- Introduction
- Objectives
- Course Contents
- Practical Work
- Field Visits
- course Participants
- Academic Staff
- Registration Form
- Fees
- Fellowships
Introduction
The annual course on “Environmental Hydrology For Arid and Semi Arid Regions” have been organized and Hosted by HRI- RTC jointly with the Egyptian Committee for International Hydrological Programme (ECIHP) during the period from 1999- 2007.
Duration of the course : from May – July. (Every Year).
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Objectives
The Egyptian International Post-Graduate Training Course on Environmental Hydrology was organized as a contribution of Egypt to the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) objectives by offering post-graduate education and professionals engaged in the various aspects of Environmental Hydrology For Arid and Semi-Arid Regions. The main objectives of the course are:
- To furnish the participants of the course with a basic knowledge in applying physical and mathematical models, particularly computer programmes for tackling problems in Operational and Environmental Hydrology.
- To offer a clear explanation of Operational and Environmental Hydrology for Arid and Semi-Arid Regions.
- To explain the nature and uses of mathematical and physical models, and their application in groundwater studies and management
- To present case studies of actual problems in environmental hydrology and work out solutions.
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Course Contents
The course contents have been selected to meet the requirements and expectations of the practicing environmental hydrologists. To cope with the background of the course participants, flexibility is always exercised to give more emphasis to the topics of most interest and fields of work of the majority of the participants.
The course endeavors to achieve through a set of carefully selected and planned Lectures, computational laboratories and field trips. The course culminates its activities by a selection of major projects in hydrology in various areas to suit the varying interest of the participants. Accordingly, the course curriculum is as following:
- Introduction
- Course objectives
- Overview of environmental hydrology
- Familiarization of the participants
- Hydrometeorology
- Forms and Mechanisms of Rainfall in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions
- Temporal and Spatial Characteristics and Frequency Analysis of Rain Storms
- Measurements of Rainfall, Evaporation, Wind Speed and Vapor Pressure
- Visit to Instrumentation Lab, Main Frame Center and Meteorology Authority Forecasting Cente
- Hydrology of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions
- Water Sheds and Natural Surface Drainage (Wadi) System
- Hydrometry and Open Channel Hydraulics
- Hydrometry
- Basic Hydraulics
- Uniform flow in open channels
- Varied flow in open channels
- Fluvial Hydraulics
- Surface Water Hydrology
- Surface Water & Hydrologic Abstractions
- Runoff Process and Overland flow
- Rainfall-runoff relationships
- Flow Hydrograph
- Surface Hydrology Models
- Stochastic Hydrology
- Computer Applications
- Infiltration
- Use of Isotopes in Hydrology and Water Resources
- Groundwater Hydrology
- Geology and hydrogeology of Arid Regions
- Groundwater Investigations
- Groundwater Flow & Hydraulics
- Groundwater Management
- Groundwater Flow Models
- Groundwater Models Applications in Egypt
- Computer Applications
- Well Technology
- Pumps for Wells
- Management of Coastal Aquifers
- Groundwater Recharge
- Conjunctive Use of Surface Water and Groundwater
- Pumping Test
- Water Qualities and its Protection
- Sources of Pollution
- Water Quality
- Salt Water Intrusion
- Groundwater Quality Models
- Water Resources Engineering
- Integrated Water Resources Management
- Water Use
- Water Resources Development
- Water Resources Management
- Floods and Their Control
- Characteristics of Flash Floods in Arid Regions
- Flash Floods Applications
- Protection of Human Settlements
- Urban Hydrology
- GIS and its Applications in Hydrology
- Water Ethics
- An Integrated Project (Surface Water & Groundwater Hydrology
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Practical Work
- Field Work
- Pump Wells
- Water Quality Measurements
- Computer Lab Practical aspects are emphasized by gaining hands-on experience through exercises, workshops, computer simulations, field and laboratory measurements, case studies and excursions to projects
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Field Visits
- Scientific Visits
- HRI
- Central Lab
- MWRI ( GIS Unit – Planning Sector)
- Egyptian Meteorological Authority
- Atomic Energy Authority
- Dina Farm
- North Sinai Development Project
- Saint Catherine and South Sinai
- Cultural and Tourisms Visits
- Pyramids, Sphinx
- Egyptian Museum
- Mohamed Ali Citadel
- Military Museum (Port Saaid)
- Alexandria Library
- Romanian Theatre
- Qaitbay Citadel
- South Sinai ( Saint Catherine and Sharm El Sheikh )
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COURSE PARTICIPANTS
The trainees are from the Nile basin countries and the Arab region. During the period from 1996 to 2007, the No. of Trainees have been reached to ( ) trainees. The following table shows the distribution of trainees on the different Countries.
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ACADEMIC STAFF
All lectures were given by expert professors from different organizations; Ain Shams University, Cairo University, National Water Research Center, Research Institute for Groundwater, Water Resources Research Institute, Nile Research Institute, Hydraulics Research Institute, Egyptian Meteorology Authority, Atomic Energy Authority and Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation.
More than thirty lecturers delivered the lectures, and more than five experts and technicians helped in the field programs.
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Registration Form
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Fees
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Fellowships
A Limited No. of Fellowships is available for the participants from the Nile Basin Countries and Arab Region. The course was sponsored by The Egyptian Fund For Technical Co- Operation with Africa (EFTCA) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI), National Water Research Center (NWRC), UNESCO Cairo office.
Applicant's age should not exceed 35 years. He/She should fill in the enclosed Application Form I and attach an official health Certificate denoting that he/she is free of any acute or chronic disease (Aids is included)
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