Establishment and Affiliation

UCWR Mission

• UCWR Vision
• Areas of Specialization
• Core Activities
  • Education
  • Research
  • Consultancy
  • Documentation and Dissemination

• Human Resources
• Facilities
• Awards and recognitions

As part of the UNESCO efforts to expand knowledge and to foster local, regional and international collaboration in water sector, the UNESCO Chair in Water Resources-Sudan (UNESCO-CWR) was established in 1994. The agreement was signed by the UNESCO Director General and the Vice Chancellor of the Omdurman Islamic University on behalf of the Sudan Government. The main objective of UNESCO-CWR is to serve as a centre of excellence to promote water resources planning and management for better, effective, efficient and sustainable utilization. The Chair has evolved as an independent Centre for education, research, consultancy, and knowledge dissemination. The Chair is renowned as a Centre of excellence in water and related fields.

The UNESCO-CWR mission is "to build, enhance and strengthen capacity for sustainable water resources development and management through education, research, consultancy and knowledge dissemination."

UNESCO- CWR offers full range of in- house skills and resources in the following:-

 

• Integrated water resources  development and management
• Hydrology.
• Groundwater
• Hydraulic Structures.
• Reservoirs & Hydropower Projects.
• River Engineering.
• Land and hydrographic Survey
• Water and Waste Water Treatment
• Irrigation Systems.
• Agriculture and Livestock
• Geological and Geotechnical Investigation.
• GIS and Remote Sensing
• Soil Survey and Land use Mapping.
• Environmental Engineering
• Natural Resources Management
• Water Socio-economics

To fulfill its academic duties, UCWR is regularly running the following programs:

• M. Sc. in Hydrology
• M. Sc.  in WRDM
• M. Sc. in Environmental Engineering
• Postgraduate Diploma Program
• Short Regular and Tailor-made Training Courses
• Monthly Forums

UNESCO-CWR is playing an active role in scientific and applied research activities at both local and regional level. Research topics carried out by PhD, MSc and High Diploma students usually focus on addressing real problems facing water resources development and management such as:-

• Assessment of management System of Petroleum waste Water Effluent in Khartoum Refinery(2002)
• Vulnerability Assessment of Groundwater to Pollution in Khartoum State(2005)
• Groundwater Resources management-Optimum Pumping from Wadi Nyala Aquifer(2005)
• Improvement of Operation & Maintenance of Hydropower Plants: (Acase Study Roseires Power Station) (2005)
• Use of Statistical Analysis Methods to Detect Climate Change & OR Variability in the Blue Nile River (2005)
• River Flow Forecasting Using Time Series Analysis Case of Blue Nile River at Ed Deim Station(2005)
• Effect of Water Quality on Pump Material (2006)
• The Effect of Water Column Characteristic on the Performance of Hydraulic Turbines (Case Study) (2006)
• Planning of Water Harvesting Projects in the Red Sea State) (2006)
• Assessment of the Efficiency of Khartoum State Waste Water  Treatment Plant Case Study (Soba Station) (2006)
• Assessment of Surface Drainage System in Central Khartoum (2007)

Since its establishment, UNESCO-CWR has performed solely or in partnership with others, a wide range of consultancy activities. Such activities cover both local and regional levels. The following list reflects part of the various consultancy projects that were either completed or are ongoing.

Regional Consultancy Projects

• Flood Risk Mapping, Blue Nile in Sudan
• Eastern Nile Watershed management program
• Design of an upgraded data acquisition, communication and forecasting systems
• Improved Water and Land Use Management in the Ethiopia Highlands and Its Impacts on Down Stream Stakeholders Dependant On the Blue Nile – (Upstream Downstream)
• Development of Master degree Curriculum on   Integrated Water Resources Management

Local Consultancy Projects

• Protection and Development of Khartoum River Fronts
• Assessment of Al-Simaih Agricultural Project.
• Assessment of Wadi Kutum water Potentials-North Darfur State
• Exploration of ground water White Nile State …….

This is done through the following activities

• Multi-media Publishing of research reports and papers, conference proceedings and postgraduate dissertations.
• Regularly updating of the library stock.
• Awareness raising through Public lectures, Monthly Forums, Newspaper and Newsletters.
• Workshops and Seminars
• Networking

UNESCO-CWR is staffed by more than twenty (20) water resources experts in various areas of specialisation. Below is a list of key personnel. Most of UNESCO-CWR core and affiliated staff have wide range of experience in academic, research and consultancy areas.

• Professor Abdalla A. Ahmed :  Hydraulic Engineering and Integrated Water Resources Management
• Professor Ahmed Salih Ahmed : Irrigation Management and engineering
• Professor Hassan Fadul : Soil Sciences and Agronomy
• Dr. Kamal E. Bashar : Hydrology and Watershed Management
• Dr. Ahmed Musa Siyam : Hydraulic Engineering
• Professor Abbas Abdalla : River Morphology 
• Dr. Ibrahim Ali Babiker : Remote Sensing and GIS
• Dr. Yousif A. Ibrahim  : Water System Analysis
• Eng. Muna Musnad (M.Sc.) : Hydrology, Water Resources Management, Water Quality 
• Eng. Elgaily M. Ahmed Bashir (M.Sc.): Water Resources Engineering
• Eng. Osama Hamid (M.Sc.) : Civil Design and costing
• Eng. Ayman Khalid (M.Sc.)  : Environmental Engineering
• Ms. Dina Abdin Salama  (M.Sc.) : Hydrology
• Ms. Fida Bukhari,( MSc)  Water Quality 
• Mr. Mohamed Faisal (M.Sc.) : Librarian
• Arafat Ibrahim Osman (M.Sc.) :Computer Programmer
• Seif Eldin Zaroog (Higher Dip.) : GIS and RS Technician

• Professor Khalil Medani :  Socio-Economic
• Dr. Abdalla Eltom : Groundwater
• Dr. Sami Omer Haj ElKhadir : Groundwater
• Professor Gamal Abdo : Groundwater Modelling
• Dr. Abdelhadi Abdelwahab : Agriculture
• Prof  AlSamani ElGali : Livestock  Production
• Prof Nor Eldin El Mosharaf : Animal Production
• Dr. Omer Abdalla : Water Quality
• Dr. Babkir Abdalla :  Environmental Science
• Ms Laila  Yahia  (MSc) : Environmental Engineering

In performing its educational, research and consultancy activities; UNESCO-CWR has acquired a wide range of supporting facilities and equipment such as:-

• Lecture Rooms,
• A Library
• Meeting Halls;
• Computer Laboratory;
• Video conferencing.
• Remote Sensing & GIS Laboratory;
• Water Quality Laboratory;
• Land and hydrographic Survey Equipment;
• Groundwater exploration Equipment;

 

• In recognition of its excellent performance in the field of water resources and related fields, research  and capacity building, UNESCO-CWR was awarded the UNESCO UNITWIN Distinction Award, UNESCO-HQ-Paris, November, 2002;
• Appreciation Award for outstanding performance and distinguished efforts by the National Water Research Centre of Egypt in April 2004, Cairo during the 2nd   Arab Conference.
• Letter of recognition from UNESCO-HQ-Paris in November, 2002 for excellent performance in the field of water resources and capacity building
• Letter of recognition from National Water Research Centre of Egypt in April 2004 for outstanding performance and distinguished

P.O. Box 1244 Khartoum 11111, Sudan

Tel: (+249 183) 571921 or 571922 or 571923

Fax: (+249 183) 571925

Web site: www.ucwr-sd.org

Email: info@ucwr-sd.org

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