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Water Research, Consultations & Testing in Support of Development and Policy Formulation By

Water Research, Consultations & Testing in Support of Development and Policy Formulation By Muhammad Saidam, PhD. Objective of Presentation. To give a snapshot impression of RSS focusing on water-related activities. From RSS Fact Sheet.

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Water Research, Consultations & Testing in Support of Development and Policy Formulation By

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  1. Water Research, Consultations & Testing in Support of Development and Policy Formulation By Muhammad Saidam, PhD

  2. Objective of Presentation To give a snapshot impression of RSSfocusing on water-related activities WMO-SDC meeting_ 24-25 Jan2013

  3. From RSS Fact Sheet • RSS is the largest applied research institution, consultancy, & technical support service provider in Jordan. • Is a forty years old NGO, • Non-profit - self-sustaining - financially independent. • Has over 25 specialized locally & internationally accredited labs. • Water quality and device efficiency – food – construction materials, electrical devices - calibration …Conducted about 28,000 tests in 2011. • Area of RSS campus is 340,000 squared meters. • Has more than 500, technical staff, highly skilled management, support staff and faculty. PhD (6%) MSc (23%) BSc (71%) WMO-SDC meeting_ 24-25 Jan2013

  4. An Organizational Overview Scientific Analysis Public Health & Safety Calibration, Conformity, & Engineering Maintenance Research,Consultation,& Projects Public Awareness, Training, Enterprise Creation, & Social Development Energy, Water and Environment (EWE) Industrial & Economic Consultation (IEC) Construction & Urban Planning (CUP) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development WMO-SDC meeting_ 24-25 Jan2013

  5. RSS Roadmap (2012 -2015 ) - Thematic Areas WMO-SDC meeting_ 24-25 Jan2013

  6. Real-time Water Quality Monitoring at RSSConcept & Goal • Concept: • Continuous & automated: on-site sampling & analysis, data acquisition, storage and dissemination in one system in real-time. • Goals: • Facilitating decision making in the water and environment sectors • trace trends over time and space • Share data; local, regional and international WMO-SDC meeting_ 24-25 Jan2013

  7. The Real-time Monitoring System www.emarcu.gov.jo WMO-SDC meeting_ 24-25 Jan2013

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  11. Goals of EMARCU Water Quality Monitoring System • Provide a data collection platform • Help improve decision making in the water & environment sectors • Promote data sharing WMO-SDC meeting_ 24-25 Jan2013

  12. Real-time On-line Dataflow Research Centers… etc RTMS Governmental Labs Water Quality Data Platform Decision makers Ministries: Water, Env, Agri, Health Others: Engineering consultants, the public etc Research & Academia WMO-SDC meeting_ 24-25 Jan2013

  13. Characteristics of the RTMS System • State-of-the-art technology • Real-time: enabling timely decisions • http://www.emarcu.gov.jo • Accurate: as human errors are minimized • Impartial: records can’t be changed • Long-term: data stored in a database • Forms a basis for other environmental applications: e.g. air & soil pollution monitoring WMO-SDC meeting_ 24-25 Jan2013

  14. Potential Users of RTMS • Decision makers: • MOE: Enforcing environmental regulations • MWI: in employing integrated water management • MOA: managing agricultural water quality • MOH: public health protection • Planners: • Long-term planning • Emergency • For an Early warning System • Security • Water utility managers: e.g. Zai WTP – Miyahouna Water Company • Engineering consultants: feasibility and design studies • Farmers: management of salinity & use of fertilizers • Academics & Researchers: • The public:transparency and confidence building WMO-SDC meeting_ 24-25 Jan2013

  15. Headed by the Minister of Envi. & membership of : President of the RSS S.G. of the HCST S.G. of the Ministry of Envi. S.G. of the Ministry of Health S.G. of the MWI S.G. of the Ministry of Agri. S.G. of the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources Project’s Managing Board WMO-SDC meeting_ 24-25 Jan2013

  16. RSS & Current WMO-SDC project • RSS actively involved in the Strategic Foresight Group Blue Peace - Water Security in the Middle East initiative since 2009 • Attending regional workshops in Geneva (2010), Turkey (2011) • Under the chairmanship of HRH Prince El-Hassan bin Talal, RSS hosted the SFG-SDC meeting in April 2012. • A High Level Group, headed by HRH, on regional water cooperation was launched after the meeting to follow up on water issues in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. • Former Turkish Foreign Minister , YasarYakis and ex-finance minister Mohammad Shatah members of the HLG. • RSS was named as the regional coordinator and the Technical Secretariat for the initiative. • RSS can have a technical role in the project by virtue of its 12 years experience in water telemetry monitoring systems WMO-SDC meeting_ 24-25 Jan2013

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