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AGREEMAR attended PRIMA Project Day event in Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
On 21 November 2023, PRIMA Foundation organised a meeting of all projects funded through the PRIMA Call 2021 and 2022 from both Section 1 and Section 2 funding lines. The …
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Validation of feasibility maps for the AGREEMAR demo region in Spain by the Júcar Basin Authority
On Friday, 17 November 2023, the UPV team of the AGREEMAR project met with the Water Commissary and the Hydrological Planning Office of the Júcar Basin Authority to validate the …
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Meeting between INAT and the Tunisian Association of Nature and Environment Protection (ATPNE) in Korba, Tunisia
On 13 November 2023, INAT team met the representatives of the Tunisian Association of Nature and Environment Protection (ATPNE). The NGO has the objective of contributing to nature and environment …
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National Civil Engineering Award 2023 for Prof. Joaquín Andreu, PI of UPV team in the AGREEMAR project
On 25 October 2023, Prof. Joaquín Andreu, PI of the UPV team in the AGREEMAR project, was honored with the National Civil Engineering Award 2023, delivered by the Ministry of …
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INOWAS web-based modelling platform presented at the International Riverbank Filtration Conference in Dresden
From 16 to 18 October 2023, the Division of Water Sciences at the Dresden University of Applied Sciences organised the International Riverbank Filtration Conference. The conferences offered a great opportunity …
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Presentation of the final MAR feasibility maps, the constellation analysis and visit to the physical models with the Water Authority of Alentejo (APA/ARH-Alentejo)
On 18 October 2023, the final MAR feasibility maps developed by the AGREEMAR team at LNEC (improved after discussion with APA/ARH-Alentejo on 27 July 2023 meeting) were presented to the main …
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Sarah Eisenreich defended her Master’s thesis on MAR feasibility mapping in Cyprus
On 27 September 2023 we had the first defence of a Master’s within the framework of the AGREEMAR project. Sarah Eisenreich graduated the Master programme on Hydrology at the Department …
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Project mid-term meeting in Valencia, Spain, between 7-8 September 2023
Between 7-8 September 2023, the AGREEMAR consortium met in Valencia, Spain for the second annual project meeting. The event included one day of workshops and one day of field trips …
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Validation workshop of the MAR feasibility maps in Cyprus
The outcomes of the multi-criteria decision analysis, along with the assumptions/limitations applied to derive the feasibility maps, were discussed with the key stakeholders, particularly members of the Geological Survey and …
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Validation of the MAR feasibility maps with the Water Authority of Alentejo at the Portuguese demo region
On 27 July 2023, the MAR feasibility maps developed by the AGREEMAR team at LNEC were discussed and validated in a meeting with the main regional stakeholder at the demo …
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Validation workshop of the MAR feasibility maps in Tunisia
On 13 July, the MAR feasibility maps developed by the AGREEMAR team at INAT were validated in a participative workshop attended by representatives of relevant stakeholders in Tunisia. As part …
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Online meeting with Águas do Alentejo (AgdA) to explore the development of an AQUATOOL model in Portugal
An online meeting between LNEC, UPV and Águas do Alentejo (AgdA) took place on 30 June 2023 with the aim to discuss the possibility of supporting the decision-making on water …
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AGREEMAR at the International Training Course on “Conjunctive Management of Surface and Groundwater in the Mediterranean”
We are thrilled to announce that the AGREEMAR project was recently showcased by Prof. Joaquín Andreu during an international Training Course on “Conjunctive Management of Surface and Groundwater in the …
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Researcher from UPV conducting a research stay in Tunisia
From February 27, 2023, to March 13, 2023, Syrine Ghannem, member of the AGREEMAR project at the Polytechnic University of Valencia visited the National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia in order …
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Dr Khaoula Khemiri is the newest member of the AGREEMAR project team
Starting with 15 April 2023, the AGREEMAR team became bigger. Our Tunisian partner INAT received a new valuable member: Dr Khaoula Khemiri will work as postdoctoral researcher at the National …
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Assessing the stakeholders‘ needs and demo site requirements in Cyprus
In a recent development, the AGREEMAR project reached a significant milestone with its latest needs assessment mission to the project demo site in Cyprus, spanning from 27 to 31 March …
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AGREEMAR presented at the 16th Portuguese Water Congress in Lisbon, Portugal
On 22 March (the World Water Day), the AGREEMAR project was presented by Dr. Teresa Leitão from LNEC at the 16th Portuguese Water Congress in Lisbon, Portugal with a talk entitled …
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Meeting of the Steering Committee of AGREEMAR in Tunisia
The first meeting of the Steering Committee (STC) of AGREEMAR project in Tunisia took place in the National Agronomical Institute of Tunisia on 14 March 2023 from 09:00 to 12:30. …
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Brief note on the field visit conducted to Comporta WWTP / MAR site and local modelling area
The National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC), with the authorization and collaboration of Águas do Alentejo SA (AgdA), has been continuously monitoring in the last month the groundwater temperature, electrical …
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AGREEMAR team is growing: Marcel Horovitz joined the project partner LNEC
Starting with March 2023, the project team at the National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC) will benefit of a new member. Marcel Horovitz is currently developing his PhD thesis on …
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AGREEMAR presented by the Cypriot partners at the Cyprus Info Day – PRIMA 2023 event
On 9 February 2023, the Cypriot partner Dr. Konstantinos Panagiotou presented the AGREEMAR project as invited speaker to the online event “Cyprus Info Day – PRIMA Call 2023”. The seminar was organised by the …
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Visiting student conducting a three-month internship at UPV in Valencia
From 6 February to 6 May 2023, the Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (IIAMA) at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) is hosting Oskar Bensch, a visiting student from …
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LNEC launches a call for awarding a research fellowship
Our partners LNEC launched a call for awarding a research fellowship within the AGREEMAR project. The fellowship will be granted for one year with the possibility to extend it up …
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Newsletter 1 – January 2023
The first newsletter of our PRIMA-funded project AGREEMAR brings a summary of the first six months of the project: Read more: http://agreemar.webspace.tu-dresden.de/newsletters/.
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New research topic for a Master’s thesis
The Research Group INOWAS at TUD proposes the following research topic for a Masters’ student: Analysis of the effects of MAR on the local groundwater system through groundwater flow modelling …
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AGREEMAR represented at the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Mediterranean Geosciences Union (MedGU-22) in Marrakech, Morocco
On behalf of the AGREEMAR consortium, the project partner Dr. Constantinos Panagiotou from the ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence in Cyprus attended between 27-30 November 2022 the 2nd Annual Meeting of …
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Great news from Portugal regarding future MAR development in the country
We are happy to share some great news from Portugal: the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic has recently recommended the Government to encourage the development of projects and initiatives that contribute to …
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Assessing the stakeholders’ needs and demo site requirements in Tunisia
After having successfully conducted needs assessment missions to Spain and Portugal in November, Tunisia was next on the list from 12-16 December 2022. The project team, consisting of INAT, TU …
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Stakeholder meetings to assess their needs and weighting of MAR feasibility criteria at project demo site in Portugal
In the period 18-21 November 2022, AGREEMAR project partners LNEC and adelphi held bilateral meetings with key stakeholders of the project demo sites in Portugal including the regional office of …
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Needs assessment workshop and meetings with stakeholders from the Júcar Water District in Spain
On 3 November 2022, the UPV team of the AGREEMAR project organised a workshop with the main stakeholders of the Spanish demo region to discuss the possibilities and limitations of …