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Smart Groundwater Management

Project No 2EGY16002
Title Smart Groundwater Management
Description
This pilot project will implement ICTs to replace the conventional system(s) of irrigation by developing a model/approach for aggregating, refining, customizing, and disseminating available data/information of the local groundwater resources in the newly reclaimed agricultural land:
- in New Valley Governorate;
- in South West of Egypt.
This project will test this new model on both irrigation systems fueled by renewable and non-renewable energy sources to compare the results with the aim of insuring the new model's viability all pumps regardless of the energy source. In addition, the project will create a platform for the community to exchange knowledge.
Area of Action ICT Applications
Status Implemented
Time Frame From 1/7/2016 To 31/12/2020
Related ITU Webpages itu.int
Beneficiary Countries Egypt
Implementing Agency ITU
Cooperation Agency Minister of Communications and Information Technology Egypt
Financial Scale (CHF) Less than 100'000
Achievements The project was successfully implemented. For further detail and information, please see the final report, known, most of the project’s expenses were provided in kind by the partner