermore states that if there are no
measures in place to control water demands, the urban and agricultural water needs will grow
exceptionally.
4. To embark on more sustainable water resources management policies will require a rethinking in
Israel of the balance between water for domestic and agricultural purposes on the one hand, and
ecological water requirements on the other hand. FoEME issued its position on Desalination in Israel
through the paper: “How Much and What is the Alternative?” It concludes that desalination is often
the more expensive approach to resolving water supply challenges, both for the economy at large as
for individual consumers. FoEME believes that a water economy based on conservation and demand
management would better reinstall the national water resources to public ownership.
The above three issues have been further elaborated by FoEME through DHVMED in the “Road Map for
the Rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River” [lit5]. This road map focuses on the LJR segment from the
Sea of Galilee to the Bezek Stream, where Israel and Jordan are the riparian countries, and uses WEAP
as water modeling tool to calculate water related actions and impacts.
The required flows for an ecological restoration of the Jordan River were earlier calculated in FoME’s
Environmental Flow Report published in 2010 [lit 19], leading to a minimum flow of 400 MCM/yr throughout
the year, increasing to 600 MCM / yr over time and a maximum salinity of 750 mg / liter. Furthermore the
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river would require at least one annual flood of 20 – 50 m3/sec for a minimum duration of 24 hours, with a
total flow of about 4 MCM.
The Road Map report concludes that in the next 30 years, the situation for the LJR is expected to improve
with the rise in the water level of the See of Galilee and the partial desalination of the Saline Water Carrier.
In the 2020's overspills of the Sea of Galilee will provide occasional flood flows in the LJR, contributing to
the ecologically required annual floods. It is expected that the salinity in the upper part will reach about
1,300 mg/ liter in 2020. The salinity will between Harod and the Bezeq spring will rise to 2,000 mg/ liter,
especially during autumn and early winter as result of discharge of saline wastewater from surrounding fish
ponds.
Figure 5 – Projected Water Levels in the Sea of Galilee [lit 5]
The Road map recommends furthermore changing the operation of the Deganiya dam once the water level
in the Sea of Galilee has risen. Analysis shows that releasing 125 MCM/Yr will be feasible when the water
level in the Sea of Galilee is above the red level, assuming that the seawater desalination program in Israel
progresses as planned.
Additional actions will be required to bring the LJR within 10 to 15 years to an adequate ecological
condition, particularly during drought years. Meeting the salinity goal of 750 mg/L will be most difficult close
to the Bezeq Stream, while upstream the salinity levels can be managed easier. These actions may
include cutting back existing water rights in the LJR basin allowing an additional flow in the LJR of 40
MCM/Yr. [lit 5]
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2.7 Proposed Boundaries of the Study Area
The study focuses on the Lower Jordan River basin and will include water and environmental aspects,
social and economic aspects, infrastructure aspect and spatial planning related aspects. It is proposed that
the boundaries of the study area will be determined as follows:
1. Water flow: all relevant inflow and outflow phenomena directly linked to the Lower Jordan River
will be considered, including streams, major springs, wells, wastewater effluents and diversions
along the LJR. Boundary locations will include the point of outflow from the Yarmouk river into the
LJR; outflows from the Sea of Galilee, including the Saline Water Carrier and the point of outflow
from the LJR into the Dead Sea.
2. Water Demands: all relevant water abstractions within the LJR basin that directly influence the
water flow in the LJR will be considered, including wells and surface water abstractions for
domestic, industrial and agricultural use as well as ecological water requirements. Water
demands that influence the LJR on a wider scale, such as abstractions from the Israeli National
Water Carrier, the King Talal Dam or the Yarmouk River Basin will not be modeled as part of this
study
3. Water Quality: all phenomena that directly influence the quality of the LJR will be considered,
including wastewater effluents, fish pond discharges and solid waste dump leachate (if relevant).
Major pollution sources will be described in terms of their characteristics, locations and their
impact on the water system. This will be the basis for the formulating interventions with regard to
effective pollution control throughout the Lower Jordan River Basin. Salinity will be also
incorporated in the WEAP quantitative modeling exercise. This will enable the Consultant to make
calculated estimated of future salinity levels in the Lower Jordan River system.
4. It is proposed that the social, economic, infrastructure and spatial planning aspects will be
considered as presented in the following study map. The exact limits will be set during the first
phase of the project by the Land Use Expert, with road number 90 through Israel and the West
Bank, and road number 65 through Jordan as starting points. The exact limits will be set based
on the topography, and will be drawn along the upper edge of the Jordan Valley and will logically
cut through the wadi’s on both sides. The final boundaries will be presented in one unified spatial
coordinate system for both Israel, Jordan and the West Bank.
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Figure 6 – Proposed Study Boundary
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3 LOGICAL FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS
3.1 Project Objectives and Results
The objectives and proposed activities presented in the Consultants technical proposal of 26 July 2012
have been updated based on the information gathered during the Inception Phase. The resulting logical
framework analysis is presented in this chapter.
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What are the sources of
information for these
indicators?
Overall objective
To build consensus and sustainable co-operation links between the Jordanian, Israeli
and Palestinian leaderships which actively promote sustainable water management
policies an practises through a regional approach to IWRM in the Lower Jordan River
(LJR) Basin
Government representative and key
political "champions" maintain
participation in the process of creating
a Trans-Boundary Integrated Regional
Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River
Basin.
Participation of these targets at
meetings and conferences at every
stage of development for the National
Master Plans and Integrated Trans-
Boundary Regional Master Plan.
It is assumed that country's government
representatives and water officials are able to
meet ex-officio at regional meetings and
conferences and to discuss water issues from
a regional perspective. It is also assumed that
the West Bank will become part of the future
State of Palestine, which is recognized as a
riparian to the Jordan River and has an
equitable share of the Jordan RIver water. It is
assumed that all Israeli settlements will be
removed from the State of Palestine, and that
appropriate security arrangements and zones
are taken into account
Specific Objective
To publish national FoEME NGO Master Plans for the Lower Jordan River and to create
a Regional NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River by developing and harmonizing
the national master plans into a single cohesive plan that could be advanced by
decision and to use the study results and publications as an advocacy tool with national
stakeholders, the EU and various actors of the international community to increase
political will for the adoption in full or in part of the study's recommendations by the
national authorities in the region
1. Publication of the Jordanian,
Palestinian, and Israeli National Plans
and distribution to key targets; 2.
Publication of the Trans-Boundary
Integrated Master Plan for the Lower
Jordan River Basin and distribution to
key targets 3. brochures translated
and printed. 5. Attendance of key
targets at the Regional Conference
and the subsequent Middle East
Seminar presenting the published
Trans-Boundary Integrated Master
Plan for the Lower Jordan River
Basin.
WEDO/FoEME will publish and
distribute the Plan; target recipients
will be invited to present feedback
and attend the Regional Conference
and the subsequent SIWI Middle East
Seminar. Feedbacks and protocols
will be documented and evaluated.
Military or political interests could prevent
researchers' access to the river or withhold
other information necessary for the completion
of the proposed thorough technical and other
studies; A rise in political tensions or outright
conflict in this regional zone of conflict could
prevent the cooperative attitudes this project
will cultivate and require; Similarly, such an
increase of tension could prevent the possibility
of holding regional meetings and conferences.
The issue of water could be 'held hostage' to
other objectives of the peace process, thus
mitigating the possibility of government
representatives and national institutions'
officials from participating.
Objectively verifiable indicators
What are the key indicators related
to the overall objectives?
LOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROJECT
Sources and means of
Verification
AssumptionsIntervention Logic
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Results
1 Published Palestinian NGO Master for the Lower Jordan River from Bezek Stream in
the north to the Dead Sea in the south.Published and distributed
Palestinian NGO master plan, and
organized dissemination event for
key Palestinian stakeholders
Stakeholders participation events
during planning process and the
final dissemination event
Willingness of Palestinian authorities to
share data and information with the
Consuiltant that are crucial for the master
planning process
2 Published Jordanain NGO Master for the Lower Jordan River from the Sea of Galilee
in the north to the Dead Sea in the south.Published and distributed
Jordanian NGO master plan, and
organized dissemination event for
key Jordanian stakeholders
Stakeholders participation events
during planning process and the
final dissemination event
Willingness of the Jordanian authorities to
share data and information with the
Consuiltant that are crucial for the master
planning process
3 Translation, review and Gap Analysis of the existing Israeli Master Plans from the exit
of the Lower Jordan River from the Sea of Galilee to Naharyim (completed by the
Kinneret Drainage Authority) and from Naharyim to Bezek Stream (currently being
prepared by the Lower Jordan River Drainage Authority). Furthermore the Israeli NGO
Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River from the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee to
Bezeq Stream will be published.
Published and distributed Israeli
NGO master plans, and organized
dissemination event for key Israeli
stakeholders
Stakeholders participation events
during planning process and the
final dissemination event
Willingness of Israeli authorities to share
data and information with the Consuiltant
that are crucial for the master planning
process
4 Integration of all three (Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli) national NGO Master Plans
for the Lower Jordan River into a single transboundary regional NGO Master Plan for
the Lower Jordan River.
Published and distributed regional
NGO master plan, and organized
dissemination event for key
Jordanian, Palestinian, Israeli and
international stakeholders
Trans-national stakeholders
participation events during
integration process and the final
dissemination event
Willingness of Jordanian, Palestinian and
Israeli stakeholders and authorities to
integrate the national NGO Master Plans
into pone single transboundary Master
Plan
5 National and Regional Strategic Action Plans to advance the implementation of the
National and Regional NGO Master Plans, including scenario recommendations,
identification of no-regret actions and scenarios for staged implementation.
Published and distributed actions
plans according to priorly agreed
formats for project descriptions,
project ownerships, costs and time
frames
Agreed formats for action
planning, including time horizon
and overall financial envelope
Elaboration of action plans requires
agreement among the participants on
projections of polulation growth, water
demands and on the share of project
benefits among the three partner entities
AssumptionsIntervention Logic Objectively verifiable indicators
Sources and means of
Verification
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3.2 Project Activities
The project activities required to reach the above results are presented below. The sequence of activities
has been further optimized based on the outputs of the Inception phase, and match the requirements of
FoEME’s Terms of Reference.
Activities
Nr Activity Sub-activity Description Reference
to Techn.
Proposal
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase The Inception phase will focus on feedback from FoEME
and the major stakeholders on the proposed approach
and project activities as presented in the Technical
Proposal, and will present a final work plan and time
schedule for the project. The Inception report will include
the consultant's implementation plan, methodology, and
responses to the TORs. The report will be discussed and
deliberated with different stakeholders, international
experts and consortium partners.
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
Assessment Phase
1 Information Management Intranet, database / GIS, WEAP model A0
2 Water water resources, groundwater, water demands,
water supply services, water quality, climate
impacts, water facilities and water control
structures. This includes assessment of water
pricing and taxation frameworks currently applied
in the LJR basin
A4, A5, C1
Water Pricing Assessment of water pricing and taxation
frameworks in the LJR Basin, including systems of
subsidies and licenses
B7
Land use geopgraphy, soils, agriculture, built up areas,
industry, infrastructure, tourism, cultural heritage,
nature, water, nature
A4
Tourism and Culture Tourism and cultural heritage classification A4
Environment environmental and ecological status and threats in
the study area
A4
Socio-economics population including projections, rural / urban,
employment, income, agriculture, gender, related
social data. Including Rapid Rural Appraisal
A4, B4
Infrastructure assessment of infrastructure, traffic services and
transportation status in the study area
C2
Institutional ministries an authorities dealing with land, water
and environmental, economic issues in the study
area
A6
Policies and
Strategies
Assessment of current national water, land,
environmental and economic policies, regulations
and strategies relevant for the study area
A1, A2, A6,
A8, B8
Geo-politics assessment of existing trans-boundary and geo-
political agreements and conflicts of interests,
relevant for the study
A7
Stakeholders Assessment and listing of relevant stakeholders to
be involved in the planning process, review of
regional stakeholder participation practises
A9, A10
Baseline data collection (projects,
reports, policy documents, where needed
supported by field data)
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3 First Public Consultation Workshops Jordan First Consultation meeting with stakeholders,
communities, civil society, business communities and
government agencies in Jordan, focusing on project
objectives, common understanding on the baseline
situation, and assessment of ideas on how to solve
current problems.
B1
Palestine First Consultation meeting with stakeholders,
communities, civil society, business communities and
government agencies in Palestine, focusing on project
objectives, common understanding on the baseline
situation, and assessment of ideas on how to solve
current problems.
B1
Israel First Consultation meeting with stakeholders,
communities, civil society, business communities and
government agencies in Israel, focusing on project
objectives, common understanding on the baseline
situation, and assessment of ideas on how to solve
current problems.
B1
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections Scenario
Development
Projections of socio-economic baseline data up to
2050, considering a two state solution by 2017? ,
including related population growth and migration,
income and related socio-economic information
B4
5 Water projections Scenario
Development
Projections of water demands and supply in and
from the LJR basin based on WEAP, and related
water shortages, and future status of surface and
groundwater according to scenario 2
D1
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks Under scenario Water Resources (groundwater / surface water)
Land Use bottlenecks
Socio-economic bottlenecks
Tourism / cultural heritage related bottlenecks
Environmental - ecological bottlenecks
Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development Development of a Visionary Summary for the LJR
Basin for the year 2050, based on the identified
bottlenecks in consultation with the national and
regional stakeholders
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops Jordan Second Consultation meeting with stakeholders,
communities, civil society, business communities and
government agencies in Jordan, focusing on the
development of a joint vision for the LJR basin and
identification of major obstacles to reach this vision
B1
Palestine Second Consultation meeting with stakeholders,
communities, civil society, business communities and
government agencies in Palestine, focusing on the
development of a joint vision for the LJR basin and
identification of major obstacles to reach this vision
B1
Israel Second Consultation meeting with stakeholders,
communities, civil society, business communities and
government agencies in Israel, focusing on the
development of a joint vision for the LJR basin and
identification of major obstacles to reach this vision
B1
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050 Under scenario Water Resources targets and indicators, including
river flow targets for LJR
D2
Land Use targets and indicators
Socio-economic targets and indicators
Tourism / cultural heritage targets and indicators
Environmental / ecological targets and indicators
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PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNING
Alternative Interventions
10 Formulation of Structural and Non-
structural interventions
No-regret
interventions
formulation of interventions that make sense,
regardless of a future under scenario 1 or 2
D3
structural: interventions in the physical
environment
Scenario
interventions
formulation of interventions fitting to the two state
scenario
non-structural: policy, institutional,
awareness, educational, etc
interventions
…including: Traffic and
Transportation
Interventions
interventions for improvements and/or rehabilitation of
main components and facilities of traffic and
transportation system, including areas needing extension
or improvements of existing network will be identified
C3
Water Resources
(groundwater /
surface water)
interventions
interventions that promote sustainable use of water
resources and restoration of the LJR water flow targets
Land Use planning interventions that promote and improve land use and land
protection, in line with the water, environmental, cultural
heritage and socio-economic targets
Socio-economic
interventions
interventions for improvement of socio-economic
conditions in line with the earlier set targets and
indicators
Tourism / cultural
heritage related
interventions
interventions that promote development or
restoration of tourism and / or cultural heritage in
the study area
Environmental -
ecological
interventions
interventions for improvement of environmental /
ecological conditions in line with the earlier set
targets and indicators
Development Strategies
11 Multi Criteria Analysis Setting evaluation
criteria
Setting Criteria and related weights to prepare for
MCA
D4
in consultation with stakeholders in
Jordan, Palestine and Israel
MCA Comparision of alternative interventions using the
set of criteria and weighting factors, in co-
operation with selected stakeholders
Ranking of
interventions
Ranking of alternative interventions from high to
low priority, based on the outcome of the MCA
12 Strategies Development Under scenario Combination of high ranking interventions into one
logical and consistent strategy towards 2050 for
the Lower Jordan River Basin under scenario 2
(two-state solution)
D4
…including: Social Adoption and
Compensation
Strategies
brief social adoption strategy in accordance with World
Bank Operational Guide OP 4.10 Annex A: Social
Assessment
B3
Geo-political
adoption strategies
Geo-political assessment of development strategies,
including recommendations how to aggregate the
proposed stategies with the geopolitical status according
to scenario 1 as well as scenario 2
B5
Environmental
Analysis
Analysis of water and environmental impacts
associated with the development strategies in the
LJR Basin
Social Analysis Social analysis including beneficiary groups, and
groups that may be adversely affected by the
proposed development strategies, including gender
related impacts
B2, B6
Security Analysis Public and national security aspects and
recommendations
13 WEAP Modeling Intranet, database / GIS, WEAP model
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National NGO Master Planning
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Baseline Situation
Scenario Projections
Major bottlenecks
Vision
Priority Interventions
Development Strategy, including priority
interventions
Environmental and ecological impacts
Socio-economic impacts
Institutional framework
Geo-political aspects
Costs
Financing opportunities
Planning
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Baseline Situation
Scenario Projections
Major bottlenecks
Vision
Priority Interventions
Development Strategy, including priority
interventions
Environmental and ecological impacts
Socio-economic impacts
Institutional framework
Geo-political aspects
Costs
Financing opportunities
Planning
16 Translation, review and Gap Analysis of the
existing Israeli Master Plans
Translation, review and Gap Analysis of the existing
Israeli Master Plans from the exit of the Lower Jordan
River from the Sea of Galilee to Naharyim (completed by
the Kinneret Drainage Authority) and from Naharyim to
Bezek Stream (currently being prepared by the Lower
Jordan River Drainage Authority). Furthermore the Israeli
NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River from the
southern tip of the Sea of Galilee to Bezeq Stream will be
reviewed
Integration into Transregional NGO Master Plan
17 Integration of Baseline Situation
Transboundary Scenario Projections
Major bottlenecks
Joint Vision for the LJR Basin
Priority Interventions
transboundary Development Strategy, including
priority interventions
Environmental and ecological impacts
Socio-economic impacts
Institutional framework
Geo-political impacts and recommendations
Integration of all three (Jordanian, Palestinian
and Israeli) national NGO Master Plans for the
Lower Jordan River into a single transboundary
regional NGO Master Plan for the Lower
Jordan River.
including all
aspects in
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Jordanian NGO Master Plan for the Lower
Jordan River from the Yarmouk River in the
north to the Dead Sea in the south.
Palestinian NGO Master for the Lower Jordan
River from Bezek Stream in the north to the
Dead Sea in the south.
including all
aspects in
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NGO Action Planning
18 Action Planning
PUBLICATIONS, STUDY MATERIALS AND DISSEMINATION
A Inception Report The Inception Report will include feedback from FoEME
and the major stakeholders on the proposed approach
and project activities as presented in this Proposal, and
will present a final work plan and time schedule for the
project.
B Progress Reports Progress Reports will be issues (such as every three
months) to inform the Client and the Project Consortium
Committee (FoEME, SIWI, GNF, supported by EC) about
the progress of the project activities, linked to specific
planning targets and identifying the major bottlenecks and
related mitigation measures to be overcome them during
the following period.
C Phase 1 Report Data updating and analysis report (see above)
D Jordanian NGO Master Plan The Jordanian NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan
River from the Yarmouk River in the north to the Dead
Sea in the south will be published.
E Palestinian NGO Master Plan The Palestinian NGO Master for the Lower Jordan River
from Bezek Stream in the north to the Dead Sea in the
south will be prepared and published.
F Israeli Master Plans The existing Israeli Master Plans from the exit of the
Lower Jordan River from the Sea of Galilee to Naharyim
(completed by the Kinneret Drainage Authority) and from
Naharyim to Bezek Stream (currently being prepared by
the Lower Jordan River Drainage Authority) will be
published, Also the Israeli NGO Master lan for the Lower
Jordan River from the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee to
Bezeq Stream will be published.
G Integrated Trans-Boundary Regional NGO
Master Plans for the Lower Jordan River Basin
The Trans-boundary regional NGO Master Plan for the
Lower Jordan River will be prepared and published,
incorporating the above national master plans.
H National and regional Strategic Action Plans The National and Regional Strategic Action Plans will be
prepared, focusing on advancing and implementing the
above national and trans-boundary master plans,
including scenario recommendations, no-regret actions
and staged implementation planning.
I Modular Education Materials Modular lesson plans and activities reflecting the results
of the FoEME NGO Master Plan Study will be developed,
to be integrated with FoEME's existing environmental
education materials.
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J Final Study Report The Project will be concluded with a final study report,
summarizing the major objectives, activities,
achievements and recommendations for further
implementation.
K Presentations and Dissemination FoEME National Jordan River Forum meetings taking
place in each country, proposed for November 2012,
August 2013, January 2013 and September 2014
FoEME Regional Jordan River Forum meetings taking
place in each country, proposed for April 2013, March
2014 and December 2014
Public conference at the national level taking place in
each country in October 2013
Regional public conference taking place in June 2014
The SIWI Middle East Seminars to further discussion and
dialogue about the aims and objectives of the master
planning process, taking place twice: September 2012
and September 2014.
The Jordanian, Palestinian and Regional master Plans
will be elaborated in action plans, including description of
each action in terms of: (1) proposed intervention
including no-regret actions as well as structural and non-
Mtructural interventions; (2) investment and operational
cost estimates and financing opportunities; (2)
institutional responsibilities and legal requirements; (3)
environmental and social impacts; (4) regional and trans-
boundary management issues; (5) time planning for
staged implementation.
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3.3 Assumptions and Risks
As mentioned in the Terms of Reference, the following assumptions lay under the foreseen project
interventions:
a) That all West Bank areas of the Jordan Valley will be included in the future State of Palestine.
b) That all Israeli settlements will be removed from the Jordan Valley.
c) That despite the removal of Israeli settlements security arrangements might include creating a
security zone that will result in controlled access to the river itself at designated locations.
d) That the future State of Palestine will be recognized as a riparian to the Jordan River and will be
entitled to an equitable share of Jordan River waters as negotiated by the parties.
The Consultant fully underlines the importance and justice of these assumptions and will keep them in
mind during development of the scenario plans. Nevertheless, we propose to develop the Master Plans
and related Action Plans in such as manner that they will be as robust as possible, so to make sure that
their added value for the Lower Jordan Valley and its Palestinian stakeholders will remain in place also in
case (some of these) important assumptions would not be materialized during the time frames of the
Master Plans and Action Plans.
A clear risk for the projects is that government authorities and agencies in Israel, Jordan and/or Palestine
would not want to openly share data and information with the FoEME master planning project.
It should be noted that most of the hydrological data on the Israeli side already exists and was
incorporated in the model of the LJR prepared by DHV MED for FoEME. Ecological data can be found in
several sources for example FoEME environmental flows report on the rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan
River (2010), ecology chapters in the Lower Jordan River Drainage Authority and the Kinneret Drainage
Authority master plans, reports of the Israeli Natue and Parks Authority and university archives. Land use
data can be found in the websites of the Israel Land Administration, and GovMap. Additionally it can be
bought from MAPI. In general, information that exists in any Israeli Authority can be achieved by asking for
it according to the Freedom of Information Law.
The Consultant intends to mitigate this risk through the following measures:
1. The project team includes senior professional from Israel, Palestine and Jordan who have all
been involved in previous planning projects for the Jordan Valley, including the author
(DHVMED) of the “Roadmap for the Rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River” for EcoPeace /
Friends of the Earth Middle East (November 2011). The methods and approaches applied here,
such as approach towards WEAP modeling will be duplicated in the current study
2. Our proposed Stakeholder Participation Manager is an international experienced expert with a
PhD degree in Participatory Planning approaches and substantial experience in this field. We
will apply balanced and proved methodologies to ensure that the three core parties will remain
involved throughout the planning process. Our approach will particularly focus on proving the
most relevant information to the stakeholders in time, so that they can make appropriate
judgments during participatory stakeholder events
3. DHV and partners have been successful in earlier trans-boundary co-operation projects in the
study region, and proved to be able to maintain active participation of the Palestinian, Israeli and
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Jordanian counterparts (notably: Water Data Bank IV project under EXACT and the EU Jerash
and Fara’a Integrated Watershed Management Project). We intend to use these practical
experiences within this study, particularly in co-operation with the senior planning staff in the
relevant ministries in the three countries.
4. It is foreseen that crucial data have to be provided by the water and environmental authorities of
the three parties. Our Consortium has strong working relationships with these authorities in each
of the three countries, and has experience with preparing necessary statements of confidentiality
whenever needed to secure the appropriate utilization of these data. Particularly the Consultant
will co-operate with the Planning Departments and Directorates at the involved ministries and
authorities to ensure that the most recent planning data obtained in and through these
organizations will be available for the project. In those cases where the study would require
more detailed information that currently available through previous planning projects and related
governmental activities, the Consultant will assess in co-operation with FoEME to what extend
field checks can be performed within the scope of the current study, to bridge these gaps. As a
last resort, the Consultant will perform intra- and extrapolations of existing data to efficiently
complete the baseline data collection phase.
5. Our high level of local expertise within the project team will ensure that Israeli government
master plans written in Hebrew, and key documents for Jordan and the West Bank written in
Arabic will become fully available for the current study.
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4 WORK PLAN
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
ASSESSMENT PHASE
4.1 Information Management
The Consultant will establish a protected shared project website that will be accessible to all project related
stakeholders on https://project.dhv.com
This site will allow for:
a central place for data and information management;
shared document libraries for centralized document management;
shared contact info;
shared calendars;
automated e-mail alerts to keep you posted on all changes within the project;
versioning available on all project info;
the most recent and up to date info at hand all over the world;
the possibility to tailor the project site to the required style, structure and functionality;
confidentiality is guaranteed by assigning unique permissions to the project;
Security by using encrypted communication (128 bit SSL) between each computer and the project
server.
The Consultant will furthermore provide Video Conferencing facilities and/or extended Skype facilities to
maintain communication throughout the project among all key players.
The Consultant will apply a Geographic Information System (GIS) to manage the spatial information under
this study. GIS allows digital map information to be combined with attribute information about features and
the maps, thereby providing the study participants with ways to use large sets of data within a special
format. The GIS system will enable a project scale of 1:10,000 with zoom-in options for relevant project
sections.
Typical GIS-based services to be provided within the study relate to data processing & management;
digital mapping; advanced spatial analysis and cartography (preparing and printing thematic GIS maps and
plans).
Since the input of reliable data is essential to run GIS efficiently and to provide sound decision making
support we will establish close links with existing GIS providing authorities within the three core parties,
and we will make use of the GIS data that the project partners have already gathered during previous
projects in the region. Based on this we will develop a spatial GIS system, including at least the following
layers:
1. topography
2. land use, including roads, energy and water infrastructure, urban and industrial area
3. Traffic and transportation
4. surface water
5. groundwater aquifers
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6. water resources
7. terrestrial and aquatic ecological areas
8. Raster images, including aerial photographs and satellite images
The required GIS software components that will be applied this project will be: ArcGIS-ArcView and Raster
images.
The Consultant will apply the Water Evaluation and Planning system WEAP including its GIS-based
graphical interface to evaluate water balances and to develop sustainable development strategies. WEAP
allows constructing, viewing and modifying the water configuration in the study area.
WEAP also allows to customize reports as graphical, tabular or map-based output and to select from a
number of formatting options (e.g., metric or English units, years, absolute levels, percent shares, or
growth rates).
In particular WEAP allows to:
Integrate water resources planning systems
Build-in models for: Rainfall runoff and infiltration, evapotranspiration, crop requirements and
yields, surface water/groundwater interaction, and instream water quality
WEAP is GIS-based, graphical "drag and drop" interface
It has a model-building capability with a number of built-in functions
Dynamic links to spreadsheets and other models
Embedded linear program solves allocation equations
Flexible and expandable data structures
Powerful reporting system including graphs, tables and maps
Context-sensitive help and User Guide
WEAP runs under Windows 2000, XP, Vista or 7 with 256 MB RAM
4.2 Baseline Data Collection
The baseline data collection activity will be performed by the LJR basin as a whole, including Palestine,
Jordan and Israel. The three country coordinators in co-operation with the international project manager
will be responsible for collection of all relevant baseline data. The Key experts will provide the project
manager and country coordinators with the required formats for each of the study disciplines.
In this respect the following baseline data related actions are foreseen:
1. All Key experts will evaluate the Baseline and study reports collected, and will assess to what
extend additional data will be required to initiate the planning process under the current study for
each of the three national NGO Master Plans
2. The key experts will provide the Project Manager and Country Coordinators with these additional
data requirements, including required formats for each country.
3. The Project Manager and (Country Coordinators if possible) will inquire in each country with
relevant institutions, ministries and authorities to what extend the additional information can be
provided, and will collect this information with support from the national experts. If certain sets of
information seem difficult to obtain, the Project Manager together with FoEME will formulate
specific actions to overcome these problems. This may include: approaching the ministries and
authorities with direct support from FoEME; requesting the EC Delegation to issue a supportive
letter; hiring external senior professionals for assistance from the Flexibility Pool; organizing field
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surveys; etc. Detailed actions will be designed in a case by case basis, based on the type of
problems encountered.
4. Where needed field checks will be done to verify the collected data in terms of its suitability and
accuracy
5. Key experts will assess still remaining data gaps based on professional interpolation and
extrapolation of available data
6. The baseline data will be managed through the project’s database / GIS system
7. The final baseline data set will be presented and approved by the Consultant and FoEME prior to
initiating the actual planning process.
8. The quality of data and the way of collecting it - in a way that is decent to provide a good quality
report, and that should be approved by the FoEME country coordinators - is the responsibility of
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During the baseline data collection phase the key experts from Jordan, Palestine and Israel, supported by
international experts, will all together operate as one team under this study, covering all key fields of
expertise. It is expected that approximately 171 working days are to be spent on baseline data collection.
4.2.1 Water and Environmental Data Collection
Extensive water and environmental data analysis has already been performed within the framework of the
previous master plans prepared by the Israeli and Jordanian parties, including the Final Land Use Report
issued by the Jordan Valley (author: Sandra Chesrown) in the framework of the Jordan Valley Preliminary
Land Use Master Plan Project (USAID, August 2004) [ref 33].
The Consultant will assess these master plans and related data, and will develop a Gap Analysis in order
to determine the type and level of additionally required data collection to serve the objectives of this study.
The Gap Analysis may lead to the conclusion that additional field monitoring is needed, for which the
Consultant will reserve a budget line in its financial proposal.
The following information will be collected and analyzed:
Water
water resources
groundwater
water demands
water supply services
water quality
climate impacts
water facilities and water control structures
The Consultant will furthermore review and study international and locally recognized best practices for
watershed management activities by communities, NGOs, and business communities, and analyze
whether these practices are applicable to the LJR, especially in the Jordan River Basin.
Water Pricing
Assessment of water pricing and taxation frameworks in the LJR Basin
including systems of subsidies and licenses
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Land Use
geography
soils
built up areas
industry
infrastructure
transport networks
tourism
cultural heritage
nature
surface water
Agriculture
agriculture, plantations and field crops
agricultural water demands
Agricultural areas in the study area will be assessed on the basis of remote sensing and
geographic information systems, and baseline data with the Jordan Valley Authority and the
Ministries of Agriculture in Israel and Palestine. When needed, fields checks will be done to
acquire additional information or verify existing information.
Environment and Health
Environmental pollution sources
flora and fauna
Major water related public health issues
Ecology
Identification of ecological sensitive areas, including required eco-services
Formulation of related ecological indicators
Identification of potential eco-touristic hotspots in the Lower Jordan Valley based on ecological
values, touristic potentials and ecological protection conditions
Infrastructure
assessment of infrastructure
traffic services
transportation status in the study area
Institutional
ministries an authorities dealing with land, water and environmental, economic issues in the
study area
the role of the existing authorities including water and environmental authorities and Joint Water
and Environmental Committees, created under the Israel Jordan Peace Treaty and the Oslo
Accords
Policies and Strategies
Assessment of current national water, land, environmental and economic policies, regulations
and strategies relevant for the study area
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Review of the guiding policy principles for river basin rehabilitation and management at regional,
national, sector and project levels that have been enunciated and adopted by experts,
international organizations and governments in the region.
Geo-politics and Security Needs
assessment of existing trans-boundary and geo-political agreements and conflicts of interests,
relevant for the study
Identification of mined areas and proposals for eradication plans
Identification and production of maps of security needs scenarios and suitability evaluation for a
border of peace and propose a civilian and military interface, including the use of shared
infrastructure identification of areas that could be accessible to resident and tourist visitation in
phases
Stakeholders
Assessment and listing of relevant stakeholders to be involved in the planning process, review of
regional stakeholder participation practices
Modular Education Materials
Modular lesson plans and activities reflecting the results of the FoEME NGO Master Plan Study
will be developed and integrated with FoEME’s existing environmental education materials. This
work will be coordinated by the project manager (Jeroen Kool), together with the Governance
Expert (Patrick Huntjens).
4.2.2 Socio-economic Information Collection
The Consultant will assess the socio-economic situation in the Lower Jordan Basin, including involved
stakeholders under this study; a description of the civil society, business communities as well as
governmental agencies in the LJR basin and will develop a Gap Analysis in order to determine the type
and level of additionally required data collection to serve the objectives of this study. In some cases this
might relate to additional field surveys and interviews, for which the Consultant will reserve a specific
budget line in its financial proposal.
Specific emphasis will be given to representatives of local inhabitants in the planning process, to ensure
that they are well informed and that their concerns and knowledge are well incorporated in the planning
process. When required, their participation will be supported by events in their local languages.
The following types of socio-economics data will be assessed and analyzed:
● Economics - description of economic sectors, their spatial distribution, their resource utilization,
outputs and earnings
● Demographics - including population characteristics (age, nationality, gender, educational
attainment and more) and their spatial distribution. The Consultant will also provide population
projections in terms of growth, decline and migration
● Employment and unemployment - numbers of jobs by economic sector, occupation, and numbers
of people who are employed and unemployed
● Income and earnings - annual income levels, transfer payments
● Temporary Inhabitants (number of tourist, visitors, etc.)
● Traffic and Transportation, including available infrastructure, traffic flows and bottlenecks
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The Consultant will conduct consultation meetings with stakeholders, communities, civil society, business
communities and government agencies in each country in the LJR basin, focusing on how to solve the
current problems in the environmental and water sector through community participation.
The social analysis for the river basin will identify:
groups who will benefit from and/or use the proposed Works;
groups who may be adversely affected by the works, including gender concerns;
local people;
geopolitical elements and effects.
Consultant will create and present to FoEME a brief adoption strategy that takes into consideration the
historical, social and cultural values and their priorities at local, national and regional level. In each social
analysis, the needs, demands, and absorptive capacity of the groups will be described, and the need to
compensate those likely to be adversely affected will be considered.
From secondary sources, socio-economic data will be derived, including current urban and rural population
levels and migration trends, growth predictions, presence of minority groups, land use and tenure,
employment, gender issues, division of labor, and productivity and family incomes, and supplement them
by interviews and rapid rural appraisal.
The eventual development strategies will be aggregated within the geopolitical data in all areas. The
potential direct and indirect impacts of the project on communities livelihood such as, food, security, health,
land tenure, access to and control of water resources, employment, tourism and ecological basic services
in the project area will be analyzed;
The risks, opportunities and specific mitigating measures and activities to address the identified negative
impacts on women in the project area will be assessed, as well as the capacity of communities, ministries,
and NGOs to identify and mitigate gender-related impacts. Capacity-building needs and mechanisms to
ensure that women participate in and benefit from the development and mitigation plans will be proposed.
Current water pricing will be reviewed in view of the principles of cost recovery and equity, including issues
such as water price subsidies and indirect pricing or taxation methods, and water license fees.
Furthermore the effectiveness of existing policies, laws, decrees, regulations, and circulars will be
assessed pertaining to the water sector that govern allocation of available water resources, water rights
and water pricing, project identification and implementation, funding mechanisms, water infrastructure
management, catchment management, environmental protection, environmental sanitation, and public
health. Shortcomings in these instruments will be identified.
On the basis of consultations with river basin stakeholders, a development strategy will be formulated,
including options for rehabilitations and development according to social, and environmental and
geopolitical conditions of the Lower Jordan River Basin.
Based on the available data, additional rapid urban appraisals and interviews will be performed focusing
on describing the current situation and on assessing the problems encountered, with emphasis on the
specific water and environmental problems at stake.
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4.2.3 Infrastructure Information Collection
The Consulting team, coordinated by the Project Manager, will assess the effectiveness of the existing
infrastructure services including:
Basic technical infrastructure (water supply, water retention dams, irrigation systems, sewage,
power supply, solid waste management and other related services)
Indication and delineation of main network and system components on base map.
Assessment of system components with regard to:
Design standards and technical conditions
Needs and options for improvement or rehabilitation (as far as these are relevant for spatial
development)
Problems due to insufficient capacities and/or coverage of services as well as potential
difficulties and/or limitations for the extension of services and the installation of new utilities.
Favorable conditions or potentials for extending existing networks
Points of conflicts or problems (e.g. health hazards)
Identification and delineation of:
Built-up areas with sufficient quality and coverage
Built-up areas with insufficient quality and coverage
Built-up areas requirements for better quality and coverage
Potential future expansion areas that can be connected to existing systems
Potential future expansion areas in need of independent systems
The Consultant will also assess the effectiveness of the existing traffic and transportation services:
Traffic and transportation;
Indication and delineation of main system components and facilities on base map
Assessments of system components and installations with regard to:
Present traffic and transportation volumes, and future trends
Points of conflicts and traffic bottlenecks
Overloaded and /or deteriorated conditions and capacities of the traffic and transportation
system
The Consultant will finally identify and delineate:
Needs for improvements and/or rehabilitation of main components and facilities of traffic and
transportation system
Areas needing extension or improvements of existing network
Future potential expansion areas that can be developed at reasonable cost for access and
circulation system.
The position of lead expert on infrastructure issues will be filled in by the Project manager.
4.2.4 Cultural and Archeological Information Collection
The internationally recognized World Heritage values of the Lower Jordan River basin are strongly related
to its unique historic, religious, cultural and archeological values. Primitive agricultural systems were
introduced in the Jordan Valley about 10,000 years ago. Some of the oldest cities on earth were built here,
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such a Jericho and Al Bariyah, and historic water-harnessing schemes have been developed here. By
about 3000 BC, agricultural products from the valley were exported throughout the Middle East and even
to Egypt.
The thermal mineral spring at Zarqa Ma’een is for instance famous for their restorative powers, which
hosts a therapeutic health spa; Qumran is famous as location where the Dead Sea Roles were discovered.
Other important World Heritages sites include places like Beit Shean, Degania, Ubadiyya, Sha’ar Hagolan,
Abila, Gedara and Pella. In addition, numerous historic and religious locations, wadis, springs and
monasteries are situation in the valley with great cultural significance. Finally the Dead Sea itself is famous
for being the lowest point on earth, lying 400 meters below sea level and a rich source of minerals
essential for treatment of various health issues. Today the Dead Sea is an important destination for
tourists, who are welcomed by various resorts and hotel along its coast line.
The Consultant will assess and analyze the important cultural and archeological sites and values in the
Lower Jordan Basin as part of this study, and will link these values to the Master Plans and Action Plan in
terms of required rehabilitation, conservation and management interventions. In particular the Consultant
will:
Recommend a plan of sites national, regional heritage sites along the River basin for
conservation, rehabilitation and development.
Recommend a plan to improve existing sites and suggestions for development of new sites
including potential trans-boundary sites.
Evaluate tourism potential of the proposed sites including potential trans-boundary sites.
Evaluate potential regional and international frameworks to safeguard sites of natural and cultural
heritage.
4.2.5 Baseline Data mapping
Mapping will be carried out based on updated aerial or satellite photos which will be supplied by the project
management. Mapping will be conducted using GIS software based on aerial or satellite photos and on a
1:50,000 scale maps which will be supplied by the project management. The mapping will be done on a
resolution of 1:10,000 and will be supplied on a 1:50,000 scale maps.
Above data collection will lead to an appropriate understanding of the following system components:
1. Flow data in the Jordan valley, including base and peak flows
2. Runoff data within the Lower Jordan catchment area
3. Evapo-transpiration from the Lower Jordan basin
4. Surface water levels, including the Dead Sea
5. Groundwater and Springs
6. Human water demands within the Lower Jordan basin, including irrigation, domestic and industrial
water demands
7. Environmentally sensitive areas and ecosystems, including flows and ecological water demands
8. Water Diversions from the Lower Jordan basin
9. Water Salinity levels
10. Pollution Sources within the Lower Jordan basin
11. Current and planned wastewater treatment plants
The above data will be used to develop a current water balance (using the Water Evaluation and Planning
system WEAP) and a water quality situation map for the Lower Jordan basin, which will be the basis for
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both the Gap Analysis and for making future projections in terms of water demands, water resources
development and water quality control.
Interpretation analyses of the data will include: Preparation of integrated maps.
Conflict detection, environmental threats and constraints, nature, heritage, water resources,
tourism.
