Modeling of Nubian Sand Stone Aquifer System ,By Dr. Omar Elbadawy, CEDARE , Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa, 15-18 December 2013, Amman, Jordan
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3. The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System
Total Area: 2.35 million km2
Area in Egypt: 850,000 km2
Area in Libya: 650,000 km2
Area in Sudan: 750,000 km2
Area in Chad: 100,000 km2
Estimated Volume: 150,000 km3
4. Overview of the Water Issues
Limited Renewable Water Resources
High Population Growth
Lack of Integrated Water Resources
Planning & Management
W hy ?
Increasing Cost of Supply Expansion
5. -ConsequencesIncreasing Gap between Demand &
Supply
Competing Sectoral Demands for the Same
Water Resources
Ground Water Pumping & Depletion of
Non-Renewable Aquifers
Social & Environmental Impacts
6. Other Effects of Groundwater
Overpumping- Sea water intrusion
Groundwater
overpumping can
cause land to
sink, and
contaminate
freshwater aquifers
near coastal areas
with saltwater.
Figure 14-11
7. NSAS Programme?
Updating the Knowledge on the Nubian Sandstone
Aquifer within a regional perspective
Knowledge sharing and experience exchange among
the countries sharing the aquifer
Building bridges for regional cooperation for the
sustainable utilization of the aquifer
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21. Figure (5.19) - Water Level Hydrographs of Observation Wells
in Kharga Oasis
Water Elevation in m from sea level
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26. Nubian - Simulated drawdown 1960-1998
D e rn a
B e n g h a zi
T u b ru q
5 0 .0 0
M a tro u h
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A le xa n d ria
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27. Simulation 00 - Nubian - Drawdown 2000-2060
meters
Derna
Benghazi
24.0
Tubruq
22.0
800000
Matrouh
Port Said
Alexandr ia
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Ajdabiya
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Cairo
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Selima Oasis
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Ounianga Ser ir
Dongola
Nukheila
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22 °
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SK D - 2 4
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# W e s t S lim a
2 0°
20 °
Go u ro
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# U m H ila l
1 8°
18 °
# Q a a b E l- Ba b
Ga o u r
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# Al A tr u n
1 6°
16 °
14 °
1 4°
Monitoring Network
of NAS
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