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AGREEMAR at the Young Water Professionals Conference in Spain, 29-31 October 2024
From October 29th to 31st, 2024, Syrine Ghannem and Rafael Bergillos from UPV attended the 4th IWA-YWP Spain National Conference held in Bilbao, Spain. The conference was organized by the …
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The concept of MAR agreements presented at the World Groundwater Congress IAH2024 in Davos, Switzerland
Our project coordinator, Dr. Catalin Stefan Just returned from the World Groundwater Congress IAH2024 held this year in Davos, Switzerland. With 55 parallel sessions, over 1000 participants from more than 80 countries, 14 …
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Two new important deliverables published in work package 3 on MAR governance and regional draft agreements
The end of July marked the publication of two more deliverables in work package 3: Download both reports from the project deliverables page: https://www.agreemar.inowas.com/deliverables/
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Annual AGREEMAR consortium meeting hosted by the National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC) in Lisbon, 3-4 June 2024
Between 3-7 June 2024, the AGREEMAR team attended the 8th European Congress “Water – Across Boundaries” of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR). Before the conference, we …
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AGREEMAR at the 8th European Congress of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research
Between 3-7 June 2024, the AGREEMAR team attended the 8th European Congress “Water – Across Boundaries” of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR2024) in Lisbon, Portugal. The …
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Akrotiri groundwater modelling – stakeholder interaction and training workshop in Cyprus
On 22 and 23 May 2024, Technische Universität Dresden together with ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence organised a stakeholder interaction and training workshop at the Water Development Department in Nikosia, Cyprus. The …
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Integrated Water Resources Management – Aquifer Recharge: Stakeholder interaction workshop in Portugal
On April 18th, 2024, the AGREEMAR partner LNEC organised a stakeholder interaction workshop with the participation of 20 people representing national, regional, and local institutions. In this workshop, the tools …
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AGREEMAR team participated in the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU2024)
Thursday, 18 April 2024, the AGREEMAR team presented its work on understanding the natural groundwater recharge trends in Chiba watershed at the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU2024) …
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AGREEMAR was present at the 29th Conference of the Hydrogeology Section of the German Geological Society in Aachen, Germany
Between 20-23 March 2024, Dr. Stefan (TUD) attended the 29th Conference of the Hydrogeological Section of the German Geological Society (FH-DGGV) in Aachen, Germany, and presented the latest developments of …
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Visit to the Regional Agricultural Authorities of Nabeul governorate (CRDA of Nabeul) and field visit in Korba MAR facility
On 28 February 2024, Dr. Panagiotou (ERATOSTHENES CoE) and Prof. Chekirbane (INAT) visited the headquarters of the Agricultural authorities of Nabeul governorate (CRDA) to discuss the quality status of the …
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Presentation of MAR feasibility maps in Cyprus to representatives of Water Development Department
A stakeholder meeting was held in the facilities of the Water Development Department on the 29 January 2024. During that meeting, Dr. Panagiotou, PI of the local partner (ERATOSTHENES Centre …
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AGREEMAR attended PRIMA Project Day event in Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
On 21 November 2023, PRIMA Foundation organised a meeting of all projects funded through the PRIMA Call 2021 and 2022 from both Section 1 and Section 2 funding lines. The …
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Validation of feasibility maps for the AGREEMAR demo region in Spain by the Júcar Basin Authority
On Friday, 17 November 2023, the UPV team of the AGREEMAR project met with the Water Commissary and the Hydrological Planning Office of the Júcar Basin Authority to validate the …
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Meeting between INAT and the Tunisian Association of Nature and Environment Protection (ATPNE) in Korba, Tunisia
On 13 November 2023, INAT team met the representatives of the Tunisian Association of Nature and Environment Protection (ATPNE). The NGO has the objective of contributing to nature and environment …
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National Civil Engineering Award 2023 for Prof. Joaquín Andreu, PI of UPV team in the AGREEMAR project
