Tag: Water

UN 2023 Water Conference
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FYI.

As the UN 2023 Water Conference approaches here are some key updates for how you can be part of this milestone event:
- Registration is now open for accredited non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector and philanthropic organizations – Register
- Open call for Side Events has been extended, the new deadline is 20 January 2023 – Apply
- Thematic webinars to help stakeholders participate in the conference and contribute to the Water Action Agenda will be held on 17 and 18 January 2023 – Register.
Register your delegation to participate in the UN 2023 Water Conference – Registration is open from 9 January – 10 February 2023

Registration for non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector and philanthropic organizations and other actors will be open from 9 January to 10 February, each accredited organization will be able to request registration up to 10 representatives.
- ECOSOC Accredited Organizations: Register here
- Specially Accredited Organizations: Register here
The results of the second round of Special Accreditation has been published here.

Open Call for Side Events extended – Deadline: 20 January 2023

Side events can be organized in connection with the UN 2023 Water Conference, either in-person or virtually, by Member States, the UN system, Intergovernmental Organizations and accredited non-governmental stakeholders. Priority will be given to events organized by Member States and those organized in partnership by several organizations. Side event organizers are encouraged to contribute to the Water Action Agenda by announcing or showcasing their own voluntary commitments. For additional details and guidance on how to submit a side event proposal, including Guidelines, please visit the website: https://bit.ly/Water2023SideEvents.

APPLY NOW
- To apply for an in-person side event inside the UN Headquarters:
- To apply for an in-person side event outside the UN Headquarters:
- To apply for a virtual side event: https://bit.ly/Water2023SideEventVirtual
Multi-Stakeholder Thematic Webinars | 17 – 18 January, 9:00 – 11:00 AM EST

Register now:

The UN 2023 Water Conference will be held in New York, from 22 to 24 March 2023. The Conference will be co-hosted by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Tajikistan.

The Multi-Stakeholder Thematic Webinars will be held virtually on 17 and 18 January 2023 from 9:00 – 11:00 AM (EDT) as an additional opportunity for stakeholders to prepare for the UN 2023 Water Conference, including to encourage their contributions to the Water Action Agenda (WAA).
- Interested stakeholders should register online by 16 January 2023 using this form: https://bit.ly/ThematicWebinarsRegistration
The webinars aim to inform participants on the opportunities for engagement in the UN 2023 Water Conference and the WAA by sharing perspectives and expectations on the voluntary commitments and encouraging and inspiring stakeholders to register transformative gamechangers and voluntary commitments to the WAA.

For more information about the webinar, please visit:

Any questions?

Visit the UN 2023 Water Conference website or email us: water2023@un.org
January 12, 2023
The Tigris and Euphrates: Less fertile crescent

Less fertile crescent

The waters of Babylon are running dry

Mar 9th 2013 |From the print edition

THE Middle East is arid. But it is also home to some of the world’s most fertile rivers, such as the Nile. So it is all the more alarming that one of its great river basins, the Tigris-Euphrates—which flows through the so-called fertile crescent that gave birth to agriculture itself—is getting drier. According to a study in Water Resources Research, an American scientific journal, between 2003 and 2009 the region that stretches from eastern Turkey to western Iran lost 144 cubic kilometres of fresh water.

That figure is vast. It is equivalent in volume to the Dead Sea and, according to the study’s senior author, Jay Famiglietti of the University of California, Irvine, implies that the region is suffering the world’s second-fastest rate of water depletion after northern India. The water table sank by 0.3 metres (one foot) a year in 2006-09. At the point where the Euphrates crosses from Syria into Iraq, it now flows at only 70% of the rate it once did. All this in an area that already faces severe water shortages.

The study provides the first accurate estimate of all the water in the basin. National statistics are flawed and incomplete; some figures are even state secrets. But the study uses satellite data from America’s NASA which is not subject to these restrictions. These satellites not only measure surface water by photographs but, thanks to precise measurements of the effect of bodies of water on the atmosphere, can even calculate the amount of water in the aquifer below them.

The main reason for the depletion turns out to be that more water is being taken out of the underground aquifer, mainly by farmers. The rate of loss accelerated after drought hit the region in 2007. Between 2007 and 2009, in response to reduced flows of water in the rivers, Iraq’s government dug 1,000 new wells and abstracted four-fifths of all its groundwater reserves. The aquifer is not being replenished at anything like that rate, so this cannot continue for long.