Detection of opportunities in the aforementioned areas. Preparation of classified maps on various topics: ecology, visual analysis, observation points and
landscape views, heritage, water resources susceptibility, vegetation vulnerability, etc.
4.3 First Public Consultation Workshops
The consultant will organize a series of stakeholder events, separately for Jordan and Palestine, and will
present and discuss with the stakeholders the most up-to-date information regarding the master planning
process. Presentations and information handouts will be made in both English and either Arabic and /or
Hebrew depending on the audience.
The Consultant will also coordinate with the Israeli Master Planning Teams to organize joint public
meetings in Israel in the framework of this study.
The Consultant will initiate the public consultation events by making a stakeholder analysis. This will be
done in close co-operate with FoEME, and will include preferably:
1. representatives of inhabitants in the LJR basin
2. representatives of relevant NGOs active in the LJR basin
3. representatives of the agricultural, tourist and mineral production economic sectors in the LJR
basin
4. representatives of national authorities (Palestian / Jordanian / Israeli) with jurisdiction in the LJR
basin
The Stakeholders will have restricted access to the project website at https://project.dhv.com to facilitate
their participation. This will include essential baseline data, project timeline, contact information, draft
reports issued for collection of comments, information sharing events, and more.
Public announcements will be made through internet and via local media in co-operation with FoEME’s
network and staff.
It is foreseen that initially stakeholder events will be organized separately for the Palestinians, Jordanians
and Israeli. Strong emphasis will be put on Palestinian participants due to the need for developing a
Palestinian LJR basin Master Plan as one of the key deliverances of this study, and the study’s vision of a
future State of Palestine that will be recognized as an equal riparian party to the Jordan River
The first series of workshops in Jordan, Palestine and Israel will be related to the national NGO master
planning processes, and will focus on consultation meetings with community stakeholders, civil society,
business communities and governmental representatives to discuss the baseline situation and related
problems, and to assess jointly the ideas on how to address the current situation and problems.
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Figure 7 – Planning and Stakeholder Consultation Scheme
SCENARIO PROJECTIONS
4.4 Socio-economic Projections
The socio-economic projections will be made of the LJR Basin as a whole, with separate sections for
Jordan, Palestine and Israel.
One of the main challenges regarding long-term projects of this kind are the uncertainties regarding future
developments and trends. This is especially true in trans-boundary Jordan Valley. Economic and social
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changes and trends might also be hard to predict and thus difficult to address in the long term. Due to the
complexity and uncertainties associated with future scenario, decision makers can perform multiple runs of
different weighing schemes that take into consideration these projected future.
For the current study it is proposed to work along one potential future scenario until the year 2050, with
specific impacts on issues such as population growth, economic development, and related land and water
demands:
Full Co-operation Scenario: under this one scenario it will be assumed that within a limited number of
years Palestine will become an independent state next to Israel, with full civil, security and economic
authority over the West Bank. Under this scenario it will be assumed that the Israeli settlements on the
West Bank will be evacuated. This scenario will have specific impacts on population growth and
immigration. The economic perspectives for all parties will be positive and related future water demands
will be assumed accordingly. Under this one scenario accessibility to the Jordan River will be assumed for
all people in the region, and it will be assumed that development of joint projects in the study area will be
highly feasible.
This scenario will have its implication on for instance land use, population growth and water demands, and
will act as starting point for developing the strategy and related interventions for the rehabilitation of the
Lower Jordan River. The scenario will be based on projections to be provided by the Central Bureau of
Statistics and related governmental organizations, and will result of projections of land use and water
demands for the year 2050.
4.5 Water Projections
The water projections will be made for the LJR Basin as a whole, with separate sections for Jordan,
Palestine and Israel.
The water projections under the scenario will include projected water demands for domestic, industrial,
agricultural purposes. Domestic water demands will be estimated by multiplying population with per-capita
consumption rates. Agricultural demand will be calculated by assuming crop water requirements,
agricultural land areas and the crop water requirements per dunum. Fishponds water demands will be
based on extrapolation of existing models.
Under the proposed scenario it will be assumed that there will be a strong economic basis for full
wastewater treatment in the study area, leading to a maximized availability of treated wastewater for the
LJR basin.
Finally, the water projections will result into a future water balance under each the proposed scenario,
leading to an understanding of the major bottlenecks in terms of water demands, including ecological water
demands versus water availability.
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4.6 Identification of Bottlenecks
The identification of bottlenecks will be made of the LJR Basin as a whole, as well as separately for
Jordan, Palestine and Israel.
Based on the projections of the study area, an assessment will be made of major bottlenecks.
Understanding these bottlenecks is the starting point for development of the Joint Vision for the LJR Basin.
These bottlenecks may be expressed in terms of:
Water resources and water availability problems
Land use related problems
Tourism / cultural heritage related problems
Environmental and ecological related problems
JOINT VISION DEVELOPMENT
4.7 Joint Vision Development
Initially the Vision development will be done separately for Jordan, Palestine and Israel.
Based on the identified bottlenecks, a joint vision for 2050, and possible intermediate time intervals, will be
developed in consultation with the national stakeholders. FoEME will have an important stake in this
process, as well as the previous work done on its behalf such as the report Towards a Living Jordan River:
“An Economic Analysis of Policy Options for Water Conservation in Jordan, Israel and Palestine”.
The Joint Vision for the LJR Basin will be elaborated in terms of water, environmental and ecological
objectives; cultural heritage objectives and socio-economic objectives along the above time horizon in
close co-operation with the major stakeholders and based on the above mentioned scenario projections
and bottlenecks.
4.8 Second Public Participation Workshops
The Second Public Participation Workshops will be organized separately for Jordan, Palestine and Israel.
The second Consultation meetings with stakeholders, communities, civil society, business communities
and government agencies in Jordan, Palestine and Israel will focus on the development of the above joint
vision for the LJR basin and identification of major obstacles to reach this vision.
4.9 Target and Indicators for 2050
The target and indicators will be set for the LJR Basin as a whole, with separate sections for Jordan,
Palestine and Israel.
Identification of the major bottlenecks, and the jointly developed vision for the LJR are based on the
baseline data analysis and the proposed scenario. These planning issues may relate to each of the
physical and socio-economic domains studied before, such as surface water and groundwater
management issues, water diversion issues, ecological and environmental management and enforcement
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issue, socio-economic, agricultural, industrial and tourism development issues; traffic and infrastructure
management issue, as well as regional coordination and co-operation issues. Within this activity each
issue will be formulated in terms a specific planning targets (representing the preferred situation), including
a clear set of performance indicators. This last step is essential to allow the project team to translate these
planning targets into realistic interventions and strategy components.
PHASE 2 – MASTER PLANNING
4.10 Alternative Interventions
The Master Plan formulation process will include the following steps:
1. All relevant baseline information (3 countries) will be stored in the project’s database and GIS
system.
2. After the joint approval of the baseline information status, this information will be used to develop
the NGO Master Plans for Jordan and Palestine and for reviewing the existing Israeli Master
Plans in accordance with the approach described in the Inception Report
3. The Project Manager and Country coordinators will have a coordinating role in managing these
outputs, whereas the Project Manager will develop formats for the plans and instructions for all
key experts.
4. The key experts will provide their input into the Master Plans according to these formats and the
instructions of the Project Manager
5. The PM and Country coordinators will jointly perform the final editing of the master plans
6. In all cases the Project Team will cooperate closely with FoEME staff throughout this process.
The alternative interventions as part of the Master Plans will be formulated for the LJR Basin as a whole,
with separate independent sections for Jordan, Palestine and Israel.
This first step of the master planning process itself consists of identifying and elaborating alternative
interventions meeting the earlier develop Vision for the LJR, and related targets and indicators.
It is proposed to elaborate two sets of interventions:
1. No-regret Interventions: that can be implemented for the period until the two-state solution has
been materialized.
2. Rehabilitation Interventions: aiming at full ecological restoration of the LJR basin, assuming that
the Full Economic Development Scenario has become reality.
The interventions will be based on the outcome and ideas of the Second round of Public Participation
Workshops, and will aim at reaching the visionary perspectives developed under activity 7 and related
targets and indicators formulated under activity 9.
The interventions may relate to:
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Traffic and Transportation Interventions
interventions for improvements and/or rehabilitation of main components and facilities of traffic and transportation system, including areas needing extension or improvements of existing network will be identified
Water Resources (groundwater / surface water) interventions
interventions that promote sustainable use of water resources and restoration of the LJR water flow targets
Land Use planning interventions that promote and improve land use and land protection, in line with the water, environmental, cultural heritage and socio-economic targets
Socio-economic interventions interventions for improvement of socio-economic conditions in line with the earlier set targets and indicators
Tourism / cultural heritage related interventions
interventions that promote development or restoration of tourism and / or cultural heritage in the study area
Environmental - ecological interventions
interventions for improvement of environmental / ecological conditions in line with the earlier set targets and indicators
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
4.11 Multiple Criteria Analysis
The MCA will be done separately for Jordan, Palestine and Israel.
The next step will be to put alternative interventions together into logical combinations and effective
strategies. Applying Multiple Criteria Analysis is an important tool to assess and compare alternative
interventions and creating effective and logical strategies. It is based on input from different sources as
indicated in figure 8.
The MCA activity will consist of the following steps:
Setting evaluation criteria: Setting Criteria and related weights to prepare for MCA
MCA: Comparison of alternative interventions using the set of criteria and weighting factors, in
co operation with selected stakeholders
Ranking of interventions: Ranking of alternative interventions from high to low priority, based on
the outcome of the MCA
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Figure 8- Multi Criteria Analysis to support decision making
4.12 Development Strategies
The development strategies will be formulated for the LJR Basin as a whole, with separate isections for
Jordan, Palestine and Israel.
It is proposed to develop two different strategies:
1. No-regret Strategy: that can be implemented under the assumption and restrictions that the
current political status quo between Palestine and Israel continues. It consists of a logical
combination of the prioritized no-regret interventions
2. Full Rehabilitation Strategy: aiming at full ecological restoration of the LJR basin, assuming that
the two state solution has become a reality. It consists of a logical combination of the prioritized
full rehabilitation interventions
The Full Rehabilitation Strategy is obviously the preferred strategy under this study, and assumes that the
external conditions will be supportive towards its implementation, including a Two-State political solution
for the region. It will include the following elements:
a. water resources and allocation
b. Pollution Control
c. Land planning
d. Ecological protection
e. Agricultural development
f. Economic development
g. Social adoption and compensation
h. Tourism and archeology
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i. Geo-political and security issues
j. Environmental Impacts
The strategy will include a social adoption component, with the following elements:
needs, demands, and absorptive capacity of the social groups
needs to compensate those likely to be adversely affected
current urban and rural population levels and migration trends, growth predictions, presence of
minority groups, land use and tenure, employment, gender issues, division of labor, and
productivity and family incomes,
review of water policies and their social and geopolitical implications
Potential direct and indirect social impacts of the proposed interventions, such as food, security,
health, land tenure, access to and control of water resources, employment, tourism and
ecological basic services in the project area; risks, opportunities and specific mitigating measures
with emphasis on gender issues
Assessment of capacity of communities, ministries, and NGOs to identify and mitigate gender-
related impacts
Capacity-building needs and mechanisms to ensure that women participate in and benefit from
the development and mitigation plans.
Review of social impacts of current water pricing policies, including cost recovery and equity,
subsidies, taxation and water license fees.
Review of the methodology used for water pricing, and the availability of data necessary to
establish an opportunity cost or shadow price for water.
Assessment of the effectiveness of existing policies, laws, decrees, regulations, and circulars
pertaining to the water sector that govern allocation of available water resources, water rights and
water pricing, project identification and implementation, funding mechanisms, water infrastructure
management, catchment management, environmental protection, environmental sanitation, and
public health.
Identification of the shortcomings in these instruments.
4.13 Information Management and Modeling
The WEAP model is an essential supportive tool in the development of the above strategies. It will be built
in a monthly resolution to calculate monthly water flow and salinity. For the purpose of the Master Planning
process three major runs will be done:
1. Current Accounts (Run 1)
1. Current Accounts – will represent the present situation (2012) in the LJR Basin as a whole. This
run will calculate the flows and salinity of an average year in the LJR based on data from 1996
onwards, and include the following:
a. Sea of Galilee water balance – based on the existing model
b. Baseflow – based on springs and tributaries measurements/estimations
c. Runoff – based on existing reports and calculations of rain depth, drainage area, and
rainfall-runoff factors
d. Salinity – based on measurements of springs, effluents, and stream flows.
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e. Instream Evapotranspiration – will be calculated for the LJR only, based on existing
reports where available and/or evaporation from pan measurements multiplied by reach
length.
f. Domestic water demand – Official data will be used where available. Where needed,
consumption will be estimated by multiplying population with per-capita consumption.
g. Agricultural demand – will be calculated by surveying the different crops, their area, and
the water requirements per dunum of each crop.
h. Fishponds – based on the existing model
i. Wastewater treatment plant – according to available official data and reports
2. Full Co-operation Scenario (Run 2)
2. This run will present a monthly forecast until the year 2050 under the above scenario, in case no
actions would be taken to rehabilitate the river on top of already approved official plans.
Assumptions will include:
a. Climate change – rainfall and evapotranspiration
b. The already approved Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli plans – based on the existing
model, with updates according already existing master plans by the three countries
c. Water exchange between Jordan and Israel
d. Trends in springs flows
e. Water consumption – trends in population growth, per-capita consumption, and irrigation
3. Rehabilitation Strategy (Run 3)
3. Full Rehabilitation Strategy – This run will present a monthly forecast until the year 2050 under
the above scenario, superimposed with all measures proposed under the Full Rehabilitation
Strategy. The LJR Rehabilitation Strategy will incorporate all the identified measures to restore
water and reduce salinity in the LJR to the preferred standards. This run will allow the
examination of the impacts of the various measures and will thus serve as the hydrological basis
for validation that the chosen measures meet the environmental flows targets in the LJR.
Assumptions will include:
a. Climate change – rainfall and evapotranspiration
b. The already approved Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli plans – based on the existing
model, with updates according already existing master plans by the three countries
c. All measures proposed under the full rehabilitation strategy
d. Water exchange between Jordan and Israel
e. Trends in springs flows
f. Water consumption – trends in population growth, per-capita consumption, and irrigation
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Figure 9 – WEAP Model (Road map for the Lower Jordan River, FoEME 2011)
NATIONAL NGO MASTER PLANS
4.14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan
The Jordanian NGO Master Plan focuses the on eastern part of the LJR Basin from the Yarmouk to the
Dead Sea. The plan will be based on the output of the previous sequence of activities, and will include the
following chapters:
1. Baseline Situation
2. Scenario Projections
3. Major bottlenecks
4. Vision
5. Priority Interventions
6. No-regret Strategy
7. Full Rehabilitation Strategy
8. Conclusions and Recommendations
The Full Rehabilitation Strategy will be elaborated in terms of:
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a. water resources and allocation
b. Pollution Control
c. Land planning
d. Ecological protection
e. Agricultural development
f. Economic development
g. Social adoption and compensation
h. Tourism and archeology
i. Geo-political and security issues
j. Environmental Impacts
k. Institutional Aspects
l. Indication of costs and planning
The Land planning aspects will address the following topics:
Urban development: infrastructure, physical planning, urban growth, tourism linkage. Agrarian development: agriculture, rural development, in reference to the Jordan River.
Preservation of natural resources: Defining ecological corridors, nature reserves proposal and
fostering biodiversity. Detailed reference to aquatic reserves in relation to the Jordan River and its
banks, streams that flow into the Jordan River and its hydrological and geo-botanical importance.
Development of Tourism: local attractions, heritage sites, archeology, including cross-border joint
sites.
Definition of spatial tourism: The story of the regional heritage, ancient roads, ancient cities,
historical events shared by the area inhabitants.
Formulating ways for regional cooperation along the Jordan River and its margins.
4.15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan
The Palestinian NGO Master Plan focuses the on Western Part of the LJR Basin from the Bezeq Stream
down to the Dead Sea. The plan will be based on the output of the previous sequence of activities, and will
include the following chapters:
1. Baseline Situation
2. Scenario Projections
3. Major bottlenecks
4. Vision
5. Priority Interventions
6. No-regret Strategy
7. Full Rehabilitation Strategy
8. Conclusions and Recommendations
The Full Rehabilitation Strategy will be elaborated in terms of:
a. water resources and allocation
b. Pollution Control
c. Land planning
d. Ecological protection
e. Agricultural development
f. Economic development
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g. Social adoption and compensation
h. Tourism and archeology
i. Geo-political and security issues
j. Environmental Impacts
k. Institutional Aspects
l. Indication of costs and planning
The Land planning aspects will address the following topics:
Urban development: infrastructure, physical planning, urban growth, tourism linkage. Agrarian development: agriculture, rural development, in reference to the Jordan River.
Preservation of natural resources: Defining ecological corridors, nature reserves proposal and
fostering biodiversity. Detailed reference to aquatic reserves in relation to the Jordan River and its
banks, streams that flow into the Jordan River and its hydrological and geo-botanical importance.
Development of Tourism: local attractions, heritage sites, archeology, including cross-border joint
sites.
Definition of spatial tourism: The story of the regional heritage, ancient roads, ancient cities,
historical events shared by the area inhabitants.
Formulating ways for regional cooperation along the Jordan River and its margins.
4.16 Israeli NGO Master Plans
The Israeli NGO Master Plans will be translated and reviewed and a Gap Analysis of the existing Israeli
Master Plans from the exit of the Lower Jordan River from the Sea of Galilee to Naharyim (completed by
the Kinneret Drainage Authority) and from Naharyim to Bezek Stream (currently being prepared by the
Lower Jordan River Drainage Authority) will be made based on the outcome of the previous activities.
Furthermore the Israeli NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River from the southern tip of the Sea of
Galilee to Bezeq Stream will be reviewed and published.
The aim of this review is to guide the Israeli Master Planning process along its way, to ensure that these
plans are developed according to international standards and best practices, and to ensure that the Israeli
Master Plans are developed at least at the same level of detail and according to the same definitions as
the foreseen Palestinian and Jordanian NGO Master Plans.
4.17 Integrated Trans-national NGO Master Plan
The three national NGO Master Plans will be integrated into one trans-boundary regional NGO Master
Plan for the LJR Basin.
An international stakeholder meeting to be organized to facilitate the final integration process, based on
the building blocks that have been elaborated during the previous activities.
The integrated trans-boundary regional NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River Basin will include the
following chapters:
1. Baseline Situation
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2. Scenario Projections
3. Major bottlenecks
4. Vision
5. Priority Interventions
6. No-regret Strategy
7. Full Rehabilitation Strategy
8. Conclusions and Recommendations
The Full and integrated Rehabilitation Strategy will be elaborated in terms of:
a. water resources and allocation
b. Pollution Control
c. Land planning
d. Ecological protection
e. Agricultural development
f. Economic development
g. Social adoption and compensation
h. Tourism and archeology
i. Geo-political and security issues
j. Environmental Impacts
k. Institutional Aspects
l. Indication of costs and planning
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4.18 Action planning
The integrated Rehabilitation Strategy will be elaborated into a more detailed Action Plan, in which the
preferred interventions will be elaborated into a set of structural and non-structural interventions (projects),
each of one to be elaborated in well formatted project sheets. Each intervention will be accompanies by
clear performance indicators, first cost estimates, time frame, institutional setting including potential roles
of NGOs and well as their potential impacts in the wider region.
Name:
Development of sustainable
groundwater management policy
Location:
Type of intervention:
Governance intervention
Objectives:
Increasing and sustaining the supply of fresh water of high quality extracted from the groundwater,
including recharge areas and measures to avoid overexploitation and pollution.
Intervention:
Collection
Usage
Treatment
Regulations
Results / Performance Indicators:
Water:
Environment:
Agriculture:
Industry:
Tourism:
Households:
Advantages:
Constraints:
Institutional Responsibilities: Regional Coordination Issues:
CAPEX:
Annual OPEX:
Investment period:
Figure 10 – Example of Intervention Sheet Format
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5 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
5.1 Project Organization
The Consultant’s organization and project management approach will ensure full integration and
coordination of all elements of the study. The hallmark of the Consultant’s organization is that we will
manage the study components efficiently, with consideration to the sensitive geo-political issues, with an
overall goal to adopt a shared vision among Palestinian, Jordanian and Israeli stakeholders.
The Consultant proposes to lead the study activities from our offices in the West Bank (CORE Associates)
with support from our offices in Israel (DHVMED) and Amman (MIRRA Head Quarters). Having offices in
these three locations will allow our team to work in close collaboration with NGO’s, local governments and
local stakeholders in all three locations.
WEDO / FoEME will be considered as the Consultant’s Client and related management, supervision and
instruction authority for this project. The Consultant will work closely with the trilateral team of FoEME from
its three offices in Tel Aviv, Amman and Bethlehem, and with representatives from SIWI and GNF.
FoEME, SIWI and GNF, with support from the EC, will establish a Consortium Committee for the project
that will regularly meet during its implementation. The Consultant will prepare Progress Reports to facilitate
these meetings. At request of the Committee the Consultant’s Team Leader, and if required selected key
experts, will also attend these meetings.
The project will be implemented according to the rules, procedures sand reporting guidelines stipulated in
the contract established between WEDO / FoEME and the European Commission. It is noted that the
Consultant has substantial experience with EC formatted projects, such as underlined by the EC regional
Water Data Banks project performed by DHV.
We have grouped our project team into the following five professional team:
1. project management
2. physical environmental team
3. socio-economic and cultural team
4. institutional and geo-political team
5. country coordinators.
Our Project team consists of key experts with Palestinian, Jordanian and Israeli nationalities, managed by
the international Team Leader. Each key expert will be responsible for his professional domain throughout
the study. Meanwhile, the relevant input information from the three countries will be organized through our
Country Representatives. In addition, the international experts will be able to travel freely to all three
countries to ensure full integration of the three national master plans into one overall trans-boundary
master plan. We believe that this matrix approach will best secure that the study components throughout
the three countries will be performed professionally and efficiently.
The study will be performed in full cooperation with a team of planners and facilitators. At this proposal
stage, it is difficult to assess the precise input of each team member. The Consultant proposes that the
details of labor inputs will be assigned at the beginning of each work package, within the overall budget
envelope. The positions within each team are presented in the next table.
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Table 1 – Project Teams and Experts
In addition to the fixed man day allocation to these team members we propose to keep a limited budget
available to provide the Consultant Team with the flexibility to anticipate on more in-depth analysis needs,
or additional project needs that may emerge during the 18 months study period.
Below table 2 shows the names and contact information of the project team members. The total estimated
input is 959 working days (90 days for project management; 260 days for Palestinian nationals; 243 days
for Jordanian nationals; 205 days for Israeli nationals and 161 days for international key experts). The CVs
are enclosed in annex 1. Individual Terms of References for each expert are enclosed in annex 2.
Group / Expert Nationality Expertise
Project Management
Team Leader INT Project management, Designer / planner,
Seismicity, MCA
Physical Environment Team
Water Management Expert PAL Integrated River Basin Management, water and
hydrology, drainage
Pollution Control / Waste expert INT Water Quality, Pollution Control, WW
Management, Waste Management
Water Supply Expert JOR agricultural, municipal, industrial, tourism water
supply, water structures
Database and GIS Expert PAL Database and GIS
WEAP Modeling Expert ISR Water balance / WEAP model
Land Planning Expert ISR Landscape Architecture, land use planner
Environmental Expert JOR Environment, Climate, Public Health
Ecological Expert ISR Terrestrial and Aquatic ecology
Socio-Economic-Cultural Team
Agricultural Expert JOR Agriculture, Agronomy, soil expert
Economist PAL Macro economy, environmental economy,
finance
Sociologist INT Social Planning, Anthropologist
Tourism & Archeologist PAL Tourism, Archeology, Cultural Heritage
Institutional / Geo-political Team
Governance Expert INT Policy Advisor, Public Participation, Institutional
Expert
Geo-political Expert PAL Security, geo-politics
Country Coordinators
Jordanian Coorinator JOR National data collection, national coordination
Israeli Coordinator ISR National data collection, national coordination
Palestinian Coordinator PAL National data collection, national coordination
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Table 2 – Project Teams and Experts
Key Expert Name (estimated working
days)
Nationality Contact Information
Project Manager Jeroen KOOL (90) Dutch [email protected]
Physical Environmental Team
Water Management
(Pal)
Anan JAYYOUSI (55) Palestinian [email protected]
Environment / Pollution
Control
Mark DE GROOT (50) Dutch [email protected]
Water Management
(JOR)
Samer TALOZI (60) Jordanian [email protected]
Database / GIS Mohammed ALMASRI (55) Palestinian [email protected]
Water Modeling Gilad SAFIR (50) Israeli [email protected]
Land Planning Moti KAPLAN (50) Israeli [email protected]
Environment / Ecology
(JOR)
Banan AL SHEIKH (52) Jordanian [email protected]
Ecology Eldad ELRON (60) Israeli [email protected]
Socio-Economic-Cultural Team
Agriculture Haidar MALHAS (36) Jordanian [email protected]
Economy Saad Al KHATIB (50) Jordanian [email protected]
Sociology Aard HARTVELD (40) Dutch [email protected]
Tourism & Archeology Walif SHARIF (60) Palestinian [email protected]
Geo-political / Institutional Team
Geo-political Saeb BAMYA (45) Palestinian [email protected]
Governance Patrick HUNTJENS (46) Dutch [email protected]
Country Coordinators
Jordan Samer TALOZI (20) Jordanian [email protected]
Palestine Saeb BAMYA (20) Palestinian [email protected]
Israel Eldad ELRON (20) Israeli [email protected]
Flexibility Pool
Jordanian expertise To be named (25) Jordanian
Palestinian expertise To be named (25) Palestinian
Israeli expertise To be named (25) Israeli
International expertise To be named (25) International
In addition to the fixed man day allocation to the key team members the Consultant proposes to keep a
limited budget available to provide the flexibility to anticipate on more in-depth analysis needs, or
additional project needs that may emerge during the 18 months study period. A total of 25 working days for
Jordan, Palestine as well as Israel and Internationals have been reserved for this purpose. The Consultant
will propose these experts timely to FoEME for their approval, and will make a strong concerted effort to
include women experts from these resources.
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5.1.1 Project Quality Management
The Consultant will operate the project in full accordance with its accredited quality procedures. DHV is
certified according to the NEN - ISO 9001 standards. This means that project management and
implementation will follow several quality checks and procedures, in line with international norms. DHV is
registered with most of the international financing agencies.
The function of PQM is to ensure that the performance provided at all levels of the project organization is
in conformance with proper professional standards and in accordance with client’s requirements. More
specifically, the main objectives of the QA function within this study are to ensure that:
The project implementation fulfils the project requirements and is in full conformity with the
ToR;
Optimal methods and good professional judgment are used in carrying out project activities;
and,
The project fully benefits from efficient interaction between the professional experience and
qualifications of all team members, the accessible data and other sources of relevant
information, combined with the ability of the consultant to utilize these resources.
The PQM function will be carried out at both the home office level and at the study area level. It is our
approach that PQM is an integrated part of project implementation and will cover all relevant activities. An
internal Quality Management System that meets the relevant requirements of internationally-acknowledged
quality assurance standards will be employed by the joint venture. The general PQM Procedures Manual
will be made available upon request.
Based on the standard PQM procedures, a Quality Assurance plan will be elaborated and tailored to the
particular activities and outputs of this study. The main purpose of the QA plan is to describe the
procedures to be followed by the project team and the home office PQM team and to clearly define the
responsibilities of each member of the team. In order to ensure that the PQM process is non-bureaucratic,
realistic, and operational as well as meets requirements, the system will be based on the following quality
assurance tools:
Quality Assurance Plan
Activity planning matrix
Document Quality Assurance standard form
The QA plan is the overall planning monitoring tool for the QA function. The QA plan will follow the outline
of the project implementation plan describing timely completion of tasks and set of milestones. The QA
plan will contain the following elements:
A clear definition of the project, scope of work and contract conditions;
The need for external quality control;
A clear definition of the project organization, responsibilities and authority;
The project time schedule with milestones and deadlines;
A list of foreseen potential problem areas and possible solutions;
A list of technical procedures to be applied to the project;
A definition of the filing system and a list of project documents;
Schedules for internal technical and budgetary control;
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A log of important changes; and,
A Quality Audit schedule
6 PUBLICATIONS, STUDY MATERIALS AND DISSEMINATION
6.1 Publications and Study Materials
The above project activities will lead to the following project outputs and deliverables.
Presentations and Handouts
The Consultant will prepare presentations and information handouts for the following events:
FoEME National Jordan River Forum meetings taking place in each country, proposed for
November 2012, August 2013, January 2013 and September 2014
FoEME Regional Jordan River Forum meetings taking place in each country, proposed for April
2013, March 2014 and December 2014
Public conference at the national level taking place in each country in October 2013
Regional public conference taking place in June 2014
The SIWI Middle East Seminars to further discussion and dialogue about the aims and objectives
of the master planning process, taking place twice: September 2012 and September 2014.
Inception Report
The Inception Report will include feedback from FoEME and the major stakeholders on the proposed
approach and project activities as presented in this Proposal, and will present a final work plan and time
schedule for the project. The Inception report will include the consultant's implementation plan,
methodology, and responses to the TORs. The report will be discussed and deliberated with different
stakeholders, international experts and consortium partners during the Public Consultation Workshop and
on the first SIWI Seminar. The consultant will be responsible to finalize the draft Inception Report based on
the comments and feedback received during the SIWI Seminar in September 2012.
Progress Reports for Consortium Committee
Progress Reports will be issues (such as every three months) to inform the Client and the Project
Consortium Committee (FoEME, SIWI, GNF, supported by EC) about the progress of the project activities,
linked to specific planning targets and identifying the major bottlenecks and related mitigation measures to
be overcome them during the following period.
Phase 1 Report
Following phase 1, the Consultant will prepare a Draft Data Collection and Analysis Report, which will be
presented on the second public consultation workshop focused on discussing directions towards the
national master planning
Jordanian NGO Master Plan
The Jordanian NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River from the Yarmouk River in the north to the
Dead Sea in the south will be published.
Palestinian NGO Master Plan
The Palestinian NGO Master for the Lower Jordan River from Bezek Stream in the north to the Dead Sea
in the south will be prepared and published.
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Israeli Master Plans
The existing Israeli Master Plans from the exit of the Lower Jordan River from the Sea of Galilee to
Naharyim (completed by the Kinneret Drainage Authority) and from Naharyim to Bezek Stream (currently
being prepared by the Lower Jordan River Drainage Authority) will be published, Also the Israeli NGO
Master lan for the Lower Jordan River from the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee to Bezeq Stream will be
published.
Integrated Trans-Boundary Regional NGO Master Plans for the Lower Jordan River Basin
The Trans-boundary regional NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River will be prepared and published,
incorporating the above national master plans.
National and regional Strategic Action Plans
The National and Regional Strategic Action Plans will be prepared, focusing on advancing and
implementing the above national and trans-boundary master plans, including scenario recommendations,
no-regret actions and staged implementation planning.
Final Study Report
The Project will be concluded with a final study report, summarizing the major objectives, activities,
achievements and recommendations for further implementation.
Modular Education Materials
Modular lesson plans and activities reflecting the results of the FoEME NGO Master Plan Study will be
developed and integrated with FoEME’s existing environmental education materials. This work will be
coordinated by the project manager (Jeroen Kool), together with the Governance Expert (Patrick
Huntjens).
6.2 Presentations and Dissemination
The following dissemination events will be supported by the Consultants:
FoEME National Jordan River Forum meetings taking place in each country, proposed for
November 2012, August 2013, January 2013 and September 2014
FoEME Regional Jordan River Forum meetings taking place in each country, proposed for April
2013, March 2014 and December 2014
Public conference at the national level taking place in each country in October 2013
Regional public conference taking place in June 2014
The SIWI Middle East Seminars to further discussion and dialogue about the aims and objectives
of the master planning process, taking place twice: September 2012 and September 2014.
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7 PLANNING, STAFFING AND MILESTONES
The Activity Schedule and related miles stones are presented in the figure 11.
Table 3 provides an overview of the proposed project team, composed of high level Palestinian, Jordanian,
Israeli and international professionals.
Table 4 provides an overview of the proposed staffing schedule.
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Figure 11 – Activity Schedule
Year
Month
Week 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSISAssessment Phase
1 Information Management
2 Baseline data collection
3 First Public Consultation Workshops
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections
5 Water projections
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks
Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050
PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNINGAlternative Interventions
10 Formulation of interventions
Development Strategies
11 Multi Criteria Analysis / 3rd workshops
12 Strategies Development
13 WEAP Modeling
National NGO Master Planning
14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan
15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan
16 Reviewing Israeli Master Plans
Integration into Transregional NGO Master Plan
17 Transboundary NGO Master Plan
18 Final Disseimation Workshop / 4th workshops
NGO Action Planning
19 Action Planning
Dissemiation events
A FoEME National Jordan River Forum Meetings
Palestine
Jordan
Israel
B FoEME Regional Jordan River Forum Meetings
Palestine
Jordan
Israel
C National Public Conferences (zie onder)
Palestine
Jordan
Israel
D Regional Public Conference
E SIWI Middle East Seminars
F Consortium Committee Meetings (FoEME, SIWI, GNF)
Mar Aug SeptApr May Jun JulSept Oct Nov Dec Jan FebMar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
2013 2013 2014
Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
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Table 3 – Team Composition
Professional Staff
Name of Key Staff Nationality Assigned by (Firm) Area of Expertise Position Assigned Task Assigned
Jeroen KOOL Netherlands RHDHV International Project management,
substantial experience in Middle
East, river basin planning, water
and environment management,
trans-boundary co-operation,
conflict resolution
Project Manager
Project management, Designer /
planner, Multi Criteria Analysis,
Seismicity
Anan Jayyousi Palestinian CORE PhD in Water Resources
Development and Modeling,
groundwater and hydrology, water
management
Water Management Expert Study components related to
Integrated River Basin
Management, water and hydrology,
drainage
Moti KAPLAN Israeli DHVMED National, regional and urban
planning and landscaping; tourism
and regional development
Land Planning Expert Study components related to
Landscape Architecture and Land
Use Planning
Walid SHARIF Palestinian CORE PhD Archeology and Cultural
Heritage; Former PA Deputy
Minister Tourism and Antiquities
Tourism Expert &
Archeologist
Study components related to
Tourism, Archeology, Cultural
Heritage
Aard HARTVELD Netherlands RHDHV PhD in Rural Sociology,
substantial experience in Middle
East, Social Analyses, Social
Impact Assessment
Sociologist Study components related to Social
Planning and Anthropologist
Saad AL KHATIB Palestinian CORE Macro and micro economics and
trade, finance, business case
Economist Study components related to Macro
economy, environmental economy,
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Professional Staff
Name of Key Staff Nationality Assigned by (Firm) Area of Expertise Position Assigned Task Assigned
development finance
Mark DE GROOT Netherlands RHDHV Environmental Technology,
Pollution Control, waste
management
Pollution Control and Waste
Expert
Study components related to Water
Quality, Pollution Control, WW
Management, Waste Management
Saeb BAMYA Palestinian CORE Senior Economist, Member of
Palestinian Policy Delegation in
Israeli -Palestinian Peace
Negotiations, Author of "the
Economic Dimensions to a Two
State Solution"
Geo-political Advisor Study components related to
security and geo-politics
Samer TALOZI Jordanian MASAR PhD in Water Resources,
Associate Professor
Water Management Expert Study components related to
agricultural, municipal, industrial,
tourism water supply, water
structures
Mohammed AL MASRI Palestinian CORE PhD Hydro informatics and GIS;
Geographic information Systems,
Database management, Water
Modeling
GIS expert / Data base
Manager
Data base management, GIS
operation, preparing study maps
Gilad SAFIER Israeli DHVMED Water balance studies, water
allocation, water and WEAP
modeling
WEAP Modeling Expert WEAP Modelling, water balance
studies
Banan AL SHEIKH Jordanian MASAR MSc in Plan Taxonomy, National
Agricultural Research Center
Environmental Expert Study components related to
environment, climate, public health
Eldad ELRON Israeli DHVMED PhD in Biology; Terrestrial and
Aquatic Ecology, nature
Ecological Expert Study components related to
terrestrial and aquatic ecological
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Professional Staff
Name of Key Staff Nationality Assigned by (Firm) Area of Expertise Position Assigned Task Assigned
conservation, biology management and planning
Mr. Haidar MALHAS Jordanian MASAR Agriculture and Irrigation Agricultural Expert Study components related to
agriculture, agronomy and soils
Patrick HUNTJENS Netherlands RHDHV PhD in Governance and
Participatory Planning,
international water governance,
policy and institutional
development, stakeholder
participation
Governance Expert
Study components related to Policy
Advise, Public Participation,
Institutional frameworks
COUNTRY COORINATORS
Saeb BAMYA Palestinian CORE Senior Economist Palestinian Coordinator Responsible for management of all
study related data and information
input from Palestine
Dr. Samer TALOZI Jordanian MASAR Water resources management
specialist, hydrologist
Jordanian Coordinator Responsible for management of all
study related data and information
input from Jordan
Eldad ELRON Israeli DHVMED PhD in Biology; Terrestrial and
Aquatic Ecology, nature
Israeli Coordinator Responsible for management of all
study related data and information
input from Israel
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Table 4 – Staff Input Schedule
Name Position Company Input
Work days aug sept oct nov dec jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sept oct nov dec jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sept
Jeroen Kool Project Manager RHDHV 90 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Physical Environment Team
Anan Jayyousi Water Management Expert CORE 55 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mark de Groot Pollution Control / Waste expert RHDHV 50 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Samer Talozi Water Expert MASAR 60 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mohammed Al Masri Database and GIS Expert CORE 55 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Gilad Safier WEAP Modeling Expert DHVMED 50 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Moti Kaplan Land Planning Expert DHVMED 50 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Bana Al Sheikh Environmental Expert MASAR 52 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2
Eldad Elron Ecological Expert DHVMED 60 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Socio-Economic-Cultural Team
Haidar Malhas Agricultural Expert MASAR 36 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1
Saad al Khatib Economist CORE 50 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Aard Hartveld Sociologist RHDHV 40 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Walid Sharif Tourism & Archeologist CORE 60 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Institutional / Geo-political Team
Patrick Huntjens Governance Expert RHDHV 46 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1
Saeb Bamya Geo-political Expert CORE 45 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Country Coordinators
Samer Talozi Jordanian Coorinator MASAR 20 5 5 5 5
Eldad Elron Israeli Coordinator DHVMED 20 5 5 5 5
Saeb Bamya Palestinian Coordinator CORE 20 5 5 5 5
Flexibility Pool
Palestinian to be named CORE 50 to be allocated: 25
Israeli to be named DHVMED 25 to be allocated: 25
International to be named RHDHV 25 to be allocated: 25
Total Working days 869
2012 2013 2014
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8 COLOPHON
FoEME - Friends of the Earth Middle Eas / FInal Inception Report
Version 3
Client : FoEME - Friends of the Earth Middle East
Project : Integrated Trans-boundary Regional NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River
Basin
File : BB2939-100-101
Length of report : 206 pages
Author : Jeroen Kool
Contributions : DHVMED, CORE, PHG, MIRRA
Project Manager : Jeroen Kool
Project Director : Paul van Ruiten
Date : 21 January 2013
Name/Initials :
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ANNEX 1 – CVs of Key Experts
Curriculum Vitae KOOL, Jeroen Peter
Name Kool, Jeroen Nationality Dutch
Profession Director Business Development Place of birth Haarlem, Holland
Years with firm since 1991 Date of birth 19 November 1957
Present employer Royal HaskoningDHV
Proposed position Project Manager
Membership of
professional societies
Member of "International Water Association"
Member of "Nederlandse Vereniging van Milieukundigen"
Member of "International Association for Impact Assessment"
Chairman of the Board of Water Partner Foundation, focusing on international
dissemination of good governance and sustainable development practices of
water resources and the environment
Key qualifications
During the last 25 years Mr. Kool built up a broad professional experience as international project
manager and senior advisor in international water resources and environmental management projects
in the Netherlands, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. As team leader and senior advisor, Mr.
Kool worked on numerous integrated water resources management and environmental assignments in
the Netherlands, Palestine, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa,
Belgium, Sweden, Serbia, Macedonia and Croatia, Hungary, the Czech and Slovak Republics as well
as Yemen, Indonesia, China, Macedonia, Tunisia, Syria and within the EU. Many of these projects
were related to sector and master planning and implementation aspects, organizational and
institutional analysis, human and financial resources needs assessments and conflict/problem
resolution. Mr. Kool published and presented various papers on international conferences for instance
in Geneva, Jerusalem, Kyoto, Damascus, Montreal and The Hague. Mr. Kool holds a M.Sc degree of
the University of Utrecht on Geophysics and Hydrology.
