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Funding Agency

German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) through Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ)
   

Objectives

 

Integrate renewable energy sources to the Jenin wastewater treatment plant by shifting from fossil fuel based to solar energy, reducing the CO2 emissions and reducing the cost of TWW to farmers in the Marj ibn Amer Water User Association (WUA).

The project aims to provides solar panels to Jenin wastewater treatment plant and support the farmers of (WUA) to rehabilitate their irrigated farms using treated wastewater/Jenin WTTP for the benefit of Jenin Municipality and WUA.

Project Partners

 

 

 

 

Project Outputs:

  • PV system with a capacity of 65.4 kWp has been installed and operated. The system will produce over 107 000 kWp which has a value of over 55 000 ILS/ year.
  • Filtration and Pumping system have been maintained and operated well
  • Valves at the valve chambers of main irrigation network have been replaced with new ones (9 valves) and the PRVs have been cleaned, fixed and calibrated.
  • Seedlings of fruit trees have been supplied to the farmers based on their needs such as pears, guava and figs
  • Training sessions on operation and maintenance the solar plant was conducted targeting the operators of the of the Solar plant.
  • Training Sessions on operation and maintenance of TWW irrigation system was conducted targeting the farmers, WUA.
  • Agreement between Jenin Municipality and WUA to regulate their roles in operating the PV system was accomplished to be signed by the two parties.
  • Institutional capacities of WUA association were increased with support of institutional expert. This intuitional support enhanced the performance WUA to play its role in supporting the farmers and the sustainability of reuse scheme.

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Areas of work

HWE works closely with Newcastle University (UK) and many other international institutions and funding agencies such as UNESCO, ESCWA, CEDARE, UNU, USAID, DFID, AFD, GTZ, GWP, EUWI, JICA, ACSAD, BGR, EU, etc.

Main Goals

HWE offers a wide variety of services in water, sanitation and environmental engineering and science from the needs identification stage to the elaboration of tender documents, supervision of works and technical assistance.


The House of Water and Environment (HWE) is a Palestinian not-for-profit NGO that was established in the year 2004. HWE aims to promote practical research into the current and future state of water resources and the environment in Palestine and across the region.


HWE is a Palestinian not-for-profit NGO that was established in the year 2004. HWE aims to promote practical research into the current and future state of water resources and the environment in Palestine and across the region. There is a need to combine different notions of social, technical and economic sustainability in order to achieve development outcomes that both provide for national development and help to achieve poverty reduction. HWE aims to address this need through mobilizing local and international networks and partnerships to promote a broader analysis of sustainable water resource development and better ‘governance’ of the resource.

Areas of work and scope of activities

HWE is working in three areas (with regard to water and environment):
     1- Development.
     2- Research.
     3- Capacity Building and Training.

 

HWE is particularly strong in the fields of: Water Resources, Sewage and Sanitation, Conflict Resolution, Food and Agriculture, Water supply, Engineering Aspects, ...

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