INFORMATION ON THE COURSE
APPLICATION
FORM
INTERNATIONAL
CENTRE FOR ADVANCED MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC STUDIES
MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF ZARAGOZA
Advanced Course
COASTAL GROUNDWATER FOR IRRIGATION AND
SUPPLY:
SUSTAINABLE USE AND REMEDIATION ACTIONS
Zaragoza (
Objective
of the course
Organization
Admission
Registration
Scholarships
Insurance
Teaching organization
Programme
Guest lecturers
Coastal
areas support intensive human activities, especially agriculture and urban and
tourism developments. In many cases, water resources for supply come from
coastal aquifers which are often intensively developed, since no other
conventional water resources may be available. As a consequence groundwater
flow patterns become highly modified with respect to the natural situation.
This has important consequences for the environment and water quality. One of
the most important effects is contamination by mixing with sea water. Salt
water-fresh water relationships in aquifers introduce special circumstances to
be taken carefully into account, therefore not all aquifer recharge can be
exploited. Evolution of salinity is often a slow, unobserved process, with very
delayed effects. As a consequence, management for sustainable use is a key
issue to be addressed at aquifer scale by water authorities in close
cooperation with stakeholders and users’ organisations.
Adequate
quantitative and qualitative knowledge of coastal aquifer characteristics and
behaviour is needed. Furthermore, appropriate management tools, monitoring and
interpretation of data have to be applied, considering total costs and benefits
of groundwater use in the framework of current regulation. The involvement of
public and private interests and civil organisations in the whole process is
also essential. In
The
Mediterranean region has special characteristics due to the geology, climate,
importance of agriculture, high development of tourism and large urban
concentrations, both in the North and the South. This specificity must be
managed in order to solve problems, to enhance science and technology transfer,
and to adapt supranational norms to address the specific circumstances of the
region.
Through theoretical lectures and presentation of
case studies on the principles, exploitation and management of coastal
aquifers, the course aims to (i) improve the knowledge on specific
hydrogeological characteristics of coastal aquifers and more widely on the importance of their
exploitation, (ii) give a common shared vision of integrated water management
and provide knowledge on specific techniques, and (iii) help to implement
sustainable water management.
By
the end of the course the participants are expected to:
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Be able to handle problems
of water management and remediation of coastal aquifers, especially in
semi-arid and arid areas, considering conventional and non conventional water
resources.
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Know how to elaborate data
in order to quantify the state of the exploitation and its effects on the salt
water-fresh water equilibrium.
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Gain experience in
designing integrated water management procedures considering socio-economic and
technical aspects to advise decision makers.
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Be aware of advantages and
limitations of quantitative methods and techniques to be used, such as aquifer
storage recovery and reuse of treated waste water for water supply and
agriculture purposes.
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Have the opportunity to
exchange their experience with scientists and other practitioners
dealing with coastal aquifer management issues in the Mediterranean area.
The course will take place at
the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of
Zaragoza (IAMZ) of the International Centre for Advanced
Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM),
and will be given by well qualified lecturers from research centres,
universities, administration and consultancy services in different countries.
The course will be held over a
period of 1 week, from 22 to 27 March
The
course is designed for 25 participants with a university degree and is aimed at
professionals, from public or private organisations, working in groundwater
management in coastal areas, as well as involved technical advisers and researchers.
Given the diverse nationalities
of the lecturers, knowledge of English and French will be valued in the
selection of candidates, since together with Spanish, they will be the working
languages of the course. However, if necessary, the IAMZ will provide
simultaneous interpretation of the lectures.
Application forms may be
obtained from:
Instituto Agronómico Mediterráneo de Zaragoza
Avenida de
Montañana 1005, 50059 Zaragoza (Spain)
Tel.: +34 976 716000 - Fax: +34 976 716001
e-mail: iamz@iamz.ciheam.org
Web: www.iamz.ciheam.org
Candidates should send the
completed application form to the above address, accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae, stating degree,
diplomas, experience, professional activities, language knowledge and reasons
for applying to the course. Copies of certificates should be enclosed with the
application.