Education
1985 M.Sc degree in Geophysics, Hydrogeology, University of Utrecht, The
Netherlands. Environmental and exploration geophysics, hydrogeology
1982 B.Sc degree in Physics, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. Physics and
geophysics
Other training
2004 Senior Management and Organization Training, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Capability development
1999 Management and Professional Development Training, University of Nijenrode,
The Netherlands. Post Graduate Course
1995 Project Cycle Management and Logical Framework, De Queeste Amersfoort,
The Netherlands. Logical Framework Analysis
1987 GIS Remote Sensing, I.T.C. Enschede, The Netherlands. Use of Geographic
Information Systems for water managers
Employment record
2012-to date Director Business Development, Royal HaskoningDHV. Responsible for
management and coordination of Business Development within the Business
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Line Planning & Strategy within Royal HaskoningDHV, with emphasis on
international business development in the areas of water, environment,
sustainability and energy
2008-2012 Strategic Advisor, DHV BV. Responsible for strategic water and environmental
projects
2000-2008 Project Director / Senior Advisor Water and Environment, DHV BV,
Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Regional responsibility for the Middle East and
North Africa
1994-2000 Project Manager / Expatriate Team Leader, DHV Consultants BV, Amersfoort,
The Netherlands. Responsible for leading international water resources and
environmental management projects
1991-1994 Expert / Project Manager, DHV Environment and Infrastructure BV,
Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Responsible for execution of environmental,
groundwater and soil remediation projects in the Netherlands and Europe
1989-1991 Environmental Advisor, TAUW Infra Consult at Deventer, The Netherlands.
Responsible for Environmental and soil remediation projects in the
Netherlands and Europe
1985-1989 Associate Expert, DGIS, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Water Resources
Assessment Project, Yemen. Responsible for water resources en
geophysical investigations in Yemen
1982-1985 Researcher, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. Participating in various
(marine) geophysical research programs
Experience record
2011-2012 Vietnam: Strategic Advisor for the Partners for Water (PvW) pilot project:
Participation in Climate Adaptation in the Vam Co River Basin, Long An
Province (Vietnam). Development of a Master plan and Strategy for dealing
with the impacts of climate change in the water sector based on adaptive
approaches, broad stakeholder participation and advanced decision support
system for climate adaptation and flood control
2010-2012 Palestine: Project Manager - Wastewater Reuse and Storm water Harvesting
Management. Gaza is suffering from a severe water stress. DHV and
Almadina Consultants are responsible for assessment of the current legal and
institutional status with regard to wastewater reuse and stormwater harvesting
in Gaza as a means to increase the water availability in Gaza. DHV evaluates
international standards and develops quality requirements for improved reuse
of wastewater for agricultural purposes and for harvesting of stormwater.
Finally DHV is responsible for setting up an organisational structure in Gaza
for further expansion and management of these water management issues.
2011 Palestine: Project Manager – Gaza Solid Waste Management project.
Responsible for development of an integrated Solid Waste Master Plan for
Gaza until the year 2040, and development of plans, designs and tender
documents for various waste disposal, recycling and composting projects with
a total value of 50 Million Euro’s for the short and long term. The project
includes development of a sustainable institutional framework for SWM in
Gaza.
2010-2011 Indonesia: Strategic Advisor for the Australian Development Agency.
Responsible for projects identification in the field of Solid Waste Management,
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in connection to the preparation of an 20 M€ investment program for the
benefit of the Indonesian Government. Project to be identified include
institutional reform, financial management and the realization of solid waste
collection, transport and disposal schemes.
2010 Bosnia-Herzegovina: Bosnia and Herzegovina suffered early 2010 from
heavy flood. Mr. Kool was Strategic Advisor for the identification and
elaboration of Flood Risk Management projects, as preparation of a 80 M€
investment loanof the European Investment Bank for Republika Srpska, as
part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2008-2010 Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland: Project Director / Senior Advisor
INCOMAPUTO Project. In 2002 these countries signed the PRIMA-Treaty
(Progressive Realization of the Incomati-Maputo Agreement) which promotes
sustainable management of the international catchment areas of the Incomati
River and the Maputo River. DHV is responsible for the coordination of the
implementation of this treaty and advices on the development of specific
projects, including international information exchange on water quality and
quantity; water demands for Maputo; and development of strategies for
drought management, flood prevention, environmental pollution control and
calamity management systems
2009-2010 Turkey: Project manager of an environmental impact assessment for VOPAK
Inc. The project relates to the development of a large chemical storage facility
at Yalova, at the sea of Marmara. The EIA will be performed according to the
Turkish environmental legislation, and according to the international
EQUATOR principles for ensuring sound environmental and social practises.
2010 Palestine: Strategic Advisor - Management Interface between PWA and
Water Service Providers project. The Palestinian Water Authority has been
assigned as regulator of the Palestinian water sector at large, including the
water utilities operating in the West Bank and Gaza. With this project Mr. Kool
has developed a series of water performance indicators to be used by the
PWA to regulate the performance of these water utilities, including indicators
related to water supply, urban drainage, wastewater treatment, as well as
financial performance indicators, environmental indicators and water quality
indicators
2010 Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland: Strategic Advisor responsible for the
development of procedures to ensure that projects in the Incompati and
Maputo river basins reflect sound environmental management practises and
are developed in a manner that is socially responsible. The procedures will
contribute to avoiding of negative transboundary impacts on water quality,
ecosystem and communities. They are also consistent with the Equator
Principles which have been adopted by the major international banks and
financiers
2009 The Netherlands: Project director of a planning and EIA project for the
highway no. A27 between Everdingen en Rijnsweerd - the Netherlands. The
project aims to increase the capacity of this highway section in order to reduce
build-up of traffic. Total value of this project is 1.22 M€.
2003-2009 Jordan: Project Director of the Jerash and Fara'a Integrated Watershed
Management Project. This project is financed by the EU Short and medium
Term Environmental Action Programme (SMAP) and co-financed by the
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Netherlands Water Partnership (NWO). This three-year project aims to
develop integrated watershed management plans for the river basins of
Jerash and Fara'a, by studying the local circumstances and undertaking pilot
projects to acquire local experience on feasible solutions.
2007-2009 Israel: Project Director / Senior Advisor of a Solid Waste Management project
for the World Bank. This project aims to development an Environmental and
Social Impact Assessment, and prepare detailed designs and tender
documents for the realization of a landfill (600,000 p.e.) for the cities of
Bethlehem and Hebron.
2005-2009 Israel, Jordan, Palestine: Project Director Water Data Banks IV project. This
three year lasting project is financed by the EU and aims to develop water
monitoring, database and Decision Support Systems focused on all issues
related to reuse of wastewater for the water authorities in Israel, Jordan and
Palestine. This project is executed within the framework of EXACT, a multi-
nationally supported initiative to support the Middle East peace process.
2006-2008 Syrian Arab Republic: Project director of the Orontes Water Resources
Management Project. This Netherlands financed project focuses on
development of integrated water management plans for the Orontes river
basin, using state-of-the-art decision support systems and participatory
planning approaches. The project includes institutional development of the
river basin authority, groundwater management, pollution control, trans-basin
water conveyance and reuse of wastewater.
2004-2008 Syrian Arab Republic: Project Director for the Coastal Water Resources
Management Project. This project is financed by the Netherlands Partners for
Water Programme, and aims to develop an integrated water resources
management plan for the coastal region of Syria. The project focusses in
particular on formulation on initiatives with regard to: prevention of seawater
intrusion in the coastal aquifer system; water pollution control; reuse of
wastewater; groundwater management; development of Decision Support
Systems. Furthermore the coastal water management authority is trained in all
issues regarding IWRM.
2001-2006 Jordan: Project Director. Scarce water is the most critical natural constraint
on economic growth in Jordan. The metropolitan area of Amman covers
approximately 550 km2 and has presently a population of about 1.7 million.
The water supply system of Amman can not keep up with the rapid growth of
the town. DHV was assigned to support the Project Management Unit of the
Greater Amman Water Sector Improvement Program, financed by the
European Commission. DHV has responsible to develop capacities of the
PMU in terms of supervision of the performance-based management contract
for water and waste water services LEMA - a consortium of Suez Lyonnaise
des Eaux, Montgomery Watson, and Arabtech. DHV was furthermore
responsible for managing the preparation and implementation of a large
capital investment program to improve the water supply system of Greater
Amman. DHV provided support and training programs, and filled in the
position of Deputy PMU Director during the full scope of this assignment. DHV
also strengthened water utilities in other governorates than Amman, including
the development of a performance indicator and benchmarking system for the
Jordanian water sector, the development of SCDA and a nationwide SCADA
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strategy and the development of the Al Meyyah project.
2003-2006 Yugoslavia: Project Director of the Environmental Capacity Building
Programme in Serbia, financed by the European Agency for Reconstruction.
The large two-year programme aims at strengthening the Serbian Ministry of
Environment with regard to national and regional environmental action
planning, and to related implementation, monitoring and enforcement
responsibilities
2004-2006 Turkey: Project Director of the EIA Training Center project. This project was a
direct follow-up to a previous project which had addressed the approximation
of the Turkish legislation with EU environmental legislation. The project
undertook activities with the aim to achieve five results: 1) achievement of
consensus on the mandate of a national EIA Centre in Turkey; 2) the
development of an EIA training strategy and program; 3) the development of
an EIA research strategy and program, 4) the development of an information
and communication strategy, and 5) development of relevant documents,
including the development of twelve sector EIA guidelines
2003-2005 Macedonia: Project Director of the National Solid Waste Master Plan and
Feasibility Studies for Macedonia, financed by the European Agency for
Reconstruction. This 18 months national project aims to develop a national
solid waste master plan for the country and to undertake feasibility studies for
various projects that will become part of the national plan
2004-2005 Iran, Islamic Republic: Project Director for the Tehran Solid Waste
Management Strategy. This project is financed by the World Bank and aims to
develop an integrated solid waste management strategy for the greater city of
Tehran. The strategy will be used as strategic basis for a World Bank loan of
Iran on Solid Waste Management.
2003 Tunisia: Lecturer on SEA and water management, for a training course on
Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment in Tunis. The course was
organised by the Netherlands EIA Commission for respresentatives of the
ministries of Environment of various countries of southern Europe en the
MENA region.
2001-2003 Hungary: Project Director of the project Strengthening of the Water
Framework Directive in Hungary. This project was financed by SENTER
Netherlands, and aimed at strengthening the Hungarian water sector with
regard to implementation of the European WFD. The project included
development of a pilot basin plan for Által ér, training, and formulation of
various national recommendations.
2001-2002 Algeria, Cyprus, Jordan, Malta, Tunisia, Uzbekistan: Project Director of a
Study for the World Bank on Desalination in the MENA and CA regions,
financed by the Bank Netherlands Water Partnership in Washington. The
study aims to provide information to WB staff and clients with regard to
various aspects of desalination. The study includes country visits and
evaluation of technical, financial, socio-economic and environmental impacts
of large scale introduction of techniques for seawater and brackish water
desalination in these countries.
2000-2002 Yugoslavia: Kosovo: Project Manager for the Kosovo Solid Waste
Management Project, financed by the European Agency for Reconstruction.
This project focuses on identification of the main bottlenecks with regard to
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solid waste collection, transport and disposal in Kosovo under jurisdiction of
the United National Mission In Kosovo (UNMIK). The project leads to
identification of short term solutions in order to overcome the most pregnant
solid waste management problems, as well as on formulation of a long term
sustainable and sanitary waste management strategy.
1996-1997 Indonesia: Resident Team Leader for the National Water Resources
Planning Project, financed by the World Bank and including 11 expatriate staff
and 7 local staff. The objective of the BWRP project was to develop a national
water planning policy framework and guidelines for basin water resources
planning in Indonesia. An important element of this project was to organise
and strengthen a central administrative unit within the Directorate General of
Water Resources Development, Directorate of Water Resources Management
and Conservation, that is responsible for development of national water
policies, as well as steering and guiding the provinces in preparation of their
long-term basin water resources plans. This was partly done through
preparation of three pilot basin plans on Java. The project is performed by a
consortium of five Dutch and Indonesian companies.
1994 Hungary: Project Manager of a project focused on ‘environmentally beneficial
cultivating techniques’ to project water resources in agricultural areas. The
project has been performed by order of the Hungarian Ministry of Environment
and was financed by the PHARE Environmental Sector Programme of the EU.
The project concerned development of government expertise in water
resources and environmental management of agricultural activities. A pilot
study was performed on Szentendrei Sziget Suvany, an island in the Danube
River.
1994 Slovak Republic: Project Manager of a soil and groundwater study for the
EBRD at ZNSP/SLOVALCO, a major aluminium production company at Ziar
nad Hronom. The project was focused on soil and groundwater investigations,
environmental risk evaluation, liability and remediation planning. The project
was executed by a DHV and IWACO of The Netherlands and GEOS, a Slovak
consultant.
1994 The Netherlands: Project Manager / advisor of a study on River Mooring
Facilities in Europe, by order of the Japanese Institute of Construction
Engineering, seeking management models directed at steering and managing
mooring of boats in Japan.
1993-1994 China: Solid Waste Management Expert on a Solid Waste Management
project, by order of the World Bank. This project concerns evaluation of the
actual Solid Waste Management situation in the cities Wuhan, Xiangfan,
Yichang and Huangshi, with a total urban population of 4 million, and
formulating SWM improvement projects in co-operation with these cities.
These projects are focused on management of waste collection, transfer,
transportation, disposal and recycling issues.
1993-1994 China: Senior Environmental Expert on an Industrial Pollution Control Project,
by order of the World Bank. This project is focused on evaluating actual
emissions and environmental management projects in co-operation with these
companies. Totally 16 industries are involved, including Iron and Steel,
Fertiliser, Pulp and Paper and Cement producing companies.
1991-1994 The Netherlands: Relation Manager for the Provinces of Utrecht, Gelderland
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and Noord-Brabant, with responsibility for all soil and water related
assignments by these provincial authorities, including site investigations,
feasibility studies remediation plans and environmental assessments of
various kinds.
1989-1994 Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden: Western Europe:
Specialist on various medium and larger size project in The Netherlands,
Sweden, Germany, Belgium, France, related to water resources and
environmental management. These included water resources management
projects, soil and groundwater remediation projects and environmental
projects, both for the private and public sectors.
1989-1994 The Netherlands: Advisor and Relation Manager for various industrial
companies, such as DSM, NAM, SHELL, AKZO NOBEL, Rockwool, Budelco,
Zinkwit, Sola Zeist, regarding company’s environmental policies, soil and
groundwater remediation, waste management and environmental auditing.
1993 Czech Republic: Team Leader of the Kablo Kladno Environmental Project.
The objective of this project, locally financed, was to assess the water
resources and environmental damages around an industrial estate at Kladno.
The project resulted in a series of feasible and cost-effective remediation
programmes for mitigating the problems and reaching a sustainable situation.
1993 Tunisia: Environmental expert of a coastal rehabilitation project at Sfax,
including groundwater management, waste handling, marine and soil
investigations.
1993 The Netherlands: Project Manager of waste and emission reduction
programme for a selection of textile production factories in the Netherlands,
including an environmental audit and environmental, technical and financial
elaboration of reduction programmes.
1992 Belgium, Sweden: Execution of Environmental Audits of flatware production
utilities at Karlsham and Eskilstuna, Sweden and at Gembloux, Belgium by
order of CORPEQ Holding at Veenendaal, The Netherlands. An
environmental profile of a company was given, concerning aspects of soil-,
water- and air-pollution and waste treatment, the measures being taken, the
organisation of the environmental management in the company and the
necessary licences.
1992 France, Germany: Project management of Environmental Audits of
HAGGLUNDS production utilities concerning hydraulic equipment at Hilden,
Germany and Vierzon, France, by order of INCENTIVE AB at Stockholm.
1989 Germany: Investigations to chlorinated hydrocarbons - Kamp Lintfort -
Germany. The sources and extension of contaminated groundwater plumes
were investigated and remedial measures were recommended.
1985-1989 Republic of Yemen: Water Resources Specialist in the Water Resources
Assessment and Management project, financed by the Government of The
Netherlands. The objective of this project was to set up a national water
resources unit in the ministry, including a water resources database. The aim
was also to assess the water availability in the Marib area, as well as the
water use patterns and to develop an optimised water management plan for
the area. Parallel to these main activities a series of local water resources
studies and well siting studies were performed throughout North Yemen for
local villages and farmers.
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1985 The Netherlands: Environmental groundwater investigations and modelling
Noordbroeksterdiep. With use of geo-electrical methods the extension of a
polluted groundwater plume was delineated.
1984 Portugal: Researcher for the University of Utrecht on the Albufeira Water
Resources Project. The aim of the project was to assess the local water
resources situation, specifically with regard to the rate of sea water intrusion
onto the coastal aquifer system. The work was done with extensive
geophysical surveys and water resources modelling.
1983 The Netherlands: Researcher for the University of Utrecht at the
Hierdensche Beek. The objective of this hydrological study was to evaluate
the meteorological and hydrological conditions of the Hierdensche Beek, and
to evaluate the impact of local agricultural activities on the water resources
system.
1982 Spain: Madeira: Researcher for the University of Utrecht on the marine
geophysical expedition aboard the Snellius, a Dutch scientific research ship.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the tectonic movements of the Atlantic
Ocean Flood with use of various marine geophysical methodologies and
measuring techniques.
Language ability speak write read
Arabic fair moderate moderate
English excellent excellent excellent
French fair fair fair
German fair fair fair
Indonesian moderate moderate moderate
Dutch mother tongue
Publications
2011 “Meeting Indonesia's Solid Waste Challenge”
Journal of the Indonesia Infrastructure Initiative, July 2011 (www.indii.co.id)
2010 “Integrated Assessment - Jerash and Fara'a Watersheds in the Jordan River
Basin”
Geneva, April 2010, Annual Congress of the International Association for
Impact Assessment (IAIA). Paper and Presentation at the Session on
Strategic Environmental Assessment and Sustainable Water Management.
2007 “Coastal Water Management under Arid Conditions”
Amsterdam, februari 2007, World Forum on Delta & Coastal Development,
Presentation at the Session on Response in Deltaic Riverine Regions.
2003 “Desalination of Seawater and Brachish water in the Middle East, North
Africa and Central Asia”
March 2003, Kyoto Japan - World Water Forum 3, paper and presentation
on the Key session on Non-conventional Water Resources
2003 “Framework for Integrated Water Resources Planning”
October 2003, Water Science and Technology Conference te Damascus.
Paper and Key Note Presentation on this international water conference, co-
financed by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1999 “Environmental Planning in the West Bank and Gaza: An analytical
framework;”
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7th International conference of IWRA and the Israel Society for Ecology and
Environmental Quality Sciences, Jeruzalem.
1997 “Water Resources Management in the 21st Century: The Indonesian
Challenge”
Roestam S. and Kool, J.P., the IXth World Water Congress, Montreal
1996 “Decisions Support Systems for Long Term Planning”
Kool, J.P., Seminar on in Water Planning, Bogor, Indonesia
1995 “Environmental Beneficial Cultivating Techniques in Hungary”
Kool, J.P., International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, Cairo
1989 “Water Resources Assessment in the Marib Area, Geophysical Model”
Kool, J.P., TNO
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Anan Jayyousi
Name and Address Anan F. Jayyousi
Mob. 972-59-9397059
Tel. 972-92-382008 / 972-92-345760
Fax. 972-92-900883
E.mail [email protected]
P.O.Box 707, Nablus, Palestinian Authority
Major Water Resources Planning and Management
Date and place of birth West Bank, 1965 Nationality Palestinian Gender Male Marital status married with two children ( Fakhri, (1997), and Noora (2002) Spouse Reema Nizar Jayyousi ( West Bank, 1971)
EDUCATION
SEP. 90 - SEPT. 94 Utah State University, Logan, Utah ( GPA 3.94)
Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering with emphasis on hydrology and water resources management JAN. 88 - SEPT. 90 Jordan University, Amman
Master of Science in Civil Engineering with emphasis on hydraulics and water resources SEP. 83 - JAN. 88 Jordan University, Amman
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering with emphasis on structural analysis and design KEY QUALIFICATIONS 1. Consultation services
1994 –present: Many consultation services conducted with Palestinian water Authority (PWA), Palestinian National Authority, United Nation Development Program (UNDP), USAID, save the children Federation (SCF), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Water Resources Action Program (WRAP), UNESCO, TAMKEEN and German Agency for Technical Assistant (GTZ).
2. Major Appointments
Following are the related professional appointments: 2002 – 2006 Appointed by PWA to review, comment and occasionally negotiate the World Bank
Terms of Reference for the two seas canal project. 1998 – 2007 Appointed by the Palestinian National Authority as a member of the Palestinian
delegation to the Middle East Multilateral Negotiation - working group on water resources.
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1999 - 2005 Appointed by the Palestinian National Authority as a member in the Higher National
Committee on Desertification. 1997 - 2007 Appointed by the Palestinian Water Authority as a coordinator for the negotiation sub-
committee on surface water resources responsible for preparing the negotiation file for the bilateral negotiation on water.
1996 – 2002 Appointed by the An-Najah National University President as a member of the
committee responsible for the overseeing and supervising the construction of the University new campus.
1999 - 2008 Appointed by the UNESCO/ Cairo office as a member in the steering committee for
the UNESCO/ Flemish project in Palestine. 1997 - present Appointed by the Palestinian National Authority as a member in the NGO's committee
on water. 1995 – 1999 Appointed by the University President as a coordinator for the Master Program on
Environmental sciences at the university. 2002 – 2006 Appointed by PWA to review, comment and occasionally negotiate the World Bank
Terms of Reference for the two seas canal project. 3. Professional Employment 1995 - present Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, An-Najah National University, Nablus,
Palestinian Authority. 1995 - 2004 Director of Water and Environmental Studies Center (WESC), An-Najah National
University, Nablus, Palestinian Authority. 1994 - 1995 Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Birzeit University, Birzeit,
Palestinian Authority. 1990 - 1992 Teaching Assistant, Civil Engineering Department, Utah State University, Logan,
Utah, USA 1992 - 1994 Research assistant, Utah Water Research Laboratory,
Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA 1989 - 1990 Teaching Assistant, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan
1988 - 1989 Civil Engineer, Al-Ertibat Consulting Engineers, Amman, Jordan
4. Membership of Professional Bodies
A member in the Jordanian Engineering Union/ Jerusalem Branch.
A member of the Palestinian National Water Council representing Universities.
A member of the Palestinian National Committee on Surface Water.
A member of the Palestinian Negotiation Technical team for the final status negotiations on water.
Faculty member at Civil Engineering of An-Najah National University.
A member in the Board of Directors of different NGO's and Firms.
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5. Key Projects
A. Environmental Assessment Projects
Local Technical Consultant, LTC, for MDP second cycle project. A project includes 42 municipalities in the Northern and Central West Bank and funded through MDLF. 2012.
Environmental management Plan for the construction of the security Headquarters in Bethlehem Governorate. A project implemented through the Ministry of Public Works, 2011.
Local Technical Consultant, LTC, for MDP first cycle project. A project includes 42 municipalities in the Northern West Bank and funded through MDLF. 2010.
Environmental Impact Assessment Study for the Rawabi Housing Project. A project implemented through An-Najah National University, 2010.
Environmental Impact Assessment Study for the Jericho Municipality Roads Project. An assessment performed under the supervision of the Municipality of Jericho and the Ministry of Local Governments, 2010.
Environmental Impact Assessment Study for the Bethlehem Water Supply Project. An assessment performed under the supervision of the WSSA and funded through the French AFD, 2010.
Environmental management plan for the MDP project implemented under the MDLF, 2009.
Environmental Management Plan for the VNDP project. A project funded by the World Bank and implemented through the Ministry of Local Governments, 2009.
Environmental Manual for the VNDP project. A project funded by the World Bank and implemented through the Ministry of Local Governments, 2009. The development of the Manual also include a training workshops for the different Municipalities through the MDLF, 2009.
Environmental Management Plan for the Spanish Cooperation water supply projects, 2008.
Environmental Management Plan for the ICDP II project. A project funded by the World Bank and implemented through PECDAR, 2007
Environmental Management Plan for the ICDP I project. A project funded by the World Bank and implemented through PECDAR, 2006.
B. Strategic Planning Projects
Preparation of Strategic Development Plan for the Governorate of Salfeet. A project managed by MoLG. Deputy Team leader and water and environment expert. 2012.
Preparation of Strategic Development Plan for Selected Municipalities in Cluster 03 (including institutional assessment and organizational structures for the municipalities) for the municipalities of Anabta, Bidya, Deir Al-Ghoson and Hableh. Team leader, 2011.
Preparation of Strategic Development Plan for the Municipalities in Nablus Cluster including institutional assessment and organizational structures for the municipalities of Nablus, Beita, Aqqaba, Aqraba, & Assira Shamaliya. Water and environment expert, 2011.
Preparation of Strategic Development Plan for the Municipalities in Hebron Governorate including institutional assessment and organizational structures for the municipalities of Sair, Beit Ola, Surif, Kharas, and Beit Ola. Deputy Team Leader and Water and environment expert, 2010.
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Preparation of Strategic Development Plan for the Governorate of Nablus. A project managed by the Governorate of Nablus. Water and environment expert. 2009.
Preparation of Strategic Development Plan for the Governorate of Jenin. A project managed by MoLG. Strategic Planner and Water and environment expert. 2008.
City Development Strategy (CDS) project for Salfeet City. A project implemented through MoLG and funded from GIZ. 2008.
A 5 days training program on strategic planning for Al-Rawdah College Staff. A project funded by MoE&HE. 2008.
Development of a three years strategic plan for the Palestinian Olive Oil Council. A project funded through ACDI/VOCA. 2007.
Strategic Planning Framework for the Municipality of Tulkarem. A project implemented with Tulkarem Municipality and An-Najah National University. Deputy Team Leader and water and environmental expert. 2002.
Water Sector Strategic Planning Study: A study sponsored by the World Bank. The major water resources planning project extended over two years. Deputy Team Leader. 2000.
Comprehensive Planning Framework for the Palestinian Water Sector:: A study sponsored by the USAID. A major water resources planning project extended over two years and conducted under the supervision of the PWA. Water Planning expert.1997.
C. Physical Planning Projects
Update of the Physical Planning Manual. The project is part of a program implemented by the Municipal Development and Lending Fund (MDLF) on behalf the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG). Infrastructure Development Specialist. 2012
Development of physical plans for 6 communities in the North Western part of Nablus Governorate. A project implemented under the supervision of MoLG. Water, wastewater, solid waste and environmental expert. 2012.
Development of physical plans for the communities of Halhul and Yabad in Hebron and Jenin Governorates respectively. A project implemented under the supervision of MoLG. Water, wastewater, solid waste and environmental expert. 2011.
The development of Physical Planning Manual. The project is part of the LGCBP program implemented by the Municipal Development and Lending Fund (MDLF) on behalf the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG). The project is funded through a grant received from the Kingdom of Denmark and managed and supervised by the International Development Association (IDA / World Bank) under a trust fund arrangement. Infrastructure Development Specialist. 2010
D. Water Resources Management Projects
The development of water and wastewater master plans for Qalqilya City. A project implemented with Qalqilya Municipality and funded fro the French. 2012.
The development and utilization of MYWAS for PWA. A project aims at developing PWA capacity to use the economic Multi Year Water Allocation System ( MYWAS) in decision making. 2010.
Assessment on restrictions on Palestinian Water Sector Development. The local consultant. A World Bank study on restrictions facing the water sector development in West Bank and Gaza. 2009.
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The Water Resources Management Program of the World Bank ( local consultant) . A 3 year project to raise PWA capacity in different water management issues. 2009
Sustainable Management of the Aquifer Systems in the West Bank. A five year program implemented under PWA supervision and funded by ODA. 2006
Water Sector Strategic Planning Study: A study sponsored by the World Bank. The major water resources planning project extended over two years. 2000.
Comprehensive Planning Framework for the Palestinian Water Sector:: A study sponsored by the USAID. A major water resources planning project extended over two years and conducted under the supervision of the PWA. 1998.
Water Supply and Demand Development in the Middle East: A study sponsored by the German Agency for Technical Cooperation ( GTZ). A major water resources planning project extended over two years and conducted within a Middle Eastern regional framework. 1996.
E. Human Resources and Institutional Development Projects
Development of Guidelines and Manuals for the Palestinian Environmental Quality Authority. A project funded by UNDP. 2012.
Operating Maithaloon and Tubas Joint water and sanitation service councils. A project implemented under PWA supervision and funded by AFD. 2012.
Environmental public Awareness Project. A UNDP project implemented under the supervision of environmental Quality Authority (EQA) in the Northern Part of West Bank. 2012.
Preparation of Procedures Manual and Organizational Structure for the MoLG. A project funded through CHF. 2011.
Comprehensive institutional assessment and development of a three year capacity building plan for the Ministry of Agriculture. A project implemented with the Ministry of Agriculture and funded through the Italian fund. 2010
Capacity Building of the Municipality of Tulkarem Water and Wastewater Department. A one year project funded by KfW. Deputy Team Leader and water expert. 2009.
Fixed Assets valuation for 9 local authorities in the Northern area of the West Bank. A project managed and funded through MDLF. 2008.
A five days training on project life cycle management for Al-Rawdah college staff. A project funded through MoE&HE.2008.
A 10 days training for 40 NGO's in the Northern West Bank on strategic planning and proposal writing. A project funded from the Union of Charitable Societies- Northern Area. 2006.
Amalgamation project for the local Governmental units in the South East part of Jenin Governorate. A project implemented and funded through the MDLF. 2008.
Institutional Development and Capacity Building project for Wadi Sheir Joint Service Council. 2004.
Institutional Development and Capacity Building project for Tammon Joint Service Council for solid waste. 2003
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F. Project Evaluation Assignments
Evaluation ( Mid-term review) of the Finish investment in Palestine for the North Western Villages of Jerusalem. A project implemented with the Finish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2011.
Evaluation of Water and Sanitation Project for Bethlehem Governorate. A project funded through the Spanish Cooperation and implemented by ACPP and PHG. 2008.
Evaluation of Emergency Action of Water Supply Access in Bethlehem Governorate. A project funded by the Spanish Generalitat Valenciana and Implemented by the Spansih NGO ACPP and Palestinian Hydrology Group. 2010.
Evaluation of Emergency Action of Water Supply Access in Tulkarem Governorate. A project funded by ECHO and Implemented by the Spansih NGO ACPP and Palestinian Hydrology Group. 2009.
JOBS evaluation project. A project implemented by ANERA and funded from USAID. 2007
Evaluation of the Poverty Oriented Employment Generation Program through Economic and Social Infrastructure Development "TASHGHIL". UNDP, 2006.
Job Opportunities Through the Development of Basic Community Infrastructure (JOBS) Evaluation, Save the Children, 2005.
Impact Assessment and Comprehensive Evaluation for the Emergency Water and Sanitation Project (EWSP) in Tulkarem and Qalqelia districts, PARK, 2005
Evaluation of the Managerial, Financial, and Technical Activities of the 'Treatment & Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture' (TRC) in Ramallah, (2004)
Evaluation study for the Multi-Purpose Community Rehabilitation Center (MCRC) located in Nablus, 2005
Need assessment for many many Municipalities in the West Bank including Tulkarm, Al-Kafriyat Cluster, Jenin, Qalqilia and Maythaloon.
Evaluation project of TAMKEEN grants to CDPHC and Al-Lud Charitable society.
G. Research Projects
The SUMAR Project. A regional project funded by the Ministry of Technical Cooperation of Germany BMZ and is related to surface water resources in the Dead Sea area.
GLOWA project. A project funded by the German Ministry of Technical Cooperation and implemented by three regional parties. The project is a research activity related to climate change and its effect on water resources. Three phases project of three years each phase. The first phase started in 2003 and now the project is in its third phase.
Waste Water Recycling by Renewable Energies in the Near East. An INCO-DC project in which nine European and Middle Eastern academic institutions participate for two years.
The Harvard M.E. Water Project, Water Allocation System (WAS) model. A project sponsered by the Dutch Government and coordinated by Harvard University in which Middle Eastern Parties were involved.
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Bacteriological Re-growth in Water Supply systems. An INCO-DC project in which nine European and Middle Eastern academic institutions participate for three years.
6. Publications
In addition to many newspaper and magazines articles, the following are the main Journal articles and conference papers published:
Jayyousi Anan and MN Masri. The Use of Water Allocation System Models in Managing Transboundary Water
Resources: A case from Palestine. Proceedings of the ISARM 2010 International Conference on Transboundary
Aquifers sponsored by UNESCO, Paris, 2010.
Jayyousi Anan and Fathi Srouji, Future Water Needs in Palestine. A policy paper published by Palestine
Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS). Ramallah, 2009.
Marwan Haddad, Anan Jayyousi and Salam Abu Hantash. Evaluation of Management Options for More Food
Security in Palestine. Proceedings of the Twelfth International Water Technology Conference, IWTC12 2008,
Alexandria, Egypt, 2008. ( Prize, second position)
Waleed Saleh and Anan Jayyousi. Towards Sustainable Management of Jerash Watershed. The Arab Gulf
Journal of Scientific Research, Arabian Gulf University, Volume 26, 2008.
Jayyousi Anan, Water and Food Security in the Gaza Strip. A paper published by the Palestinian Economic
Policy Research Institute, Ramallah, 2008
Walid Salih, Ahmed Abu Thaher and Anan Jayyousi, Towards Sustainable Management of Wadi Faria- the
SMAP Project. Proceeding of the UNESCO Conference Sustainable Development and management of Water in
Palestine, Amman, Jordan, 2007.
Marwan Haddad, Anan Jayyousi and Salam Abu Hantash. Applicability of WEAP as a Water Management
Decision Support System Tool on Localized Area of Watershed Scales: Tulkarm District in Palestine as a case
Study. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Water Technology Conference, IWTC12 2007, Sharm El-
Sheikh, Egypt, 2007. ( Prize, second position).
Sameer Shadeed, hafez Shaheen and Anan Jayyousi. Management Options of Wadi Faria Baseflow.
Proceedings of the Eleventh International Water Technology Conference, IWTC12 2007, Sharm El-Sheikh,
Egypt, 2007.
Fisher F., Anan Jayyousi and others. Analyzing Future Palestinian Issues with the WAS Model. Proceeding of
the UNESCO Conference on Sustainable Development and management of Water in Palestine, Amman, Jordan,
2007.
Jayyousi Anan. Sustainable Management of Wadi Systems. Proceedings of the Conference on Energy and
Environmental Protection in Sustainable Development, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine,
2007.
Shadeed Sameer, Anan Jayyousi and Hafez Shaheen. GIS Based KW-GIUH Hydrological Model of Semi Arid
Catchments: the Case of Faria Catchment, Palestine. The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, King
Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Volume 32, 2006.
Ammar Jarrar, Niranjani Jayasuriya, Anan Jayyousi and Maazuza Othman. Applicability of the GIUH model to
estimate flood peak from ungaged catchments in arid areas – a case study for the West Bank. Proceedings of
Symposium HS2004 at IUGG2007, Peurgia, IAHS publication 313, 2007.
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Sameer Shadeed, Hafez Shaheen and Anan Jayyousi. Management Options of Wadi Faria Base Flow.
Proceedings of the 2006 Tenth International Water Technology Conference sponsored by UNESCO and FAO,
Egypt, 2006.
Ammar Jarrar, Niranjani Jayasuriya, Maazuza Othman and Anan jayyousi. Integrated Natural Resources
Management Framework in Semi-arid Regions. Proceeding of the XXXI IAHR Congress Conference, p 249: 260,
Seoul, Korea, 2005.
Shaheen H., Anan Jayyousi and Sameer Shadeed, Hydrograph Estimation Using GIS Supported GIUH Model.
Proceedings of the 2005 Ninth International water Technology Conference sponsored by UNESCO and FAO,
Sharm Al-Sheikh, Egypt, 2005.
Ammar Jarrar, Mohammed Al Masri, Anan Jayyousi and Mac McKee. Adecision Support System for Integrated
Water and Land Management in Agriculture Domain, Conceptual Study to Faria Watershed. American Society of
Civil Engineers ( ASCE) Conference Proceedings of the 2005 World Water Congress Conference, 2005.
Mohammed Al Masri, Said Ghabayen, Jagath Kaluarachchi, Ammar Jarrar and Anan Jayyousi. A conceptual
Framework for Managing Nitrate Contamination in Gaza Strip Palestione. American Society of Civil Engineers (
ASCE) Conference Proceedings of the 2005 World Water Congress Conference, 2005.
Mohammed Al Masri, Said Ghabayen, Jagath Kaluarachchi, Ammar Jarrar, Mac McKee and anan Jayyousi.
Assessment of Grounwater Vulnerability to Nitrate Contamination in Gaza Strip, Palestine. American Society of
Civil Engineers ( ASCE) Conference Proceedings of the 2005 World Water Congress Conference, 2005.
Anan Jayyousi, Ammar Jarrar, Mac McKee and Jagath Kaluarachchi. Development of Water Supply and
Demand in Palestine. American Society of Civil Engineers ( ASCE) Conference Proceedings of the 2004 World
Water Congress Conference, 2004.
Ammar Jarrar, Anan Jayyousi, Mac McKee and Jagath Kaluarachchi. An Overview of the Two Seas Canal and
its Implications. American Society of Civil Engineers ( ASCE) Conference Proceedings of the 2004 World Water
Congress Conference, 2004.
Mac McKee, Anan Jayyousi, Ammar Jarrar and Jagath Kaluarachchi. Will Palestinian Water Development be
Possible. American Society of Civil Engineers ( ASCE) Conference Proceedings of the 2004 World Water
Congress Conference, 2004.
Sameer Shadeed, Anan Jayyousi and Hafez Shaheen. Probability Distribution of Faria Catchment Rainfall.
Proceeding of the Conference ' Water Values and Rights', sponsored by the Palestinian Academy of Science
and Technology, Ramallah, 2005.
MN AlMasri, Anan Jayyousi and Ammar Jarrar. Statistical Analysis of Long term Spring Yield in Semi-Arid
Watershed: A case study from Palestine. Proceeding of the Conference ' Water Values and Rights', sponsored
by the Palestinian Academy of Science and Technology, Ramallah, 2005.
Aliewi A.S., Anan Jayyousi and Khaled Naseraldeen. Evaluation of Design parameters of Skimming wells in
Jericho Governorate. Al-Azhar University Journal of Research, Third Volume. 2002
Jayyousi Anan. Development of Water Supply and Demand in Palestine. Al-Azhar University Journal of
Research, Volume 5, p. 1-18, December 2002.
Fisher, F.M., S. Arlosoroff, Z. Eckstien, M. Haddadin, S.G. hamati, A. Huber-Lee, A. Jararr, A. Jayyousi, U.
Shamir and H. Wesseling. Optimal water management and conflict resolution, Water Resources Research
Journal, Volume 38, No. 11, 1243. American Geophysical union, November 2002.
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Aliewi A.S., Jayyousi A. and others. Numerical Simulation of the Movement of Saltwater under Skimming and
Scavenger Pumping in the Pleistocene Aquifer of Gaza and Jericho Areas. Kluwer Academic Publishers,
Netherlands. Transport in Porous Media Journal, Volume 43. 2001.
Jayyousi Anan. Application of Water Allocation System Model to the Palestinian Israeli Water Conflict. An-Najah
University Journal of Research. 2001
Jayyousi Anan. Appropriate Technology for Wastewater Treatment in the West Bank. Water and Environment
Scientific Journa, Palestinian Hydrology Group, Ramallah. 2001.
Jayyousi Anan. Flood Routing Techniques for Incremental damage Assessment in Palestine. An-Najah
University Research Journal. 1998.
Jayyousi Anan. Estimation of the Dead Sea Hydropower Production and its Implications. Proceedings of Energy
and Environment Conference sponsored by the Palestinian Energy and Environment Research center, Nablus,
1997.
Jayyousi Anan. An Overview of the Deep Groundwater Aquifers in the Palestinian Territory. The inter-Islamic
Network on Water Resources Development and Management. 1996.
Jayyousi Anan. Flood Routing Techniques for Incremental damage Assessment. Proceedings for the 1994
ASDSO Western Regional Conference, Park City, Utah, 1995.
Jayyousi Anan and David Bowles. Natural and Dambreak Flood routing in natural rivers. Proceedings of the
1994 Conference sponsored by the Hydraulic Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Buffalo New
York, 1994.
Jayyousi Anan. Evaluation of Flood Routing Techniques for Dam Safety. Paper presented in the Rocky Mountain
Hydrological Institute Annual meeting, 1993.
7. Books
Walid Saleh, Anan Jayyousi and MN Al Masri. State of Freshwater Ecosystems in the Arab Countries. A chapter
in the AFED report. 2010
Jayyousi Anan. Past Agreements and Their Implementation. A chapter in a book Water Wisdom, Rutgers
University Press, New Jersey, 2010.
Aliewi Amjad, Anan Jayyousi and Karen Assaf. Sustainable development and Management of Water in
Palestine. Editors of the proceedings of the International Conference sponsored by UNESCO, Amman, 2007.
