JE-HydroNet: Modern Methodologies for the Management, Monitoring and Planning of Integrated Water Resources in the Nile Delta of Egypt 1 Disaster Prevention Research Institute Kyoto University Gokasho, Uji-Shi, 611-0011 JAPAN 2 Coastal Research Institute (CoRI) National Water Research Center (NWRC) 15 Al-Pharaana St., Al-Shallalat, Alexandria EGYPT 3 Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulics Department, Faculty of Engineering Alexandria University Alexandria, 21544 EGYPT 4 Geology Department, Faculty of Science Assiut University Assiut, 71516 EGYPT E-mail: kantoush@yahoo.com Abstract: This article outlines the development of a shared hydraulic and hydrology-based network that seeks to bridge the gap between research, education and practice. This network base was developed from the contextualised problems facing the Nile delta, Nile River system, and coastal managements in Egypt. Under the umbrella of GCOE-ARS project at Kyoto University, a joint project for research and education was established between Kyoto University and three institutional research units in Egypt. Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University expert groups looked at problems of Nile Delta of Egypt related to their expertise and initiated Japan Egypt-Hydro Network (JE-HydroNet). In view of the challenges that Egypt is facing in the water resources and environmental issues, the project will help to mitigate the problems and its consequences. The exchange of qualitative and quantitative information between Japanese and Egyptian groups will contribute to the efforts of Egypt in development of innovative measures for water resources management. Keywords: Joint project in science and technology, Nile River Basin, Delta of Egypt, Japan Egypt Hydro Network (JE-HydroNet), bridging research and practice. 1. INTRODUCTION The gap between education, research and practice in the hydraulics and hydrology field is recognized by many. Bridging the gap can be achieved by involving the practitioners in education and training and more particularly in the life-long learning processes. Hydro-Engineering projects are becoming more and more complex projects and have to be carried out in close cooperation by several experts from different disciplines and locations. Under the umbrella of G lobal C enter O f E xcellence - A daptation and R esilience in a S ustainable/S urvivable S ociety to extreme weather and water conditions (GCOE- ARS) project at Kyoto University, a joint project for research and education was established between Kyoto University and three institutional research units in Egypt (Assiut and Alexandria Universities, and National Water Research Center (NWRC), Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI)). Japan Egypt-Hydro Network (JE-HydroNet) was initiated after the visit of DPRI research group on March 2009 to setup research projects concerning the Nile River and the Nile Delta of Egypt. On 26 S.A. Kantoush 1 , T. Sumi 1 , T. Kojiri 1 , M. Saber 1 , I. Elshennawy 2 , H. Awad 3 and A. Sefelnaser 4 10 th Hydraulics Conference 33 rd Hydrology & Water Resources Symposium 34 th IAHR World Congress - Balance and Uncertainty 26 June - 1 July 2011, Brisbane, Australia ISBN 978-0-85825-868-6 Engineers Australia 3928