1. TOWARDS A SHARED VISION –
GLOBAL WATER & CLIMATE
PROGRAMME
North Africa Case Study
Dr. Sarra Touzi
GWP-Med
Stockholm
28th September 2013

2. North Western Sahara Aquifer
Photo : OSS

3. Overall Context
• Non renewable water resources
• Water withdrawals increase
• Piezometric level decrease
• Water and soil degradation
• Desertification exacerbation
• warming of 1.9 ° C by 2030 and 2.7 ° C by 2050
• precipitation decrease of 9% in 2030 and 17% in 2050.
• evapotranspiration increase of 8% in 2030 and 14% in 2050
• Consultation Mechanism in place (2002) : Data collection and
update and Hydro-modelling
• OSS : facilitated the establishment of the consultation mechanism

4. WACEP Objective
To support the consultation mechanism to
advance regional cooperation in climate
change adaptation in the north western
shared aquifer system for regional and
economic development

5. Activities
1. Definition of the baseline situation
2. Enhance understanding of current and future constraints and
challenges to basin water security and development
highlighting the major components to be considered for the
definition of direct and indirect climatic drivers
3. Identification of climate change scenarios to be considered
4. Evaluation of direct and indirect climatic impacts on water
resources in the basin and transformation of this data on
information to be used by the SASS hydro-economic

6. Activities
5. Synergise with the ongoing SASS programme to build a
hydro-economic model including CC considerations and
develop a shared vision in the basin
6. Identify and prioritize non regret investments in the basin for
enhancing Basin Water Security and Climate Resilience
7. Support the existing consultation mechanism

7. Progress achieved
• MoU with OSS
• Definition of a detailed work plan specifying joint activities to
be delivered within WACDEP and those to be undertaken
within SASS III programme
• Preparation of ToR for the integration of Climate change
considerations into the hydraulic model of SASS (to be
finalized through discussion with the SASS III programme
experts)

8. Log Frame
Output 1
Countries and regions supported to develop and integrate 'no regrets' water security and climate resilience investments into their
development plans, policies & projects with associated investment plans
Government
timescales
matches
programme time
scale
Work Package
1: Regional
and
Transboundary
Cooperation
Support AMCOW,
African Union and
the SASS
consultation
mechanism to
advance regional
cooperation in
climate change
adaptation in the
SASS shared
aquifers for
regional and
economic
development
Number of agreements/
commitments on
enhanced water
security at
transboundray/ regional
level influenced.
Target 0 0 1 1
Consultation
Mechanism Steering
Commitee,
WACDEP reports
Level Description Indicator description
Baseline
2012
Milestone
2014
Milestone
2015
Target 2016 Verification Means Assumptions
Logframe

9. Comments / Recommandations
• Ambitious indicator for a short time  Huge risk of not
achieving it
• What about less “attractive” achievements but that are of big
importance ?
• The quantitative information hides the qualitative one ?