Fisher F., Huber Lee A., Jayyousi A. and Jararr A. Liquid Assets. A book published through Resource for the
Future, Washington, DC USA, 2005.
Jayyousi Anan. Water Supply and Demand Development in Palestine. A chapter in a book 'Water in Palestine'
edited by Fadia Daibes and published by the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs,
Jerusalem, 2003.
Jayyousi Anan and others. Palestinian Water Sector Strategic Plan. Palestinian Economic Council for
Development and Reconstruction. Ramallah. 2000 8. Languages
Language Reading Speaking Writing
Arabic Excellent Excellent Excellent
English Excellent Excellent Excellent
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Curriculum Vitae Mark DE GROOT
1 Proposed Position Pollution Control and Waste Expert
2 Name of Firm DHV BV
3. Name of Staff DE GROOT, Mark
4. Date of Birth
29 March 1964 Nationality: Netherlands
5. Education
1998 Study "Energy Consultant", PHOE, The Netherlands.
1988 M.Sc. Chemical Technology, Delft University of Technology, The
Netherlands. Special subjects: Biotechnology, Environmental
Technology, Biological Soil cleaning
6. Membership of
Professional
Associations
* Member of ECN, The European Compost Network
7. Other Training
8. Countries of Work
Experience last 10 yrs
Belgium, China, Egypt, Finland, India, Iran, Ireland, Mozambique,
Netherlands, Tunisia, Turkey
9. Languages Speak write read
English Excellent excellent excellent
French fair fair fair
German good fair excellent
Dutch mother tongue
10. Employment record
1989-to date Environmental Technology Specialist and Project manager
Environmental Technology, DHV Environment and Infrastructure,
Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
1985-1988 Laboratory assistant for biotechnological and chemical practical
education, International Institute for Hydraulic and Environmental
Engineering..
Additional function(s)
1994-2006 Member of the normalization commission environmental aspects of
building and waste materials, NNI normalization institute, Delft.
1991-1995 Lecturer on the subject of Biological Treatment of organic wastes,
General Academy of Amsterdam.
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11. Detailed Tasks Assigned
2010-ongoing,
Worldbank (as
partner of the Rebel
group)
Technological expert
Egypt: Egypt PSP strategy in Solid Waste Sector
Strategic Plan for strengthening PSP in MSWM sector in Egypt
Activities Performed: Technical review of the current MSWM schemes,
including sanitary landfilling in Cairo, Alexandria, Suez and Luxor;
Technical benchmark of MSWM schemes in the region (10 million p.e.)
Technical recommendations regarding size/scope of MSWM schemes for
future tenders
Input for financial model (CapEx and OpEx of equipment, composting
sites, landfills, etc), based on regional benchmarks
2008 – 2009,
Municipal Design
Technological expert
Institute
China: Sanitary landfill site Jingmen city
Procurement and project management for the realization of a sanitary
landfill site near Jingmen city (China).
Activities Performed: Guidance of the procurement process; Setting up of
the Health, Safety and Environment plan for the landfill including lining
and related soil protection measures; Assessment of the land filling
scheme, surface and leachate water control and of the design of the
landfill gas utilization
2008 – 2009,
A supplier of
anaerobic digestion
systems
Project management
and waste
management expert
Belgium: Evaluation of bidding procedures for anaerobic digestion plants
Main Project Features: Technological support of a supplier of anaerobic
digestion systems regarding the evaluation bidding procedures,
procurement of equipment and of detailed designs
Activities Performed: Second opinion and technological input for the
activities mentioned under main project features
2005 – 2006
Min. of Construction
China.
Financed by the
Dutch Government
Technological expert
China: Development and Demonstration of Feasible technologies for
Solid Waste Infrastructure in China’s Western small cities.
Main Project Features: Transfer of experience and know-how in the field
of environmental technology focused on solid waste management and co-
operation with the Chinese counterpart in the selection, design and
supervision of the construction of the technical installations as well as co-
operation of financial-economical activities and dissemination activities.
Activities Performed: Technological assessment and advice regarding
various composting and landfilling options; System selection; Second
opinion with regard to the design of the composting facility, landfill lining
system and surface and leachate water control and treatment system
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2004 – 2006,
Organization of
Waste material
Recycling and
Composting of
Tehran
Waste Management
expert
Iran, Islamic Republic: Integrated Waste Management Strategy &
Implementation Plan, including consulting services for the design of a
waste separation and recycling pilot plant
Main Project Features: Pilot project for the separation of mixed
domestic/household waste (separation in dry recyclables (glass, plastics,
waste paper, metals), residual waste materials for landfill disposal and
possibly compostable materials in the city of Tehran.
Technology survey; evaluation local conditions; evaluation of the local
informal waste collection sector; Design and coordination of the bidding
procedure
Activities Performed: system selection; site selection; Assessment of the
basic and detailed design; setting up of the technical specifications and
cost estimates;preparation for and guidance of the bidding procedure.
2004 – 2005,
Ministry of
Environment of
Macedonia
Waste Management
Expert;
Macedonia: National Solid Waste Management plan and feasibility
studies
Financed by the European Agency for Reconstruction
Main Project Features: Setting up a Second National Environmental
Action plan for the F.Y.R. Macedonia. Assistance during the setting up of
a solid waste management structure in the country.
Activities Performed: Input of technological expertise in the field of
(temporary) storage and treatment of hazardous waste streams and the
composting of organic waste; conceptual design, health and
environmental plan and cost estimates for a composting facility; compost
market assessments; Agricultural and Feedstock waste assessments;
solid waste characterisation; analysis of the options for realisation of new
landfills and of the remediation of old dumpsites
2004,
Municipal Design
Institute
Composting expert
China: Design of a MSW treatment facility in the Beijing area.
Main Project Features: Assessment and basic design of a large scale
composting plant (100.000 t/a), with incineration and landfill.
Activities Performed: Guidance of the procurement process; Advice
during the feasibility analysis; Assessment of the design
2004
King Tree Services
Ltd
Team leader and
composting expert
Ireland: Realization of a green waste composting facility
Main Project Features: Site evaluation, technology assessment, feasibility
study, Basic design, Licensing.
Activities Performed: project management and technological input for all
the above mentioned project features
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2001 – 2003
Mozambican Ministry
of Environment,
financed by Danida
Landfill expert and
hazardous waste
expert.
Mozambique: Solid and Hazardous waste management project
Main Project Features: Technological support of the Mozambican Ministry
of Environment regarding the setting up and implementation of policy and
legislation in the field of industrial pollution protection and the preparation
and realization of a site for storage and treatment of industrial wastes.
Activities Performed: Technological expertise in the field of (temporary)
storage and treatment of industrial hazardous waste streams; Guidance
of the bidding procedure.
Evaluation of the proposals of various companies entering the procedure;
Evaluation of the design of the landfill, operation system and surface and
leachate water control and treatment system; Setting up of the Health,
Safety and Environment strategy for the landfill.
1999 – 2000
World Bank
Waste technology
expert
Turkey: Institutional Strengthening and Technical Assistance towards the
implementation of the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Strategy
Main Project Features: Assistance to the government of Turkey with
implementing a National SWM Strategy with identification of priorities,
development of technical guidelines, development of SWM policies and
drafting legislative changes
Activities Performed: Setting up of technical guidelines regarding waste
logistics, landfill and composting technology, hazardous and hospital
waste, transport and large scale interim storage of hazardous wastes,
realization of sanitary landfill sites (including leachate treatment and
control) and remediation and rehabilitation of non-sanitary landfill sites.
1998 – 2000
Dutch Ministry of
Foreign affairs
Coaching of and
specialists
contribution
India: “Good housekeeping” paper mill MPM at Bhadravati
Main Project Features: Coaching of and specialists contribution to the
preparations of "good housekeeping" and of the realisation of a controlled
landfill for fly-ash of the paper mill of MPM in Bhadravati (India).
Activities Performed: Coaching of local personnel; Conceptual design for
a landfill site for fly ash (lining system, gas control and surface and
leachate water control and treatment)
1995
Plancenter Ltd
Composting expert.
Finland, Helsinki: Composting Plant Helsinki
Main Project Features: Technological Advice regarding the drawing up of
the Terms of Reference for a composting plant in Helsinki (Finland).
Activities Performed: Input of composting expertise
1992
World Bank/Tunisian
Government
Composting expert
Tunisia: Composting pilot plant for sewage sludge
Main Project Features: Practical management of an experiment,
troubleshooting and design of a pilot plant for the composting of sewage
sludge in Tunisia.
Activities Performed: Project management; Technical input during the
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2006 – 2009,
Province of South-
Holland
Project management
and waste
management expert
The Netherlands: Technical and legal advice to the Province regarding
the former landfill Coupépolder located in the municipality of Alphen a/d
Rijn.
Main Project Features: Project management and input of technological
and safety expertise for a risk assessment regarding the risks for the
people living in the vicinity of the landfill and using the area, as a result of
emissions to the air caused by an organic components illegally dumped
on the former landfill. Furthermore the consequences of the realization of
an air tight liner on the risks were studied. The Province of South-Holland
has based her decisions regarding the covering of the landfill and her
position in legal discussions regarding these decisions on the results of
the assessment.
Activities Performed: Coordination of the project activities; Input of
landfilling expertise
2002,
Dutch waste
management
association
Project management
and waste
management expert
The Netherlands: Evaluation of the market for composting and
anaerobic digestion of separately collected Vegetable, Fruit and Garden
waste from households
Main Project Features: Technological and economical comparison of
composting, anaerobic digestion, incineration, pyrolysis and gasification
of organic waste streams
Activities Performed: Analysis of status of the technical and economical
aspects of various technologies and the expected developments for the
near future; Technical and economical comparison of these technologies;
Evaluation of the Dutch and European legislation and policy in this field
and the expected developments for the near future
1989 – 2009
Provinces,
Municipalities and
Regional
cooperation’s of
municipalities, Dutch
National government,
European Union
Project manager and
waste treatment
expert
The Netherlands: 45 projects in the field of waste sorting, composting,
landfill and safety expertise
Main Project Features: Project management and technological input for
site selections, feasibility studies, (pre-)designs, licensing, cost
estimates. Guidance of tendering procedures and bidding processes.
Environmental Impact Assessments. Post-care (after closure) and safety
studies for various landfills. This includes the realization of new sanitary
landfills and the rehabilitation and upgrading of old uncontrolled
dumpsites. Composting experiments. Start-up activities and health and
safety studies for various composting and anaerobic digestion facilities.
Furthermore technological comparisons between various composting and
anaerobic digestion techniques and more policy orientated projects.
Activities Performed: Project management and technical input during
activities mentioned under main project features
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Samer A. Talozi, Ph.D. E-mail [email protected]
Faculty of Engineering Phone +962-2-7201000 Ext. 22336
Jordan University of Science & Technology Mobile +962 795204154
P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan Fax +962-2-7095018
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, September 2003
Major: Water Resources Engineering
Minor: Geographic Information Systems
University of California, Davis, USA
Master of Science, September 1998
Irrigation & Drainage Engineering
University of California, Davis, USA
Bachelor of Science, June 1995
Irrigation & Drainage Engineering
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, 2009 – present
Water Resources Engineering- Civil Engineering Department, JUST
Assistant Professor, 2003 – 2009
Bioenvironmental and Irrigation Engineering- Biosystems Engineering Department, JUST
SELECTED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health in Water Stressed Regions: Case Study – Northern
Jordan, June 2009 – June 2010
Objective: Modeling the effects of climate change on human health, mortality and diarrhea, under water stress in
the governorate of Irbid.
The Jordan River Rehabilitation Project, Determining Required Environmental Flows, February 2009 –
February 2010
Objective: Determine the required in-stream flows to rehabilitate the Lower Jordan River, while taking into
account its specific constraints and considerations.
Financial Sponsor: USAID
Irrigation Demand Management in the Jordan Valley, January 2006 – January 2008
Objective: Implementing regulated deficit irrigation to control irrigation water demand in the Jordan Valley.
Investigating the effects of regulated deficit irrigation on irrigation water use
Financial Sponsor: Deanship of Scientific Research + USAID
Irrigation Demand Management in the Jordan Valley: Cropping Pattern Management, January 2006 –
January 2008
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Objective: Investigating the effects of cropping pattern management on irrigation water requirements of the
Jordan Valley.
Financial Sponsor: USAID
Integrated Olive Mills Waste Management in Jordan, November 2005 – July 2006
Objective: Mapping the spatial location of olive pressing mills in Jordan for the Integrated Waste Management of
the Olive Oil Pressing Industries in Jordan project. My responsibilities included: GIS mapping, supervising a
systematic survey, creating a geodatabase from survey results, analyzing results and reporting findings.
Financial Sponsor: United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Osama Mohawesh and Samer Talozi. 2011. Comparison of Hargreaves and FAO56 equations for estimating
monthly evapotranspiration for semi-arid and arid environments. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 1–14,
iFirst article.
- David E. Rosenberg, Samer Talozi, Jay R. Lund. 2008. Intermittent Water Supplies: Challenges and
Opportunities for Residential Water Users in Jordan. Water International. Vol. 33, No. 4, December 2008, 488-
504.
- Samer A. Talozi. 2007. Water and Security in Jordan. Integrated Water Resources Management and Security in
the Middle East, 73-98. Springer.
- Thomas Harter and Samer A. Talozi. 2004. Evaluation of a simple, inexpensive dialysis sampler for small
diameter monitoring wells. Journal of Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, Volume 24, No. 4.
- Paul Robins, Jeanette Wrysinski, William Spong, and Samer A. Talozi. 2002. Managing and analyzing quality
of year-round water runoff from annual cropping systems in California. Proceeding of the Water Management
Conference, United States Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, October 23-26, 2002, Sacramento, California.
- Samer A. Talozi, and D. J. Hills. 2001. Simulating emitter clogging in a microirrigation subunit. Transactions of
the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE), Volume 44, No. 6, Pages 1503-1509.
ORGANIZED WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, & TRAINING PROGRAMS
- Transboundary Agricultural Systems Management between Jordan and Israel. September 12th
, 2008. Wolf Law
School. University of Colorado at Boulder. Boulder, CO. USA
- Pathways to Peace: Transboundary Agricultural Systems Management between Jordan and Israel. September
11th
, 2008. The Strum College of Law. University of Denver. Denver, CO. USA
- Transboundary Environmental Management in the Middle East. September 10th
, 2008. S.J. Quinnney College of
Law. University of Utah. Salt Lake City. USA.
- Transboundary Environmental Management in the Middle East. September 9th
, 2008. College of Law. University
of California at Los Angeles. Los Angeles. USA.
- Operation and Management of Irrigation Systems. Training course for Technical Staff of Directorate of Water
Resources and Irrigation from Iraq. March 20th
– March 28th
2008. Financial sponsors: FAO.
- Integrated Water Resources Management and Technology in the Jordan River Watershed. Israel and Jordan,
January 28th
– February 6th
2008. Financial sponsors: German Development Agency, GTZ-Jordan & GTZ-
Palestine, and The TRIDE Fund, Israel.
- Agricultural Water Demand Management via Improved Efficiency of Irrigation Systems: Workshop. Ministry of
Water and Irrigation, Amman, Jordan, March 15th, 2005.
- Water Demand Management in Agricultural: Workshop. Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, July
11th
– 23rd
, 2004.
ANNUAL TRAINING COURSES OFFERED AT JUST
- Introduction to GIS and the Global Positioning System
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- Advanced GIS Analysis and Modeling
- Integrated Water Resources Management
- Water Demand Management in the Agricultural Sector
COMPUTER SKILLS
Hydraulic Softwares; Epanet, H2OMap Hydrology Softwares; SMADA
GIS softwares: ArcGIS 9.3 Statistical softwares: MINITAB,
SPSS
ERDAS IMAGINE Optimization softwares: LINDO,
GAMS
LANGUAGES
Arabic and English, excellent writing and speaking skills.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Jordanian Society of Engineers.
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Curriculum Vitae Gilad Safier
Name Gilad Safier Nationality Israeli/German
Profession Environmental Consultant & Hydrologist Place of birth Israel
Years with firm Since 2008 Date of birth 10.DEC.1976
Present employer DHV MED
Key qualifications
Environmental consultant, hydrologist and an expert in computerized hydrologic modeling of various
water resources such as aquifers, rivers, flood basins, surface-runoff and more; Specializes in river
rehabilitation; Gained extensive knowledge and experience in advanced GIS tools and is leading this
field in DHV MED. Gilad has strong background, experience and knowledge in software engineering,
system analysis and databases administration from his earlier career.
Education
2008 Graduated M.Sc. in Hydro-Informatics and Water Management
Erasmus Mundus Programme of 5 European universities, Gilad studied in:
Universitat Politéctica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain (UPC)
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK (UNUT)
Brandenburgische Technische Universität, Germany (BTU)
Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France (UNSA)
2003 – 2006 Graduated B.Sc. in Environmental and Resources Management from
Brandenburgische Technische Universität, Germany (BTU)
including one semester in Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
(UNAM)
1999 – 2001 System analysis course at John Bryce Training Center, Israel
2000 Oracle DBA at MAMRAM – the IDF academy for computer sciences
1995 – 2000 Software Engineering Technician at MAMRAM
EMPLOYMENT RECORD:
2008 -today DHV MED Ltd., Natenya, Israel – Environmental consultant and
hydrologist, consultation and management for various Environmental
projects.
2003 Berale Software Solutions – Representation of Berale at large clients.
Development and maintenance of several management information
systems, automatic administration of databases and interface between
systems.
1995-2001 Israeli Defense Forces - Served for six years as a soldier and
Commander, release rank – Sergeant First Class. Programmer, DBA,
system analyst and team leader of developers of a major computer
system. Co-designed and co-developed a large IMS (15 man years) for
the management of the construction array of the IDF, which included an
Oracle DB distributed in various locations.
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Language ability speech reading writing
Hebrew native native native
English excellent excellent excellent
Spanish good good intermediate
German intermediate basic
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2011
2009-2010
2008
•Ayalon River, Israel: Rainfall-Runoff modeling of the Ayalon basin using HEC-HMS
for the Israeli Water Authority.
•FoEME NGO, Lower Jordan River (LJR): Preparing a water plan for the rehabilitation
of the LJR in a scope of 220 MCM/Yr, quantifying water quantities and qualities
including long term (30 years) forecast scenarios and valuing costs of different
alternatives.
•Zalul NGO, Alexander River: Water plan for the rehabilitation of the Alexander River.
Constructing a WEAP model of the water balance in the river, devising alternatives for
river rehabilitation, preliminary design of the alternatives, applying Multicriteria
analysis to choose the best alternative.
•Mey Lod Corp., Minimization of water loss: Building a WaterCAD model of the supply
network, hydrant measurements, minimizing water loss in the system that reached up
to 40% prior to the project.
•The Dead Sea Preservation Government Company (HALI), Israel: Expert on behalf of
DHV in a project of enlarging a lagoon in the south of the Dead sea. Responsible for
building a geodatabase with ArcGIS for multiple users in different countries; including
collection, organization and creation of data. Additionally, a consultant in surface
hydrology responsible on estimating runoff from extreme rainfall events, supervising
geophysical survey and editing the final reports on behalf of DHV MED.
•Israel Ports Company, Israel: Expert on behalf of DHV in a project of enlarging the
sea port of Ashdod. Responsible for building a geodatabase with ArcGIS including
collection, organization and creation of data.
•Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP), Israel, PRTR: Consultant on behalf of
DHV for the establishment of the PRTR system in Israel. The system will create,
maintain, check and publish annual emissions of hundreds of pollutants on the
national level. Characterized the pollutants list, reporting thresholds, industrial sectors,
organizational legal and economical aspects of the system including design of the
interaction with reporting factories and publicity methods.
•MoEP, Israel, Constructed Wetlands: Consultant on behalf of DHV for the
applicability of Constructed Wetlands in Israel.
•Israeli Water Authority: Construction of a model that calculates the water balance in
the Upper Jordan River. The model was built with the WEAP software for the Kinneret
Administration.
•Water Data Banks Project: Responsible on behalf of DHV for the development of a
Decision Support System for wastewater reclamation as part of the Water Databanks
project of the EU, UNESCO, Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan and DHV.
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2007
2003
1995 - 2001
Development included extensive data collection, program design, programming, inter-
national collaboration, and design of elaborate test cases.
•Water Authority, Israel: Modeling of water balances in the north of Israel with the
software - WEAP.
•Elkana, Israel: Modeling and designing a new municipal water allocation network with
the software – EPANET.
•Refineries of Haifa, Israel: Modeling emissions from fuel storage tanks with the
software - TANKS.
•Mekorot, Israel: Comprehensive risk assessment for 5 wells of the national water
carrier, in the lower Galilee region. Assessment included data collection, hydro-
geologic calculations (Darcy Law), field survey, water quality analysis, and extensive
usage of GIS.
•Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP), Ramat Hovav, Israel: Consultant on
behalf of the MoEP for a hydrologic & hydraulic risk assessment, in the construction of
new evaporation ponds for hazardous industrial waste in Ramat Hovav.
•Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France (UNSA): Team leader of experts
and students in the project HydroEurope of the EU. Modeling a flood event in the Var
river with ArcGIS 9.2 and MIKE Zero.
•University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK (UNUT): Modeling an aquifer of 9000 km2 in
Argentina with HEC-RAS and GMS (MODFLOW). Project was done in Universidad
Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina and funded by the EU.
•Berale Software Solutions Ltd, Israel: Development and maintenance of several
IMS's, Automatic tools for database administration, and interface with external
systems of a large insurance company in Israel.
•Israeli Defence Forces (IDF): Programmer, DBA, system analyst and team leader of
developers of a major Information Management System (IMS) in the IDF. Co-
designed and co-developed the IMS (15 man years) for the management of the
construction array of the IDF, which included an Oracle DB that was distributed in
various locations.
Publications Publications:
2010 "Hydrological Rainfall-Runoff Model as a Design Tool"
Maim Vehashkaya, Issue 512 (Hebrew)
2010 "Applicability of Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment in Israel"
A study for the Ministry of Environmental Protection (Hebrew)
2006 "Application of constructed wetlands in Israel: reasons for past failures and methods
to create a favourable environment."
Thesis in Environmental and Resources Management in the Brandenburg University
of Technology, Germany
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Moti KAPLAN
Environmental and Urban Planning
Name: Moti KAPLAN
Position: Land Planning Expert
Date of birth: 1952
Nationality: Israeli
Languages: English, Hebrew.
Contact: 7 Shimon Street - Jerusalem 93629- Israel.
[email protected] (972) 02-6710841, mobile 054-8080827
Education:
1984 M.Sc. in Physical Geography (Thesis: Development of characteristic hydromorphic soils and their management in
tropical regions), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Geology.
1978 B.Sc. in Agriculture (Specialization: Soils and Water), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture.
Professional Specializations:
National, regional and urban planning; tourism and regional development.
Employment as a consultant and editor of spatial plans for national and municipal authorities, such as:
Ministry of Interior – planning administration
Ministry of tourism
Ministry of Environments
Jerusalem Municipality
The natural Reserves and the National Parks Authority
Regional and local authorities
Republic of Angola – Gabinete de Obras Especiais
Government of Botswana – Ministry of Agriculture
Selected Projects
2012 - The Integrated National Master Plan (NMP 35)
Head of the control, monitoring and revision team. In charge of monitoring the plan's recommendations and their
application in the following fields: development, building, industrialization, infrastructure, environment and open areas.
Providing recommendations for changes in the plan to the national building and planning council and the government of
Israel.
2012– Master Plan for the detection and designation of agricultural potential
in agricultural lands, soil survey, crops and management methods for Israel's Ministry of Agriculture.
2011 – Agricultural and ecological functions of ecological corridors
and its relation to agricultural lands in the Gilboa region of Israel.
2011 - Development policy for the beaches of the Dead Sea
in light of the changes affecting the Dead Sea – its retreat and the appearance of sink holes. An analysis of land use and
the legal situation, as well as planning and policy recommendations alongside the Ministry of the Environment and the
Ministry of National Infrastructures.
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2010 – Mapping of external contribution of agricultural lands
for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture.
2010 – Master Plan for Angolan Coast Line
for the GOE (Gabinet of Special Works), Republic of Angola. National Master Plan for regulation, planning and legislation
of the Angolan Coast, including reference to the coastal cities, ports, industry, tourism, ecology and other soil uses.
2009 - Indicators for Sustainable Development
on physical, social and organizational issues. The Indicators highlight directions of progress or signs of regression and
danger in relation to subjects of development and policy determination, comparison to the policy of the Blue Plan and that
of the OECD. Project in conjunction with the Ministry of the Environment and the Central Bureau of Statistics.
2008 - Master Plan for Israel for the 21st
Century:
A plan outlining Israel’s developmental orientation for the 21st century. The plan was laid out on behalf of the Prime
Minister Office, The Ministry of Interior, The Ministry of Housing and the “Technion R&D Foundation”. Responsibility for
the conceptual planning of open spaces and physical development. Participation in determining the sustainable
development policy for tourism and environment in Israel.
2007 - The Integrated National Master Plan (NMP 35):
A general plan for physical development and integrated planning systems, prepared on behalf of the Ministry of Interior.
Responsibilities included determining and quantifying land resources in the context of natural values, agriculture, water
resources and environment aspects. And the resulting derivation of an integrated national sensitivity map. This map is
utilized as a guiding paper for indicating regional vulnerability and development potential.
2006 - National Master Plan
The Gulf of Eilat (NMP 13b): Responsibility for an interdisciplinary team for planning and development of the coastline of
Aqaba gulf. This plan is part of a National Master Plan for the coasts and coastal waters. The planning of Aqaba gulf is in
the context of inter-regional co-operation between the neighboring countries in the gulf.
2005 - National Master Plan for Forests and Afforestation (NMP 22):
Guidance and Leadership of the team which carried out the Afforestation plan of Israel, including development of natural
forest resources, planted forests, streams flora and coastlines.
2004 - Regional Planning for the Jerusalem District:
Responsibility for an interdisciplinary team for the determination of a development policy and a master plan for the
Jerusalem district, including the city of Jerusalem and the Judea Mountains. The plan is one out of six district plans which
determines land uses at the district level.
2002 - National Master Plan for Tourism (NMP 12):
In the Association of the national master plan for tourism, responsibility for the identification of Israel’s tourism potential,
including physical planning of the tourism areas, determination of Israel’s integrated tourism strategy, allocation of areas
for tourism development purposes in tourist cities, open spaces and in the main tourist axis.
2001 - National Policy for Sustainable Development:
On behalf of the Ministry of the Environment, involvement in determining national policy for sustainable development of
open spaces, including assessment of the carrying-capacity of Israel’s environment, on both a regional a national scale.
From this analysis, a spatial population policy was developed.
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1999 - UN/MAP CAMP Sustainable Development Program:
Participation in an interdisciplinary workshop for sustainable development of the environmental resources of Israel. The
team is on behalf of the Ministry of the Environment, and is funded by the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), with the
involvement of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP).
International Experience
Botswana (1998):
National Master Plan for Agricultural Development (NAMPAD). Responsibility for reconnaissance level soil surveys
in the eastern part of the country.
Philippines (1998):
Soil survey of areas in the north of the country in the framework of a project for growing of cotton under irrigation.
Morocco (1994):
Reuse of Treated Wastewater from the City of Oujda for Agriculture. Responsible for soil survey of saline and alkaline soils
within the framework of the pre-feasibility study for agricultural development.
Nigeria (1991):
Kano Irrigation Project, responsible for a study of the environmental effects of continuous irrigation, including aspects relating
to hydrology, soils and general ecology.
Ethiopia (1990):
In charge of soil and environmental surveys in the Gode Irrigation Project.
Nepal (1989):
Responsible for soil surveys in the Bhairawa-Lumbini Groundwater Irrigation Project.
Peru (1987):
Alto Piura irrigation and drainage project. Soil survey of 30,000 ha including detailed design and recommendations regarding
irrigation methods, cropping patterns, soil salinity, and soil alkali treatments. Methods for drainage and soil reclamation.
Dominican Republic (1982):
Mission to carry out a survey of saline soils. Identification of low saline area of 3,000 ha in saline zone, and recommendations
for irrigation and soil reclamation.
Teaching Experience
Technion,
Department of Architecture, senior lecturer giving a workshop in town and regional planning.
Hebrew University,
Department of Geography, Department of Regional planning.
Bar Ilan University,
Department of Geography.
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Curriculum Vitae
Banan S. A. Al-Sheikh
Date of Birth: 1961
Nationality: Jordanian
E-mail: [email protected]
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
M.Sc. 1990 Plant Taxonomy (Pure and Applied Plant and Fungal Taxonomy), Botany Department, University of Reading,
England.
M.Sc. Title: Morphological and Micro morphological Study of the Genus Melissa (Mediterranean and South West Asia).
B.Sc. 1985 Biological Sciences, Department of Biology, AL Najah National University, Nablus, West Bank.
TEACHING CAPABILITIES:
Plant Taxonomy, Plant Biodiversity, Plant Morphology, Plant Anatomy, Plant Biology, General Biology, General Botany,
and Ecology.
EMPLOYMENT:
1- The National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) August 2012 till now: Ministry of agriculture.
2- Arab American University (Sep. 2010 –Fall Semester-2012): Part time. Plant Biology and its lab (5hrs), Biology II.
3- Al Quds University (2nd
semester 2008\2009-2012): Part time. Nature and Environment of Palestine course.
Compulsory course for all the students of the University. Introduction to Environmental Sciences.
4- FOEME - Friends of Earth\ Middle East – (Sept. 2008-May 2010) Rehabilitation of Lower Jordan River Project -
Plant Biodiversity section.
PUBLICATIONS:
1- Gafny, S. Al-Sheikh, B., Glasman, H. and Talozi, S. 2012. The lower Jordan River: Major biodiversity loss
resulting from 50 years of degradation. P: 321-342. In: Judea and Samaria Studies, Vol. 21.
2- Radford,E.A., Catullo,G., De Montmollin,B., Al-Eisawi,D., Al Sheikh B., El-Rtaib,F., Ghrabi,Z., Hmidan,H.,
Qirjo,M., Shaltout,K., Shmida,A., Taleb,M.S., Yahi,N., Yazbic,M..(2011): Important Plant Areas of the south and
east Mediterranean region. Priority sites for conservation. IUCN, Plantlife and WWF.
3- Banan Al Sheikh and Masashi kumamoto (2010). Field Guide to Wild Flowers Of The Sharhabil bin Hassnah Eco-
Park. 151 pp.
4- Sarig Gafni,Samer Talozi and Banan Al Sheikh (2010). Towards a Living Jordan River: An Environmental Flows
Report on the Rehablitation of the Lower Jordan River. Published by EcoPeace\Friends of the Earth Middle East,
Amman . 90 pp.
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5- Banan Al Sheikh ,Mazen Salman, Jaber Massalha , Khaled Salm,Mimi Ron and Avi Shmida.(2000). Preliminary
Checklist and Ecological Data-Base of Plants of the West Bank . Published by Al Quds University. 117pp.
6- Shtayeh, M.S. and Al-Sheikh, B.A. (1996). Ecologically sensitive areas in the Nablus, Jenin, and Tulkarm Distrricts:
Biodiversity. Emergency Resource Protection Plan for the Northern Palestinian Districts (West Bank), Ministry of
Planning and International Cooperation, Department of Urban and Rural Planning, Jerusalem. 14 pp+map.
7- Ali-Shtayeh; M.S. and Asa’d Al- Sheikh, B. S. (1988). Isolation of Keratenphilic fungi from floor dust of Arab
knidergraten Schools in the west Bank of Jordan. Mycopathologia 103: 69-73.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
1 Floristic Work of Plants of the West Bank. دراسة نباتات الضفة الغربية
2 Rare Plants in the West Bank. النباتات النادرة في الضفة الغربية
3 Holy and Old Trees . الغربية األشجار القديمة والمقدسة في الضفة
4 Medicinal plants. النباتات الطبية
5 Economic potential of wild plants.نباتات ذات أهمية اقتصادية
CONSULTATIONS:
1- Revision of the Mediterranean Monocot Red List for Palestine for IUCN, Plantlife international and WWF.
2- National coordinator for Palestine in the Mediterranean Sea for IUCN, Plant life international and WWF
3- Member of biodiversity encyclopedia in Palestine. Ministry of Agriculture.
4- Biodiversity Consultant for FOEME (Friends of the Earth, Middle East). Bethlehem.
5- Biodiversity Consultant for WEDO (Water and Environmental Development Organization) . Bethlehem.
6- Consultant in Nablus Municipality for introducing wild plants( rare, medicinal and ornamental) to the gardens of
the city. It is a step for establishing a botanical garden in Nablus as a pilot project in the area.
7- The effect of Nablus – Al Fara` - Jenin Road on plant biodiversity. Ma`lem Engineering Company (Nablus).
8- The effect of establishing a sewage purification station of Khalil city in Bani Na`im on plant biodiversity. For
Arabtech - Jardaneh Company -Ramallah. 2001.
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
1 IUCN Red List Assessor Training Workshop (30 Oct-2 Nov 2012) Istanbul.
2 Important Plant Areas in the East and South Mediterranean : Regional Workshop IUCN Centre for
Mediterranean Cooperation (25-28 May 2010) Malaga, Spain
3 Bringing the Jordan River Back to Life: Strategies for Rehabilitation Conference ( 3-4.5.2010 ) Amman
4 Jordan River Rehabilitation Project Regional Advisory Committee Meeting (14.2.2010) Amman.
5 Key Biodiversity Areas for Plants in the Mediterranean: Important Plant Areas, Important Forest Areas and
Threatened Species. Regional Workshop IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (16-18th
Dec. 2009)
Malaga, Spain
6 Dead Sea Biodiversity (29. 8.04 – 1. 9.04) in Halle\ Germany.
7 Glowa Jordan River II State Conference (May 19-22,2004) in Potsdam\ Germany.
8 Agro-biodiversity in Palestine (20.1.04 - 22.1.04). Azababdeh, Jenin. West Bank.
9 Dead Sea Kick off Conference (16.1.04 - 19.1.04). Dead Sea Movenpick., Jordan.
10 The Environmental, Agricultural, Touristic Situation of Jericho (Dec 9-10.2004). Jericho
11 Kick off Conference of GLOWA Jordan River II (Sept. 20-22.2003) Potsdam, Germany.
12 Agro-biodiversity in Palestine (30.4.03 - 2.5.03) . Al Quds University.
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13 Plant Biodiversity in the West Bank (March 10-June 16.2000).4 days per month (cooperation between Al Quds
Unevisity and the Hebrew University.
14 Plant Pollination and Biodiversity (April 30-May 4.2000). Al Jarmaq Mountain .
15 Field course on Vegetation Survey, Analysis and Mapping (April 9-13. 2000). Nature and National Parks
Protection Authority. Israel.
16 The Environment: Historical Context and Present-Day Perspectives (7-9 November 1999). Bet Belgia Faculty
Club, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram.
17 Plant Tissue Culture Course(August 16-23, 1999). UNESCO Biotechnology Educational and Training Center
(BETCEN) For Palestinian Territory and Arab Countries, Bethlehem University, Bethlehem.
18 The Emergency Nature Protection Plan for Palestine - West Bank District. (June 16, 1996). Birzeit University.
19 Environmental Protection and Environmental Awareness in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Dec 15-
16.1994). An Najah National University. Nablus.
20 The first Palestinian Ecology conference (April 24-25, 1987). Bethlehem University.
21 The First Biological Agricultural Conference_ (May 20-22 1984). An Najah National University.
REFERENCES:
1 Prof. Avi Shmida , Department of Systematic, Evolution and Ecology, Berman Building , The Hebrew University
of Jerusalem , Givat Ram, Jerusalem , Israel.
2 Dr. S.L. Jury. Botany Department , School of Plant Sciences, University of Reading, England.
3 Prof . Dawud Al-Esawi , Biology Department, University of Jordan.
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DR. EFRAT ELRON
14 Zichron Yaakov St. #12, Tel Aviv, Israel [email protected]
EDUCATION
University of Maryland, College Park
Ph.D. 1994. Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
Dissertation: Top management teams within multinational companies: Effects of
cultural heterogeneity
M.A. 1993. Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
Thesis: Do socially responsible organizations have a larger pool of applicants?
The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
B.Sc. 1987. Majors: Biology & Psychology.
‘Stabilization and Peace Building: Understanding Dynamic Processes and Making them Work’ course
2011 United States Institute of Peace, Washington DC
Mediation Certification
2006 Gevim Institute
Group Facilitation Certification
1997-1998 School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University (two year program for professionals holding graduate degrees)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012 - Co-founder and CEO of the Middle East Trail NGO
2010 - Independent consultant; Research Fellow, Centre for Global Workforce Strategy,
Simon Fraser University
2008-2010 Senior Fellow, International Peace Institute
2008 Visiting Research Fellow, NATO Defense College, Rome
2007-2009 Research Fellow, Truman Institute for the Advancement of
Peace, The Hebrew University
2004-2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Management,
Tel Hai Academic College
2002-2008 Lecturer, Organizational Behavior, School of Business
Administration, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1995-2002 Assistant Professor, Organizational Behavior, School of Business
Administration, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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RESEARCH
Selected Publications
Thomas, D. C., Elron, E., et al. (2012). Development of the Cultural Intelligence
Assessment. Advances in Global Leadership, Vol. 7.
Elron, E. (2011). 21st Century Peacekeeping and future warfare. Strategic Insights, V. 10,
Special volume: Global trends and future warfare.
Elron, E. (2008).The interplay between the transnational and the multinational: Intercultural
integrating mechanisms in UN peace operations. In Joe Soeters and Philippe Manigart
(Eds.), Multinational Military Cooperation in Peace Operations,
Routledge.
Dave, T., Au, K., Aycan, Z., Brislin, R., Cerdin, J., Ekelund, B. Z., Elron, E., Jackson, D. J. R.,
Lazarova, M. B., Maznevski, M., Pekerti, A., Ravlin, E. C., Stahl, G. (2008).
Intercultural intelligence: Domain and Assessment. International Journal of Cross
Cultural Management, 8, 123-143.
Elron, E. (2007). UNIFIL II, Israel, Lebanon, the UN and the international community: New
and renewed partnerships and implications for mission effectiveness. NATO Defense College Occasional Paper
Series.
Elron, E. (2007). Israel, UNIFIL II, the UN and the international community: New and
renewed partnerships and their implications for peacekeeping in the Israeli-
Palestinian arena. Palestine-Israel Journal.
Elron, E., & Vigoda, E. (2007). Influence and political processes in cyberspace: The case of
global virtual teams. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 6, 295-
317.
Elron, E., Halevy, N. Shamir, B., & Ben-Ari, E. (2003). Cooperation and coordination across
cultures in the peacekeeping forces: Individual and organizational integrating
mechanisms. In A. Adler and T. Britt (Eds.): The psychology of the peacekeeper:
Lessons from the field. Praeger Press.
Ben-Ari, E., & Elron, E. (2002). Blue helmets and white armor: Multi-nationalism and multi-
culturalism among UN peacekeeping forces. City and Society, 13, 271-302.
Elron, E., Shamir, B., & Ben-Ari, E. (1999). Why don’t they fight each other? Cultural
diversity and operational unity in multinational forces. Armed Forces and Society, 26,
73-98.
Elron, E., & Kark, R. (1999). Women expatriates. In M. Mendenhall and G. Oddou (Eds.):
Readings and cases in international human resources. Boston: PWS-Kent Publishing
Company.
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Elron, E. (1997). Top management teams within multinational corporations: Effects of
cultural heterogeneity. Leadership Quarterly, 8, 393-412.
Guzzo, R. A., Noonan, K. A., & Elron, E. (1994). Expatriate managers and the psychological
contract. Journal of Applied Psychology, 79, 600-608.
WORK IN PROGRESS
Elron, E. & Soeters, J. (Editors). The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon: Multiple
perspectives on a peace operation’s international, national, and organizational
challenges. International Peace Institute publication.
Elron, E. Fijian peacekeeping: Deciphering a success story of the Pacific in the Middle East.
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Elron E. (2011). Peacekeeping and the future of warfare. Global Trends and the future of warfare 2025. Naval
Postgraduate School, Monterey.
Elron E. (2011). Developing the next generation of Responsible Global Leaders: Re-imagining
and evaluating their education. West Point Global Leadership Conference.
Elron E. (2011). United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon: Lessons learned for the role of
third parties in securing Israeli-Palestinian peace. Israeli Palestinian Center for
Research and Information (IPCRI), Jerusalem.
Elron E. (2010). The Role of third parties in implementing an Israeli-Palestinian peace
agreement. Israeli Palestinian Center for Research and Information (IPCRI), Jerusalem.
Elron E., Gordon, R., & Steeves, J. (2009). Enhancing Intercultural competence for UN peace
operations. International Association for Peacekeeping Training Centers, Sydney.
