US-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Water MUET Jamshoro

US-Pakist an Centers for Advanced Studies in Water MUET Jamshoro

21st Quarterly Progress Report

October – December 2019

Cooperative Agreement No. AID-391-A-15-00003

Submission Date: January 30, 2020

This document was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by USPCAS-W, MUET Jamshoro.

U.S.-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Water MUET, Jamshoro

Quarterly Progress Report: October – December 2020

Sponsored by: USAID

CA Number: AID-391-A-15-00003

Contractor: MUET Jamshoro

Submitted on: 30th January 2020

DISCLAIMER The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government.

CONTENTS

LIST OF ACRONYMS ...... 5

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... 6

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE: PERFORMANCE AGAINST INDICATORS AND MILESTONES ...... 8

1. COMPONENT I: GOVERNANCE OF USPCAS-W ...... 8

1.1 Project Management ...... 8 1.2 Reporting ...... 8 2. COMPONENT II: CURRICULUM REFORM ...... 8

3. COMPONENT III: HIGH QUALITY APPLIED RESEARCH ...... 9

3.1 Research Grants ...... 9 3.2 Donor-Funded Projects ...... 11 3.3 Research Publications ...... 13 4. COMPONENT IV: GRADUATE AND POST GRADUATE TRAINING ...... 14

4.1 Academic Program ...... 14 4.2 Exchange & Scholarship Program ...... 15 5. COMPONENT V: SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH PRIVATE SECTOR LINKS ...... 17

5.1 University of Utah Mission ...... 17 5.2 MoU Signed Between UU & MUET ...... 17 5.3 5-day training course on “Designing of Drinking Water Distribution System” ...... 18 5.4 Cultural Attache` US Consulate General Karachi Visits Center ...... 18 5.5 Seminar on “Keenjhar Lake Water Quality Assessment and Valuing Ecosystems Services (KL-Waves)” ...... 19 5.6 Seminar on Closed-loop Secondary-level Canal Monitoring for Equitable and Reliable Distribution of Water ...... 19 5.7 Seminar on Crop Water Productivity Assessment of Major Cropping Systems in Punjab and Sindh ...... 20 5.8 Seminar on Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene services in primary schools of Sindh, addressing Sustainable Development Goal-6 ...... 20 5.9 Seminar on Indus River Monitoring in Sindh Using Satellite Radar Altimetry...... 20 5.10 Awareness-raising Seminar on the Online Spaces: Challenges & Opportunities under “Hamara Internet Program” ...... 21 5.11 Session on "Water Scarcity and The Impact of Sea Intrusion on Indus Delta and Coastal Communities" ...... 21

5.12 A talk on ‘Economy of Modern Sindh ...... 21 6. COMMUNICATION & OUTREACH ...... 22

6.1 Pak Water & Energy Expo 2019 ...... 22 6.2 Program Communications/Promotion...... 22 8. MANDATORY MINIMUM RESULTS AND TARGETS ...... 24

10. PERFORMANCE MONITORING & TRACKING FOR THE 20th Qtr (Oct – Dec 2019) ... 26

11. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL ANALYSIS (Oct – Dec 2019) ...... 29

LIST OF ACRONYMS

ACIAR Australian Center for International Agricultural Research AOR Agreement Officer’s Representative CAS Center for Advanced Studies CAS-W Center for Advanced Studies in Water EnvEng Environmental Engineering GCISC Global Change Impact Studies Centre GIS Geographical Information System HEC Higher Education Commission HID Hydraulics, Irrigation, and Drainage Engineering ICARDA International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas IWRM Integrated Water Resources Management LoP Life of the Project M&E Monitoring &Evaluation MS Masters of Science MSF Mission Strategic Framework MUET Mehran University of Engineering and Technology NRPU National Research Program for Universities NRSP National Rural Support Program NUST National University of Science & Technology OIG Office of the Inspector General PCRWR Pakistan Council for Research and Water Resources Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy PI Principal Investigator Rs. Rupees SDG Sustainable Development Goal UEPL United Energy Private Limited. US United States USA United States of America USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government USPCAS-W U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water UU University of Utah WaSH Water, Sanitation, and Health WRC Women Resource Center

