The Rum-Saq aquifer is a part of the Arabian Nafud basin fossil aquifer system. It represents one of the last major fresh water resources for the Region, which can alleviate shortages that will become critical within the next five to ten years. A significant study has been carried out to...

The Final Report of the AQMOD project is a contribution to the ADRICOSM-STAR programme. The scope of AQMOD was to study the aquifers occurring gin the Bojana Bay of Montenegro. While ADRICOSM-STAR has a wider remit concerning the response of the Adriatic Sea, including monitoring its likely...

The purpose of this Report is to provide sector guidance for environmental policy options, based on constructing a “Business as Usual” (BaU) analysis tool that enables an assessment to be made of current & future operational practices, and forecasting their impact from 2010 to 2030....

In the preparation towards an investment programme for Azerbaijan’s municipal water supply & sanitation (WS&S), a Sector Analysis and an Action Plan were prepared for the period 2003 to 2012. The Report is developed from basic data from Azebaijan’s 52 medium sized towns, from reconnaissance...

It is now widely accepted that groundwater, though not as visible as surface water, is ubiquitous in the global landmass, is contained in the pore spaces of rock formations (aquifers), and its science, hydrogeology, has rapidly developed over the last 35 years. This science has contributed to...

Transboundary aquifers are as important a component of global water resource systems as are transboundary rivers; yet, their recognition in international water policy and legislation is very limited. Existing international conventions and agreements barely address aquifers and their resources....

A Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) was carried out for Kazakhstan (2003) in order to determine the key factors that will affect economic growth but may have accompanying impacts. The analysis takes a comprehensive look at the built as well as the natural environment of Kazakhstan. It traces...

A transboundary diagnostic analysis (TDA) and a Strategic Action Programme (SAP) are two elements of GEF projects under the International Waters (IW) focal area. IW projects, such as DIKTAS, invoke country cooperation. In parallel, international legal frameworks have developed, primarily by the...

This Report on Stage 4 of the study, sets out the work done on the wellfield optimisation and long term resources management, in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. This is the Final Report and is accompanied by two further reports, covering Stage 1 & 2...

A sector wide analysis was conducted in Azerbaijan, which included a review of the water supply and sanitation provisions in 51 medium sized towns. In the Former Soviet Union (FSU) countries, the standards for provision of water supply amp; sanitation were set at a very high level. However, the...