Elron E. & Soeters, J. (2009). The UNIFIL project. Roundtable, Inter University Seminar,
Chicago; Roundtable Discussion, International Peace Institute, New York.
Elron E. (2009). Peacekeeping in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: What needs to be
done? Strengthening the Forces of Moderation in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The
Role of the European Union after the Gaza War, International Conference, The
Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, The Hebrew University.
Elron, E. (2009). Enhancing Intercultural competence for Peacekeepers. Introducing a
Cultural pproach in the Armed Forces’ Operations Abroad, Toledo International Centre
for Peace, Madrid.
Elron E. (2008). The Evolution of Peace Operations: From the Cold War to the
Global Era. The Global and the Local: International efforts to resolve local
conflicts. Tel Aviv University.
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Elron E. (2008). The future of NATO’s MD: An Israeli perspective. MD-ICI
International Research Seminar, NATO National Defense College, Rome.
Thomas, D. C., Elron E. & multiple authors (2008). Development of cultural intelligence
assessment. Academy of International Business. Milan.
Elron, E. (2007). The internationalization of the Israeli National Defense College. The Inter-university Seminar on Armed
Forces and Society, Chicago.
Elron E. (2007). New and enhanced partnerships between Israel, UNIFIL, the UN and the
international community: Effects on mission effectiveness. 'Military Transformations
and Peace Support Operations' conference, The Hebrew University and Konrad Adenauer Foundation; NATO
Defense College, Rome; Forum for Security Studies, The Swedish National Defense College, Stockholm.
Elron E. & Osland, J. K, & Kwantes, C. T. (2004). The meeting of cultures in
graduate management education: One more round of an experiential
exercise. Presented at the International Association for Cross Cultural
Psychology, Xian, China.
Elron, E., Sagiv, L., (2002). Helping behaviors in teams: The effects of members values and traits. Presented at the
International Association of Applied Psychology meeting, Singapore.
Elron, E., Sagiv, L., & Fertig, L. (2001). Values, traits, and conflicts in groups. Presented at the Academy of Management
Meeting, Washington DC.
Sagiv, L., & Elron, E. (2001). Cultural norms in teams: The role of members’ values.
Presented at the Academy of Management Meeting, Washington DC.
Elron, E. (2000). Cultural diversity and political processes in multinational top
management teams. Presented at the Academy of Management Meeting,
Toronto.
Elron, E., Shamir, B., & Ben-Ari E. (2000). Cross cultural differences in multinational
peacekeeping forces: Faultlines or seamlines? Presented at the Academy of
Management Meeting, Toronto.
Elron, E., Zeigelaub, E. & Sagiv, L. (2000). Fairness and justice in teams: Antecedents and
consequences Presented at the 8th
Conference of the International Society for Justice
Research, Tel Aviv.
Elron, E., & Kark, R. (2000). The sky is the limit? A look at women’s career
motivations and aspirations. Presented at the 8th Conference of the
International Society for Justice Research, Tel Aviv.
Elron, E., & Sagiv L. (2000). Composition, process, and effectiveness in workgroups: The role
of member work-values. Presented at the International Society for the Study of Work
and Organizational Values Conference, Jerusalem.
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Elron, E., Shamir, B., & Ben-Ari E. (1999). Cultural diversity and operational unity
in the multinational peacekeeping forces. Presented at the Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago.
Levy, H., Elron, E., & Cohen, A. (1998). Gender differences in investment risk taking.
Presented at the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences meeting, Tel Aviv University,
Israel.
Shamir, B., Ben-Ari, E., Elron, E. & Sion, L. (1998). Leadership challenges in multinational
forces. Presented at the Fifth International Western Academy of Management
conference, Istanbul.
Elron, E. (1997). Strategic decision making in top management teams: The effects of the
bringing together of expatriate and local managers. Presented at the Strategic Management Society conference,
Barcelona.
Elron, E. & O'Bannon D. P. (1995). Top management teams within multinational
corporations: Effects of cultural heterogeneity. Presented at the Academy of Management Meeting,
Vancouver.
Elron, E., & Schneider, B. (1995). Linking corporate social responsibility and human
resources: Possible effects on the applicant pool. Presented at the Academy of
Management Meeting, Vancouver.
Guzzo, R. A., Noonan, K. A., & Elron, E. (1992). The management of expatriate
managers: Human Resource practices. Presented at the Academy of Management Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.
TEACHING
Israeli National Defense College
Peace and stability operations short course, MA level
IDF Tactical Command College
Team Command and Leadership Advanced course, BA
Swedish National Defense College
Inter-military cooperation from an Module, Advanced Commander
intercultural lens Course in Leadership
The Hebrew University
Managing cooperation and conflicts
in organizations Advanced course, MBA
Group processes: A group dynamics approach Advanced Course, MBA
Managing teams in organizations Advanced Course, MBA
Managerial skills Advanced Course, MBA
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Organizational behavior and
human resources management Core Course, MBA
Management in Israel (supervised student teams
in organizational analyses projects) Advanced Course BA
College of Management, International MBA
Managing in the multinational corporation
(including an intercultural workshop) Advanced Course MBA
Haifa University
Leadership in organizations Advanced Course MA
Teaching Awards
2001 - Evaluations in the top 10 percent for MBA graduate courses, School of Business Administration, Hebrew University
2000 - Highest teaching evaluations for a course taught in the School of Business Administration, Hebrew University
1998/2001 ‘Excelling Teachers’ recognition for receiving evaluations in the top 10 percent for graduate courses taught in
the Public Administration program.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (PROJECT LEADERSHIP AND CONSULTANCY)
PROJECT INITIATION AND LEADERSHIP
The projects below were adopted after their initiation by the International Peace Institute, an independent, international
think tank located across the from United Nations Headquarters. IPI provides practical policy and insight for international
and national policy makers as well as for the broad foreign affairs community, on a range of global and regional security
challenges. Among the primary consumers of its policy research and analysis are the UN and its 192 member states,
regional and sub-regional organizations, academia and civil society. Due its location, IPI has unique policy development,
convening, publishing, and outreach capabilities.
Multiple Perspectives on UNIFIL
(with Prof. Joeseph Soeters, the Netherlands Defense Academy)
The aim of the project is to assess UNIFIL effectiveness from multiple internal and external perspectives – from
intercultural interoperability to the regional and global contexts the mission operates in. Major questions include the
challenges that different participants and contributors to the mission face, the ways they are addressed by the mission
and the UN, and the lessons that can be drawn from this case for the broader enhancement of multinational and
multicultural partnerships in UN peacekeeping operations. In the framework of the project three conferences were held in
Madrid, Stockholm, and Rome. The outcomes include a book and research and policy papers.
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Models of Third Party Presence in the Israeli-Palestinian Theatre
(with Brig. Gen (ret.) Shlomo Brom, INSS).
The aim of the project is the creation of alternative models of deployment that will assist in the implementation of future
Interim and Permanent Status Agreements between the two parties, as well as creating the pre-conditions and stable
environment essential for the successful negotiation over the agreements.
Enhancing Intercultural Competence for Peacekeepers
(with Simon Fraser University, Canada and Logos Inc, US)
The project aims to achieve three complementary objectives: 1) a better understanding of intercultural challenges faced
by military, police, and civilian leadership and personnel in the complex contexts of UN peace operations; 2) mapping
existing knowledge in intercultural competence and training opportunities within the UN system, in peacekeeping training
centers, and in the business and academic worlds; 3) identifying research and policy ideas to enhance intercultural
competence in peacekeeping via the training and knowledge development tailored to peacekeepers’ specific needs and
contexts. The ultimate objective of enhancing intercultural competence is to strengthen the management and
organizational capacity in UN peace operations and hence their overall effectiveness.
All three projects involve bringing together officials and experts from a diversity of disciplines, global and regional
organizations and countries in order to share and develop knowledge and policies. Leading the project includes the
management and coordination of the project content, form, and research methodology. Additional core tasks are:
Identifying content and process needs not currently met in existing organizational and state frameworks and
finding alternative solutions through the projects.
Designing, coordinating, executing and facilitating meetings and conferences.
Establishing and sustaining partnerships and interfaces with numerous relevant experts and organizations,
continuously soliciting input on the content, process and outcomes of projects via formal interviews and informal
interactions.
Coordinating and partnering with UN DPKO on content and process.
Identifying and integrating the different perspectives of projects’ participants, while allowing their unique outlooks
to be voiced and taken into consideration.
Continuously getting updated on a daily level on issues related to peacekeeping, peacebuilding, international
relations, Middle East processes and management of intercultural interfaces.
Writing periodical reports of progress.
Conducting and writing individual research related to the project.
Working collaboratively with colleagues in the International Peace Institute on the planning and execution of
projects.
Coordinating project goals with overall organizational goals.
Managing and coordinating the outcome of the projects – reports, published and internal meeting notes, and
edited books.
POLICY ANALYSES AND REVIEWS
Prepares bi-weekly analyses integrating multiple sources and perspectives on policies related to global trends,
international organizations and Middle East issues, aimed at policy makers, officials and professionals in relevant fields.
The analyses are distributed to an emailing list of approximately 1000 subscribers.
Israeli Public television advisor
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2006-2008 Initiated and served as special advisor on a documentary on UNIFIL. Appeared multiple times in programs and
interviews related to peace operations in the Middle East.
CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
2009 Organizer, ‘Multiple perspective of UNIFIL’, IPI conference in cooperation with the
Toledo International Center for Peace, Madrid.
2007 Co-organizer - international conference on 'Military Transformations and Peace Support Operations: Current
experience, future developments, and Implications for
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict theater", The Hebrew University and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
2007 Member of the scientific committee, International World Mediation Forum
conference, Jerusalem.
2007 Member of the organizing committee, 'From local to global: Revolving doors
In organizational consulting', International Association of Organizational
Development, Herzliya.
2006 Organizer, 'Conflicts and cooperation in the organizational
arena' at the Swiss Center for Conflict Resolution at the Hebrew University.
Consulting
Independent Consultant
Research partner in a large scale study on' Military Innovation, Organizational Learning, and Performance in Irregular
Warfare'.
Intercultural competence workshops and lectures - private and public/security sector organizations (e.g. UN Senior
Mission Leadership course, IDF International Military Cooperation Department, Creo, Zim, Jewish Agency, Israeli National
Defense College) and MBA programs (e.g., Sabanchi University, Turkey; College of Management, Israel)
Team leadership workshops (e.g., air-force squadron commanders, Creo, executive MBA programs)
Israeli Public Television, planning and coordinating a documentary on UNIFIL, including filming and interviewing senior
officials at the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operation and the pre-deployment preparations of an Italian regiment
(presently coordinating the filming in Lebanon and Israel)
Organizational analyses, leadership and teamwork workshops for combat reserve battalions commanders
'Facilitating organizational teams' workshop to group facilitators and human resource managers (Haifa University)
Managerial training workshops - public sector organizations (e.g., Hadassa hospital, Israel Tax Authority, Education
Ministry, Kibbutz Ortal)
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Supervised year-long organizational analyses and intervention projects with business school students in various private
and public sector organizations (e.g., Jewish Agency, The Israeli museum, Baran group)
Win2 (2006- 2008)
Participated as lecturer and group facilitator in workshops on organizational cooperation and conflicts (e.g., Belinson
hospital)
Matan Consulting (1995-1996)
Participated as an assessor in assessment centers for heads of medical clinics in Kupat Holim Klalit (HMO)
Conducted managerial training workshops for heads of Administration in medical clinics Kupat Holim Klalit (HMO).
Organizational & Personnel Research, Inc. (1990-1994)
Assessor in assessment centers for the promotion to supervisor level, Geico Insurance company.
Conducted interviews with senior officials and participated in writing a report and
recommendations regarding selection and training practices of expatriates for the World Bank
Participated in conducting an organizational analysis for a selection system for senior consultants of a large Boston-based
management consulting firm.
Participated in conducting a job analysis and designing a selection and promotion system for Alabama State Police
officers
Interviewing
Interviews in Fiji with 30 officers and former officers who served in Middle East peacekeeping (UNIFIL, MFO and Iraq).
Ongoing interviews and conversations with more than 60 officials related to UNIFIL – civilian and military officials from UN
Headquarters, UNIFIL, IDF, Israeli and TCC governments, news reporters, Israeli military attaches serving in relevant
countries and military attaches from relevant countries serving in Israel.
Interviews with the National Defense College instructors, international and Israeli students as well as related policy
decision makers as part of a research and consulting project on the effectiveness and outcomes of the integration of
international students into the college.
Interviews with more than 70 officers at all levels (including mission commanders) in four Peace operations and in four
pre-deployment training centers (Canada, Ireland, Italy) as part of a research project on the cultural diversity and
operational unity in UN multinational peacekeeping forces.
Interviews with 20 reserve officers as part of the research project on command and motivation of reserve officers.
Interviews with 20 hi-tech managers as part of the research project on global virtual teams
Traveling
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Traveled to more than 50 countries in all five continents in professional and private capacities. The most recent 2010 six
months trip combined work, vacation, and diving in the South Pacific region (Fiji, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands).
Professional affiliations
Fellow, Centre for Global Workforce Strategy, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver
Inter University Seminar association
Academy of Management
Journal reviews
Group and Organization Management (editorial board)
Journal of Cross-Cultural Management (editorial board)
Academy of Management Journal
Journal of Organizational Behavior
GRANTS
2011 - Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office - Military Innovation, Organizational
Learning, and Performance in Irregular Warfare (in collaboration with
the US Naval Postgraduate School)
2007 - Harry S. Truman Institute for Peace of the Hebrew University - the role of peace
operation in the Middle East
2005 - Harry S. Truman Institute for Peace of the Hebrew University – intercultural
Interoperability in multinational peacekeeping forces
1999 - Steinmetz Center for Peace of the Tel Aviv University for the study of inter-military
cooperation in multinational peacekeeping forces
1998 - Eshkol Center of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Hebrew University for the study
on the effects of value diversity on group processes
1998 - The Israeli Association for Canadian Studies for the study of trust in top management
teams of multinational corporations
1994 - Grant from CIBER, University of Maryland, for the study on cultural
heterogeneity in top management teams in multinational corporations
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Curriculum Vitae
Haidar Malhas
Personal Information
Name of Firm: MIRRA – Methods for Irrigation & Agriculture
Name: Haidar Malhas
Birth Date/Place: Jordan, 1980
Nationality: Jordanian
Education
1998–2003 Jordan University of Science & Technology
B.Sc., Irrigation Engineering.
Computer Skills
Excellent computer skills
Good knowledge in AutoCAD.
Good knowledge in Arcview "GIS software".
Professional Experience
Mar., 2012 – Up to date
Executive Manager - MIRRA, Methods for Irrigation and Agriculture.
Plan company activities
Financial management
Attend meetings, trainings, seminars and conferences.
Coordination with local representatives and partners.
Inception and progress reports writing.
Oct, 2007 – Mar., 2012
Head of irrigation department
MIRRA, Methods for Irrigation and Agriculture.
Designing, implementing, and managing development projects.
Conducting training courses (training of 300 engineers).
HR management.
Projects’ management.
Designing on-farm irrigation networks
Mar, 2007- Sep, 2007
Head of irrigation department
MREA (Regional Mission for Water and Agriculture), French Embassy in Jordan.
Designing, implementing and managing development projects.
Projects management.
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HR management.
Designing on-farm irrigation networks
Oct, 2005 – Feb, 2007
Hydraulic engineer
MREA (Regional Mission for Water and Agriculture), French Embassy in Jordan.
Implementing technical training courses concerning irrigation and water networks management
(training of 120 engineers )
Assessing the Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) hydraulic networks.
Following up experimental irrigation new techniques.
Elaborating of software development for "On-farm irrigation networks design".
June, 2003–Oct, 2005
Sales Engineer
Al-Rawan Industrial Co.
Irrigation systems design (including economical studies).
Conducting field experiments.
June, 2003-Jun, 2004
Field engineer
MREA (Regional Mission for Water and Agriculture), French Embassy in Jordan.
Observing and modifying the management and maintenance of Jordan Valley Authority pumping
stations.
On-farm irrigation networks design, evaluation and optimization.
Management of the subsidies given to farmers
Conducting questionnaires.
Training Courses
Mar, 2010 PMP, Amideast.
Feb, 2009 Time management, Sanaya Training Center.
Feb, 2009 Finance for Non-Financials, Sanaya Training Center.
Apr, 2007 Study tour in France (Canal of Provence Co.)
Apr, 2006 Certified Agricultural Irrigation Specialist (UTAH University)
Aug, 2003 Epanet (MREA)
Languages
Arabic: Native Language.; English: Very Good writing and speaking
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SAAD KHATIB
Senior Partner
International Trade and Private Sector Developmen t Specialist
Watanieh Towers, Suite 201 El-Bireh-Ramallah, Palestine
Phone +970-2 2412012
Fax: +970-2-2413292 [email protected] www.core.ps
FIELD OF EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Saad Khatib has amassed experience in private sector development on the institutional as well as the
firm level. His experience ranges from trade policy, trade development and competitiveness, tourism
policy and promotion, to advocacy of private sector needs for development, industrial development
and policy and Trade negotiations. Khatib has utilized the holistic approach to economic
development through macro, meso and micro level interventions and outputs that complement each
other and formulate a complete approach through a building block process. Khatib is experienced in
the World Trade Organization accession requirements, Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Requirements, Public Procurement, Competitiveness, Economic Development, Trade
Negotiations and Trade Development.
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EXPERIENCE
Senior Partner at Core Associates
December 2010 -Present
Responsible for providing private sector development advice to private sector institutions such as The
Palestine Chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paltrade, Federation of
Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, as well as the Palestinian Exporters and Importers
Council. Working on a retainer basis with the Palestinian chapter of the International Chamber of
Commerce on building the structure and functions of the ICC in Palestine. Conducting research on
the requirements for development and rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River with Friends of the
Middle East. Preparing industrial and investment intelligence reports for several international
businesses to assist in investment decisions in Palestine. Working with UNCTAD and UNIDO on
Assistance to the Iraqi Government on WTO accession, specializing in TBT and SPS agreements.
Senior Trade Policy Advisor at CARANA Corporation -USAID funded EDIP Project
April 2010 -December 2010
Responsible for implementation of specific policy components of the EDIP Project, funded by USAID,
including macro-economic and overall trade development outlook for the project, and previously
Seconded by the Project as Senior Policy Advisor (April 2010 to August, 2010) to the Minister of
National Economy (Dr. Hasan Abu-Libdeh). Responsible for assisting the Ministry of National
Economy in preparations for WTO observership, forming and heading the Technical Advisory Unit at
the Ministry, technical assistance in international relations and donor coordination.
9.1
Trade Specialist at Chemonics International -USAID funded Trade Facilitation Project
June 2009 -March 2010
Responsible for coordination between Ministry of National Economy and the Trade Facilitation
Project regarding the Joint Economic Committee with Israel, as well as the Borders and Crossings
Committee. Seconded by the Project as Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister of National Economy
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Dr. Bassim Khoury and then Dr. Hasan Abu-Libdeh). Responsibility in that regard was towards
assisting the Ministry of National Economy in preparations for WTO observership, as well as
coordination on issues relevant to the Euro-Med agreements, including the Duty Free – Quota Free
Initiative, and the Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance ACAA, as well as the
preparations for the Joint Israeli Palestinian Economic Committee.
Managing Director at The Portland Trust
May 2008 -June 2009
The Portland Trust is a private not-for-profit British foundation committed to promoting peace and
stability between Palestinians and Israelis through economic development. As Managing Director, I
was responsible for the supervision and realization of projects implemented and funded by the
Portland Trust with specific focus on major projects such as Affordable Housing, Private Sector
Pensions Scheme among others. Entrusted with the management of the Ramallah office; including
financial, staff, communications and public relations on behalf of the Portland Trust. Member of the
Portland Trust Executive Board.
9.2
Secretary General at Palestinian Federation of Industry
April 2007 -May 2008
Responsible for; developing and implementing detailed action plans for increasing the competitive
capacity of Palestinian Industry through working with 12 industry associations and their members,
and creating outreach plans for the PFI reflecting its strategic goals and objectives, preparing all
budgets and financial projections, developing fund-raising plans and supervising implementation to
ensure continuous funding for PFI activities, supervising plan implementation by developing and
monitoring key indicators, monitoring and working to improve services offered to specialized industrial
associations, working with the board of directors to effectively and efficiently organize PFI operations
by developing essential operations procedures manuals, identifying and addressing operational
issues in a timely manner, insuring high level employee training, skill improvement and evaluation,
reporting on PFI performance and achievements to the Board of Directors on periodic basis, etc.
9.3
Policy Director at Palestine Trade Center -Paltrade
August 2003 -March 2007
Responsible for policy advocacy on behalf of the private sector in order to present, defend and
implement the private sector agenda on trade policy issues. My work plan includes policy advocacy
on three levels, the Sector based issue of regulation, transparency and legislation, such as sanitary
and Phytosanitary certification and food safety regulations, the market based issues dealing with
international market entry requirements and competitive capacity in market entry and access
negotiations , such as bilateral negotiations with trading partners and multilateral negotiations within
the World Trade Organization and cross sectoral/horizontal issues such as competition, trade
facilitation and public procurement legislation. Within this role, I was responsible for the
reorganization of the Private Sector Coordinating Council, as well as the establishment of the
Palestinian Shipper’s Council. Also lead a Palestinian Private Sector Team, as part of the official
Palestinian delegation in the Palestinian Israeli negotiations in preparation for the Disengagement.
9.4
Trade Institution Building and Competitiveness Expert at TAS Europrojects -EU funded Trade
Competitiveness Project
February 2005 -January 2006
Responsible for advising the Palestinian Authority Ministry of National Economy on Trade Policy and
Institutional Development within the context of a European Commission funded project on advisory
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and methodological assistance to the Palestinian ministries of national economy and agriculture on
trade policy and competitiveness management for the implementation of the interim association
agreement. The project includes training for ministry staff, giving advice on Trade Negotiations, the
multilateral trading system, trade facilitation, and institution building for the devising and
implementation of Trade Policy compatible with international commitments, as well as conducting a
comprehensive study on potentials for Trade In Services in Palestine and within the Region and the
World.
9.5
Trade Policy Advisor at London School of Economics EU funded Economic Policy
Programme
August 2002 -July 2003
Responsible for the implementation of the Economic Policy Programme Phase III aimed at the
creation of an autonomous and competitive Palestinian Trade Regime by providing technical
assistance to the Ministry of National Economy, in preparation for the creation of an independent
Palestinian State, compatible with the Multi-lateral Trading System, and capable of competing in the
international trade arena. The project includes three parts: Preparations for Negotiations with Israel,
Preparations for an Autonomous Palestinian Trade Regime, and Preparations for Accession
Negotiations with the World Trade Organization.
9.6
Deputy DG of International Relations at Ministry of National Economy
December 1997 -May 2002
Started as assistant director of the Israel desk in the GD of International Relations, promoted to
Director, then Deputy Director General. Position included being one of the lead negotiators for the
Ministry, under this capacity; I participated in negotiating free trade agreements with Canada, EFTA,
and the EU, as well as the daily functions of the Joint Palestinian – Israeli Economic Committee
among many other tasks and work programs.
SKILLS
Experienced in Project Management
Outstanding writing and Reporting Skills
Excellent Oral and Written Correspondence and Communications
Proficient in Interpersonal Communications
Computer Savvy
Skilled in Financial Management and Reporting
Professional Presentation Skills
Expertise in International Trade Development
Proficiency in International Trade Law and Global Business Development
Skilled in Benchmarking and Building of Competitive Capacity and Industrial Development
Economic Development and Private Sector Development
LANGUAGES
Language Reading Speaking Writing
Arabic Highly Proficient Highly Proficient Highly Proficient
English Native Native Native
French Fair Fair Fair
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EDUCATION
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Juris Doctorate, Trade Law, 1986 -1989
Activities and Societies: International Students Union, Law Review, Moot Court.
Youngstown State University
BA, Pre-Law; Majoring in Economics, 1982 -1986
Activities and Societies: Parliamentary Debate, Amnesty International, International Students Union,
Marksmanship, Student Senate.
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RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Co-Author or “Trading Peacefully: The Impact of the Implementation of the Arab Peace
Initiative on Regional Trade” Groupe D’Aix, (October, 2011).
Co-Author of “The Barcelona Process and the Two States Solution”, Groupe D’Aix, (July,
2010)
Co-Author of “Economic Dimensions of a Two – State solution between Palestine and Israel,
Supplementary Papers”, Groupe D’Aix, (June, 2010)
Co-Author of “Economic Dimensions of a Two – State solution between Palestine and
Israel”, Groupe D’Aix, (November, 2007)
Co-Author / Editor, “Economic Development Requirements for Statehood”, Palestinian
Ministry of National Economy, (April, 2010)
Authored “Palestinian Trade Channels, a Private Sector Approach and Requirements”
Palestine Trade Center - Paltrade (February, 2006).
Orchestrated the execution of the Trade Facilitation Toolkit of the World Bank and authored
the report on Trade Facilitation in Palestine, Palestine Trade Center-Paltrade (April 2005).
Co-Author of “Israel and Palestine: Between Disengagement and the Economic Road Map”,
Groupe D’Aix, (June 2005).
Co-Author of the “Economic Roadmap” a Palestinian- Israeli Vision of Economic Relations
in Final Status, Groupe D’Aix, (December, 2004).
Author “Palestine and the WTO, a private sector perspective on requirements for benefiting
from Palestinian accession to the WTO” (April/May 2002)
Basic Principles for the establishment of an independent Palestinian Trade Regime – Role
of the private sector in trade policy development, National Economic Dialogue – Palestine,
(February 2002)
Effects of Technical Barriers on Palestinian Trade, Ministry of Economy and Trade, (October
2001)
Terror’s Effect on Trade – the effects of the events of September 11th on the Role of the
United States in International Trade. (September 2001)
Palestinian Israeli Negotiations – Tricks of the Trade (September 2000)
Palestinian development objectives and strategies, a Paper Delivered at the United Nations
Seminar On Prospects For Palestinian Economic Development And The Middle East Peace
Process (Cairo June 2000)
Co-Author Economic Permanent Status – a negotiated agreement between Palestine and
Israel, Economic Cooperation Foundation and Data Research Institute, (November 1999)
The Impact of Palestinian Accession to the WTO on Palestinian Productive Sectors, Ministry
of National Economy, (July 1999)
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13 OTHE ACTIVITIES
Vice Chairman of Al-Mustakbal Research Foundation – 04/2009 to present
Member of the Palestinian team to the Geneva WTO Ministerial, 2009
Represented the Palestinian Private Sector in the Palestinian Delegation to the WTO Hong
Kong Ministerial in December, 2005
Member of the Founding and Preparatory Committees for the Establishment of the
Palestinian Shipper’s Council
Chairman of the Board of Directors – Quick-Link Internet Service Provider – Ramallah,
Palestine, March 2002 to December, 2004
Leader of the Technical Advisory Team for Palestinian negotiations leading to accession to
the Multi-Lateral Trading System (WTO) 1999 to 2004
Participated in the United Nations Economic Social Commission for Western Asia’s,
preparation for the Doha round of negotiations for the World Trade Organization.
Led a 23 member public and private sector Palestinian delegation for training on the World
Trade Organization in Rome and Geneva (2001)
Member of the Inter-Ministerial Working Group on Future Economic Relations with Israel
(1999 – 2006)
Certified Trainer by UNCTAD for COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY – 1997
Certified Trainer of Trainers by UNCTAD for negotiations and arbitration - 1999
Member of the Palestinian Final Status Negotiations Team – post Camp David
Trainer in negotiations theory and simulations at the Ministry of Economy and Trade
Trainer in negotiations for Commercial Attaché positions in Palestinian embassies abroad
under the auspices of UNDP and Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation
Advisor to the Minister of Economy and Trade (Ministry of National Economy), 1997 to 2001
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PERONAL DATA
Nationality: USA, Jordanian
Place of Birth: Jerusalem
Date of Birth: 1965
Marital Status: Married with 2 children
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Aard Hartveld
Position:: SOCIOLOGIST
1. First names: Adrianus Johannes (Aard)
2. Date of birth: 26-9-1952
3. Nationality: Netherlands
4. Education:
Institution and Dates Degrees or Diplomas obtained:
Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands
(September 1992 – December 1996)
PhD Rural Sociology
Institute of Social Sciences, The Hague, Netherlands
(September 1984 - December 1985)
MA Development Studies,
(Agricultural and Rural Development with a
specialisation in irrigation and drainage)
State University Groningen, Netherlands
(September 1978 - July 1981)
BA Sociology
Agricultural College Dronten, Netherlands
(September 1968 - July 1971)
Diploma Agricultural Sciences
5. Language skills: ((mark 1 to 5 for competence: 1 excellent, 2 good, 3 fair, 4 poor, 5 none)
6.
Language Reading Speaking Writing
Netherlands Mother tongue
English 1 1 1
German 1 2 3
French 2 3 3
Indonesian 2 2 3
Arabic 4 4 5
7. Other skills: Fully computer literate (MS office 97, PowerPoint, Excel, SPSS, MS Project)
8. Present position: Independent consultant focusing on institutional aspects of agricultural and water sector
development programmes/projects
9. Key qualifications:
Project management for programs and projects that aim for creating an enabling national policy and legal
environment and for testing and up-scaling innovative partnerships between public, private and voluntary sector
organizations to make agricultural and irrigation support services and integrated water resource management
systems more client-oriented.
Institutional development for developing policies, strategies, functional analysis, institutional and administrative
arrangements, legal frameworks, and enhancing human capacities in public-sector organizations to plan, design,
implement and manage decentralization processes of public sector services in the water, irrigation and agricultural
sectors.
Rural sociologist for studying innovation systems in the agricultural and water resources management sectors
focusing on emerging public-private-voluntary sector partnerships, agrarian issues, linkages of socio-economic
processes at local, regional, national and supra-national levels and applying participatory research methodologies
and stakeholders consultation approaches.
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10. Specific experience in the (East African) region:
Country Period
Malawi Two and a half years, Aug. 2009-Dec 2010, March-Dec 2012
Egypt Four years, Sep. 2000-Dec. 2006
Sudan Two months, July and Nov. 2007
Kenya Two and a half years, Jan. 1972 – June 1975
Palestine Four months, April and July 2008 and Aug-Sept 2011
Selected professional experiences:
Date
from -
Date to
Location Position Description of responsibilities
3/2012- Malawi Organizational
and Institutional
Development
Expert in Rural
Infrastructure
Development
Project II
Duties covered:
Facilitate the development of an institutional, operational
and legal framework for a National Irrigation Development
Facility for supporting sustainable irrigation development
initiatives;
Advice on best possible partnerships between public,
private and community-based organizations for the
planning, funding, construction and management of small,
medium, and large scale irrigation schemes;
Support DOI in developing pluralistic irrigation support
services for smallholders self-provision of irrigation
services including demand-led technical and
organizational services during scheme planning
construction and management, legal framework and
supervision of water users organizations and capacity
building and methods of extension to beneficiary farmers;
and
Support the land institutions in upgrading the customary
land tenure arrangements for irrigation schemes to
enhance tenure security and sustainability and to
consolidate tenants plots to newly constructed
infrastructure
9/2011
–
11/2011
Gaza-
Palestine
Social scientist
in feasibility
study of regional
solid waste
management
project
Duties covered:
Scoping, preparing and implementing of the public
participation plan for the integrated environmental and
social impact assessments;
Identification of stakeholders in solid waste
management and of social risks, and preparing
proposals for mitigating measures of social risks; and
Implement Demand Assessment and Willingness to Pay
Survey to appaise customers demand for improved Solid
Waste Management Services, the expected services fees
and their willingness and capacity to pay.
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8/2009-
12/2010
Malawi Team leader-
Institutional
Development
Expert in the
Institutional
Development
across Agri Food
Sector (IDAF)
program in the
Ministry of
Agriculture and
Food Security
IDAF’s main trusts are; 1. Renewal of existing institutions
(roles, responsibilities and relationships) and enhancing
capacities of the MoAFS organizations in the context of
decentralization of service delivery and emerging partnership
opportunities for agricultural and irrigation development and 2.
Development of agri-business. Duties included:
Coordinating capacity building in public and non-public
institutions in the agri-food sector in policy formulation and
strategic planning and providing advise on legislative
review.
Providing technical and organizational support to
stakeholder coordination and partnerships for a sector-wide
approach as well as advising MoA in sector-wide strategic
planning processes.
Drafting model constitution, bylaws for Water Users
Associations and guidelines for planning of community-
based irrigation systems and establishment of Water Users
Organizations and for the Irrigation Management Transfer of
public-owned irrigation schemes.
Supporting decentralization and alignment in the pluralistic
agricultural and irrigation support services systems.
Facilitating functional analyses of the Departments in the
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the
Department of Irrigation for enhancing performance
management and efficient use of resources in public sector.
Preparation and management of Programme Estimates 9th
European Development Fund.
2 – 12
2008
Part
time
total of
3
months
Austria Coordinator Coordination of the design and management of research
programmes and South – North research partnerships in
water for development research duties included:
Coordination and support of the tasks leaders in
designing and implementing studies on a. Enhancing the
uptake of research findings by policy makers and
practitioners, b. Improving the functioning of dialogue
platforms in research programs, and c. Criteria to identify
successful demand-led research protocols.
Design, organize and coordinate the regional
consultation meetings with main stakeholders (Eastern
and Western Africa, Mekong region and SPLASH
Member States) that had as objectives: a. To validate the
findings of the desk studies b. To prioritize stakeholders
preferences and opinions on research process, and c. To
explore stakeholders’ recommendations concerning
dialogue platforms and research capacity building.
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4 and
7/2008
Palestine Social scientist
in feasibility
study of regional
solid waste
management
project
Duties covered:
Scoping, preparing and implementing of the public
participation plan for the integrated environmental and
social impact assessments;
Identification of stakeholders in solid waste
management and of social risks, and preparing
proposals for mitigating measures of social risks; and
Development of a Resettlement Policy Framework and
Resettlement Action Plan that meets the requirements of
the World Bank’s social safeguard policies (OP4.12).
07 –
11/2007
Part
time for
3
months
Ethiopia,
Sudan and
Egypt-
Socio –
economic
specialist and
institutional
expert
As short term socio – economic specialist and institutional
expert worked within a team preparing the conceptual design
and TOR’s for development Nile Basin Initiative Decision
Support System (DBI-DSS).
Planned country assessment studies that covered
assessing available geographical and hydrological data,
appraising national water policies and governance systems,
and identifying stakeholders for sub-regional DSS
development
Contributed to the design of the national and regional
stakeholders consultation meetings
Conducted the country assessment studies in Sudan and
Ethiopia, and co-facilitate the stakeholders’ consultation
meetings for the Eastern Nile sub-basin
5-
6/1999,
4-
5/2002,
10/2006
&
04/2007
Romania Social scientist
(1 month), rural
sociologist (three
months), and
feasibility study
and institutional
development
expert (two
months)
Supporting the World Bank funded Irrigation Rehabilitation and
Reform Project in Romania that was responsible for
developing and testing technical and managerial concepts to
sustain economically viable systems of the large-scale lift-
pump irrigation schemes developed and managed by the
public sector. Duties covered:
Appraised effects and impacts of institutional reform
process for the irrigation sector; reviewing reforms in the
political and administrative systems that effect the water
governance systems; preparing draft concepts and
strategies for developing public, private and voluntary sector
partnerships in the irrigation, drainage, flood control and
erosion prevention sub sectors.
Developing training courses in participatory planning of
rehabilitation of economic irrigation systems, and
enhancing Water Users Organisations (WUO) leaders
technical, managerial and financial capacities to manage
irrigation systems as a business.
Appraised the effects and impact of the agrarian reform
processes for irrigated agriculture in two project areas,
formulated recommendations for institutional reform of the
land reclamation systems (irrigation, drainage, flood control
and erosion prevention) and for mitigating measures of
negative environmental and social impacts of the technical
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and institutional project interventions.
09/2000
-
12/2006
(part-
time for
a total
of 36
months)
Egypt Irrigation
Management
specialist (thirty-
six months),
Irrigation Management Specialist and later acting Team
Leader to a TA team (four experts) supporting the piloting
of participatory irrigation management systems in
Favoum Governorate. The project’s objective was to
enhance the capacities of the Irrigation and Drainage
Services and the leaders of the water users organizations
to collaborate in participatory management systems in
Fayoum Irrigation System (pilot area 40.000 ha in a
service area of 400.000 ha).
Facilitated discourse on design and testing of a new
water governance system appropriate for the regional
water management systems
Support agency and project staff in developing and
testing appropriate partnership concepts for dealing
with the major water management challenges in the
Fayoum irrigation system (coping with water pollution
and water shortage);
Support project staff in design of transitional
regulatory and institutional frameworks for Water
Users Organizations (WUOs) and the interfaces
between WUOs and the water agencies
Design and implementation of training courses and
workshops for enhancing technical, methodological
and organisational capacity of water agency staff and
WUO leaders through interactive learning and the
application of participatory and consultative methods,
Conceptualization and management of on-farm
experiments for coping with water shortages through
innovations in the water distribution and delivery
systems, reuse of agricultural waste water, on-farm
water management systems, and crop cultivation
techniques, and
Promotion of women involvement in WUOs at local and
supra-local level.
02/2002
-3/2006
(part-
time -
14
months)
Egypt WUO expert in
TA team that
supported
implementation
of technical and
institutional
improvements of
lift irrigation
systems in the
Nile Delta
The projects objective was to improve the infrastructure
and management of the irrigation systems at secondary
and tertiary level in the Nile Delta through the introduction
of modern irrigation technology (lift irrigation systems)
and participatory irrigation management schemes. As
WUO expert:
Supported project staff in design of transitional
regulatory and institutional frameworks for WUOs and
the interfaces between WUOs and the water agencies
at national level;
Advised the project agents on the formation, capacity
building and consolidation of WUOs at tertiary and branch
canal level including the development of institutional and
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legal frameworks for participatory irrigation and drainage
management;
Advised the national policy makers on the organization
structure, policies and service delivery strategies for the
Irrigation Advisory Services and the Agricultural Research
and Extension Services to support the leaders of local
WUOs and Farmers Field Schools;
Conducted policy- and problem-oriented research on
constraints for the shift from the rotation to the continuous
flow operation system in the primary/secondary, and from
individual to group management of tertiary irrigation
systems; and
Training of water agencies staff on the application of
participatory and consultative approaches in the planning,
design, construction, operation and maintenance of
irrigation and drainage systems.
1998 –
2000
Philippines,
India and
Bangladesh
Rural
development
expert in MTR
team of CatAG
(Philippines),
CMNR (India)
and NOPEST
(Bangladesh)
Projects1
Conduct public consultations and focus group discussions
to review the socio-economic impact of project
interventions in the agricultural and water sectors on
initiatives of local private and voluntary sector
organizations, on income generation, equity in local
communities, and gender relations;
Assess the economic viability of the production-oriented
project interventions;
Review project management on analytical, facilitative, team
building and partnership developing capacities; and
Advice on enabling national policy environment and on
modifications of the intervention concept/strategy for
enhancing the effectiveness, sustainability and efficiency of
the project interventions.
03-
04/2000
Indonesia Rural sociologist
in team that
formulated the
second phase of
the Forest Fire
Protection and
Control Project
(FFPCP-II)
Assess the impacts of agrarian changes on land tenure
arrangements, land use and fire protection practices.
Conduct public consultations and focus group discussions
to review the socio-economic impact of project
interventions in the agricultural and water sectors on
income generation, equity in local communities, gender
relations, and local development initiatives; and
Develop concepts for interventions of the public sector
through collaboration with private and community-based
organizations that result in stable land tenure relationships
and sustainable land-use practices.
09 –
11/1999
Nepal Rural Sociologist
in the team that
conducted the
feasibility study
Feasibility study reviewed the technical, financial, social and
environmental impact of the extension of the Mahakhali
Irrigation Project along the boundaries of a nature resource
area. Duties covered:
1 Cataduanes Agricultural Support Program (CatAG) in the Philippines, Community Management of Natural Resources
Project (CMNS) in Gujarat State, India, and NOPEST integrated Pest Management project of CARE Bangladesh.
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of the Mahakhali
Irrigation Project-
Phase III
Conduct public consultations and focus group discussions
to review the socio-economic impact of the proposed
extension of the irrigation service area;
Assess the impact of the proposed irrigation development
on the operation and maintenance of the irrigation and
drainage systems, the land-tenure systems, the
employment and income situation of farming communities in
the surrounding areas
08-
09/1998
Antique
Integrated
Area
Developmen
t Project in
Philippines
Agricultural
development
expert in team
that formulated
AIADP III
AIADP III purpose was community-based agricultural and
natural resources development initiatives. The duties covered:
Conduct public consultations and focus group discussions
to review the socio-economic impact of project interventions
in the agricultural and water sectors on income generation,
equity in local communities, gender relations, and local
development initiatives;
Assess the impact of agrarian reform and participatory
irrigation management initiatives on land use practices and
agricultural productivity in the watersheds and in the
irrigation service areas; and
Develop concepts for promoting sustainable and resource-
oriented agricultural production systems through
collaboration between public, private and voluntary sector
organizations at local and supra-local level.