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report presents the component-wise activities done by the center during the reporting period to achieve its targets and sustainability. The report also gives an update on minimum mandatory results to be achieved as per cooperative agreement and the plan for the next quarter. This was the last quarter of the project under 5-year USPCAS-W cooperative agreement. The center continued to progress towards achieving its objectives. University of Utah mission visited center on 5 – 13 Dec 2019 and conducted various training sessions with faculty and students of the center. This was the last formal mission under the project agreement which conducted training workshops at MUET. The initiated 30 research seed grant project during the project life and all have been completed and results dissemination seminars have also been conducted for many of the projects. Project completion reports are under process of review and publication which will be completed during the close-out period ending on 11th March 2020. The center has also been successful in obtaining externally funded projects and with three new projects initiated during the reporting period, the total number of externally funded projects stood as 29 amounting Rs. 167 million. Many of these projects are completed and the others will be completed as pert respective project agreements. The enrolled students of the center under project continued to be graduated and during the reporting period, 76 more students including 7 PhD scholars completed their degree requirements and will be awarded degrees in the graduation ceremony scheduled in February 2020. With these graduated, the total number of graduated students will reach to 151 including 9 PhDs. Exchange training program under the project has also been concluded during the reporting period after last cohort of 27 beneficiaries returned back home after successfully completing their exchange training at UU, CSU and UNLV. With this cohort, the total number of exchange training beneficiaries stand as 169 including 62 females and 19 faculty members. As part of the sustainability of the center, almost all faculty has been absorbed in the university’s regular service while admin staff has been awarded extension in their contracts for one year. Moreover, MUET and the University of Utah also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning academic cooperation between both the institutions for a period of five years. Dr. Steven Burian on behalf of Mr. Ruth V. Watkins, President University of Utah and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Aslam Uqaili, Vice Chancellor Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro signed the MoU. MSF Indicators Tracking Sheet The numbers given in below table are from the data input in Pakinfo system. This may differ from the numbers updated periodically in QPRs.

Ref # MSF Indicator LoP 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total

4b. Percentage of graduates from USG- 80% The data is to be collected by USAID’s 3rd party supported workforce development or contractor and reported by USAID. tertiary education programs reporting themselves as employed

4.1.2a. Number of individuals from 250 50 46 56 59+70 - 281 underserved and/or disadvantaged =129 groups accessing workforce development or tertiary education programs

4.1.2b. Number of students receiving a US- 250 50 46 55 59+70 - 280 funded scholarship to attend Pakistani =129 institutions of higher education

4.2b. Number of U.S.-host country joint 10 - 3 Since Q3 2017, UU is reporting development research projects on this indicator.

4.2.3a. Number of host-country individuals 250 6 25 Since Q3 2017, UU is reporting who completed USG-funded short- on this indicator. term training or exchange programs involving higher education institutions

4.2.3b. Number of USG funded tertiary 4 3 1 - - - 4 education and workforce development programs that include experiential and/or applied learning opportunities

4.2.3c. Number of academic research 50 ------initiatives whose findings have been replicated, applied or taken to market

4.3b. Percentage of employers expressing - The data is to be collected by USAID’s 3rd party satisfaction with USG supported contractor and reported by USAID. graduates

4.3c. Percentage of stakeholders expressing - The data is to be collected by USAID’s 3rd party satisfaction with research at USG contractor and reported by USAID. supported universities

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE: PERFORMANCE AGAINST INDICATORS AND MILESTONES 1. COMPONENT I: GOVERNANCE OF USPCAS-W The focus of this component is two-fold: i) to support MUET through its partner American university to provide technical assistance and capacity building as it deems necessary to enable MUET to lead implementation of the CAS in Water and ii) to develop governance structures within MUET with clearly defined roles and responsibilities to allow for institutionalization and sustainability of the CAS in addressing water-related issues and challenges.

1.1 Project Management Project Management Unit (PMU) continued its operations actively and held planning and review meetings on a regular basis for efficient project implementation. It also maintained close liaison with Utah University and USAID, held regular interaction with them for the smooth functioning of the program. In this connection; formal meetings were arranged with UU teams, faculty and staff to obtain feedback on various ongoing activities and planning of new initiatives.

1.2 Reporting During the reporting period center submitted Quarterly Progress Report for the period July – Sept 2019 and other customized reports to AOR, as and when required. As usual, the center also updated the quarterly data in the Pakinfo.