The deadline for the submission
of applications is 18 December
2009.
Applications
from those candidates who cannot present their complete records when applying,
or those requiring authorization to attend the course, may be accepted
provisionally.
Registration fees for the course
amount to 450 euro. This sum covers tuition fees only.
Candidates from CIHEAM member
countries (
Candidates from other countries
who require financial support should apply directly to other national or
international institutions.
It is compulsory for
participants to have medical insurance valid for
The course requires personal
work and interaction among participants and with lecturers. The international
characteristics of the course favour the exchange of experiences and points of
view.
Formal lectures are illustrated
by applied examples and real case studies in various Mediterranean contexts and
other coastal areas. Participants will be invited to contribute their own professional experiences in coastal aquifer
management and remediation for irrigation and water supply by a written
document. Some cases will be selected to be presented during the course,
providing a forum of exchange that allows participants to benefit from the
comments and contributions made by lecturers and other participants.
A technical field trip to the Lower Llobregat valley and delta is envisaged for Saturday 27 March to present a
coastal area of intensive groundwater use with heavy seawater intrusion, to
give participants the opportunity to exchange ideas on problem solving and
management strategies.
1.
Principles of
coastal aquifer functioning (8 hours)
1.1. Fresh water-salt water relationships
1.1.1.
Natural conditions
1.1.2.
Hydraulic changes in
coastal aquifers due to exploitation
1.2. Types of coastal aquifers in the Mediterranean area.
Conceptual models
1.3. Hydrogeochemical and isotopic aspects
1.4. Quantitative methods
1.4.1.
Analytical methods
1.4.2.
Numerical methods
1.5. Geophysical investigations and remote sensing
applications
1.6. Building conceptual models
2.
Coastal aquifer
development in the Mediterranean area (4 hours)
2.1. Coastal aquifer use for human supply and agriculture.
Quality aspects
2.2. Economic, social and legal issues of aquifer use
2.3. Environmental consequences of coastal aquifer uses
3.
Coastal aquifer
management and remediation (15 hours)
3.1. Sustainable use of coastal aquifers
3.1.1.
Water demand and water
resource availability. Global changes
3.1.2.
Integrated water management
3.1.2.1.
Conjunctive use of surface
and groundwater
3.1.2.2.
Treated waste water reuse
in agriculture and other uses
3.1.2.3.
Desalination of brackish
and saline waters
3.1.2.4.
Coastal springs
3.1.3.
Artificial recharge.
Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR)
3.2. Capture works in coastal aquifers
3.2.1.
Hydraulic behaviour
3.2.2.
Well construction and
abandonment
3.3. Protection and remediation actions
3.3.1.
Planning and norms for
protection
3.3.2.
Remediation techniques and
barriers
3.4. Monitoring, data management and early warning tools.
Case study: coastal karstic aquifer monitoring – an example in the Salento
peninsula,
3.5. Scenario building and decision support systems. Case
study: the example of
3.6. Case study: coastal aquifer management in
3.7. Case study: alternate conjunctive use of coastal
aquifers in
4.
Presentation and
discussion of selected case studies from participants (2 hours)
5.
Technical field trip
to
E. CUSTODIO, Univ. Politècnica
Catalunya,
N. DÖRFLIGER, BRGM,
Montpellier (France)
M.D. FIDELIBUS, Politecnico Bari
(Italy)
M. MANZANO, Univ. Politécnica Cartagena (Spain)
G. OUDE ESSINK, Deltares Institute, Utrecht (the Netherlands)
E.G. REICHARD, USGS California Water Science Center, San Diego (US)
J.D. RINAUDO, BRGM,
Orléans (France)
A.
SAHUQUILLO, Univ. Politécnica Valencia
(Spain)
L. TULIPANO, Univ. Studi Roma "