06 -07
1998
Bangladesh Participatory
Monitoring and
Evaluation
Specialist
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to Rural
Infrastructure development Project in North – western region
of Bangladesh. Duties covered:
Design of a logical framework, operational objectives and
performance indicators
Preparation of guidelines and formats for data collection,
analysis and discussion
01 – 03
1998
India Agriculture and
Rural
Development
Specialist in
Sidhmukh and
Nohar Irrigation
Project in
Rajasthan
SNIP purpose was to support with the construction of the
water conveyance system and the integrated development of
the water delivery and tertiary irrigation systems. Duties
covered:
Planning advisor for integrated chak development (design
and construction delivery and field canal networks, land
consolidation, management of water distribution and on-
farm water application)
Facilitator for participatory planning approaches for the
agricultural support services component that covered
reforestation (wind erosion prevention), agricultural
extension and micro-credit.
03/1995
–
09/1997
(part-
time)
Bangladesh Extension
Management
Expert
Netrakona Integrated Agricultural Production and Water
Management Project’s objectives were: to improve agricultural
production and on-farm water management practices, to
introduce of client-oriented extension services, to improve
flood protection, and to support the development of income
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generating opportunities for the rural poor. Duties included:
Advising the implementing agencies on the application of
participatory approaches for diagnosing barriers for
agricultural growth, for setting the agenda for applied
research and agricultural extension, and for planning
agricultural support services;
Developing pilots projects for the production of high value
crops, poultry and small scale fish farming by poor rural
households;
Conducting public consultation on flood preparedness, on
mitigating measures to reduce risks for communities and to
conduct the social impacts assessments of embankment
construction projects.
Training agricultural extension staff in multi-disciplinary
farming systems research, participatory planning and
technology development approaches
08/1992
–
12/1994
Malang,
East Java
and
Wageningen
PhD research in
outgrowers’
sugarcane
production
systems in East
Java, Indonesia
1. Preparing PhD research proposal
2. Field work for data collection in three villages situated in
different agro-ecological zone where farmers grew
sugarcane and in two cane processing sugar factories
3. Writing PhD thesis about linkages, organizations and
negotiations in Malang’s sugar industry
01/1989
–
07/1992
Brawijaya-
Wageningen
and Leiden
Universities
Collaboratio
n Program,
East Java,
Indonesia
Program
Coordinator (TL)
(1) and Resident
Social Scientist
(2)
(part-time both)
1. Coordination of the five collaboration projects of
Wageningen and Leiden University with Brawijaya University,
Liaison between the project leaders, the Rectorate of
Brawijaya University, the Royal Netherlands Embassy in
Jakarta and the offices for international collaboration of the
WUR and RUL.
2. Managerial and scientific support for the establishment of
the Centre for the Development of Social Sciences at the
Brawijaya University through assistance in human resources
development planning for junior university staff teaching social
sciences courses at the faculties; review and development of
curriculum for social science courses; and coordination and
capacity building of a research program on socio-economic
transitions in rural East Java.
04/1986
–
12/1988
Pompengan
Integrated
Area
Developmen
t Project,
South
Sulawesi,
Indonesia
Rural
development
expert in the TA
team that
advised the
Luwu Irrigation
Project and the
Planning Board
of Luwu District
PIADP piloted an integrated irrigation development approach
through the construction of irrigation, drainage and flood
protection, the implementation of land reform and resettlement
programs, and the provision of irrigated agricultural support
services. Duties covered:
1) Advice local government agencies on the planning, co-
ordination and implementation of the land reform and
resettlement components of the project;
2) Support the formation and involvement of water user
associations in the design and management of the irrigation
systems;
3) Support the planning and implementation of agricultural
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support services and integrated watershed management
interventions.
01/1981
– 06/83
Mowangu
Olipu
Community
Developmen
t Project,
SE
Sulawesi,
Indonesia
Agricultural
Program
Coordinator (TL)
The development of permanent agricultural production
systems for the indigenous population as alternative for the
less sustainable shifting cultivation system. Duties covered:
1. Planning and design of concepts for community
management of natural resources through participatory
approaches; 2. Co-ordinate of the technical and organisational
support services for the planning, construction and
management of community-based irrigation systems; 3.
Manage of a cattle revolving fund and the ploughing training
programs: and 4) Planning and implement the capacity
development activities for project staff and community
representatives.
01/1978
– 06/80
Agrarisch
Jongeren
Kontakt
Overijssel,
Zwolle,
Netherlands
Secretary of the
Agricultural Wing
of the Provincial
Association
The development of the young farmers branch of the rural
youth organizations in the Province of Overijssel through:
1. Providing technical and administrative support to the joint
young farmers council of three rural youth organizations;
2. Training needs assessment and implementation of capacity
enhancement plans
3. Supporting young farmers representation in dialogue
platforms of the public and private sector organizations
(farmers union, agricultural research and extension services,
land consolidation programs, cooperative bank and agro-
industries) at regional and national level;
1/1972
6/1975
Thika-Yatta
Haraka
Settlement
Schemes
Kenya
Extension
Management
specialist for a
cluster of new
low-cost
schemes in a
low-rainfall area
The development of a demand-oriented agricultural extension
service that aims at improvements in the livelihood and food
security of small-scale farmers through:
1. Providing technical and administrative support to the
extension team of the Ministry of Lands and Settlement in
charge of the Thika-Yatta Settlement Schemes (about 20.000
ha and 6.000 farming families);
2. Diagnosis of the extension needs and knowledge gaps and
developing scheme specific agricultural and livestock
extension programs in dialogue with the local leaders of the
public administration and village cooperatives
3. Testing of new technologies and development of extension
messages and methodologies
15. Other relevant information (e.g., publications):
2009 Research dialogue platforms and institutional reform processes in the East African water sector. 34th
WEDC International Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2009
2008 Results of SPLASH Stakeholders consultation meetings in Africa, Mekong and Europe: Innovative
South-North programs and partnerships in water for development research, November 2008,
www.splash-era.net.
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2004a Experiences with users participation in demand management in the Fayoum Oasis, Egypt, with Eng. Abd El
Hafiz. Water Demand Management Conference, Jordan, 30 May 2004
2004b Experiences with introduction users participation in the operation of improved lift irrigation systems in the
Nile Delta, with Eng. Adel Madbouli, Demand Management Conference, American University Beirut,
October 2004
2002 Socio-Economic Change and Rural Entrepreneurs in Pre-crisis East Java, Indonesia: Case study of a
Madurese Upland Community. Sojourn Volume 17 Number 2 (October 2002) with Ernst Spaan.
PhD Thesis: Raising Cane: Linkages, Organisations and Negotiations in Malang's Sugar Industry, East Java. Delft,
Eburon 1996 (ISBN 90-5166-546-6).
1995a Socio-economic Profile of East Java, in Holzner B.M. 1995, Steps Towards Growth. Rural Industrialisation
and Socio-economic Change in East Java, DSWO Press, Leiden University, Leiden.
1995b Transformation of the sugar sector in the Malang district, in Holzner B.M. 1995, Steps Towards Growth.
Rural Industrialisation and Socio-economic Change in East Java, DSWO Press, Leiden University, Leiden.
1995c Book Review of Indonesia: Sustaining Development, A World Bank Country Study for Crossroads, Volume
9, Number 1, Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, USA.
1995d The Politics and Theory of Agricultural Production; Conference on Agrarian Issues in Wageningen. In The
ISS ALUMNI Magazine, Number 2 1995, The Hague.
1993 Working Document Series 28, Constraints and Development Potentials of Yogyakarta Critical Uplands,
a group report of the field study, ICRA Wageningen.
MA Thesis: The Nucleus Estate and Smallholder Development Programme in Indonesia, A Case Study from
Southeast Sulawesi. Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, 1985.
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CURRICULUM VITA
WALID SHARIF
Place of Birth: Hebron, Palestine
Date of Birth: 1.2.1959
Nationality: Palestinian/Jordanian (East Jerusalem)
Last Occupation: Deputy Minister
(Nov. 2011- l Feb. 2012) Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities, Palestine
Address: 14.1.1Private
Jerusalem P.O.Box 31192
Palestine
059960653, 02 6565582
e-mail: [email protected]
EMPLOYMENT
June 20th
- August 24th
Position: Consultant, DAI,
2012
Projects: compete, Inforcment of Tourism private sector/ Site rehabilitation and development
component as well as support to CIBER tourism analysis
June 8th
- 14th
Position: Consultant, PACE P.O. Box 841, Ramallah, Qatar TV
2012
Projects: 28 munites tv documentary about Saladin
Sept. 2011- Position: R&D, Levant Tours Ltd., Jerusalem.
March 2012
Projects:
Life Treat for Children 2012 : Thematic Tourism for Children. Project Design and Implimentation.
2008- Feb. 2012 Position: Deputy Minister (for 3 months as early retirment arrangement)
Assistant Deputy for Tourism Affairs
Institution: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Palestinian Authority, Palestine
Main Activities:
Direct responsibility for The Directorate of Tourism Services, The Directorate of Marketing and Tourism
Promotion, and The Directorate of Licencing Tourism Industries and Profissions
Inter-minsterial Committee for Pubblic Private Partnership: Representative
Projects:
Sustainable Tourism Development in Jericho (2008-2010): Project Design, Negotiations, Project
Director and Acting Project Manager
2002/3-2008 Position: Director General for Planning
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Institution: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Palestinian Authority, Palestine
Main Activities:
Mission Statement and Structure Comittee: Member
Reform Committee at the Ministry: Coordinator
Inter-minsterial Committee for Sector Development: Representative
Inter-minsterial Technical Committee for Reform: Representative
Inter-minsterial Technical Committee for Technical and Vocational Education and Training Programm
(TVET): Member of the working group
Projects:
Discoverign Islamic Art in the Mediterrenean: (2002-2005): Project Design, Negotiations, Scientific
Team Creation and Supervision, Project Director
TASHGHIL: Cultural Heritage (Restoration and rehabilitation projects in the marginal areas in Palestin,
2003): Preparation and negotiation of MOU and Work Plan with UNDP, Assisting UNDP for the
preparation of tender documents and TOR.
Palestinian World Heritage List (2003/4/5): Preperation and negotiation of MOU and Work plan with
UNESCO, Lounshig the project, member of the steering committee, member of the Palestinian National
Councel for World Heritage.
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for Tourism Sector: “Spokes Person” for the
“Development Center for Training”: Member of the working Groups for Concept, Currecula and
Assesment. President of the TVET committee at the Ministry.
2001-2002/3 Position: Project Consultant and Coordinator
Institution: Bethlehem 2000 Authority, Palestinian Authority, Palestine
Projects:
Capacity Building for Cultural Heritage (1998-2004): Preliminary Potential Studies, Project Promotion,
Concept Design, and finally Task Force and project coordinator for a three main activities ( Leagal
Reform, Capacity Building, Assessment Studies and Sector Policy).
2001-2002 Position: Ministry’s Advisor on Cultural Heritage
Institution: Ministry of Culture, Palestinian Authority, Palestine
1995-2000 Position: Acting Director General
Institution: Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Palestinian Authority, Palestine
Main Activities:
Ministry Project Committee: Member
Higher Counsel of Planning (Regional and Urban Planing): Representative
Bethlehem 2000 Committee (Ministerial Committee): Representative
Bethlehem 2000 Committee (Cultural Heritage Unit): Member
European Commission (Euro-Mediterranean Cultural Heritage program): Head of Palestinian
Delegation
Projects:
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Contemporary Art Museum (1996-1999): Preliminary Potential Studies, Project Promotion, Concept
Design, and Implementation of the First Phase, Project Coordinator
Qasser Jasser (1996): Documentation and Historical Investigation, Project Director
Children Cultural Center in Nablus (1997-1999): Concept Design (adaptive reuse), Developing
Partnership with the University and the Municipality, Project Coordinator
Artas Village, The Open Paradise (1996-1999): Project Promotion, Supervising Potential Studies,
Designing Concept and Philosophy of the Project
Rehabilitation Unit for Bethlehem Region (1997-present): Project Promotion, Negotiations, Supervision,
Designing Concept and Guidelines for the Unit
Inventory of Museum Collection (1996-1997): Project Design, Data Sheet Design, and Fieldwork
Strategy, Project Director and Trainer
Inventory of Cultural Heritage Resources in Palestine (1995-2001): Project Design, and Project
Evaluation, Member of the Coordination Committee
Inventory of Cultural Heritage Resources in Palestine (1995-2001): Data Sheet Design, Fieldwork
Strategy, Cultural Heritage Legislation, and Publications, Consultant
Palestinian Memory Museum (1998-2000): Project Philosophy, Memory and Identity, Preliminary
Concept Design, Member of the Scientific Committee
Palestinian Memory Museum (2000-present): Project Supervision, Member of the Coordination and
Administrative Committee
Cultural Heritage Sector Policy (1998-present): Project Design, Project Promotion, and Negotiations,
Representative
Programation Integree de Site Archelogique PISA (1998-present): Project Design, Negotiations,
Scientific Team Creation and Supervision, National coordinator
Museum With no Frontier (1997-2002): Project Design, Negotiations, Scientific Team Creation and
Supervision Project Director
1985-91 Position: Instructor and Researcher in Archaeology and Anthropology
Institution: Palestinian Institute of Archaeology, Birzeit University, Palestine
Main Activities: Excavation Supervisor, Excavation Field Reports, Teaching several courses;
Introduction to Archaeology and Archaeology of Palestine, Prehistoric Archaeology Introduction to
Environmental Archaeology, Introduction to Cultural Evolution, Seminar on Archaeological Sediments.
Developing Teaching Material and Contents of the Above Courses. Working on a Proposal for the
Academic Program in Archaeology as an Interdisciplinary Science.
1988-1990 Position: Field Officer and Assistant (part time)
Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross, Jerusalem
Main Activities: Assisting Red Cross Delegates, Reporting on Human Rights Violations, Assisting
Prisoners Families, Trouble Shooter, Evaluation Studies on Red Cross Comportment, Assessment
Studies to create Several Regional Offices
1982-84 Position: Academic and research Assistant
Institution: Palestinian Institute of Archaeology, Birzeit University, Palestine
Main Activities: Excavation Supervisor; Excavation Field Reports; Teaching Assistant for Several
courses: Introduction to Archaeology and Archaeology of Palestine, Prehistoric Archaeology;
Developing Teaching Material and Contents of the Above Courses.
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EDUCATION
1993-94 (PH.D. candidate, no theses)
Thesis Title: Traditional Building Material and Archaeological Sediments
Subject: “Langues, Histoire et Civilisation des Mondes Anciens”
Institution: Maison de l’Orient, Universite Lumiere Lyon 2, France
1992 Deplome d’Etude Approfondies (DEA)
Thesis Title: Objects en Terre, Installation et Construction en Terre, et Sediment Archeologiques
Specifique de Palestine
Subject: “Langues, Histoire et Civilisation des Mondes Anciens”
Institution: Maison de l’Orient, Universite Lumiere Lyon 2, France
1985 Master of Arts (MA)
Thesis Title: A Study of Land Use and Form, Depositional Patterns and Archaeological Evidence in the
History of Bala’ame Valley
Subject: “Archaeology, Early Man and Environment”
Institution: Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Social Sciences & Department of Geology, Faculty of
Science
University of Durham, England
1982 Bacheler of Arts (BA)
Subject: “Archaeology, Sociology and Anthropology
Institution: Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Art
Birzeit University, Palestine
1977 (TAWJIHI), The General Secondary Education Certificate Examination
Subject: Scientific Branch
Institution: Al-Hashemeyeh Secondary School, Palestine
TRAINING
June 2011 Subject: Tourism Regional Development (10 days of special study tour for several tourism orgnasations
and regions in Hungary)
University of …
June 2010 Subjec: Sustainable Tourism Development, (10 days of special study tour for several tourism
orgnaisations and regions in Japan)
Institution: Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan
Nov.2005 Subject: Environmental management of Tourism Activity
Institution: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (AZAHAR Programme), in cooperation with Universitat de les Illes
Balears, Spain
Jan 97 Subject: Network Administration
Institution: Continuing Education, Birzeit University, Palestine
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Feb-April 97 Subject: Integrated Territorial and Urban Conservation
Institution: International Center for the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM),
Rome
Jan 96 Subject: Higher Management in Governmental Institutions
Institution: Continuing Education, Birzeit University, Palestine
Feb-May 94 Subject: Micromorphological Analysis for Anthropic and Nonanthropic Sediments
Institution: Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Paris
Feb. 1993 Subject: Image Neomerise et Photoshop
Institution: Maison de l’Orient, Universite Lumiere Lyon 2, France
Feb. 1993 Subject: Donees Qualitatives et Quantitatives en Teledetection
Institution: Centre National de la Recherch Scientifique (CNRS), Lyon et Maison de l’Orient, Universite
Lumiere Lyon 2, France
March-April 93 Subject: Architectural Conservation
Institution: International Center for the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM),
Rome
May 1993 Subject: Ecole Thematique: Archeologie, Environment et Image de Satellite
Institution: Centre National de la Recherch Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de Recherches
Archeologiques, Sophia Antipolis, Valbone, France
Jan-July 82 Subject: Peer-Counceling
Institution: Counceling Section, Student Affairs, Birzeit University, Palestine
EXCAVATIONS AND FIELD WORK
1996 Subject: Documentation and Historical Investigation Qasser Jasser, Project Director
Institution: Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture
1994 Subject: Summer Excavation (Ein Ghazal), Supervisor
Institution: Yarmuk University, Jordan
1990 Subject: Three Summer Excavations in France, (Ramandils, Tautavel, Montelimar)
Institution: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France
May 1990 Subject: Soil Salinity Analysis in Vine Fields, Bezies, France
Institution: Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France
July 1983 Subject: Seismic Analysis of Wadi Bala’ameh, Jenin
Institution: Palestinian Institute of Archaeology, Birzeit University, Palestine
19979-84 Subject: Six Excavations and Field Surveys (Jenin and Ti’innik), Supervisor
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Institution: Palestinian Institute of Archaeology, Birzeit University, Palestine
LANGUAGES
Mother Language: Arabic
OTHER UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING READING WRITING
English Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good
French Very Good Good Good Fair
Italian Good Poor Good No
Hebrew Good Good Fair Poor
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SAEB BAMYA
Managing Partner
International Trade, Institution Building and Private Sector Development Specialist
Watanieh Towers, Suite 201 El-Bireh-Ramallah, Palestine Phone +970-2-2412012
Fax: +970-2-2413292 [email protected] www.core.ps
FIELD OF EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Mr. Bamya is specialist in economic and trade policy in Palestine with over 30 years of international experience in this
field. In the various positions held, he has enjoyed good relations with the Donor community, governmental institutions,
the private sector, NGO’s, civil society leaders and the business community. With experience, he has accumulated a
unique understanding of the challenges facing the international trade as a whole, and the Palestinian Economy in
particular. Furthermore Mr. Bamya has worked on articulating the necessary building blocks for the business enabling
environment in Palestine.
EXPERIENCE
14.2Managing Partner at Core Associates
14.3December 2010 -Present
Responsible for providing private sector development advice to private sector institutions such as The Palestine Chapter
of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paltrade, Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and
Agriculture, as well as the Palestinian Exporters and Importers Council. Working on a retainer basis with the Palestinian
chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on building the structure and functions of the ICC in Palestine.
Preparing industrial and investment intelligence reports for several international businesses to assist in investment
decisions in Palestine. Working with UNCTAD and UNIDO on Assistance to the Iraqi Government on WTO accession,
specializing in TBT and SPS agreements. Conducting research on the requirements for development and rehabilitation of
the Lower Jordan River with Friends of the Middle East.
Palestinian Team Leader – The Aix En Provence Group
March, 2002 to Present
A group of Palestinians, Israelis and Internationals that work on the creation of a two state solution between Palestinians
and Israelis) – Co-author of "the Economic Dimensions to a Two State Solution" – Volume I November, 2007 and Volume
II July, 2010. Edited, co-authored and supervised joint research in the area of environment, tourism, eco-systems, eco-
tourism and water, as well as a specific study on the developmental needs of the Jordan Valley.
Consultant – The Carana Corporation (EDIP project) Funded by USAID
November, 2010 to April, 2011
The assignment was entitled "Developing The Roadmap For Trilateral – Public / Private / Academic Partnership For
Economic Development", under the auspices of the Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salam Fayyad, the which is aimed to
assist the government and private sector in institutionalizing this partnership in order to provide the necessary legal,
regulatory and policy environment for re-gearing the educational system towards meeting the needs of economic
development and the private sector.
Economic Advisor, Palestinian Ministry of Finance (European Affairs)
January 2009 to October, 2010
Responsible for leading the preparing the Palestinian position for the Joint Palestinian – European Action Plan within the
European Neighborhood Policy. Technically in charge of preparations for the Joint – Palestinian/European Committee.
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Team Leader, Private Sector Technical Support Unit, Paltrade
January 2009 to October, 2010
Headed a team of technical experts in preparing the Palestinian Private Sector Coordination Council’s Position in support
of Public-Private partnership for creating an enabling business environment.
Consultant – The Carana Corporation (EDIP project) Funded by USAID
June, 2009 to October, 2009
The assignment was entitled "Design and Implementation of World Trade Organization (WTO) Roadmap for Palestine",
which is aimed to assist the Ministry of National Economy in the process of preparing for Palestinian for Palestinian
observership in the WTO.
Senior Consultant – German Private Sector Development Program, GTZ
February, 2006 to April, 2008
The consultancy included three programs on Private Sector Development, Preparations for the SME conference and
facilitation of the conference held in October, 2006, and providing technical assistance to the Small Enterprise Center
Operations and Activities.
Senior Policy Advisor, Palestinian Federation of Industries
October 2006 to April 2008
The advisory services included training programs and publications in areas such as: (1) Pan European Cumulation of
Origin, (2) Impact of Rules of Origin on Palestinian Industry, (3) Trade facilitation requirements in the short to medium
term for movement of goods and people (4) Privatization of management of border crossings (5) Establishment of a
customs – private sector partnership council and (6) Private Sector Agenda: Industrial Policies
Senior Researcher – Palestine Trade Center, Paltrade
October, 2007 to April, 2008
Research and Publication of two policy related studies, “The Untapped Potential” for Palestinian – Israeli trade potentials
and economic / political scenarios needed, and "Through Traffic”, a joint Palestinian – Israeli guide to movement of goods
between Palestine and Israel".
Deputy Minister - Ministry of National Economy, Ramallah, Palestine
September, 1994 to April 2006
Responsibilities included leading the Palestinian technical team in the negotiations, coordination and implementation of
the disengagement plan of Gaza with the Wolfensohn team, the World Bank and the Israeli officials (2004-2005).
Responsible for the preparation of the Palestinian position negotiation regarding borders, access and movements which
resulted in the agreement of movement and access known as Rice agreement (June 2004). Led the Palestinian technical
team responsible for insuring the compliance of the Palestinian Economy with the Multilateral Trading System and the
lobbying process for joining the World Trade Organization as observers. Led the Palestinian delegation present at the
World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference where the Palestinian Authority participated for the first time as
observers (Hong Kong December 2005). Led the Palestinian technical team in the negotiations with Turkey and initialed
the Free Trade Agreement (March 2005). Palestinian Coordinator for the "Economic Road Map" and "Israel and
Palestine: Between Disengagement and the Economic Road Map" conducted by the Aix en Provence Group (2004 -
2006). Palestinian focal point with Donors regarding different economic and private sector support projects. Led the
Palestinian technical team on a senior level in joint committees with the European Union- EFTA and other trade partners.
Coordinated the Palestinian Economic working group responsible of preparing the Palestinian position for the final status
with Israel in Camp David- Jerusalem. Representative of the Palestinian Authority in TABA group. Representative of the
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Palestinian Authority in the Regional Economic Development working group. Led the Palestinian negotiations and initialed
the Free Trade Agreement with Canada.
Regional Director General, Gulf, S.E, Asia & Europe – PLO, Economic Department, Dubai
May, 1983- September, 1994
Responsible for Trade relations with the Gulf countries, Yemen, East Europe and South East Asian Countries including
Palestinian Investments in those countries
Director of Trade Development, PLO, Economic Department, Beirut – Lebanon
1972 to 1982
Responsible for imports, marketing and exports of all Palestinian products from different factories owned by the
Palestinian Economic Productive Institution (SAMED)
SKILLS
Experienced in Project Management
Outstanding writing and Reporting Skills
Excellent Oral and Written Correspondence and Communications
Proficient in Interpersonal Communications
Computer Savvy
Professional Presentation Skills
Expertise in International Trade Development
Proficiency in International Trade Law and Global Business Development
Skilled in Benchmarking and Building of Competitive Capacity and Industrial Development
Economic Development and Private Sector Development
LANGUAGES
Language Reading Speaking Writing
Arabic Highly Proficient Highly Proficient Highly Proficient
English Highly Proficient Highly Proficient Highly Proficient
EDUCATION
American University of Beirut
Masters of Economics, 1972
American University of Beirut
Bachelors of Science in Trade and Business Management, 1968
MEMBERSHIPS
Member of the Joint Palestinian Israeli Economic Committee-JEC (1995 to 2006)
Member of Board of Directors, Arab Labor Organizations (1983- 1990)
Member of Board of Directors, Arab Chambers of Commerce (1978- 1988)
PERSONAL DATA
Nationality: Palestinian, Place of Birth: Jaffa, Date of Birth: 1946, Marital Status: Married with 2 children
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Curriculum Vitae Dr. Patrick M.J.M. Huntjens
Current Positions
Senior Advisor Water Governance, Water Partner Foundation, The
Netherlands, www.waterpartner.org
Project Coordinator of the Centre of Water Management and Climate
Change (CWMCC) in Vietnam, on behalf of Wageningen University
(WUR), The Netherlands
Senior Consultant Governance and Institutions, Water Unit, The
World Bank, Washington DC, United States of America
Date and place of birth 14 March 1974, Heerlen
Civil status Married
Nationality
Phone
Netherlands
0031-642271034
Email [email protected]
Key qualifications
Dr. Patrick Huntjens is senior advisor, research coordinator and lecturer on water governance, climate
change adaptation, institutional strengthening, transition management, system innovations, governance
of sustainable development and international relations. On these topics he has published many peer
reviewed scientific articles in international A-journals (see publication list below).
He has more than 15 years of professional experience, working in more than 30 countries (see project
experiences and countries below) with broad experience in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australia.
He has been employed in the public sector (at Ministries), in the private sector (DHV and RPS Group),
knowledge and education institutes and civil society. In the public sector in the Netherlands he has
been involved in developing and implementing national & international water policies (i.e. at the Ministry
of Public Transport and Water Management, Directorate-General Water and Ministry of Foreign
Affairs).
Dr. Huntjens has a multi-disciplinary background, including a Ph.D. (magna cum laude) in Complex
System Sciences, besides a Master Degree (cum laude) in Political Science and International
Relations. Finally, he holds a Master Degree in Biology and Ecology.
His international PhD research on water governance and climate change adaptation was executed in
eight river basins in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, and was funded by the European research
project NeWater (www.newater.info). During his PhD-research he has closely collaborated with Prof.
Dr. Elinor Ostrom, the first woman in history who received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2009.
Since 2012 he is working as Senior Consultant Governance and Institutions for the World Bank in
Washington DC. Also since 2012, he is employed as Visiting Professor on Policy Sciences, Water
Governance and Environmental Management at the International University, Vietnam National
University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
On behalf of the Water Partner Foundation, Dr. Huntjens is working in Vietnam as project manager of
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the pilot project Participation in Climate Adaptation in the Vam Co River Basin in Long An Province,
funded by the Netherlands and Vietnamese Government. Furthermore, from 2011 to 2015 he is
programme coordinator of the NUFFIC-NICHE project Institutional capacity building for the Centre of
Water Management and Climate Change (CWMCC), Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City,
on behalf of Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
Education
2006-2010 PhD (magna cum laude / with high distinction) in Complex System Sciences and Policy
Sciences at University of Osnabrueck, Germany. Subject: Water Management and
Water Governance in a Changing Climate – Experiences and insights on climate
change adaptation from Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia
2004-2007 Master of Science (cum laude) in Political Science and International Relations,
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Specialization field: Water Governance
2001-2003 National Government Trainee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public
Works and Water Management, The Netherlands
1994-2000 Master of Science in Biology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Specialization
fields: Systems Ecology, Integrated Water and Natural Resources Management
Employment record
2012-present Senior Consultant Governance and Institutions, Water Unit, The World Bank,
Washington DC, United States of America
2012-present Visiting Professor on Policy Sciences, Water and Environmental Management,
International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2010-present Project and Research Coordinator, Public Administration and Policy Group (PAP),
Wageningen University and Research (WUR)
2009-present Senior Advisor Water Governance, Water Partner Foundation, The Netherlands
2006-2009 Researcher and project manager, Institute of Environmental System Analysis, University
of Osnabruck, Germany
2004-2006 Water Resources Management and Environmental Consultant, DHV Water BV - Unit
Consultants, Amersfoort
2003-2004 Policy Officer, Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment
(RIZA), Ministry of Public Works and Water Management, Lelystad
2002-2003 Policy Officer, Water Support Unit - Directorate General International Cooperation
(DGIS) - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Den Haag
2002 Policy Officer, Directorate-General Water (DGW) - Ministry of Public Works and Water
management, Den Haag
2001-2002 Policy Officer, National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management (RIKZ), Den Haag
2000-2001 Ecological Consultant, RPS Group Consultancy, Delft
1997-1999 Ecological Researcher, Caribbean Marine Biology Institute (CARMABI), Curaçao
Selected publications
Huntjens, P., Lebel, L., Pahl-Wostl, C., Schulze, R., Camkin, J. & Kranz, N. (2011). Institutional
design propositions for the governance of adaptation to climate change in the water sector.
Global Environmental Change, 22 (2012) 67–81
Huntjens, P., Pahl-Wostl, C., Flachner, Z., Neto, S., Koskova, R., Schlueter, M., NabideKiti, I.
& Dickens, C. (2011b). Adaptive Water Management and Policy Learning in a Changing
Climate. A formal comparative analysis of eight water management regimes in Europe, Asia,
and Africa. Environmental Policy and Governance, 21(3): 145-163
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Huntjens, P. (2011). Beyond boundaries: Learning to adapt. Nature: Climate Change, 1(5): 274
- 274.
Huntjens, P., Pahl-Wostl, C. & Grin, J. (2010). Climate change adaptation in European river
basins. Regional Environmental Change, 10(4): 263-284.
Huntjens, P. (2011) Water Management and Water Governance in a Changing Climate –
Experiences and insights on climate change adaptation from Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Eburon Academic Publishers, 2011.
Huntjens, P., Kuks, S., Lebel, L. (2012) The governance of climate adaptation in the Mekong
and Rhine deltas. International Journal of Water Governance, in press
Termeer, C., Stuiver, M., Gerritsen, A., Huntjens, P. (2012) Integrating self-governance in
heavily regulated policy fields: insights from a Dutch farmers’ cooperative. Journal of
Environmental Policy & Planning, in press
Termeer, C., Huntjens, P., Dewulf, A., Buuren, A. van, Eshuis, J. (2012) Reconciling innovative
knowledge partnerships into existing institutions: the case of the Dutch Knowledge for Climate
program. Paper for International Symposium ‘The Governance of Adaptation’, March 22-23,
2012, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Huntjens, P., Kuks, S., Lebel, L. (2012) Tale of two deltas: Climate Adaptation Plans for the
Mekong and Rhine. Water Governance Magazine, in press
Huntjens, P. et al (2010) Environmental Security Assessment in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.
Report of the Institute for Environmental Security, 2010. The Hague.
Lebel, L., Huntjens, P., Neto, S., Camkin, J. (2010, in press) Critical reflections on multi-
stakeholder dialogues on water: experiences in Asia and Europe. Water Resources
Management, in press
Huntjens, P. (2009) Waterbeheer en een veranderend klimaat. In: Openbaar Bestuur (Dutch
Journal of Public Administration). November 2009.
Krysanova, V., Dickens, C., Timmerman, J., Varela-Ortega, C., Schlüter, M., Roest,
K., Huntjens, P., Jaspers, F., Buiteveld, H. & Moreno, E. (2010). Cross-Comparison of Climate
Change Adaptation Strategies Across Large River Basins in Europe, Africa and Asia. Water
Resources Management, 24(14): 4121-4160, DOI: 10.1007/s11269-010-9650-8
Huntjens, P., Aekeraj, S., Henocque, Y. (2007; updated 2009) State-of-the-art of (Adaptive)
IWRM programs/projects. A scorecard for ASEM Waternet. Product of WP5 Water Governance.
Osnabrueck/Bangkok, July 2007 (updated version June 2009)
Haase, D., Huntjens, P. Schlueter, M., Hirsch, D., Kranz, N. (2010) Enhancing participation
using mental mapping and causality models in the Tisza, Orange and AmuDarya river basin.
Ecology and Society, 2010
Huntjens, P., Sombardier, A., Freissinet, C., Aekeraj, S., Duarte, J. (2009) Obstacles and
opportunities for stakeholder participation in water management decision making – Experiences
from France, Portugal and Thailand. ASEM Waternet joint working paper.
Huntjens, P. (2009) Samen blijven leren in het waterbeheer. In: Change Magazine. Interview
door Irene Wever.
http://www.changemagazine.nl/artikelen/samen_blijven_leren_in_het_waterbeheer
Huntjens, P., Pahl-Wostl, C., Schulze, R., Kranz, N., Camkin, J., Lebel, L. (forthcoming)
Institutional design principles for climate change Adaptation. Submitted to Global Environmental
Change, in press, 2011.
Huntjens, P., Pahl-Wostl, C., Schulze, R., Kranz, N., Camkin, J. (2008) Comparison of the
processes for developing Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in the Netherlands, South
Africa, and Australia. Paper presented at the IARU International Scientific Congress on Climate
Change (March 2009, Copenhagen), as a run-up to the UN Conference on Climate Change
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2009 (COP15).
Huntjens, P., Pahl-Wostl, C., Flachner, Z., Neto, S., Koskova, R., Schlueter, M., Nabide Kiti, I.,
Dickens, C., Camkin, J. (2008) The role of adaptive and integrated water management (AIWM)
in developing climate change adaptation strategies for dealing with floods and droughts - A
formal comparative analysis of eight water management regimes in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Deliverable 1.7.9b of the NeWater project, Institute of Environmental Systems Research,
University of Osnabruck.
Henriksen, H.J., Poolman, M., Huntjens, P., Bromley, J., Barlebo, H.C., Jaspers, F. and Mysiak,
J. (forthcoming, 2008) Management Tools for Adaptive Water Management. Chapter 2.4 in
Guidebook for Adaptive Water Management under Uncertainty. A product from EU NeWater.
Krysanova, V., Huntjens, P., Roest, K., Schlueter, M., Buiteveld, H., Dickens, C., Haase, D., (in
press) Cross-comparison of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies across Regions (seven
NEWATER river basins). EU NeWater Policy document. A synthesis product of NeWater.
Nooteboom S, Huntjens, P. (2010). Strategic Environmental Assessment of Water
Management. in: B. Sadler, R. Achemann, J. Dusik, T. Fisher, M. Partidario, R. Verheem (eds).
Handbook of Strategic Environmental Assessment. Earthscan (August 2010)
Krysanova, V., Koskova, R., Nemeckova, S., Martinkova, M., Hesse, C., Huntjens, P., Japsers,
F. (2008) Report on evaluation and assessment of management strategies and tools in the
context of the Elbe Basin. Report D336 of the NeWater project (www.newater.info)
Pahl-Wostl, C., Huntjens, P., Möltgen, J., Brugnach, M., Raak, R. van, Brugge, R, van der,
Mysiak, J., Farmaci, R., Giordano, R. (2007) NeWater Management and Transition Framework.
Task 1.7.1 and 1.1.4. Report of the NeWater project - New Approaches to Adaptive Water
Management under Uncertainty. www.newater.info
Diep, N. van, Hong Khanh, N., Minh Son, N., Hanh, N. van, Huntjens, P. (2007) Integrated
Water Resources Management in the Red River Basin, Vietnam – Problems and Opportunities
for Cooperation. ASEM Waternet Paper presented at International Conference on Adaptive &
Integrated Water Management - Coping with complexity and uncertainty, 12-15 November
2007, Basel, Switzerland
Wang, J., Rozelle, S., Huntjens, P., Xia, C. (2007) Increasing Agricultural Water Use Efficiency
in the Yellow River Basin, China. ASEM Waternet Joint Working Paper for WP 2 and WP 5,
2007
Huntjens, P. Aekeraj, S., Henocque, Y. (2007) State of the art of Adaptive and Integrated Water
Resources Management in River Basins / Projects - A Scorecard for ASEM Waternet. ASEM
Waternet Working Paper developed by Work Package 5 –Water Governance,
Osnabruck/Bangkok, 2007
Huntjens, P. (2005) Implementing Environmental Flows in the Indus River Basin, Pakistan. DHV
Consultancy report under assignment of Pakistan Ministry of Water Resources, Islamabad.
Nooteboom, S., Huntjens, P. (2005) EIA Research Strategy and Research Program for Turkey.
DHV Consultancy Report under assignment of the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forestry
(MoEF), 2005
Huntjens, P. Lenselink, G. (2003) Wetland Management in O Lau Delta, Hue, Vietnam. Mission
Report and Terms of References for Wetland management in Vietnam. RIZA Mission Hanoi-
Hue, Coastal Cooperative Program, Vietnam 2003.
Huntjens, P., (2003) EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) - Allocation procedure for five
National Waters. Rapport DGWater. Directorate General Water, Ministry of Public Works and
Water Management, The Hague.
Huntjens, P. (2002) Friction between Environmental Impacts Assessments (EIAs) and Cost-
Benefit Analyses in Dutch Water Management – Case-study Room for the River. National
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Institute of Water Management and Sewerage Treatment (RIZA) - Policy document, Lelystad,
2002.
Huntjens, P. (2002) Water Management 21st century (WB21) - Contradicting spatial claims for
water retention. Directorate General Water, Ministry of Public Works and Water Management,
The Hague.
Harte, M., Huntjens, P., Mulder, S. & Raadschelders, E.W. (2003). Zandsuppleties en Europese
richtlijnen. Ecologische effecten boven water gehaald. Maart 2003. Ministerie van Verkeer en
Waterstaat. Rijksinstituut voor Kust en Zee.
Huntjens, P. et al. (2000) Integrated Water Management of the Midden Waal-area (Rhine River
Basin)- The Netherlands. Research paper, Radboud University Nijmegen.
Huntjens, P. et al. (1999) Tidal dependent zonation in flora and fauna on rocky shores in West
Connemara, Ireland. Research paper, Radboud University Nijmegen
Huntjens, P. (1998) Invader species in the River Rhine: The Asiatic mussel, Corbicula fluminea
and C. fluminalis. Research paper, Radboud University Nijmegen
Huntjens, P. (1998) The importance of bay biotopes for coral reef fish in Spanish Water bay,
Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Master Thesis at Radboud University Nijmegen.
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Project experiences
Date
from -
Date to
Location Company &
reference person
(name & contact
details)
Position Description
2012 -
present
Washingt
on DC,
USA
The World Bank, Mr.
Marcus Wijnen,
Water Unit, email:
mwijnen@worldbank.
org
Senior
Consultant
Senior Consultant on Governance and
Institutions: to provide technical support to
the Bank team working on the ESW on
Groundwater Governance, and water
governance in general, more specifically on
the aspects related to institutional design
required for efficient governance.
2011-
2015
Viet Nam,
Mekong
Delta
Dr. Gerardo van
Halsema,
Wageningen
University, email:
gerardo.vanhalsema
@wur.nl
Project
Coordinator
NUFFIC-NICHE project Institutional capacity
building for the Centre of Water
Management and Climate Change
(CWMCC), Vietnam National University in
Ho Chi Minh City.
2011-
2013
Viet Nam,
Long An
Province
Dr. Jeroen Kool,
Water Partner
foundation, email:
jeroen.koo@waterpa
rtner.org
Project
Manager
Participation in Climate Adaptation in the
Vam Co River Basin in Long An Province,
funded by the Netherlands and Vietnamese
Government.