2. COMPONENT II: CURRICULUM REFORM Curriculum reform is one of the main components of the project to enhance the quality of the curriculum to a world-class level while making it compatible with the market needs. Since the beginning of the project, University of Utah and MUET faculty and management have been very keen to introduce such market-oriented programs which shall attract all the stakeholders and create a market for the graduates. This involved a range of initiatives, reviews, inquiries, renewed debates and practicalities of the curriculum both at MUET and University of Utah. After detailed deliberations within specific working groups on course development involving faculty of both MUET and UU, curricula have been finalized for all Masters and Ph.D. programs namely; i) Hydraulics, Irrigation, and Drainage (HID), ii) Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), iii) Environmental Engineering (EnvEng) and Water Sanitation & Health Sciences (WaSH) Programs. However; this is an on-going activity and is periodically reviewed for the improvement of the curriculum. As a whole under all the four streams of MS and Ph.D. program, the center has introduced and reformed 32 courses. As such no curriculum reform related activity was held during the reporting period.

3. COMPONENT III: HIGH QUALITY APPLIED RESEARCH Developing and implementing a self-sustaining applied research program in water is one of the key objectives of CAS-W. This component aims to resolve the sustainable water management challenges & issues that affect the lives of people and impede economic growth. A detailed research agenda has been developed through a consultative process at various levels with water experts, academicians, policy makers, and other relevant stakeholders. Under this program, research grants are being awarded from time to time. The research grants are awarded on a competitive and merit basis. The preference is given to those projects which are to promote water-related applied research that meets the needs of the industry and community hence contributing to resolving the water challenges of Pakistan. The center also plans to carry out a market needs assessment survey aimed at assessing the alignment of present research agenda with market/industry needs and make necessary improvements.

3.1 Research Grants Update on 1st Round of Grants Under the 1st call of proposals, six projects, amounting Rs. 14 million were awarded. During the reporting period, the status of the six grant projects stands as under;

S # Title of Project Name of PI and Status/Remarks Institution

1 Assessment of Environmental Engr. Zamir Ahmed Completed. Report Published. Degradation of Manchar Lake Soomro, PCRWR 2 Decision Support System for Water Mr. Waqas Ahmed, Completed. Report Published. Resources Planning and Management USPCAS-W

3 Climate Change: Assessing Impact of Dr. Altaf Siyal, Completed. Report Published. Seawater Intrusion on Soil, Water & USPCAS-W Environment in Indus delta using GIS & Remote Sensing 4 Managing Uncertainties in Projected Mr. Ghulam Hussain Completed. Report Published. Impacts of Climate Change on Dars, USPCAS-W

Precipitation Patterns in the Indus Basin, Pakistan 5 Water Conservation and Mitigation of Dr. Abida Farooqi, Completed. Report Published. Arsenic in Rice through Sprinkler Dept. of Environ. Irrigation System Science, QAU Islamabad 6 Identification of Antibiotic-Resistant Dr. R B Mahar, Completed. Report Published. Bacteria in Different Source of water in USPCAS-W Hyderabad City and its surroundings

Update on 2nd Round of Grants Under the 2nd call of proposals, seven projects were awarded grants amounting Rs. 20.6 million. The update is given as under;

S # Title of Project Name of PI & Status/Remarks Institution 1 Changing Climate in Pakistan: Food Mr. G. H. Dars, Completed. Report Published. Security and Water Management USPCAS-W Implications 2 Assessing the Effectiveness of Linear Dr. Munir Babar, Completed (Report in process of Anionic Polyacrylamide (LA-PAM) to USPCAS-W publication) Reduce Seepage Losses in Unlined Canals 3 Crop Water Productivity Assessment of Mr. Muhammad Ali, Completed (Report in process of Major Cropping Systems in Sindh and USPCAS-W publication) Punjab 4 Keenjhar Lake Water Quality Ms. Uzma Imran, Completed (Report in process of Assessment and Valuing Ecosystems USPCAS-W publication) Services (KL-WAVES) 5 Monitoring Seawater Intrusion in the Dr. Ashfaq Shaikh, Completed. Report Published. Indus Delta for Climate Change PCRWR Adaptation 6 Assessment of water, sanitation and Dr. Jameel Soomro, Completed (Report in process of hygiene services in primary schools of USPCAS-W publication) Sindh, addressing Sustainable Development Goal -6 7 Redefining/Reclassifying Agro- Dr. Altaf Siyal, Completed (Report in process of Ecological Zones of Pakistan Using USPCAS-W publication) Field and Satellite Data

