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PURE WATER initiative: PUrification, REuse and treatment of waste WATER for sustainable agricultural development, environmental protection and

Palestine

Status

Implementation

Aid type

Project-type interventions

Palestine


Location

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€ 1,423,155
Committed
€ 853,893
Used

Description

The PURE WATER initiative (Gaza Strip): Purification, reuse and treatment of waste water for sustainable agricultural development, environmental protection and food security aims to improve the availability and sustainability of water resources for agricultural use, so increasing the quantity and quality of local agricultural production in the Gaza Strip – Palestine. The project has an expected duration of 36 months, targeting farmers in the Gaza Strip and promoting the use of purified wastewater for agricultural purposes in the Governorate of Rafah. The initiative drives for sustainable agricultural production using low environmental impact technologies and methodologies, improving access to natural resources and to the market for small producers in the Gaza Strip. The project is carried out by the Italian NGO Overseas, the Union of Palestinian Farmers UAWC, Alma Mater University of Bologna and UCAS University of Gaza City. The scarcity of water in the Gaza Strip results from a complexity of related problems, including the constant closure of borders and physical isolation, the infiltration of seawater into the groundwater and the high salinity and pollution of available water. In the Gaza Strip, the availability of water for both agricultural and human use is constantly decreasing. Food security is consequently heavily conditioned by the lack of water resources and food sovereignty is compromised. The PURE WATER project acts in response to the above-mentioned problems through the construction of two phyto-depuration plants for the treatment and purification of waste water and its re-use in agriculture. This will create an alternative, continuous, economical and clean water resource for farmers of the southern area of the Gaza Strip. Simultaneously, it will reduce the polluting source due to the discharge of wastewater into the sea, by a total volume of approximately 2000 m3/day. Training sessions on the technical, managerial and agricultural sectors will ensure the sustainability of the initiative by providing adequate skills and technologies to local administrators. The sessions are specifically designed for the socio-environmental context through the technical-scientific work promoted by the researchers of the 2 involved universities. Technical support and training activities will be offered to farmers of small production units and include the supply of equipment for the spread of a more productive and sustainable agriculture. Approaches include hydroponic production, soilless cultivation, optimization of natural resources, water reuse and low environmental impact. A parallel path of tutoring and accompaniment to access the markets for the sale of fruit and vegetable production will ensure the economic sustainability of the units in the medium to long term. Awareness-raising and training activities for a wider audience will promote environmental protection, water awareness and the use of purified wastewater as an alternative source for irrigation in agriculture. The initiative is the result of the experience already gained in the field by the 4 project partners and by AICS–The Italian Cooperation, started in 2018 with the construction of a first Phyto-depuration filter for wastewater in the Gaza Strip, which today supplies clean and monitored water for agricultural use, at a volume of 1000 m3/day. read more close
Year Committed Used
2022 € 1,423,155 € 853,893

Agency

Type Name Channel code
Government AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development 11000

Channel reported

Type Name Channel code
National NGO OVERSEAS - ORGANIZZAZIONE PER LO SVILUPPO GLOBALE DI COMUNITÀ IN 22000

Project data

  • IATI IdentifierXM-DAC-6-4-012590-03-4
  • AID012590/03/4
  • CRS Activity identifier2022000273
  • Planned start 2023/03/15
  • Planned End 2025/06/14
  • Actual start 2022/12/23
  • Actual end -
  • Bi/Multilateral Bilateral
  • Status Implementation
  • Tied status Untied

Sectors

  • 31140 - Agricultural water resources 50.0%
  • 31150 - Agricultural inputs 20.0%
  • 31161 - Food crop production 10.0%
  • 31182 - Agricultural research 10.0%
  • 41020 - Biosphere protection 10.0%

Policy markers

  • Gender Equality not targeted
  • Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) not targeted
  • Disability not targeted
  • Nutrition significant objective
  • Aid to Environment significant objective
  • Participatory Development/Good Governance significant objective
  • Trade Development significant objective
  • Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity not targeted
  • Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Mitigation significant objective
  • Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation significant objective
  • Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification significant objective
  • Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) not targeted

SDGs

  • 2.3 - By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment
  • 2.4 - By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality
  • 5.5 - Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
  • 6.3 - By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally
  • 6.a - By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies
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