2010-
2014
Netherlan
ds,
Sweden,
Germany,
United
Kingdom
Prof. Dr. Katrien
Termeer
Public Administration
and Policy Group
Wageningen
University
katrien.termeer@wur
.nl
Research
Coordinator &
Senior
researcher
Governance of Climate Adaptation, National
Research Program on Knowledge for
Climate (Kennis for Klimaat) in the
Netherlands. The consortium of the
governance theme is labelled as Centre of
Excellence, where Dr. Huntjens is involved
as project manager of this program as well
as senior research on the institutional
design of adaptation processes, amongst
others by means of comparative analyses of
climate change adaptation in the
Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, United
Kingdom
2010 Viet Nam Mrs. Jeanna Hyde
Hecker
Institute for
Environmental
Security (IES)
The Hague, The
Netherlands
jhyde@envirosecurit
y.org
Team Leader Environmental Security Assessment in the
Mekong Delta, Vietnam. This project is part
of the 5 year Program – Environmental
Security for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA),
executed by the Institute for Environmental
Security (IES), and funded by the
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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2009 Uzbekista
n
Prof. Dr. Claudia
Pahl-Wostl, Institute
of Environmental
Systems Research,
University of
Osnabruck
Senior
researcher
Assessment on water governance, water
management and climate change adaptation
in the AmuDarya river Basin, funded by EU-
NeWater, including individual interviews in
Karakalpakstan, Urgench and Nukus, and
organization and facilitation of multi-
stakeholder workshops on environmental
flows, pollution, and water use efficiency.
2008-
2009
Ukraine &
Hungary
Dr. Zsuszsanna
Flachner
Senior
researcher
Assessment on water governance, water
management and climate change adaptation
in the Tisza river Basin, funded by EU-
NeWater. including individual interviews in
Ukraine and Hungary, and organization and
facilitation of a multi-stakeholder workshop
on flood protection.
2006-
2010
Multi-
country/
regional
cooperatio
n: EU –
Asia
relations
on Water
Governan
ce
Marialuisa Tamborra,
Specific International
Cooperation
Activities, European
Commission
Marialuisa.TAMBOR
Project
Manager &
Senior Advisor
From 2006 to 2010 Dr. Huntjens acted as
Coordinator of EU-Asia relations on Water
Governance in ASEMWaternet
(www.asemwaternet.org) ASEMWaternet is
an EC-funded multi-stakeholder platform for
European and Asian partner countries. On
behalf of the University of Osnabrueck Dr.
Huntjens was responsible for the
coordination of the work package on Water
Governance and has been organizing,
facilitating, and giving presentations at
various seminars and conferences in
Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia on topics
related to water governance, capacity
development, institutional strengthening,
and the development of climate change
adaptation strategies. This specific work
package has been very productive and
produced, amongst others, 12 working
papers and 5 project proposals on water
governance issues in Europe and Asia
(most of them jointly developed by
European and Asian partners). A number of
these joint working papers have been
published in peer reviewed journals.
2009 Australia Prof. Jeff Camkin
Centre of Excellence
for Ecohydrology,
Western Australian
University, Australia
m
Researcher Assessment of processes of policy learning
and institutional design of climate change
adaptation in Western Australia, funded by
EU-ASEMWaternet
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2009-
2010
Germany Dr. Britta kastens,
Institute of
Environmental
Systems Research,
University of
Osnabruck
brkasten@uni-
osnabrueck.de
Senior Advisor Water Governance and Climate Change
Adaptation – Future Trends and Research
Needs. Mr. Huntjens, in collaboration with
the University of Osnabruck (Germany), has
been working for the German Ministry for
Research and Education (BMBF) on the
analysis of potentially new themes in water
management (future trends and research
needs). Mr. Huntjens was responsible for
the theme ‘Water Governance’ and ‘Climate
Change Adaptation’.
2009-
2010
Viet Nam Prof. Dr. Hans
Bossert, Nijenrode
International
Business University
j.bossert@publicimp
act.nl
Senior Advisor Mr. Huntjens was responsible developing
Water Governance Cards; a methodology
for assessing and testing the current state of
water governance in partner countries of
Dutch Development Aid. This methodology
is being tested at this moment in Vietnam
and Mozambique. Water Governance Cards
was funded by the European project
ASEMWaternet and the Netherlands
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2008-
2009
France,
Portugal,
Thailand
Prof. Dr. Claudia
Pahl-Wostl, Institute
of Environmental
Systems Research,
University of
Osnabruck
Project
Manager
Mr. Huntjens supervised a research project
on obstacles and opportunities for
stakeholder participation in France,
Portugal, and Thailand. For this purpose Mr.
Huntjens has firstly developed a scorecard
for assessing the current state of water
governance in a specific country, river basin
or coastal zone, before applying this
scorecard in France, Portugal, and Thailand.
This research was executed in collaboration
with research teams in France (SOGREAH),
Portugal (INETI) and Thailand (Department
of Water Resources, and was funded by the
European Commission via the
ASEMWaternet project.
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2006-
2009
Field work
in 8
internation
al river
basins in
Asia,
Europe,
Africa and
Australia
Field
research
in 20
countries
Prof. Dr. Claudia
Pahl-Wostl, Institute
of Environmental
Systems Research,
University of
Osnabruck
PhD
Researcher
EU- NeWater – New approaches for
adaptive water management under
uncertainty (www.newater.info). Mr.
Huntjens has conducted his PhD research
on complex system sciences and water
governance within the EC-funded NeWater
project. One of the co-promoters of his PhD
was Prof. Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Prize Winner
in Economics in 2009. His research focuses
on institutional design principles for climate
change adaptation at multiple scales
(advancing on Ostrom’s work at the local
scale, for which she received the 2009
Nobel Prize in Economics), and the role of
adaptive and integrated water management
(AIWM) in developing climate change
adaptation strategies for dealing with floods
or droughts. The PhD-thesis builds upon a
formal comparative analysis of eight river
basin management regimes in Europe,
Africa, Asia and Australia, and their
capacities to cope with floods and droughts.
2007 South
Africa,
Botswana,
Lesotho
Prof. Dr. Claudia
Pahl-Wostl, Institute
of Environmental
Systems Research,
University of
Osnabruck
PhD
Researcher
Assessment on water governance, water
management and climate change adaptation
in the Orange river Basin, funded by EU-
NeWater, including individual interviews in
South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, and
organization and facilitation of a multi-
stakeholder workshop on environmental
flows, pollution, and water use efficiency.
2008 Uganda,
Rwanda,
Tanzania
Prof. Dr. Claudia
Pahl-Wostl, Institute
of Environmental
Systems Research,
University of
Osnabruck
PhD
Researcher
Assessment on water governance, water
management and climate change adaptation
in the Kagera river Basin, funded by EU-
NeWater, including individual interviews in
Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania, and
organization and facilitation of a multi-
stakeholder workshop on environmental
flows, pollution, and water use efficiency.
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2005-
2006
Netherlan
ds
Jan Bakker, Project
Manager, DHV
Consultancy
m
Water
Governance
and
Stakeholder
Participation
Consultant
Project IJsseldelta South - Pilot-project
Room for Rivers. Mr. Huntjens was advising
on integrating IWRM and spatial planning
through participatory processes. Project
IJsseldelta-South is one of the national
sample projects of area development in the
Netherlands. In 2005 the Province of
Overijssel initiated the process of drawing a
sustainable development plan for the
IJsseldelta area, with a strong focus on
climate adaptation. The challenge was to
combine and integrate several spatial
developments (housing, infrastructure,
leisure, nature, agriculture), together with
the construction of a so-called bypass of the
river IJssel.
2005-
2006
Pakistan Gert Uittenboogaard,
Project Director,
DHV Consultancy
gert.uittenboogaard
@dhv.com
IWRM
Consultant
Study III Environmental Concerns of all the
four Provinces, Pakistan. Job description:
ecological assessment, participatory
assessment, and study on the feasibility of
environmental flows in the Indus River
Basin, including field work and participatory
assessment in Punjab and Sindh Provinces.
2005-
2006
Turkey Dr. Sibout
Nooteboom, Ministry
of Domestic Affairs
SiboutNooteboom@z
onnet.nl
Environmental
Consultant
Establishing an EIA Training and
Information Center in turkey. Consultant for
establishing EIA Research Strategy and
Research Program in Turkey, under
assignment of the Turkish Ministry of
Environment and Forestry. Funded by the
European Commission.
2004-
2005
Croatia John de Bresser,
Project Manager,
DHV Consultancy
john.debresser@dhv.
com
Water
Management
Consultant
Water Information System – Standardization
and Monitoring. Consultancy for Croatian
Water and the Water Management
Directorate on the implementation of the
EU-Water Framework Directive.
Organization of Study Tour on
Implementation of the EU-Water Framework
Directive in the Netherlands.
2004-
2005
Albania Niek Bech, DHV
Consultancy
Environmental
Consultant
Fact-finding missions for the following
tenders: 1) Twinning Support Albanian
Environment Institute; 2) Disposal and
Removal of Pesticides and other chemicals
in Bishti i Palles; 3) Rehabilitation of
Industrial Site at Porto Romano.
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2002-
2003
Netherlan
ds
Arike Tomson, Head
of Department,
Water Systems,
RIZA
a.tomson@noorderzij
lvest.nl
Policy advisor Room for Rivers Program. Mr. Huntjens
conducted an assessment study on the
friction between Environmental Impact
Assessments and Cost Benefit-analyses in
Spatial Planning of River Basins, including a
study on economical values vs. ecological
values in spatial planning. Under
assignment of RIZA, Ministry of Public
Works and Water management, The
Netherlands.
2002-
2003
Vietnam Gerda Lenselink,
Senior Policy
Advisor, Deltares
gerda.lenselink@delt
ares.nl
Policy advisor
at Ministry of
Public
Transport and
Water
Management
Wetland Management and Environmental
Management in Vietnam. RIZA Mission
Hanoi-Hue, Coastal Cooperative Program,
Vietnam 2003. Tasks: Developing master
plan for coastal wetlands protection and
natural resources management for O Lau
Delta. Including: stakeholder participation;
monitoring scheme for water quality,
biodiversity and morphological parameters;
socio-economic development program,
research program for effective and
sustainable agricultural activities, ecological
rehabilitation program, public awareness
and training program.
2000-
2003
Netherlan
ds
Margreet Hobbelen,
Directorate-General
Water
Margreet.Hobbelen
@minvenw.nl
Policy Advisor
at Directorate-
General Water
EU - Water Framework Directive (WFD).
Policy advice on the WFD allocation
procedure for 5 National Waters in the
Netherlands. DGWater, Ministry of Public
Works and Water management, The
Netherlands.
2001-
2002
Netherlan
ds
Luit-Jan Dijkhuis,
Senior Policy
advisor, Directorate-
General Water
luit-
jan.dijkhuis@minven
w.nl
Policy Advisor Water management 21st century (WB21):
Policy advice on conflicting spatial water-
claims in spatial planning. Directorate
General Water, Ministry of Public Works and
Water management, The Netherlands.
1999 Ireland Prof. Dr. Gerard van
der Velde
g.vandervelde@scie
nce.ru.nl
Researcher Researcher for Radboud University on tidal
dependent zonation in flora and fauna on
rocky shores in West Connemara, Ireland,
University of Nijmegen.
1997-
1999
Curaçao,
Netherlan
ds Antilles
Prof. Dr. Gerard van
der Velde, Radboud
University Nijmegen
g.vandervelde@scie
nce.ru.nl
Researcher Research for the Caribbean Institute for
Marine Biology (CARMABI) on the
importance of bay biotopes for coral reef fish
in Spanish Water bay, Curaçao,
Netherlands Antilles. Research on water
resources management and monitoring of
water quality and biodiversity in different
biotopes: sea grass beds, mangrove forests
and coral reefs.
Annex 2 – Terms of Reference – Key Experts
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Terms of Reference
Key Expert: Project Manager
Name: Jeroen Kool
Project Objectives
These Terms of Reference relate to the project “Integrated Trans-boundary Regional NGO Master Plan for
the Lower Jordan River Basin, for which the contact has been signed on 27 August 2012 between on the
one hand the Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) on behalf of (1) FoEME; (2) Water and
Environment Development Organization (WEDO); (3) Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and
(4) Global Nature Fund (GNF), and on the other hand Royal HaskoningDHV as executing consulting firm.
The study’s overall objective is to create a regional NGO master plan for the Lower Jordan River by
developing and harmonizing national master plans into a single cohesive trans-boundary master plan that
could be advanced in full or in part by the decision makers – both unilaterally at the national level and/or at
the regional level. The Master Plan shall be steered by principles of sustainable development including
environmental flows provided through its natural resources; a healthy eco-system; equitable sharing of
water resources; free public accessibility for all nationalities within an appropriate security framework; and
a healthy economic development perspective.
The direct purpose of this project is to publish the national and regional FoEME NGO Master Plans for the
Lower Jordan River, and to use the study results and publications as an advocacy tool with national
stakeholders, the EU and various actors of the international community to increase political will for the
adoption in full or in part of the study's recommendations by the national authorities in the region.
The following results are foreseen under this study:
f) Published Jordanian NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River from the Yarmouk River in the
north to the Dead Sea in the south.
g) Published Palestinian NGO Master for the Lower Jordan River from Bezeq Stream in the north to
the Dead Sea in the south.
h) Translation, review and Gap Analysis of the existing Israeli Master Plans from the exit of the
Lower Jordan River from the Sea of Galilee to Naharyim (completed by the Kinneret Drainage
Authority) and from Naharyim to Bezek Stream (currently being prepared by the Lower Jordan
River Drainage Authority). Furthermore the Israeli NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River
from the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee to Bezeq Stream will be published.
i) Integration of all three (Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli) national NGO Master Plans for the
Lower Jordan River into a single trans-boundary regional NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan
River.
j) National and Regional Strategic Action Plans to advance the implementation of the National and
Regional NGO Master Plans, including recommendations, identification of no-regret actions for
staged implementation.
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Key Expert’s Objective
The Project Manager will perform his activities in accordance with the framework and schedules of the
Final Inception Report. The objective of the activities of the Project Manager is to manage the project
team, activities, events and outputs, to act as liaison between the project team and the Client, and to
provide specific expertise into the project, particularly with regard to infrastructure and training materials.
The project manager is also responsible with regard to overall quality control of the above listed project
outputs.
The Project Manager will particularly focus on the following aspects:
to manage the project team
to plan and monitor the project activities
to manage the quality of the project outputs
to act as liaison between the project team and the Client
to provide input with regard to infrastructure and training materials.
To see to maximization of the project’s benefits for the client and related stakeholders
Activities
The following table provides an overview of the overall project activities (left), and the related activities by
the Project Manager.
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Project Activities Project Management Activities
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase As Project Manager to coordinator the preparation of the Inception Report and to
organize the Inception Workshop
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
Assessment Phase
1 Information Management To support the information management activities
2 Baseline data collection 1. To support the key experts with evaluating the Baseline and study reports
collected (see list inception report), and assessing to what extend additional data
will be required to initiate the planning process under the current study
2. To support the key experts with determining additionally required data, and
provision of these additional data requirements, including required formats for
each country.
3. To collect together with the country coordinators and key experts the
additionally required data from relevant institutions, ministries and authorities
4. To support the key experts with verifying or extending the collected
information
5. To support to key experts wuith analysis of remaining data gaps, and
completion of required baseline information based on professional interpolation
and extrapolation of available data
6. To support the key expert with their coordination with the GIS / Database
Manager to include baseline information in the project's database / GIS system
7. To coordinate the preparation of the projects baseline report to be presented
and discussed with FoEME prior to initiating the actual planning process.
3 First Public Consultation Workshops To participate in the organization and execution of the First Public Consultation
Workshops to present baseline data situation and related bottlenecks
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections To coordinate the socio-economic scenario projections in the study area for 2025
and 2050
5 Water projections To coordinate the water related scenario projections in the study area for 2025 and
2050
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks To support the key experts in identifying the major bottlenecks in the study area with
regard to the study objectives as starting point for the Joint Vision Development
based on the above projections. These bottlenecks will be described as much as
possible in a quantative manner, supported by GIS Maps and data
Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development To support the Key Experts in preparing a presentation on the Joint Vision of the
Lower Jordan River. The Vision will be presented as a preferred status of the study
area from the perspective of the Key Experts study components, and will be based
on the projected status in 2050 and the related bottlenecks. This activity will be
performed in close coordination with the other members of the Study Team under
direction of the Project Manager
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops To support the organization and execution of the Second Public Consultation
Workshops, to present and discuss the proposed Joint Vision for the study area
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050 To coordinate the elaboration of Targets and Indicators for the study that are in line
with the agreed Joint Vision for the Study Area
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PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNING
Alternative Interventions
10 Formulation of interventions To coordinate the formulation of a long list of interventions (project briefs) that aim to
reach the target and indicators for each of his study components as identified
before. Project briefs will be elaborated according to standard formats that will be
provided by the Project Manager
Development Strategies
11 Multi Criteria Analysis / 3rd workshops To support the organization and execution of the third Workshops that will be used
to evaluate the long list of proposed interventions with the stakeholders according to
the MCA methodology
12 Strategies Development To coordinate the development of an integrated Strategy for the NGO Master Plans,
based on the prefered interventions resulting from the MCA Workshop, and to
prepare a related format for the Key Experts
13 WEAP Modeling To support the WEAP expert in executing runs 1 and 3 (see above) to support the
NGO Master Planning Processes, and in reporting the modeling results accordingly,
which in turn will serve as starting point for completion of the Master Plans
National NGO Master Planning
14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan To prepare formats and to coordinate writing up the Jordanian NGO Master Plan.
15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan To prepare formats and to coordinate writing up the Palestinian NGO Master Plan.
16 Reviewing Israeli Master Plans To coordinate the reviewing of the Israeli Master Plans
Integration into Transregional NGO Master Plan
17 Transboundary NGO Master Plan To coordinate the integration of the three national NGO Master Plans into one
transboundary regional NGO Master Plan for the Study area, including (1) baseline
situation; (2) scenario projections; (3) Major bottlenecks; (4) Vision; (5) Priority
Interventions; (6) Strategy; (7) Conclusions; (8) Recommendations
18 Final Dissemation Workshop / 4th workshops To support the organization and execution of the final international dissemination
Workshop for the project
NGO Action Planning
Action Planning To coordinate the elaborating the the NGO Action Plans
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Terms of Reference
Key Expert: Water Management Expert
Name: Dr. Anan Jayyousi (PAL)
Key Expert’s Objective
The Key Expert will perform his activities in accordance with the framework and schedules of the Final
Inception Report. The objective of the activities of the Key Water Management Expert (PAL) is to provide
water related inputs into the above study, with emphasis on (1) the Palestinian study components and (2)
on the trans-boundary master planning study components.
The Key Expert will particularly focus on the following water related study components:
Water resources
Groundwater
Water Demands (domestic, agricultural, industrial, environmental)
Water supply services
Water quality
Climate impacts (in co-operation with WEAP Expert)
Water infrastructure and control structures
Water regulations (including pricing, taxation, licenses and subsidies)
Water policies and legislation
Water institutional framework
Where needed the Key Expert will coordinate his work with the Project Manager, the Country Coordinator
and with the other team members.
Activities
The following table provides an overview of the overall project activities (left), and the related activities by
the Key expert (right).
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Project Activities Key Expert Activities
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
Assessment Phase
1 Information Management
2 Baseline data collection 1. Key expert will evaluate the Baseline and study reports collected (see list
inception report), and will assess to what extend additional data will be required
to initiate the planning process under the current study
2. Key expert determine additionally required data, and provide the Project
Manager and Country Coordinators with these additional data requirements,
including required formats for each country.
3. Key expert, in co-operation with Project Manager and Country Coordinators
will collect relevant information from relevant institutions, ministries and
authorities
4. Key Expert will do field checks to verify or extend the collected data
5. Key expert will do analysis of remaining data gaps, and will complete
required baseline information based on professional interpolation and
extrapolation of available data
6. Key Expert will coordinate with GIS / Database Manager to include baseline
information in the project's database / GIS system
7. Key expert will contribute to the projects baseline report to be presented and
discussed with FoEME prior to initiating the actual planning process.
3 First Public Consultation Workshops Key Expert will participate in Palestinian First Public Consultation Workshop to
present baseline data situation and related bottlenecks
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections
5 Water projections Key Expert will make projections of water demands, water supply and water flows
in the study area for the years 2025 and 2050, based on the assumptions provided
to him by the Project Manager (scenario)
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks Based on the above projections, the Key Expert will identify the major water related
bottlenecks in the study area with regard to the study objectives as starting point for
the Joint Vision Development. These bottlenecks will be described as much as
possible in a quantative manner, supported by GIS Maps and data
Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development The Key Expert will prepare a presentation on the Joint Vision of the Lower Jordan
River. The Vision will be presented as a preferred status of the study area from the
perspective of the Key Experts study components, and will be based on the
projected water status in 2050 and the related bottlenecks. This activity will be
performed in close coordination with the other members of the Study Team under
direction of the Project Manager
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops Key Expert will participate in the Palestinian Second Public Consultation Workshop
to present and discuss the proposed Joint Vision for the study area
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050 The Key Expert will elaborate Targets and Indicators for each of his study
components that are in line with the agreed Joint Vision for the Study Area
PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNING
Alternative Interventions
10 Formulation of interventions The Key Expert will formulate a long list of interventions (project briefs) in
coordination with the Project Manager and Country Coordinator that aim to reach
the target and indicators for each of his study components as identified before.
Project briefs will be elaborated according to standard formats that will be provided
by the Project Manager
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Terms of Reference
Key Expert: Pollution Control Expert
Name: Mark de Groot (NL)
Key Expert’s Objective
The Key Expert will perform his activities in accordance with the framework and schedules of the Final
Inception Report. The objective of the activities of the Key Pollution Control Expert (PAL) is to provide
related inputs into the above study, with emphasis on (1) pollution sources and pollution control measures
throughout the study area; and (2) on development of an integrated pollution control strategy for the trans-
boundary MGO master plan.
The Key Expert will particularly focus on the following pollution control related study components:
Water and wastewater related pollution sources
Solid and hazardous waste related pollution sources
Agricultural non-point pollution sources
Trans-boundary pollution sources, with emphasis on salt water inflow into the study area
Existing wastewater and waste treatment facilities
Pollution control regulations (including pricing, taxation, licenses and subsidies)
Pollution control policies and legislation
Pollution control institutional framework
Where needed the Key Expert will coordinate his work with the Project Manager, the Country Coordinator
and with the other team members.
Activities
The following table provides an overview of the overall project activities (left), and the related activities by
the Key expert (right).
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Project Activities Key Expert Activities
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
Assessment Phase
1 Information Management
2 Baseline data collection 1. Key expert will evaluate the Baseline and study reports collected (see list
inception report), and will assess to what extend additional data will be required
to initiate the planning process under the current study
2. Key expert determine additionally required data, and provide the Project
Manager and Country Coordinators with these additional data requirements,
including required formats for each country.
3. Key expert, in co-operation with Project Manager and Country Coordinators
will collect relevant information from relevant institutions, ministries and
authorities
4. Key Expert will do field checks to verify or extend the collected data
5. Key expert will do analysis of remaining data gaps, and will complete
required baseline information based on professional interpolation and
extrapolation of available data
6. Key Expert will coordinate with GIS / Database Manager to include baseline
information in the project's database / GIS system
7. Key expert will contribute to the projects baseline report to be presented and
discussed with FoEME prior to initiating the actual planning process.
3 First Public Consultation Workshops Key Expert will participate in First Public Consultation Workshops in the three
countries to present baseline data situation and related bottlenecks
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections
5 Water projections
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks Based on the above projections, the Key Expert will identify the major pollution
sources related bottlenecks in the study area with regard to the study objectives as
starting point for the Joint Vision Development. These bottlenecks will be described
as much as possible in a quantative manner, supported by GIS Maps and data
Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development The Key Expert will prepare a presentation on the Joint Vision of the Lower Jordan
River. The Vision will be presented as a preferred status of the study area from the
perspective of the Key Experts study components, and will be based on the
projected status in 2050 and the related bottlenecks. This activity will be performed
in close coordination with the other members of the Study Team under direction of
the Project Manager
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops Key Expert will participate in the Second Public Consultation Workshops to present
and discuss the proposed Joint Vision for the study area
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050 The Key Expert will elaborate Targets and Indicators for each of his study
components that are in line with the agreed Joint Vision for the Study Area
PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNING
Alternative Interventions
10 Formulation of interventions The Key Expert will formulate a long list of interventions (project briefs) in
coordination with the Project Manager and Country Coordinator that aim to reach
the target and indicators for each of his study components as identified before.
Project briefs will be elaborated according to standard formats that will be provided
by the Project Manager
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Development Strategies
11 Multi Criteria Analysis / 3rd workshops The Key Expert will participate in the Third series of Workshops that will be used to
evaluate the long list of proposed interventions with the staeholders according to
the MCA methodology
12 Strategies Development The Key Expert will contribute to the development of an integrated Strategy for the
Palestinian NGO Master Plan, based on the prefered interventions resulting from
the MCA Workshop. This contribution will be written according to a format to be
provided by the Project Manager
13 WEAP Modeling
National NGO Master Planning
14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan The Key Expert will contribute to writing up the Jordanian NGO Master Plan, based
on the integrated Strategy. This contribution will be written according to a format to
be provided by the Project Manager
15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan The Key Expert will contribute to writing up the Palestinian NGO Master Plan,
based on the integrated Strategy. This contribution will be written according to a
format to be provided by the Project Manager
16 Reviewing Israeli Master Plans The Key Expert will contribute to reviewing the Israeli Master Plans, based on the
integrated Strategy. This contribution will be written according to a format to be
provided by the Project Manager
Integration into Transregional NGO Master Plan
17 Transboundary NGO Master Plan The Key Expert will contibute to integrating the three national NGO Master Plans
into one transboundary regional NGO Master Plan for the Study area. In particular
the Key expert will contribute from his perspective to each of the foreseen eight
chapters: (1) baseline situation; (2) scenario projections; (3) Major bottlenecks; (4)
Vision; (5) Priority Interventions; (6) Strategy; (7) Conclusions; (8)
Recommendations
18 Final Dissemation Workshop / 4th workshops The Key Expert will participate in the final international dissemination Workshop for
the project
NGO Action Planning
Action Planning
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Terms of Reference
Key Expert: Water Management Expert / Country Coordinator (JOR)
Name: Dr. Samer Talozi
Key Expert’s Objective
The Key Expert will perform his activities in accordance with the framework and schedules of the Final
Inception Report. The objective of the activities of the Key Water Management Expert (JOR) is to provide
water related inputs into the above study, with emphasis on the Jordanian study components.
The Key Expert will particularly focus on the following water related study components:
Water resources
Groundwater
Water Demands (domestic, agricultural, industrial, environmental)
Water supply services
Water quality
Climate impacts (in co-operation with WEAP Expert)
Water infrastructure and control structures
Water regulations (including pricing, taxation, licenses and subsidies)
Water policies and legislation
Water institutional framework
Where needed, the Key Expert will coordinate his work with the Project Manager, the Country Coordinator
and with the other team members.
Country Coordinator’s Objective
The Country Coordinator for Jordan will coordinate the baseline data collection requirements in Jordan for
the study, and will organize together with the Project Manager and the Governance Expert the required
stakeholder workshops and events.
Activities
The following table provides an overview of the overall project activities (left), and the related activities by
the Key expert and Country Coordinator(right).
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Project Activities Key Expert Activities
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
Assessment Phase
1 Information Management
2 Baseline data collection 1. As key expert you will evaluate the Baseline and study reports collected (see
list inception report), and will assess to what extend additional data will be
required to initiate the planning process under the current study
2. As key expert you will determine additionally required data, and provide the
Project Manager and Country Coordinator with these additional data
requirements, including required formats for each country.
3. As Country coordinator you will collect the additionally required data in
Jordan, and in co-operation with Project Manager and ther key experts will collect
relevant information from relevant institutions, ministries and authorities
4. As Key Expert you will do field checks to verify or extend the collected data
5. As key experts youo will do analysis of remaining data gaps, and will
complete required baseline information based on professional interpolation and
extrapolation of available data
6. Key Expert will coordinate with GIS / Database Manager to include baseline
information in the project's database / GIS system
7. As key expert will contribute to the projects baseline report to be presented
and discussed with FoEME prior to initiating the actual planning process.
3 First Public Consultation Workshops As country coordinator and key Expert will participate in the organization and
execution of the First Public Consultation Workshop in Jordan to present baseline
data situation and related bottlenecks
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections
5 Water projections As Key expert you will make projections of water demands, water supply and water
flows in the study area in Jordan for the years 2025 and 2050, based on the
scenario assumptions provided by the Project Manager
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks As key expert you will identify the major water management related bottlenecks in
the study area with regard to the study objectives as starting point for the Joint
Vision Development based on teh above projections. These bottlenecks will be
described as much as possible in a quantative manner, supported by GIS Maps
and data
Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development As Key Expert you will prepare a presentation on the Joint Vision of the Lower
Jordan River. The Vision will be presented as a preferred status of the study area
from the perspective of the Key Experts study components, and will be based on
the projected status in 2050 and the related bottlenecks. This activity will be
performed in close coordination with the other members of the Study Team under
direction of the Project Manager
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops As country coordinator and key Expert you will participate in the organization and
execution of the Second Public Consultation Workshop in Jordan to present and
discuss the proposed Joint Vision for the study area
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050 As key Expert you will elaborate Targets and Indicators for each of his study
components that are in line with the agreed Joint Vision for the Study Area
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PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNING
Alternative Interventions
10 Formulation of interventions As key Expert will formulate a long list of interventions (project briefs) in coordination
with the Project Manager and Country Coordinator that aim to reach the target and
indicators for each of his study components as identified before. Project briefs will
be elaborated according to standard formats that will be provided by the Project
Manager
Development Strategies
11 Multi Criteria Analysis / 3rd workshops As country coordinator and key Expert you will participate in the organization and
execution of the third Workshop in Jordan that will be used to evaluate the long list
of proposed interventions with the stakeholders according to the MCA methodology
12 Strategies Development As Key Expert you will contribute to the development of an integrated Strategy for
the Jordanian NGO Master Plan, based on the prefered interventions resulting from
the MCA Workshop. This contribution will be written according to a format to be
provided by the Project Manager
13 WEAP Modeling As key expert you wkll provide all required information and data that is needed by the
Water Modeling experrt for executing his WEAP calculations, according to the
format to be provided by him
National NGO Master Planning
14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan As Key Expert and Country Coordinator you will contribute to writing up the
Jordanian NGO Master Plan, based on the integrated Strategy. This contribution will
be written according to a format to be provided by the Project Manager
15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan
16 Reviewing Israeli Master Plans
Integration into Transregional NGO Master Plan
17 Transboundary NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contibute to integrating the three national NGO Master Plans
into one transboundary regional NGO Master Plan for the Study area. In particular
the Key expert will contribute from his perspective to each of the foreseen eight
chapters: (1) baseline situation; (2) scenario projections; (3) Major bottlenecks; (4)
Vision; (5) Priority Interventions; (6) Strategy; (7) Conclusions; (8)
Recommendations
18 Final Dissemation Workshop / 4th workshops As Key Expert and country coordinator you will participate in the final international
dissemination Workshop for the project
NGO Action Planning
Action Planning As Key expert you will contribute the elaborating the Jordanian NGO Action Plan
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Terms of Reference
Key Expert: Database / GIS Expert
Name: Mr. Mohammed Almasri (PAL)
Key Expert’s Objective
The Key Expert will perform his activities in accordance with the framework and schedules of the Final
Inception Report. The objective of the activities of the Database / GIS Expert is to manage the project’s
database and GIS system for the project as a whole. The key expert will design and develop the database/
GIS system, will incorporate all baseline and planning data and will generate all required information
formats and GIS maps for the national and regional master plans, as well as for the national and regional
workshops and events.
The Key Expert will coordinate closely with all other key experts in the project, with particular emphasis on:
Water Modeling Expert (Gilad Safier), to manage the interface between WEAP and GIS
adequately
Land Planning Expert (Moti Kaplan) to manage the interface between GIS and land use planning
Jordanian Coordinator (Samer Talozi) to adequately incorporate the GIS related information from
Jordan
GIS backstopper (Jeroen Kwakkel), who will act as liaison and supporting expert at Royal
HaskoningDHV;’s head quarter in the Netherlands
Activities
The following table provides an overview of the overall project activities (left), and the related activities by
the Key expert (right).
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Project Activities Key Expert Activities
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
Assessment Phase
1 Information Management The Database GIS expert will develop the projects overall database and GIS
system, that will be used to manage all baseline information and planning
information for all three national NGO Master Plans and the Integrated Regional
NGO Master Plan.
2 Baseline data collection During the baseline data collection phase, the Database / GIS expert will
communicate with all key experts to ensure that all baseline data and information
will be incorporated in a structuted manner into the project's database / GIS system.
The Database / GIS Expert will next generate outputs of the baseline information in
terms of tables, schemes and GIS maps, that adequately reflects the baseline
situation, which in turn wkll serve as starting point for the planning process.
The Database / GIS Expert will ensure that the same data and GIS formats are
used for Jordan, Palestine and Israel
3 First Public Consultation Workshops The Database / GIS expert will generate the information and GIS maps required for
the first series of Consultation Workshops
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections
5 Water projections
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks
Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops The Database / GIS expert will generate the information and GIS maps required for
the second series of Consultation Workshops
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050
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PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNING
Alternative Interventions
10 Formulation of interventions The Database / GIS expert will generate the information and GIS maps required for
elaborating the long list of interventions
Development Strategies
11 Multi Criteria Analysis / 3rd workshops The Database / GIS expert will generate the information and GIS maps required for
the third series of Consultation Workshops
12 Strategies Development The Database / GIS expert will generate the information and GIS maps required for
elaborating the development strategies
13 WEAP Modeling The Database / GIS expert will provide all data and GIS input from the database,
required to do the WEAP Modelling
National NGO Master Planning
14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan The Database / GIS expert will provide all data and GIS input from the database,
required for the Jordanian NGO Master Plan
15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan The Database / GIS expert will provide all data and GIS input from the database,
required for the Palestinian NGO Master Plan
16 Reviewing Israeli Master Plans The Database / GIS expert will provide all data and GIS input from the database,
required for reviewing the Israeli Master Plans
Integration into Transregional NGO Master Plan
17 Transboundary NGO Master Plan The Database / GIS expert will provide all data and GIS input from the database,
required for the transboundary NGO Master Plan
18 Final Dissemation Workshop / 4th workshops The Database / GIS expert will generate the information and GIS maps required for
the final dissemination Workshops
NGO Action Planning
Action Planning The Database / GIS expert will provide all data and GIS input from the database,
required for the NGO Action Plans
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Terms of Reference
Key Expert: Water Modeling / WEAP Expert
Name: Mr. Gilad Safier (ISR)
Key Expert’s Objective
The Key Expert will perform his activities in accordance with the framework and schedules of the Final
Inception Report. The objective of the activities of the Water Modeling / WEAP Expert is to perform all
required water modeling exercises within the scope of all study components, to provide the modeling
results in the adequate formats to the other Key experts, and the generate sections of reports that reflect
these modeling exercises and results. The Key Expert will coordinate closely with all other key experts in
the project.
In particular, the water modeling expert will execute the following WEAP runs:
1. Current Accounts (Run 1)
1. Current Accounts – will represent the present situation (2012) in the LJR Basin as a whole. This
run will calculate the flows and salinity of an average year in the LJR based on data from 1996
onwards, and include the following:
a. Sea of Galilee water balance – based on the existing model
b. Baseflow – based on springs and tributaries measurements/estimations
c. Runoff – based on existing reports and calculations of rain depth, drainage area, and
rainfall-runoff factors
d. Salinity – based on measurements of springs, effluents, and stream flows.
e. Instream Evapotranspiration – will be calculated for the LJR only, based on existing
reports where available and/or evaporation from pan measurements multiplied by reach
length.
f. Domestic water demand – Official data will be used where available. Where needed,
consumption will be estimated by multiplying population with per-capita consumption.
g. Agricultural demand – will be calculated by surveying the different crops, their area, and
the water requirements per dunum of each crop.
h. Fishponds – based on the existing model
i. Wastewater treatment plant – according to available official data and reports
2. Full Co-operation Scenario (Run 2)
2. This run will present a monthly forecast until the year 2050 under the above scenario, in case no
actions would be taken to rehabilitate the river on top of already approved official plans.
Assumptions will include:
a. Climate change – rainfall and evapotranspiration
b. The already approved Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli plans – based on the existing
model, with updates according already existing master plans by the three countries
c. Water exchange between Jordan and Israel
d. Trends in springs flows
e. Water consumption – trends in population growth, per-capita consumption, and irrigation
3. Rehabilitation Strategy (Run 3)
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3. Full Rehabilitation Strategy – This run will present a monthly forecast until the year 2050 under
the above scenario, superimposed with all measures proposed under the Full Rehabilitation
Strategy. The LJR Rehabilitation Strategy will incorporate all the identified measures to restore
water and reduce salinity in the LJR to the preferred standards. This run will allow the
examination of the impacts of the various measures and will thus serve as the hydrological basis
for validation that the chosen measures meet the environmental flows targets in the LJR.
Assumptions will include:
a. Climate change – rainfall and evapotranspiration
b. The already approved Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli plans – based on the existing
model, with updates according already existing master plans by the three countries
c. All measures proposed under the full rehabilitation strategy
d. Water exchange between Jordan and Israel
e. Trends in springs flows
f. Water consumption – trends in population growth, per-capita consumption, and irrigation
Activities
The following table provides an overview of the overall project activities (left), and the related activities by
the Key expert (right).
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Project Activities Key Expert Activities
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase The WEAP Expert will participate in the Inception Workshop
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
Assessment Phase
1 Information Management The WEAP expert will define the type of input data and related formats required for
the WEAP model, and communicate this with all water and water quality related Key
Experts and with the database / GIS expert.
2 Baseline data collection During the baseline data collection phase, the WEAP expert will communicate with
all relevant key experts to ensure that all relevant baseline data and information will
be incorporated in the WEAP modeling exercise.
The WEAP expert will execute run 1 (see above) to conclude the baseline data
collection phase, and will report the modeling results accordingly, which in turn will
serve as starting point for the planning process.
The WEAP Expert will ensure that the same modeling formats are used for Jordan,
Palestine and Israel
3 First Public Consultation Workshops The WEAP expert will generate the information required for the first series of
Consultation Workshops
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections
5 Water projections The WEAP Expert will assist the key water experts with making projections of water
demands, water supply and water flows in the study area for the years 2025 and
2050, to ensurre that these projections are made in the formats required for the
WEAP model
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks
Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops The WEAP expert will generate the information required for the second series of
Consultation Workshops
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050
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PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNING
Alternative Interventions
10 Formulation of interventions The WEAP expert will generate information that may be required for elaborating the
long list of interventions
Development Strategies
11 Multi Criteria Analysis / 3rd workshops The WEAP expert will generate information required for the third series of
Consultation Workshops
12 Strategies Development The WEAP expert will generate information and GIS maps required for elaborating
the development strategies
13 WEAP Modeling The WEAP expert will execute runs 1 and 3 (see above) to support the NGO Master
Planning Processes, and will report the modeling results accordingly, which in turn
will serve as starting point for completion of the Master Plans
National NGO Master Planning
14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan The WEAP Expert will provide relevant input to the Jordanian NGO Master Plan
15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan The WEAP Expert will provide relevant input to the Palestinian NGO Master Plan
16 Reviewing Israeli Master Plans The WEAP Expert will provide relevant input for reviewing the Israeli Master Plans
Integration into Transregional NGO Master Plan
17 Transboundary NGO Master Plan The WEAP Expert will provide relevant input for the transboundary NGO Master
Plan
18 Final Dissemation Workshop / 4th workshops The WEAP Expert will will generate information required for the final dissemination
Workshops
NGO Action Planning
Action Planning
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Terms of Reference
Key Expert: Land Use Planner
Name: Dr. Moti Kaplan (ISR)
Key Expert’s Objective
The Key Expert will perform his activities in accordance with the framework and schedules of the Final
Inception Report. The objective of the activities of the Land Use Planning Expert is to perform all land use
related analysis and planning work within the scope of this study, to provide the land use related
information to the other Key experts, and to generate sections of reports that reflect these land use
exercises and results. The Key Expert will coordinate closely with all other key experts in the project,
particularly with the database / GIS expert on all GIS related issues.
In particular, key experts will focus on the following land use functions:
Study boundaries
Geography
Soils
Built up areas
Industry
Infrastructure
Transport networks
Tourism
Cultural heritage
Nature and ecology
Surface water
Land use related policies, legislation and institutional frameworks
Activities
The following table provides an overview of the overall project activities (left), and the related activities by
the Key expert (right).
