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

Water Research, Consultations & Testing in Support of

Development and Policy Formulation

ByMuhammad Saidam, PhD

Objective of Presentation

To give a snapshot impression of RSS focusing on water-related

activities

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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.

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PhD (6%) MSc (23%) BSc (71%)

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An Organizational Overview

Research,Consultation,

& Projects

Scientific Analysis Public Health & Safety

Calibration, Conformity, & Engineering Maintenance

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

RSS Roadmap (2012 -2015 ) - Thematic Areas

Resource efficiency• Water & energy

optimization systems

Quality assurance • ICT & materials

in buildings

Science to Society• Policy advice in

STI & development

Green Innovations• Clean energy

and green buildings


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Real-time Water Quality Monitoring at RSS

Concept & 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


The Real-time Monitoring System

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www.emarcu.gov.jo


http://www.emarcu.gov.jo/


Goals of EMARCU Water Quality Monitoring System

• Provide a data collection platform

• Help improve decision making in the water & environment sectors

• Promote data sharing

Real-time On-line Dataflow

Water Quality Data Platform

RTMSResearch

Centers… etc

Governmental

Labs

Decision makers Ministries:Water, Env, Agri, Health

Research &

Academia

Others:Engineering consultants, the public etc


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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


http://www.emarcu.gov.jo/

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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



Project’s Managing Board

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

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 , Yasar Yakis 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


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