On 25 October 2023, Prof. Joaquín Andreu, PI of the UPV team in the AGREEMAR project, was honored with the National Civil Engineering Award 2023, delivered by the Ministry of …
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INOWAS web-based modelling platform presented at the International Riverbank Filtration Conference in Dresden
From 16 to 18 October 2023, the Division of Water Sciences at the Dresden University of Applied Sciences organised the International Riverbank Filtration Conference. The conferences offered a great opportunity …
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Presentation of the final MAR feasibility maps, the constellation analysis and visit to the physical models with the Water Authority of Alentejo (APA/ARH-Alentejo)
On 18 October 2023, the final MAR feasibility maps developed by the AGREEMAR team at LNEC (improved after discussion with APA/ARH-Alentejo on 27 July 2023 meeting) were presented to the main …
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Sarah Eisenreich defended her Master’s thesis on MAR feasibility mapping in Cyprus
On 27 September 2023 we had the first defence of a Master’s within the framework of the AGREEMAR project. Sarah Eisenreich graduated the Master programme on Hydrology at the Department …
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Project mid-term meeting in Valencia, Spain, between 7-8 September 2023
Between 7-8 September 2023, the AGREEMAR consortium met in Valencia, Spain for the second annual project meeting. The event included one day of workshops and one day of field trips …
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Validation workshop of the MAR feasibility maps in Cyprus
The outcomes of the multi-criteria decision analysis, along with the assumptions/limitations applied to derive the feasibility maps, were discussed with the key stakeholders, particularly members of the Geological Survey and …
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Validation of the MAR feasibility maps with the Water Authority of Alentejo at the Portuguese demo region
On 27 July 2023, the MAR feasibility maps developed by the AGREEMAR team at LNEC were discussed and validated in a meeting with the main regional stakeholder at the demo …
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Validation workshop of the MAR feasibility maps in Tunisia
On 13 July, the MAR feasibility maps developed by the AGREEMAR team at INAT were validated in a participative workshop attended by representatives of relevant stakeholders in Tunisia. As part …
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Online meeting with Águas do Alentejo (AgdA) to explore the development of an AQUATOOL model in Portugal
An online meeting between LNEC, UPV and Águas do Alentejo (AgdA) took place on 30 June 2023 with the aim to discuss the possibility of supporting the decision-making on water …
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AGREEMAR at the International Training Course on “Conjunctive Management of Surface and Groundwater in the Mediterranean”
We are thrilled to announce that the AGREEMAR project was recently showcased by Prof. Joaquín Andreu during an international Training Course on “Conjunctive Management of Surface and Groundwater in the …
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Researcher from UPV conducting a research stay in Tunisia
From February 27, 2023, to March 13, 2023, Syrine Ghannem, member of the AGREEMAR project at the Polytechnic University of Valencia visited the National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia in order …
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Dr Khaoula Khemiri is the newest member of the AGREEMAR project team
Starting with 15 April 2023, the AGREEMAR team became bigger. Our Tunisian partner INAT received a new valuable member: Dr Khaoula Khemiri will work as postdoctoral researcher at the National …
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Assessing the stakeholders‘ needs and demo site requirements in Cyprus
In a recent development, the AGREEMAR project reached a significant milestone with its latest needs assessment mission to the project demo site in Cyprus, spanning from 27 to 31 March …
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AGREEMAR presented at the 16th Portuguese Water Congress in Lisbon, Portugal
On 22 March (the World Water Day), the AGREEMAR project was presented by Dr. Teresa Leitão from LNEC at the 16th Portuguese Water Congress in Lisbon, Portugal with a talk entitled …
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Meeting of the Steering Committee of AGREEMAR in Tunisia
The first meeting of the Steering Committee (STC) of AGREEMAR project in Tunisia took place in the National Agronomical Institute of Tunisia on 14 March 2023 from 09:00 to 12:30. …
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Brief note on the field visit conducted to Comporta WWTP / MAR site and local modelling area
The National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC), with the authorization and collaboration of Águas do Alentejo SA (AgdA), has been continuously monitoring in the last month the groundwater temperature, electrical …