CASE STUDIES

Case Studies from different countries have been selected to highlight the range of water harvesting systems in the Mediterranean region:

• The use of the Shaduf water lifting device in the middle of the Sahara in south-western Algeria (USTO and SUD TIMMI)
• Water management of khettaras (foggaras) in Morocco (UMI).
• Ancient Nabatean water harvesting and delivery systems in Petra, Jordan (PNT).
• Underground tunnels and aqueducts in Jerusalem & their historical use and modifications, Palestine (VIA MARIS).
• Traditional water management systems in Egypt (CULTNAT)
• Historical water, drainage, and wastewater technologies in Crete, Greece (NAGREF).
• Water harvesting and managing rainfall in urban ecosystems in Italy (IPOGEA)