Capacity Building and Institutional Cooperation in Hydrogeology with MRRD with Faryab as Pilot Province |
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Info: National Groundwater Conference Info: Water supply coverage s eminarNews headingProject ending 31.12.2015. Documents available
National GIS conference at MRRD
Key target for training course participants for reached!
Andreas finishing last courses. Close to 20 courses he made under the NORAD project
Faryab Study in International IAH Congress in Rome GW Conference follow-up meeting at MEW .
New Project Vehicle received ( se news)
85 web visitors per day- see details National Groundwater Conference
Membrane filtration testing in progress at MRRD and in the field
Hon. Minister Durrani, MRRD briefed about project, discussed future activities.
Membrane fintration tests at MRRD. Exciting results with Sky Juice
Norwegian Minister Brende (MFA) given project rapport
First Well logger commissioning tests
Well logger rebuild ready use attesting
Quality Control workshop for laboratories
Training on Practical use of GIS Maps
Database over training courses and participants
Annual Meeting MRRD-NORAD 2014
Data management training, Access, photos
First photos from exploratry drilling
RuWatSIP new Web Page!
Training ArcGIS on-line utility for maps
First Web-Maps
Exploratory drilling in progress in Faryab
Training of water testing using field kits started 7th Sept.
2nd Course in WASH O&M completed 21st Aug 14
ArcGIS Intermediate course completed Aug14
Landowners signing allowing MRRD to drill in Faryab. July14 -more
M.Sc. Solar Stills completed Cecilie Kolstad
2nd key hydrogeological survey course delivered. June14
Test-pumping course with good practicals
Visit Norway and Annual Meeting for CBIC projet
Draft Hydrogeological ATLAS published
Lab Quality Control Meeting, ANSA
Dir. Qader, opening training review workshop
David Heywood, COWI undertaking project mid-term review
TC_1.10 Well construction and test pumping, Kabul
TC 2.5 in well construction in Mazaar
Training course in Well Design, Dec. 13
Training course in Cartography, Dec13
MEW groundwater planning workshop 4th Dec 13. Photos and seee brief on news.
Travel report Faryab November 2013
Geophysical field survey in good progress in Faryab
Training course in Well Hydraulics no.1.5 started 7.10.13
Course participants (TC 1.3)shown drilling demo by MEW
Training course 1.3 on Well Drilling Method at MRRD with 43 participants, photos
Training videos now on Planning Provincial Hydrogeolgical survey course sept13
Training Social Organizaion (5.4) held by DACAAR , Sep 13, photos
Deputy team leader visit Norway in August - photos-
Draft Hydrogeological Survey Mapping Methodology now ready as first draft.
6th and 7th training courses held covering ArcGIS, ( Database & Spacial Analysis) Photos
Excitement about ordered geophysical logger. Photos
5th traing course
4th traing course
3rd Training course
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MILESTONE
-Afghanistan Engineer's Association joined Key line Ministries led by MEW, MRRD. MAIL, MOM and MUDA
- Over 200 key stakeholder participants
- All agree that Grounwater Management is important and good protection vital for this important water source
- Essential to map resources in order to prioritize how to use the water responsibly
All agreed on need for better coordination now and for groundwater mapping in all Afghanistan
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Drinking Water for ALL
- MRRD is responsible for Rural Water Supply
- Merely 50% of rural people have access to safe water
- Many areas have only salty water to drink
- Most water sources already developed
- Groundwater resources needs mapping
- Afghanistan need tools and expertise to
map, find and develop ground water effectively
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Project Focus
Develop hydrogeological methods to MAP GROUNDWATER RESOURCES using Faryab as pilot province.
Methods focussing on sustainabiliy
Train MRRD and sector staff to be calable of mapping the rest of Afghanistan using usind developed apporach
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Hydrogeological Project
Implemented under MRRD, RuWatSIP
Funded by Norwegian Government though NORAD
Implemented by NORPLAN with DACAAR as its local partner
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Methods and Surveys
Norplan developed survey methods
Field surveys conducted in Faryab by DACAAR as project partner
Over 200 water features sampled - analysed
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Water Atlas: FARYAB
Illustrated Water Atlas developed (180 pages)
Atlas is also provincial hydrogeological report
A textbook to use for making other provincial hydrogoelogical survey reports.
FARYAB: The pilot province for testing methods and fpor examplyfying how to map water resources.
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Training - Capacitybuilding
Training in hydrogeology, GIS and Water Suppy
Short courses with theory and practials
Short courses to develop skills
Practical tests to assure understanding.
More than 40 short corses completed, over 750 course attendants participated. Some persons attended more that one course but still more that 320 different persons have so far benefitted from the training. (by end of 2014)
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Field Training: Drilling
More than 40 participants attended practical course from MRRD, MEW, AGS, MOM, DACAAR, Kabul University and NGOs
- MEW assisted with drilling rig for training
- see training video on web.
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Geophysical Investigations
Restivity invstigations to explore ground contitions and likelihood of finding water
MRRD hydrogeologists in Faryab
Time to practice new skills from training course in organised in Kabul
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Pilot Province: Faryab
Important to coordinate field activities with province, Here discussion with Governor in Faryab
Not easy to get full overview of provincial activities
Not easy to manage local expectations to project outputs.
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Design Database and Maps
- Hydrogeological data was collected, checked using standard software incl EXCEL and ACCESS
- ArcGIS templates designed
- Hydrogeological maps designed for different information
(see web for examples)
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Online Maps
- Designed Web Mabs using ArcGIS Utility
- See example with water points, location and water quality ( here Electrical conductivity)
- Note: every house can be seen on on the satelite image, and the location of the water points becomes clear to see.
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Trusting Lab Results
- Training Water Testing Laboratories on Quality Control Awareness
- Important to be able to trust laboratory results
- Afghan water testing laboratory should be certified and later some key laboratories accredited.
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Testing Drinking Water
- Training on Water Testing using Field Kits
- DACAAR implemented training course in Faryab
- DACAAR has as NORPLANs partner implemented more that 10 training courses in the provinces and in Kabul.
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Communication
- Communication and coordination has been key fpr project progress. THis is also assumed to be key for sustainable impact and benefits for this project.
- We hope the methods, documents and systems left behind at the end of the project will in the hands of trained staff make activiteis sustainable to benefit the water sector in Afghansitan.
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Communication
Sustainability linked to ARCHORING information and knowledge to many persons, institutions and organizations active in the water sector in Afghanistan.
Skills transfer to MRRD, sector ministries and active agencies, NGOs and firms.
Future Capacity Building - linked to Universitiy/ Polytechnic- and training agencies.
Coordination important to include UN and development banks/ donors
Training of trainers
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