The rapid depletion has implications for managing the basin, which is shared by Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran. All the countries have extensive dams, reservoirs and other sorts of infrastructure on both rivers which control the water’s flow. But they have no international treaty governing when and by how much they can shut the flow down.

Over the years, this has not mattered much. The countries have rubbed along, sometimes amicably, sometimes not, with downstream ones (notably Syria and Iraq) assuming there would always be enough water in the upstream reservoirs of Turkey for them all. But if the new study is any guide, that assumption may not hold for much longer. As Mr Famiglietti says, “The region is ripe for collaborating on the science of water management. Whether it is ready for an international legal framework, I have no idea.”

From the print edition: Middle East and Africa

via The Tigris and Euphrates: Less fertile crescent | The Economist.

March 10, 2013
No-Dig Turkey Is a Success

The Turkish Society for Infrastructure and Trenchless Technology (TSITT)held its No-Dig Turkey 2012 Conference in Sanliurfa, Turkey, Oct. 2-3, with the support of ISTT. Many local and international participants attended this unique trenchless event of Turkey.

The No-Dig Turkey 2012 Conference started with a welcoming speech from TSITT chairman Yasin Torun. Afterward, ISTT executive director John Hemphill and ISTT chairman Dr. Sam Ariaratnam gave their opening speeches, followed by opening speeches from Sanliurfa deputy mayor Fevzi Yucetepe, deputy general manager of DSI Guven Karacuha, and Southeastern Anatolia Project Regional Development Adminstration president Sadrettin Karahocagil.

Sanliurfa governor Celalettin Guvenc gave the conference’s keynote speech. He said that trenchless technology is a must for Sanliurfa as well as the entire country of Turkey and that he was honored that this year’s conference is held in the City of Sanliurfa — a unique city having a history more than 12,000 years. Additionally, Guvenc said that the government would continuously support TSITT as well as the International No Dig 2015 Conference and Exhibition, which will be held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Following the opening and keynote speeches, Dr. Rustem Keles – General Manager of SASKI (Sakarya Water and Sewerage Administration), made a presentation with the title of “Trenchless Technology and General Applications in Turkish Water Administrations.” Afterward, Prof. Dr. Magdy Abou RAYAN, chairman of the International Water Technology Association (IWTA) made a presentation titled, “International Approaches in Non-Revenue Water Management.’

In the afternoon session, Umit Canturk, managing director of TEKSU, and Arcan Haciraifoglu, managing director of DOGUS VANA, made separate presentations titled “Trenchless Technology and Applications of Non-Revenue Water Management in Turkey.” Onur Kaya, managing director of BORETEC, made a presentation, “Trenchless Technology and Applications of Horizontal Directional Drilling in Turkey.” Dr. Ihsan Engin Bal, of ITU (Istanbul Technical University) made a presentation titled “Trenchless Technology and Applications of Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) in Water Transmission Systems,” followed by Abdullah Sarikaya, deputy general manager of ENERMAK, who discussed “Trenchless Technology and Applications of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) in Turkey.” Suat Mizrak, manager of SAMPAS presented “Underground Infrastructure Mapping and Information System” and Sener Polat, CIPP Consultant of TSITT, presented “Trenchless Technology and Applications of Cured-In-Place Pipe (CIPP) in Europe.”

Day II kicked off with a presentation by Yasin Torun, “The Situation and Importance of Trenchless Technology in Turkey,” followed by Dr. Sam Ariaratnam’s excellent presentation on “Trenchless Technology in International Dimension – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.” Afterward, associate professor Dr. Cemal Balci of ITU (Istanbul Technical University) discussed on “TBM Selection and Rock Cutting Tests.” Later, professor Dr. Hanifi Copur of ITU made a presentation titled “Trenchless Technology and Applications of Microtunneling in Turkey,” and BOHRTEC managing director Dr. Gregor Nieder discussed “Microtunneling for Small Diameters up to DN800 – 30 Years of Experience in Germany.” ITU professor Dr. Nuh Bilgin made the last presentation in the day, “Trenchless Technology and Applications of Tunneling in Turkey.”

