Projet GCP/RAB/013/ITA

Une année d'activités dans les quatre pays

de la Méditerranée

avec une référence particulière aux activités

mises en œuvre au Maroc

Alberto Del Lungo

Département des forêts de la FAO

Chef du projet

FAO Project GCP/RAB/013/ITA

• Project idea: responds to the needs and priorities identified by experts

and government representatives of Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and

Tunisia on the use of treated waste water for afforestation and

reforestation in forestry and agroforestry systems

• Project objective: to promote the safe use of treated waste water in

forestry and agroforestry systems of arid zones

• Project duration: 1 year, (1st March 2012 – 28 February 2013)

• Project budget: US$600,000 (Italy)

• Countries covered: Algeria, Egypt,

Morocco, Tunisia

• Project endorsement: 20th Session of

the Near East and Range Forestry

Commission (Antalya 2012)

• Ferti-irrigation system:

the wastewater used is

only partially treated. Most

of the organic matter is re-

used for irrigation

purposes to increase

carbon storage in the soil

(University of Basilicata)

Innovative methodologies adopted for

treating water: ferti-irrigation

• Phyto-depuration: wastewater is filtered by vegetation.

The System is cost-effective, affordable and sustainable

for rural communities in remote dry areas (University of

Tuscia)

Innovative methodologies adopted for

treating water: Phyto-depuration

Project compliance

– UNCBD landscape restoration with special reference to marginal

lands: “Restored forest landscapes can provide a range of benefits

including sustainable income, timber for industries and local

communities, increased habitat, increased resilience to climate

change, a secure and quality supply of water, and recreation and

tourism opportunities”

– UNCCD and Bonn Challenge “to restore 150 million hectares of

lost forests and degraded lands worldwide by 2020”

– Carbon credit market: “an opportunity to pay back investments in

landscape restoration”

Project Activities – Algeria

Provide support to the establishment of a phyto-depuration plant in the oasis of Brézina for wooden biomass production

Design and set up of phyto-depuration plants to improve water quality and availability and to fight sand encroachment in the oasis of Taghit

Project Activities – Egypt

• Provide support to the

Government of Egypt

to develop a Forest

Management Plan for

a 1000 feddans (420

ha) plantation

irrigated using treated

wastewater, located in

Ismailia, Serapium

• Provide training

support to national

forestry experts

• Ensure sustainable

forest management

and future increase in

forest area

Project Activities – Tunisia

• Design of a phyto-

depuration plant in

Ouechtata to improve water

quality for domestic

consumption and

agricultural needs

• Design of a ferti-irrigation

system for olive trees and

biomass production in

Hafouz

Project Activities – Morocco

Design and development of a system that will use partially

treated wastewater for ferti-irrigation of a 10 hectares

palm tree section of the Green Belt of Marrakech

Creation of a buffer zone of planted forests species to

protect the green belt and reduce soil erosion

Where we are at?

Partenaires GCP/RAB/013/ITA Maroc - Calendrier des activités 2012 - 2013

Activités 2012 2013

Mar Avr Mai Juin Juil Août Sept Oct Nov Déc Jan Fév Mar

Universite' Cadi Ayyad

Collecte et analyse des données climatiques

Analyses du sol

Design et ingénierie du système de filtrage des eaux usées traitées entre le premier et le second niveau (sous la supervision de l' Universita' della Basilicata)

Analyses chimique et bactériologique des eaux usées et traitées

Design et ingénierie du réseau d’arrosage pour la ferti-irrigation de 10 ha partie de la ceinture verte de Marrakech

Suivi du projet et élaboration de différents rapports

Régie Autonome de Distribution d’Eau et d’Electricité de Marrakech (RADEEMA)

Construction d’ une canalisation pour apporter l’eau usée au système de filtrage réalisée par l’ Universita’ della Basilicata

Assurer l'accès aux données nécessaires pour l'analyse des éléments nutritifs dans les eaux traitées

Fourniture des eaux usées traitées entre le premier et le second niveau pour le système de filtrage

TO be identified

Construction du système de filtrage des eaux usées traitées entre le premier et le second niveau qui comprend: une filtre d'irrigation, un réservoir et une pompe de pression

Universita' della Basilicata

Surveiller la realisation du projet de filtrage

Haut Commissariat des Eaux et Forêts et la Lutte contre la Désertification

Coordination et appui logistique aux activités du projet en Maroc

Installation du réseau d’arrosage pour la ferti-irrigation de la ceinture verte

FAO Rabat

Appui à la la gestion et à l'implementation locale du projet et facilitation des relations entre le bureau FAO de Rome et les partenaires nationaux en Maroc

Project

funding ITA

partnership

establishment

Expolation

mission

Evaluation missions Demonstration Project

implementation

Fund

rising

partnership Evaluation

mission Evaluation

missions Full project implementation

Full project implementation

GCP/RAB/030/ITA

Demonstration project (1 year)

Expected impacts

• Increased quality and availability of water for agro-

forestry production

• Increased food security

• Enhanced income opportunities

• Desertification control and improvement of soil quality

and productivity

• Facilitate networking and exchange of information on

the use of TWW

• Transfer of knowledge and integration within

Mediterranean countries

What next?

• Full project implementation in the 4 North African

countries

• Expansion of project activities to other interested

countries

• Fund raising to ensure project continuation

• Strengthening relationships with funding

institutions

• Raise awareness on the benefits of use of TWW in

agroforestry systems and stimulate interest of

donor countries, particularly the European Union

GCP/RAB/013/ITA: Italian partners

•Direzione Generale per la

Cooperazione allo Sviluppo,

Ministero degli Affari Esteri

•Corpo Forestale dello Stato

•Dipartimento di Agricoltura,

Foreste e Uso del Territorio del

Consiglio per la Ricerca in

Agricoltura (CRA)

•Consiglio Nazionale delle

Ricerche

•Università della Basilicata

•Università della Tuscia

Thank you!

www.fao.org/forestry/tww

http://www.fao.org/forestry/tww