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Project Activities Key Expert Activities
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase The Land Use Expert will participate in the Inception Workshop and will provide an
outline of the study area, based on the considerations discussed during the
workshop
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
Assessment Phase
1 Information Management
2 Baseline data collection The Land Use Expert will co-operate with the country coordinators and the project
manager towards obtaining an adequate land use classification of the study area as
mentioned above. The land use classification will be presented in GIS, and will be
described qualitativey where needed. Mapping scales are to be: 1:50,000 for the
project area and 1: 10,000 for areas related to the proposed interventions
3 First Public Consultation Workshops The Land Use expert will generate land use related information required for the first
series of Consultation Workshops
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections The Land Use planner will co-operate with the other Key experts in making
projections on land use in the study area in accordance with the socio-economic
scenario projections. These projections will reflect the anticpated land use in the
years 2025 and 2050
5 Water projections
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks The Land Use Planning will co-operate with the other key experts in identifying the
major land use related bottlenecks in the study area, as starting point for the Joint
Vision Development based on the above projections. These land use bottlenecks
will be described in a quantative manner, supported by 1:50,000 GIS Maps
Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development The Land Use planner will contribute to preparing a Joint Vision for the Lower Jordan
River. The Vision will be presented as a preferred land use status of the study area
and will be based on the projected status in 2050 and the related land use
bottlenecks. This activity will be performed in close coordination with the other
members of the Study Team under direction of the Project Manager
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops The Land Use expert will generate land use related information required for the
second series of Consultation Workshops
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050
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PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNING
Alternative Interventions
10 Formulation of interventions The Land Use Planner will contribute to formulating a long list of interventions
(project briefs) in coordination with the Project Manager and Country Coordinators
that aim to reach the preferred land use status. Project briefs will be elaborated
according to standard formats that will be provided by the Project Manager
Development Strategies
11 Multi Criteria Analysis / 3rd workshops The Land Use expert will generate land use related information required for the third
series of Consultation Workshops
12 Strategies Development The Land Use Expert will generate the information and GIS maps required for
elaborating the development strategies. The selection project interventions will be
supported with land use maps on the scale of 1:10,000
13 WEAP Modeling
National NGO Master Planning
14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan The Land Use Expert will provide relevant input to the Jordanian NGO Master Plan
15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan The Land Use Expert will provide relevant input to the Palestinian NGO Master Plan
16 Reviewing Israeli Master Plans The LanD Use Expert will provide relevant input for reviewing the Israeli Master
Plans
Integration into Transregional NGO Master Plan
17 Transboundary NGO Master Plan The Land Use Expert will provide relevant input to the Transboundary NGO Master
Plan
18 Final Dissemation Workshop / 4th workshops The Land Use expert will generate land use related information required for the final
dissemination Workshop
NGO Action Planning
Action Planning
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Terms of Reference
Key Expert: Ecological / Environmental Expert (JOR)
Name: Mr. Banan Al Sheikh
Key Expert’s Objective
The Key Expert will perform his activities in accordance with the framework and schedules of the Final
Inception Report. The objective of the activities of the Key Ecologist / Environmental Expert (JOR) is to
provide input with regard to all ecological aspects of the Jordanian study component.
The Key Expert will particularly focus on the following Jordanian environmental and ecological study
components:
Waste and wastewater related pollution sources
Agricultural pollution sources
Ecological Sensitive areas
Eco-services in the study area
Formulation of ecological targets and indicators
Identification of eco-touristic hotspots
Setting ecological protection conditions.
Environmental policies, legislation and institutional framework
Where needed, the Key Expert will coordinate his work with the Project Manager, the Country Coordinator
and with the other team members.
Activities
The following table provides an overview of the overall project activities (left), and the related activities by
the Key expert and Country Coordinator (right).
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Project Activities Key Expert Activities
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase The Key Expert will participate in the Inception Workshop
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
Assessment Phase
1 Information Management
2 Baseline data collection 1. As key expert you will evaluate the Baseline and study reports collected (see
list inception report), and will assess to what extend additional data will be
required to initiate the planning process under the current study
2. As key expert you will determine additionally required data, and provide the
Project Manager and Country Coordinator with these additional data
requirements, including required formats for each country.
3. As key expert in co-operation with Project Manager and the country
coordinator you will collect relevant information from relevant institutions,
ministries and authorities in Jordan
4. As Key Expert you will do or organize field checks to verify or extend the
collected data in Jordan
5. As key expert you will do analysis of remaining data gaps, and will complete
required baseline information based on professional interpolation and
extrapolation of available data
6. Key Expert will coordinate with GIS / Database Manager to include baseline
information in the project's database / GIS system
7. As key expert will contribute to the projects baseline report to be presented
and discussed with FoEME prior to initiating the actual planning process.
3 First Public Consultation Workshops As key Expert you will participate in the First Public Consultation Workshop in
Jordan to assess the baseline baseline data situation and related bottlenecks in
relation to the already prepared Master Plans in the study area
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections
5 Water projections
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks As key expert you will identify the major ecological bottlenecks in the study area with
regard to the study objectives as starting point for the Joint Vision Development
based on the above projections. These bottlenecks will be described as much as
possible in a quantative manner, supported by GIS Maps and data
Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development As Key Expert you will prepare a presentation on the Joint Vision of the Lower
Jordan River. The Vision will be presented as a preferred ecological status of the
study area, based on the projected status in 2050 and the related ecological
bottlenecks. This activity will be performed in close coordination with the other
members of the Study Team under direction of the Project Manager
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops As Key Expert you will participate in the Second Public Consultation Workshop in
Jordan to present and discuss the proposed NGO Joint Vision for the study area
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050 As key Expert you will elaborate Targets and Indicators for the ecological aspects of
the study that are in line with the agreed Joint Vision for the Study Area
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PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNING
Alternative Interventions
10 Formulation of interventions As key Expert you will formulate a long list of ecological interventions (project briefs)
in coordination with the Project Manager and Country Coordinator that aim to reach
the target and indicators for each of his study components as identified before.
Project briefs will be elaborated according to standard formats that will be provided
by the Project Manager
Development Strategies
11 Multi Criteria Analysis / 3rd workshops As key expert you will participate in the third Workshop in Jordan that will be used to
evaluate the long list of proposed NGO interventions with the stakeholders
according to the MCA methodology
12 Strategies Development As Key Expert you will contribute to the development of an integrated Strategy for
the Jordanian NGO Master Plan, based on the prefered interventions resulting from
the MCA Workshop. This contribution will be written according to a format to be
provided by the Project Manager
13 WEAP Modeling
National NGO Master Planning
14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contribute to writing up the Jordanian NGO Master Plan. This
contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by the Project
Manager
15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan
16 Reviewing Israeli Master Plans
Integration into Transregional NGO Master Plan
17 Transboundary NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contibute to integrating the three national NGO Master Plans
into one transboundary regional NGO Master Plan for the Study area. In particular
the Key expert will contribute from an environmental and ecological perspective to
each of the foreseen eight chapters: (1) baseline situation; (2) scenario projections;
(3) Major bottlenecks; (4) Vision; (5) Priority Interventions; (6) Strategy; (7)
Conclusions; (8) Recommendations
18 Final Dissemation Workshop / 4th workshops As Key Expert you will participate in the final international dissemination Workshop
for the project
NGO Action Planning
Action Planning As Key expert you will contribute the elaborating the NGO Action Plans
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Terms of Reference
Key Expert: Ecological Expert / Country Coordinator (ISR)
Name: Dr. Eldad Elron
Key Expert’s Objective
The Key Expert will perform his activities in accordance with the framework and schedules of the Final
Inception Report. The objective of the activities of the Key Ecological Expert (ISR) is to provide input with
regard to all ecological aspects into the above study.
The Key Expert will particularly focus on the following ecological study components:
Ecological policies, legislation and institutional framework
Ecological Sensitive areas
Eco-services in the study area
Formulation of ecological targets and indicators
Identification of eco-touristic hotspots
Setting ecological protection conditions.
Where needed, the Key Expert will coordinate his work with the Project Manager, the Country Coordinator
and with the other team members.
Country Coordinator’s Objective
The Country Coordinator for Israel will coordinate the baseline data collection requirements in Israel for the
study, and will organize together with the Project Manager and the Governance Expert the required
stakeholder workshops and events.
Activities
The following table provides an overview of the overall project activities (left), and the related activities by
the Key expert and Country Coordinator (right).
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Project Activities Key Expert Activities
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase As Key Expert and Country coordinator to comment on the Inception Report and to
participate in the Inception Workshop
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
Assessment Phase
1 Information Management
2 Baseline data collection 1. As key expert you will evaluate the Baseline and study reports collected (see
list inception report), and will assess to what extend additional data will be
required to initiate the planning process under the current study
2. As key expert you will determine additionally required data, and provide the
Project Manager and Country Coordinator with these additional data
requirements, including required formats for each country.
3. As Country coordinator you will collect the additionally required data in Israel ,
and in co-operation with Project Manager and the key experts will collect relevant
information from relevant institutions, ministries and authorities
4. As Key Expert you will do or organize field checks to verify or extend the
collected data
5. As key experts you will do analysis of remaining data gaps, and will complete
required baseline information based on professional interpolation and
extrapolation of available data
6. Key Expert will coordinate with GIS / Database Manager to include baseline
information in the project's database / GIS system
7. As key expert will contribute to the projects baseline report to be presented
and discussed with FoEME prior to initiating the actual planning process.
3 First Public Consultation Workshops As country coordinator and key Expert will participate in the organization and
execution of the First Public Consultation Workshop in Israel to assess the baseline
baseline data situation and related bottlenecks in relation to the already prepared
Master Plans in the study area
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections
5 Water projections
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks As key expert you will identify the major ecological bottlenecks in the study area with
regard to the study objectives as starting point for the Joint Vision Development
based on the above projections. These bottlenecks will be described as much as
possible in a quantative manner, supported by GIS Maps and data
Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development As Key Expert you will prepare a presentation on the Joint Vision of the Lower
Jordan River. The Vision will be presented as a preferred ecological status of the
study area, based on the projected status in 2050 and the related ecollgical
bottlenecks. This activity will be performed in close coordination with the other
members of the Study Team under direction of the Project Manager
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops As country coordinator and key Expert you will participate in the organization and
execution of the Second Public Consultation Workshop in Israel to present and
discuss the proposed NGO Joint Vision for the study area
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050 As key Expert you will elaborate Targets and Indicators for the ecological aspects of
the study that are in line with the agreed Joint Vision for the Study Area
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PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNING
Alternative Interventions
10 Formulation of interventions As key Expert you will formulate a long list of ecological interventions (project briefs)
in coordination with the Project Manager and Country Coordinator that aim to reach
the target and indicators for each of his study components as identified before.
Project briefs will be elaborated according to standard formats that will be provided
by the Project Manager
Development Strategies
11 Multi Criteria Analysis / 3rd workshops As country coordinator and key Expert you will participate in the organization and
execution of the third Workshop in Israel that will be used to evaluate the long list of
proposed NGO interventions with the stakeholders according to the MCA
methodology
12 Strategies Development As Key Expert you will contribute to the development of an integrated Strategy for
the Israeli NGO Master Plan, based on the prefered interventions resulting from the
MCA Workshop. This contribution will be written according to a format to be
provided by the Project Manager
13 WEAP Modeling
National NGO Master Planning
14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will assist the Jordanian Team where needed in writing up the
ecological components of the Jordanian NGO Master Plan
15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will assist the Palestinian Team where needed in writing up the
ecological components of the Palestinian NGO Master Plan
16 Reviewing Israeli Master Plans As Key Expert and Country Coordinator you will contribute to reviewing and writing
up the Israeli NGO Master Plan, based evaluation of the existing Master Plans for
the Israeli study component. This contribution will be written according to a format to
be provided by the Project Manager
Integration into Transregional NGO Master Plan
17 Transboundary NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contibute to integrating the three national NGO Master Plans
into one transboundary regional NGO Master Plan for the Study area. In particular
the Key expert will contribute from an ecological perspective to each of the foreseen
eight chapters: (1) baseline situation; (2) scenario projections; (3) Major bottlenecks;
(4) Vision; (5) Priority Interventions; (6) Strategy; (7) Conclusions; (8)
Recommendations
18 Final Dissemation Workshop / 4th workshops As Key Expert and country coordinator you will participate in the final international
dissemination Workshop for the project
NGO Action Planning
Action Planning As Key expert you will contribute the elaborating the NGO Action Plans
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Terms of Reference
Key Expert: Agricultural Expert
Name: Dr. Haidar Malhas (JOR)
Key Expert’s Objective
The Key Expert will perform his activities in accordance with the framework and schedules of the Final
Inception Report. The objective of the activities of the Agricultural Expert is to provide input with regard to
all agriculture related aspects into the Jordanian study components.
The Key Expert will particularly focus on the following agriculture related components:
Agricultural legislation, policies and institutional framework
Plantations and fields crops
Agricultural land use
Agricultural water demands and irrigation
Agricultural pollution sources
Agriculture related socio-economic information
Where needed, the Key Expert will coordinate his work with the Project Manager, the Country Coordinator
and with the other team members.
Activities
The following table provides an overview of the overall project activities (left), and the related activities by
the Key expert and Country Coordinator (right).
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Project Activities
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
Assessment Phase
1 Information Management
2 Baseline data collection 1. As key expert you will evaluate the Baseline and study reports collected (see
list inception report), and will assess to what extend additional data will be
required to initiate the planning process under the current study
2. As key expert you will determine additionally required data, and provide the
Project Manager and Country Coordinator with these additional data
requirements, including required formats for each country.
3. As key expert in co-operation with Project Manager and the country
coordinator you will collect relevant information from relevant institutions,
ministries and authorities in Jordan
4. As Key Expert you will do or organize field checks to verify or extend the
collected data in Jordan
5. As key expert you will do analysis of remaining data gaps, and will complete
required baseline information based on professional interpolation and
extrapolation of available data
6. Key Expert will coordinate with GIS / Database Manager to include baseline
information in the project's database / GIS system
7. As key expert will contribute to the projects baseline report to be presented
and discussed with FoEME prior to initiating the actual planning process.
3 First Public Consultation Workshops As country coordinator and key Expert will participate in the organization and
execution of the First Public Consultation Workshop in Jordan to assess the
baseline baseline data situation and related bottlenecks in relation to the already
prepared Master Plans in the study area
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections
5 Water projections
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks As key expert you will identify the major ecological bottlenecks in the study area with
regard to the study objectives as starting point for the Joint Vision Development
based on the above projections. These bottlenecks will be described as much as
possible in a quantative manner, supported by GIS Maps and data
Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development As Key Expert you will prepare a presentation on the Joint Vision of the Lower
Jordan River. The Vision will be presented as a preferred ecological status of the
study area, based on the projected status in 2050 and the related agricultural
bottlenecks. This activity will be performed in close coordination with the other
members of the Study Team under direction of the Project Manager
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050
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PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNING
Alternative Interventions
10 Formulation of interventions As key Expert you will formulate a long list of agricultural interventions (project
briefs) in coordination with the Project Manager and Country Coordinator that aim to
reach the target and indicators for each of his study components as identified
before. Project briefs will be elaborated according to standard formats that will be
provided by the Project Manager
Development Strategies
11 Multi Criteria Analysis / 3rd workshops
12 Strategies Development As Key Expert you will contribute to the development of an integrated Strategy for
the Jordanian NGO Master Plan, based on the prefered interventions resulting from
the MCA Workshop. This contribution will be written according to a format to be
provided by the Project Manager
13 WEAP Modeling
National NGO Master Planning
14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contribute to writing up the Jordanian NGO Master Plan. This
contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by the Project
Manager
15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan
16 Reviewing Israeli Master Plans
Integration into Transregional NGO Master Plan
17 Transboundary NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contibute to integrating the three national NGO Master Plans
into one transboundary regional NGO Master Plan for the Study area. In particular
the Key expert will contribute from an agricultural perspective to each of the
foreseen eight chapters: (1) baseline situation; (2) scenario projections; (3) Major
bottlenecks; (4) Vision; (5) Priority Interventions; (6) Strategy; (7) Conclusions; (8)
Recommendations
18 Final Dissemation Workshop / 4th workshops As Key Expert you will participate in the final international dissemination Workshop
for the project
NGO Action Planning
Action Planning As Key expert you will contribute the elaborating the Jordanian NGO Action Plan
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Terms of Reference
Key Expert: Economist
Name: Mr. Saad Al Khatib (JOR)
Key Expert’s Objective
The Key Expert will perform his activities in accordance with the framework and schedules of the Final
Inception Report. The objective of the activities of the Economist is to provide input with regard to all
economic and demographic related aspects of the study. The Economist will closely co-operate with the
other Key experts, particularly with the Sociologist.
The Key Expert will particularly focus on the following components:
The socio-economic situation in the Lower Jordan Basin, including economic sectors, business
communities, including their spatial distribution, their resource utilization, outputs and earnings
Demographics - including urban and rural population characteristics (age, nationality, gender,
educational attainment and more) and their spatial distribution. This includes population
projections in terms of growth, decline and migration
Employment and unemployment - numbers of jobs by economic sector, occupation, and numbers
of people who are employed and unemployed
Income and earnings - annual income levels, transfer payments
Temporary Inhabitants (number of tourist, visitors, etc.)
Economic and Water pricing policies, including subsidies and indirect pricing or taxation methods
Economic projections for 2025 and 2050
Economic impacts of proposed interventions
Economic sections of national and regional NGO Master Plans
Where needed, the Key Expert will coordinate his work with the Project Manager, the Country Coordinator
and with the other team members.
Activities
The following table provides an overview of the overall project activities (left), and the related activities by
the Key expert and Country Coordinator (right).
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Project Activities Key Expert Activities
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase The Key Expert will participate in the Inception Workshop
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
Assessment Phase
1 Information Management
2 Baseline data collection 1. As key expert you will evaluate the Baseline and study reports collected (see
list inception report), and will assess to what extend additional data will be
required to initiate the planning process under the current study
2. As key expert you will determine additionally required data, and provide the
Project Manager and Country Coordinator with these additional data
requirements, including required formats for each country.
3. As key expert in co-operation with Project Manager and the country
coordinator you will collect relevant information from relevant institutions,
ministries and authorities in the study area
4. As Key Expert you will do or organize field checks to verify or extend the
collected data in the study area
5. As key expert you will do analysis of remaining data gaps, and will complete
required baseline information based on professional interpolation and
extrapolation of available data
6. Key Expert will coordinate with GIS / Database Manager to include baseline
information in the project's database / GIS system
7. As key expert will contribute to the projects baseline report to be presented
and discussed with FoEME prior to initiating the actual planning process.
3 First Public Consultation Workshops As key Expert you will participate in the organization and execution of the First
Public Consultation Workshop in Jordan to assess the baseline baseline data
situation and related bottlenecks in relation to the already prepared Master Plans in
the study area
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections
5 Water projections
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks As key expert you will identify the major economic and demographic bottlenecks in
the study area with regard to the study objectives as starting point for the Joint
Vision Development based on the above projections. These bottlenecks will be
described as much as possible in a quantative manner, supported by GIS Maps and
data
Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development As Key Expert you will prepare a presentation on the Joint Vision of the Lower
Jordan River. The Vision will be presented as a preferred economic status of the
study area, based on the projected status in 2050 and the related (socio-) economic
bottlenecks. This activity will be performed in close coordination with the other
members of the Study Team under direction of the Project Manager
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050
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PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNING
Alternative Interventions
10 Formulation of interventions As key Expert you will formulate a long list of economic development interventions
(project briefs) in coordination with the Project Manager and Country Coordinator
that aim to reach the target and indicators for each of his study components as
identified before. Project briefs will be elaborated according to standard formats that
will be provided by the Project Manager
Development Strategies
11 Multi Criteria Analysis / 3rd workshops
12 Strategies Development As Key Expert you will contribute to the development of an integrated Strategies for
the NGO Master Plans, based on the prefered interventions resulting from the MCA
Workshop. This contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by
the Project Manager
13 WEAP Modeling
National NGO Master Planning
14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contribute to writing up the Jordanian NGO Master Plan. This
contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by the Project
Manager
15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contribute to writing up the Palestinian NGO Master Plan.
This contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by the Project
Manager
16 Reviewing Israeli Master Plans As Key Expert you will contribute to reviewing the Israeli Master Plans. This
contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by the Project
Manager
Integration into Transregional NGO Master Plan
17 Transboundary NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contibute to integrating the three national NGO Master Plans
into one transboundary regional NGO Master Plan for the Study area. In particular
the Key expert will contribute from a (socio-) economic perspective to each of the
foreseen eight chapters: (1) baseline situation; (2) scenario projections; (3) Major
bottlenecks; (4) Vision; (5) Priority Interventions; (6) Strategy; (7) Conclusions; (8)
Recommendations
18 Final Dissemation Workshop / 4th workshops As Key Expert you will participate in the final international dissemination Workshop
for the project
NGO Action Planning
Action Planning As Key expert you will contribute the elaborating the NGO Action Plans
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Terms of Reference
Key Expert: Sociologist
Name: Dr. Aard Hartveld (NL)
Key Expert’s Objective
The Key Expert will perform his activities in accordance with the framework and schedules of the Final
Inception Report. The objective of the activities of the Sociologist is to provide input with regard to all social
related aspects of the study. The Sociologist will closely co-operate with the other Key experts, particularly
with the Economist and the Geo-political Expert.
The Sociologist will provide a description of the social composition within the study area, and will conduct
consultation meetings with stakeholders, communities, civil society, business communities and
government agencies in each country in the LJR basin, focusing on how to solve the current problems in
the environmental and water sector through community participation.
The sociologist will further identify groups who will benefit from and/or use the proposed Works; groups
who may be adversely affected by the works, including gender concerns.
The Sociologist will create and present a brief social adoption strategy that takes into consideration the
historical, social and cultural values and their priorities at local, national and regional level. In each social
analysis, the needs, demands, and absorptive capacity of the groups will be described, and the need to
compensate those likely to be adversely affected will be considered.
The social development strategies will be aggregated within the geopolitical data in all areas. The potential
direct and indirect impacts of the project on communities’ livelihood such as, food, security, health, land
tenure, access to and control of water resources, employment, tourism and ecological basic services in the
project area will be analyzed;
The risks, opportunities and specific mitigating measures and activities to address the identified negative
impacts on women in the project area will be assessed, as well as the capacity of communities, ministries,
and NGOs to identify and mitigate gender-related impacts. Capacity-building needs and mechanisms to
ensure that women participate in and benefit from the development and mitigation plans will be proposed.
Based on the available data, additional rapid urban appraisals and interviews will be performed focusing
on describing the current social situation and on assessing the problems encountered, with emphasis on
the specific water and environmental problems at stake.
Where needed, the Key Expert will coordinate his work with the Project Manager, the Country Coordinator
and with the other team members.
Activities
The following table provides an overview of the overall project activities (left), and the related activities by
the Key expert and Country Coordinator (right).
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Project Activities Key Expert Activities
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
Assessment Phase
1 Information Management
2 Baseline data collection 1. As key expert you will evaluate the Baseline and study reports collected (see
list inception report), and will assess to what extend additional data will be
required to initiate the planning process under the current study
2. As key expert you will determine additionally required data, and provide the
Project Manager and Country Coordinator with these additional data
requirements, including required formats for each country.
3. As key expert in co-operation with Project Manager and the country
coordinator you will collect relevant information from relevant institutions,
ministries and authorities in the study area
4. As Key Expert you will do or organize social surveys and meetings checks to
verify or extend the collected data in the study area
5. As key expert you will do analysis of remaining data gaps, and will complete
required baseline information based on professional interpolation and
extrapolation of available data
6. Key Expert will coordinate with GIS / Database Manager to include baseline
information in the project's database / GIS system
7. As key expert will contribute to the projects baseline report to be presented
and discussed with FoEME prior to initiating the actual planning process.
3 First Public Consultation Workshops As key Expert you will participate in the organization and execution of the First
Public Consultation Workshop in Jordan to assess the baseline baseline data
situation and related bottlenecks in relation to the already prepared Master Plans in
the study area
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections As sociologist you will cooperate with the economic in making socio-economic and
demographic projections for the years 2025 and 2050 throughout het study area
5 Water projections
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks As key expert you will identify the major social related bottlenecks in the study area
with regard to the study objectives as starting point for the Joint Vision Development
based on the above projections. These bottlenecks will be described as much as
possible in a quantative manner, supported by GIS Maps and data
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Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development As Key Expert you will prepare a presentation on the Joint Vision of the Lower
Jordan River. The Vision will be presented as a status of the study area, based on
the projected status in 2050 and the related socio-economic bottlenecks. This
activity will be performed in close coordination with the other members of the Study
Team under direction of the Project Manager
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050
PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNING
Alternative Interventions
10 Formulation of interventions As key Expert you will contribute from a sociology perspective to making a long list
of interventions (project briefs) in coordination with the Project Manager and Country
Coordinator that aim to reach the target and indicators for each of his study
components as identified before. Project briefs will be elaborated according to
standard formats that will be provided by the Project Manager
Development Strategies
11 Multi Criteria Analysis / 3rd workshops
12 Strategies Development As Key Expert you will contribute to the development of an integrated Strategies for
the NGO Master Plans, based on the prefered interventions resulting from the MCA
Workshop. This contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by
the Project Manager
13 WEAP Modeling
National NGO Master Planning
14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contribute to writing up the Jordanian NGO Master Plan. This
contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by the Project
Manager
15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contribute to writing up the Palestinian NGO Master Plan.
This contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by the Project
Manager
16 Reviewing Israeli Master Plans As Key Expert you will contribute to reviewing the Israeli Master Plans. This
contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by the Project
Manager
Integration into Transregional NGO Master Plan
17 Transboundary NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contibute to integrating the three national NGO Master Plans
into one transboundary regional NGO Master Plan for the Study area. In particular
the Key expert will contribute from a socio-economic perspective to each of the
foreseen eight chapters: (1) baseline situation; (2) scenario projections; (3) Major
bottlenecks; (4) Vision; (5) Priority Interventions; (6) Strategy; (7) Conclusions; (8)
Recommendations
18 Final Dissemation Workshop / 4th workshops As Key Expert you will participate in the final international dissemination Workshop
for the project
NGO Action Planning
Action Planning As Key expert you will contribute the elaborating the NGO Action Plans
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Terms of Reference
Key Expert: Tourism and Archeological Expert
Name: Dr. Walid Sharif (PAL)
Key Expert’s Objective
The Key Expert will perform his activities in accordance with the framework and schedules of the Final
Inception Report. The objective of the activities of the Key Expert is to provide input with regard to all
tourism and archeological aspects of the study. The Key Expert will closely co-operate with the other Key
experts.
The Key Expert shall particularly focus on the internationally recognized World Heritage values of the
Lower Jordan River basin, which are strongly related to its unique historic, religious, cultural and
archeological values. Primitive agricultural systems were introduced in the Jordan Valley about 10,000
years ago. Some of the oldest cities on earth were built here, such a Jericho and Al Bariyah, and historic
water-harnessing schemes have been developed here. By about 3000 BC, agricultural products from the
valley were exported throughout the Middle East and even to Egypt.
The Key expert shall identify the key archeological sites and potential in the study area, such as the
thermal mineral spring at Zarqa Ma’een, Beit Shean, Degania, Ubadiyya, Sha’ar Hagolan, Abila, Gedara
and Pella, as well as all additional relevant historic and religious locations, wadis, springs and monasteries
that are situation in the valley.
The Key Expert shall also address current and potential tourist sites, either linked to the unique historic
framework of the area, or to the specific ecological and geographic potentials in the study area.
The Key Expert will assess and analyze these important cultural and archeological sites and values in the
Lower Jordan Basin as part of this study, and will link these values to the Master Plans and Action Plan in
terms of required rehabilitation, conservation and management interventions.
In particular the Key Expert will:
Recommend a plan of sites national, regional heritage sites along the River basin for
conservation, rehabilitation and development.
Recommend a plan to improve existing sites and suggestions for development of new sites
including potential trans-boundary sites.
Evaluate tourism potential of the proposed sites including potential trans-boundary sites.
Evaluate potential regional and international frameworks to safeguard sites of natural and cultural
heritage.
Activities
The following table provides an overview of the overall project activities (left), and the related activities by
the Key expert and Country Coordinator (right).
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Project Activities Key Expert Activities
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
Assessment Phase
1 Information Management
2 Baseline data collection 1. As key expert you will evaluate the Baseline and study reports collected (see
list inception report), and will assess to what extend additional data will be
required to initiate the planning process under the current study
2. As key expert you will determine additionally required data, and provide the
Project Manager and Country Coordinator with these additional data
requirements, including required formats for each country.
3. As key expert in co-operation with Project Manager and the country
coordinator you will collect relevant information from relevant institutions,
ministries and authorities in the study area
4. As Key Expert you will do or organize surveys and meetings checks to verify
or extend the collected data in the study area
5. As key expert you will do analysis of remaining data gaps, and will complete
required baseline information based on professional interpolation and
extrapolation of available data
6. Key Expert will coordinate with GIS / Database Manager to include baseline
information in the project's database / GIS system
7. As key expert will contribute to the projects baseline report to be presented
and discussed with FoEME prior to initiating the actual planning process.
3 First Public Consultation Workshops As key Expert you will participate in the organization and execution of the First
Public Consultation Workshop in Jordan to assess the baseline baseline data
situation and related bottlenecks in relation to the already prepared Master Plans in
the study area
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections
5 Water projections
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks As key expert you will identify the major touristic and archeological bottlenecks in the
study area with regard to the study objectives as starting point for the Joint Vision
Development based on the above projections. These bottlenecks will be described
as much as possible in a quantative manner, supported by GIS Maps and data
Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development As Key Expert you will prepare a presentation on the Joint Vision of the Lower
Jordan River. The Vision will be presented as a status of the study area, based on
the projected status in 2050 and the related touristic and archeological bottlenecks.
This activity will be performed in close coordination with the other members of the
Study Team under direction of the Project Manager
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops As key Expert you will participate in the organization and execution of the Second
Public Consultation Workshop in Palestine and Jordan to present and discuss the
proposed NGO Joint Vision for the study area
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050 As key Expert you will elaborate Targets and Indicators for the tourism and
archeological aspects of the study that are in line with the agreed Joint Vision for the
Study Area
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PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNING
Alternative Interventions
10 Formulation of interventions As key Expert you will contribute from a tourism and archeological perspective to
making a long list of interventions (project briefs) in coordination with the Project
Manager and Country Coordinator that aim to reach the target and indicators for
each of his study components as identified before. Project briefs will be elaborated
according to standard formats that will be provided by the Project Manager
Development Strategies
11 Multi Criteria Analysis / 3rd workshops As key Expert you will participate in the organization and execution of the Third
Public Consultation Workshop in Palestine and Jordan to present and discuss the
proposed NGO Joint Vision for the study area
12 Strategies Development As Key Expert you will contribute to the development of an integrated Strategies for
the NGO Master Plans, based on the prefered interventions resulting from the MCA
Workshop. This contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by
the Project Manager
13 WEAP Modeling
National NGO Master Planning
14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contribute to writing up the Jordanian NGO Master Plan. This
contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by the Project
Manager
15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contribute to writing up the Palestinian NGO Master Plan.
This contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by the Project
Manager
16 Reviewing Israeli Master Plans As Key Expert you will contribute to reviewing the Israeli Master Plans. This
contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by the Project
Manager
Integration into Transregional NGO Master Plan
17 Transboundary NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contibute to integrating the three national NGO Master Plans
into one transboundary regional NGO Master Plan for the Study area. In particular
the Key expert will contribute from a tourism and archeological perspective to each
of the foreseen eight chapters: (1) baseline situation; (2) scenario projections; (3)
Major bottlenecks; (4) Vision; (5) Priority Interventions; (6) Strategy; (7) Conclusions;
(8) Recommendations
18 Final Dissemation Workshop / 4th workshops As Key Expert you will participate in the final international dissemination Workshop
for the project
NGO Action Planning
Action Planning As Key expert you will contribute the elaborating the NGO Action Plans
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Terms of Reference
Key Expert: Geo-political Expert / Country Coordinator (PAL)
Name: Mr. Saeb Bamya
Key Expert’s Objective
The Key Expert will perform his activities in accordance with the framework and schedules of the Final
Inception Report. The objective of the activities of the Key Geo-political Expert (PAL) is to provide input
with regard to geo-political elements and effects into the above study.
The Key Expert will particularly focus on the following geo-political study components:
Geo-political arrangements, elements and effects
Security needs along future “boarder of peace”
Cross border Civilian- and military coordination mechanisms
Shared infrastructure management framework
Border Accessibility issues to residents and tourists
Security related policies, legislation and institutional framework
Where needed, the Key Expert will coordinate his work with the Project Manager, the Country Coordinator
and with the other team members.
Country Coordinator’s Objective
The Country Coordinator for Palestine will coordinate the baseline data collection requirements in
Palestine for the study, and will organize together with the Project Manager and the Governance Expert
the required stakeholder workshops and events.
Activities
The following table provides an overview of the overall project activities (left), and the related activities by
the Key expert and Country Coordinator (right).
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Project Activities Key Expert Activities
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase As Country coordinator to comment on the Inception Report and to participate in the
Inception Workshop
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
Assessment Phase
1 Information Management
2 Baseline data collection 1. As key expert you will evaluate the Baseline and study reports collected (see
list inception report), and will assess to what extend additional data will be
required to initiate the planning process under the current study
2. As key expert you will determine additionally required data, and provide the
Project Manager and Country Coordinator with these additional data
requirements, including required formats for each country.
3. As Country coordinator you will collect the additionally required data in
Palestine, and in co-operation with Project Manager and the key experts will
collect relevant information from relevant institutions, ministries and authorities
4. As Key Expert you will do efforts to verify or extend the collected geo-political
information
5. As key experts you will do analysis of remaining data gaps, and will complete
required baseline information based on professional interpolation and
extrapolation of available data
6. Key Expert will coordinate with GIS / Database Manager to include baseline
information in the project's database / GIS system
7. As key expert will contribute to the projects baseline report to be presented
and discussed with FoEME prior to initiating the actual planning process.
3 First Public Consultation Workshops As country coordinator and key Expert will participate in the organization and
execution of the First Public Consultation Workshop in Palestine to present baseline
data situation and related bottlenecks
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections
5 Water projections
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks As key expert you will identify the major geo-political bottlenecks in the study area
with regard to the study objectives as starting point for the Joint Vision Development
based on teh above projections. These bottlenecks will be described as much as
possible in a quantative manner, supported by GIS Maps and data
Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development As Key Expert you will prepare a presentation on the Joint Vision of the Lower
Jordan River. The Vision will be presented as a preferred status of the study area
from the perspective of the Key Experts study components, and will be based on
the projected status in 2050 and the related bottlenecks. This activity will be
performed in close coordination with the other members of the Study Team under
direction of the Project Manager
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops As country coordinator and key Expert you will participate in the organization and
execution of the Second Public Consultation Workshop in Palestine to present and
discuss the proposed Joint Vision for the study area
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050 As key Expert you will elaborate Targets and Indicators for the geo-political aspects
of the study that are in line with the agreed Joint Vision for the Study Area
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PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNING
Alternative Interventions
10 Formulation of interventions As key Expert will formulate a long list of interventions (project briefs) in coordination
with the Project Manager and Country Coordinator that aim to reach the target and
indicators for each of his study components as identified before. Project briefs will
be elaborated according to standard formats that will be provided by the Project
Manager
Development Strategies
11 Multi Criteria Analysis / 3rd workshops As country coordinator and key Expert you will participate in the organization and
execution of the third Workshop in Palestine that will be used to evaluate the long
list of proposed interventions with the stakeholders according to the MCA
methodology
12 Strategies Development As Key Expert you will contribute to the development of an integrated Strategy for
the Palestinian NGO Master Plan, based on the prefered interventions resulting from
the MCA Workshop. This contribution will be written according to a format to be
provided by the Project Manager
13 WEAP Modeling
National NGO Master Planning
14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will assist the Jordanian Team where needed in writing up the
geo-political components of the Jordanian NGO Master Plan
15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan As Key Expert and Country Coordinator you will contribute to writing up the
Palestinian NGO Master Plan, based on the integrated Strategy. This contribution
will be written according to a format to be provided by the Project Manager
16 Reviewing Israeli Master Plans As Key Expert you will assist the Israeli Team where needed in writing up the geo-
political components of the Israeli NGO Master Plan
Integration into Transregional NGO Master Plan
17 Transboundary NGO Master Plan The Key expert will elaborate all relevant geo-political aspects as part of the
Transboundary regional NGO Master Plan, and will identify and produce maps of
security needs and suitability evaluation for a border of peace, and propose a civilan-
military interface including the use of shared infrastructure identification of areas
that could be accessible tro resident and tourist visitations in phases
18 Final Dissemation Workshop / 4th workshops As Key Expert and country coordinator you will participate in the final international
dissemination Workshop for the project
NGO Action Planning
Action Planning As Key expert you will contribute the elaborating the Palestinian NGO Action Plan
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Terms of Reference
Key Expert: Governance Expert
Name: Dr. Patrick Huntjens (NL)
Key Expert’s Objective
The Key Expert will perform his activities in accordance with the framework and schedules of the Final
Inception Report. The objective of the activities of the Governance Expert is to provide input with regard to
all Governance / Institutional aspects of the study, as well as to all Stakeholder Participation events and
aspects of the study. The Governance Expert will closely co-operate with the Country Coordinators and the
other Key experts, in particular with the Sociologist.
The Governance Expert will particularly be responsible for the following:
Analysis of the role and responsibilities of ministries, national and regional authorities with regard
to the study components
Analysis of the role of Jordanian / Palestinian / Israeli Joint Committees with a stake in the study
components
Assessment and involvement of all relevant stakeholders to be involved in the study’s planning
process
Review of existing regional stakeholder participation practices for the benefit of the study
To organize and implement in co-operation with the national coordinators the first, second and
third rounds of stakeholders events in the three countries as described in the Inception Report
To prepare for hand outs and materials needed for these events in co-operation with the key
experts
To provide feed back from these events for the benefit of the planning process
To organize the final international dissemination workshop in co-operation with the Project
Manager
To contribute to the national and transboundary NGO Master Plans from an institutional and
stakeholder participation perspective
To prepare in co-operation with the project manager for the modular environmental educations
materials to be used by FoEME in the region.
Where needed, the Key Expert will coordinate his work with the Project Manager, the Country Coordinator
and with the other team members.
Activities
The following table provides an overview of the overall project activities (left), and the related activities by
the Key expert and Country Coordinator (right).
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Project Activities Key Expert Activities
Inception Phase
0 Inception Phase
PHASE 1 - DATA UPDATING AND ANALYSIS
Assessment Phase
1 Information Management
2 Baseline data collection 1. As key expert you will evaluate the Baseline and study reports collected (see
list inception report), and will assess to what extend additional data will be
required to initiate the planning process under the current study
2. As key expert you will determine additionally required data, and provide the
Project Manager and Country Coordinator with these additional data
requirements, including required formats for each country.
3. As key expert in co-operation with Project Manager and the country
coordinator you will collect relevant information from relevant institutions,
ministries and authorities in the study area
4. As Key Expert you will do or organize meetings to check or verify the
collected data in the study area
5. As key expert you will do analysis of remaining data gaps, and will complete
required baseline information based on professional interpolation and
extrapolation of available data
6. Key Expert will coordinate with GIS / Database Manager to include baseline
information in the project's database / GIS system
7. As key expert will contribute to the projects baseline report to be presented
and discussed with FoEME prior to initiating the actual planning process.
3 First Public Consultation Workshops As key Expert you will organize and execute the First Public Consultation
Workshops to assess the baseline baseline data situation and related bottlenecks in
relation to the already prepared Master Plans in the study area
Scenario Projections
4 Socio-economic projections
5 Water projections
Identification of Bottlenecks
6 Identification of major bottlenecks
Joint Vision Development
7 Joint Vision Development
8 Second Public Consultation Workshops As key Expert you will organize and execute the Second Public Consultation
Workshops to present and discuss the proposed NGO Joint Vision for the study
area
9 Targets and Indicators for 2050
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PHASE 2 - MASTER PLANNING
Alternative Interventions
10 Formulation of interventions
Development Strategies
11 Multi Criteria Analysis / 3rd workshops As key Expert you will organize and execute the Third Public Consultation
Workshops to present and discuss the proposed NGO Joint Vision for the study
area
12 Strategies Development
13 WEAP Modeling
National NGO Master Planning
14 Jordanian NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contribute to writing up the Jordanian NGO Master Plan. This
contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by the Project
Manager
15 Palestinian NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contribute to writing up the Palestinian NGO Master Plan.
This contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by the Project
Manager
16 Reviewing Israeli Master Plans As Key Expert you will contribute to reviewing the Israeli Master Plans. This
contribution will be written according to a format to be provided by the Project
Manager
Integration into Transregional NGO Master Plan
17 Transboundary NGO Master Plan As Key Expert you will contibute to integrating the three national NGO Master Plans
into one transboundary regional NGO Master Plan for the Study area. In particular
the Key expert will contribute from a Governance and Stakeholder Participation
perspective to each of the foreseen eight chapters: (1) baseline situation; (2)
scenario projections; (3) Major bottlenecks; (4) Vision; (5) Priority Interventions; (6)
Strategy; (7) Conclusions; (8) Recommendations
18 Final Dissemation Workshop / 4th workshops As Key Expert you will organize and execute the final international dissemination
Workshop for the project
NGO Action Planning
Action Planning