In the afternoon session, a technical tour was arranged to the site of the Suruc Tunnel project, the world’s fifth longest water transmission tunnel under construction in Sanliurfa. A TBM with a diameter of 7.83 m. has been working since 2010 for 17 km of the total length of the tunnel. After the conference, TSITT held a two-day short course on Mechanized Tunneling and Microtunneling in Sanliurfa Oct. 4-5.

TSITT is thankful to ISTT, governorship of Sanliurfa, Southeastern Anatolia Project Regional Development Administration, Sanliurfa Municipality, General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works, General Directorate of Highways, Sakarya Water and Sewerage Administration, Istanbul Technical University, Harran University, International Water Technology Association, Turkish Tunneling Society and many other national/international institutions for their valuable support. TSITT also thanked the participants from Turkey, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Egypt and Palestine for their large level of attendance.

TSITT proudly announces that No-Dig Turkey events will take place each year in Turkey. After organizing 2013 and 2014 No Dig Turkey events, International No Dig 2015 Istanbul Conference and Exhibition will take place in Istanbul. TSITT invites all individuals, institutions and companies around the world to take place in No Dig events in Turkey in a unique country located in the intersection point of Europe, Asia and Middle East.

via No-Dig Turkey Is a Success.

November 15, 2012
Turkey takes over European group chair of INBO

INBO has 188 members in 68 countries, and it envisages administration of water resources on the basis of basins.

Turkish Forestry and Water Works Ministry took over the chair of European Group of International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO).

INBO has 188 members in 68 countries, and it envisages administration of water resources on the basis of basins.

Turkey recently hosted EUROPE-INBO 2012 conference which was participated by 354 people from 47 countries.

INBO was established in 1994 in order to encourage integrated water resources managing for a sustainable development.

via Turkey takes over European group chair of INBO | General | World Bulletin.

October 25, 2012
Turkey to start distributing potable water to Somalis from well

Turkey to start distributing potable water to Somalis from well

The ministry said DSI teams would start distributing potable water to the tent-site as of Saturday.

Turkish State Water Works (DSI) will start distributing potable water to Somali people from well opened in the country.

Turkey’s Forestry & Water Works Ministry said on Saturday that DSI team had drilled a water well near a tent-site in Somalia, and found water in 90 meters dept.

“10 liters of potable water has been provided from the well per second,” the ministry said.

The ministry said DSI teams would start distributing potable water to the tent-site as of Saturday.

Potable water for 17,000 people can be provided from the well a day.

Thus, there will no more be any need for water tanks in the tent-site.

DSI will launch efforts to drill another water well near an area where Turkey will build its embassy.

Somalia is facing with one of the worst droughts in the past 60 years.

The epicenter of the drought lies on the three-way border shared by Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, a nomadic region where families heavily depend on the health of their livestock. Uganda and Djibouti have also been hit by the disaster.

Tens of thousands of people have so far been displaced due to the humanitarian situation in the region.

AA

January 9, 2012
Turkey to complete water project to Turkish Cyprus in four stages

“Mr. Prime Minister asked us to complete the construction on March 7, 2014,” Eroglu said.

Turkey’s forestry & water works minister said on Saturday that Turkey would complete the water project regarding Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in four stages.

Veysel Eroglu said the idea to transport water to TRNC from Turkey was developed when Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was Istanbul metropolitan mayor.

“The water project was launched in 2003, and we will complete the project in four stages,” Eroglu told TRNC’s Bayrak Radio and Television (BRT).

Eroglu said the first stage was construction of Alakopru dam in Turkish southern town of Anamur, and Turkey laid the foundation of the dam on March 7, 2011.

“Mr. Prime Minister asked us to complete the construction on March 7, 2014,” Eroglu said.

Eroglu said the pipeline that would carry water to Gecitkoy dam would be 107 kilometers long, and it would carry 75 million cubic meters of water.

“75 million cubic meters of potable water can be provided to 750,000 people, and some of it will be used as potable water and some of it for irrigation purposes,” he said.

Eroglu said, “this water can be peace water.”

The minister said he would visit TRNC this year to discuss efforts to counter forest fires and to plant new trees.

Moreover, Eroglu said 2012 could bring peace to the island, and Turkey would continue to support Turkish Cypriots.

AA

January 8, 2012