Update on 3rd Round of Grants Under 3rd call, 17 projects including 2 on industry-academia collaboration and 2 client-driven projects were awarded. The detail and the status of these projects are given as under;

S. # Title of Project Name of PI and Status Institution

1 Assessing the relevance of CAS-W Abdul Sattar Babar; Completed. Final Report program outputs to Sector/Industry Ipsos, Pakistan published. needs – Market Needs Assessment

2 Treatment and reuse of wastewater of Prof. Dr. Zubair Ahmed; Completed (Report in process of fish processing industry USPCAS-W, MUET publication) 3 An Integrated Development Plan for Dr. Arjumand Zaidi; Completed. Final Report the Barani Areas of the Punjab USPCAS-W, MUET, published. Province (Barani-2 Report) and ABAD

4 Governance and Civic Capacity for the Maha Ahmed; National Completed. (Final Report in Provision of Drinking Water in Urban University of Science process for publication) Sindh and Technology

5 Isolation and Characterization of Dr. Ayaz Ahmed, Dr. Completed. (Final Report in Antimicrobial Resistant Water Panjwani Center For process for publication) Contaminant and Bacteriophage Molecular Medicine and Remedy to Improve Water Quality Drug Research (PCMD)

6 2D Materials Design and Discovery in Ghulam Mustafa; Completed. (Final Report in Water Treatment ICCBS, University of process for publication) Karachi

7 Simulation Modeling and Analysis of Dr. Imran Mahmood; Completed. (Final Report in Household Water Consumption in National University of process for publication) Pakistan using Hybrid Approach Science and Technology 8 Assessment of sediment pollution in a Dr. Mohsin Zafar; The Completed. (Final Report in diverse (Goi Nala) catchment of River University of Poonch process for publication) Jhelum, Azad Jammu, and Kashmir Rawalakot

9 Multifunctional nanocomposite Dr. Farha Masood; Completed. (Final Report in membranes for wastewater treatment COMSATS Institute of process for publication) Information and Tech.

10 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse to Dr. Tanveer Ahmed Completed. (Final Report in approach zero water discharge in Al- Gadhi; USPCAS-W, process for publication) Rahim Textile industries: a substantial MUET and Al-Rahim increase in water use efficiency in Textile Industry Textile processing

11 Closed-loop secondary-level canal Prof. Abdul Latif Completed. (Final Report in monitoring for equitable and reliable Qureshi; USPCAS-W, process for publication) distribution of water MUET, and SIDA

12 Integrating water sanitation and Jamil Ahmed; Completed. (Final Report in hygiene indicators into the National USPCAS-W, MUET process for publication) Health Information System in healthcare facilities of Pakistan: the use of this novel tool in a randomized cluster trial. 13 Eco-innovation in textile processing Dr. Zubair Ahmed; Completed. (Final Report in industry of KITE for sustainable USPCAS-W, MUET process for publication) product processing

14 Production of drinking water from Prof. Dr. Zubair Ahmed; Completed. (Final Report in Indus River through Canal bank USPCAS-W, MUET process for publication) filtration for Mehran University Jamshoro: Estimation of yield, pumping requirements, bioclogging, and characterization of water quality. 15 Improved Hydro meteorological Ghulam Hussain Dars; Completed (Draft Final Report forecast under changing climate by USPCAS-W, MUET under review process) using robust modeling techniques 16 Indus River Water Level Monitoring in Dr. Arjumand Zaidi; Completed. (Final Report in Sindh using Satellite Radar Altimetry USPCAS-W, MUET process for publication)

17 Estimating Sustainability Cost of Urban Dr. Kamran Ansari; Completed. (Final Report in Water Supply for Hyderabad City, USPCAS-W process for publication) Sindh, Pakistan So far, the center has awarded 30 research projects, whereas; the target was to grant 28 research grants over the life of the project.

