WATER HARVESTING & IRRIGATION NETWORK DESIGN IN THE REGION OF BAALBECK – HERMEL - Lebanon
The project consists of water harvesting unused and insufficiently exploited water resources including rainfall and snow melt runoffs will be done in several collection reservoirs lined with special membranes and connected to modern and efficient irrigation networks. The number, size and locations of the reservoirs is be determined based on a survey of the area which take into consideration several factors such as available water resources, prevailing agricultural practices, number of beneficiaries, soil characteristics, rainfall amounts, land ownership and socioeconomic appraisal.
Services Undertaken included
- Provide and prepare all needed meteorological and hydrological data for the target region
- Analyse all data and identify suitable sites for water harvesting in the target area based on the results of the assessment
- Propose appropriate water collection/harvesting systems, including structures and irrigation networks
- Supervise the execution of all works
- Propose technical measures and cost-estimates required for the maintenance and protection of the proposed water harvesting system
- Assist the project team in capacity building (trainings and/or other) and awareness raising activities of target communities and the general public on water management and maintenance of the systems