SIMEV projects

Thanks to the mobilization of its network of international partners, SIMEV promotes and accompanies the implementation of collaborative projects in response to the needs expressed by stakeholders from countries in the southern hemisphere.

Objectives of SIMEV projects

Through the application of membrane technologies, the projects supported by the UNESCO SIMEV Chair allow:

people’s access to quality water that guarantees their health
sensitization and training of local stakeholders in applied membrane technologies for water treatment
preserving the resource to meet the needs of sustainable agriculture and food
the use of renewable and accessible energies, adapted to local contexts.

Strong partnerships

Committed to the importance of training and networking activities, the Chair mobilizes its international partners to ensure the implementation of relevant projects.

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Desalination and denitration station in Morocco

A pilot plant for water treatment by membrane technology with photovoltaic and wind energy was installed in 2014 in Morocco. This project was realized thanks to the initial collaboration of the companies BELECTRIC France and FIRMUS France, in partnership with the chair SIMEV and the University Ibn Tofail of Kenitra.

The station located at Al Annouar High School in Sidi Taïbi now provides water supply for the establishment and covers part of its electricity needs. It is also a research and training platform for local teachers and students.

2 solar-powered nanofiltration stations were inaugurated in 2012 in Ndiaffate. This project was born in response to the needs expressed at the STM “Water and Health” school organized in Dakar in 2007. It was made possible thanks to the involvement of experts such as Michel Farcy (then representative of the French company Pall) and the Prof. Courfia Diawara from Cheikh Anta Diop University.

The 2 drinking water kiosks installed today allow removing fluorine from the water of the drilling which feed the 7 neighboring villages.

This project was also behind the creation of ACLAIRA, which has since installed more than 20 drinking water kiosks in Senegal.

The CAWA project – Clean Affordable Water for Africa – has been submitted by the IEM, host laboratory of the UNESCO Chair SIMEV, in the framework of the call for tenders of the European Union H2020-Water-5C-2015 .

Although the project was not finally selected for funding (2nd phase), the working links established between the partners throughout the preparation phase represent a valuable common good potentially mobilizable on other actions if necessary.

Objectives of SIMEV projects

Strong partnerships

Desalination and denitration station in Morocco

Defluorization of drinking water in Senegal

Deposit of the CAWA European project – Clean Affordable Water for Africa