3.2 Donor-Funded Projects In total, the center is implementing 29 projects funded by different national and international agencies outside the project funding, and the total cost of these projects approximately amounts Rs. 166.648 million. These include three new projects initiated during reporting period. The status of all donor-funded projects is given as under;

S# Project Title Supervisor/PI Sponsor Amount Status (Rs. in M) 1 Identifying the likely impacts of coal Dr. R.B Mahar HEINRICH 2.0 Completed. combustion residues from Thar coal- BOLL STIFTUNG fired power plant on the Region’s – a German ecosystem foundation 2 Sustainable Fresh Groundwater Dr. Abdul Latif HEC 4.7 Completed Management for Irrigated Agriculture in Qureshi Lower Indus Basin (LIB) using PMWIN model 3 Improving groundwater management to Dr. Abdul Latif ACIAR 2.88 Completed enhance Agriculture and farming Qureshi livelihood in Pakistan 4 Diffusion and adoption through Dr. Abdul Latif ICARDA 1.3 Completed partnerships and action of the best Qureshi watershed rehabilitation and irrigation practices and technologies to help rural farmers -Phase-II 5 Capacity Building at MUET, Jamshoro to Dr. R.B Mahar US -Pak (HEC) 50.0 Ongoing address drinking water issues in Pakistan 6 Optimization of anaerobic digestion Dr. R.B Mahar HEC 4.4 Completed process using co-digestion of crop residues and buffalo dung.” 7 Efficient, participatory irrigation Dr. Bakhshal ACIAR 7.161 Completed institutions to support productive and Lashari sustainable agriculture in South Asia.

8 Capacity Building Of The Officers / Dr. Bakhshal Sindh Irrigation 42.0 Ongoing Officials Of Sindh Irrigation Department Lashari Department 9 Role and loss of biodiversity: Dr. Asmatullah HEC 1.044 Completed implications for the local community of Hangu District, KPK 10 Baseline Survey of Existing WaSH Muhammad Ali NRSP 0.5 Completed Conditions in Thatta City (Ward No. 3) 11 Proposal for Rehabilitation of sewage Dr. R.B Mahar UEPL 1.016 Completed treatment plant (STP) installed at Niamat gas Field, United Energy Pakistan limited 12 Smart groundwater monitoring for Waqas Ahmed NRPU-HEC 2.988 Ongoing sustainable groundwater extraction in Sindh 13 Situation Analysis of Waste Dr. Zubair UEPL 1.1 Completed Management at processing facilities of Ahmed, Dr. United Energy Pakistan (UEP) R.B Mahar 14 Impact of Climate Change in the Indus Dr. Altaf Siyal GCISC 1.5 Completed River Delta and Coastal Region of Pakistan 15 The Impact of Informal Institutions on Dr. Mercedes Water Sector 1.9 Completed Participatory Irrigation Management Ward Improvement Outcomes Program 16 Exploratory Study “Water Scarcity is a Muhammad Ali Oxfam Pakistan 1.2 Completed Myth or Reality” 17 Assessment of methane gas production Dr. R.B. Mahar MATOL (PVT) Ltd. 0.3 Completed potential of the primary effluent treatment plant

18 Technical support to the program on Dr. R.B. Mahar Tearfund – UK 0.5 On-going turning Solid waste into compost, biogas based NGO and other products. 19 Calibration of Gauges and Development Dr. Munir WISP, P&D Dept. 8.376 Completed of Rating Curves of 115 Baber GoS distributaries/minors of Nara Canal AWB for Flow Measurement 20 Study on Water Balance of Sindh Water Dr. Arjumand WISP, P&D Dept. 1.38 Completed Resources Management GoS 22 Situation Analysis of the Wetlands of Dr. Altaf Siyal WISP, P&D Dept. 1.38 Completed Sindh GoS 22 Numerical Modelling of T-Head Spur Mr. Baber Irrigation 1.596 Completed along Moria Loop Bund, Larkana Naeem Department, GoS 23 Development and Upscaling of Dr. R.B. Mahar TDF-HEC 13.717 On-going Indigenized Anaerobic Digester for the Biotransformation of Textile Sludge into the Production of Biogas and Biocompost. 24 Development of a Prototype for Dr. Naveed MATOL (Pvt) Ltd. 3 On-going treatment of spent wash produced by Qambrani distilleries of sugar industry 25 Undertaking a water quality assessment Dr. Bakhshal MDC/UNICEF 7.0 Completed of the water points in UC31 to identify Lashari the contaminated water points 26 Project Endline Survey: “Women Mr. Oxfam 0.97 On-going and Marginalized Groups, Natural Muhammad Ali Resource Management and bring harmony: exploring the Potential”. 27 Community Training on Climate Mr. SAFCO 0.25 Completed Smart Agriculture Muhammad Ali 28 Baseline Study for a Spate Irrigation Dr. Bakhshal MetaMeta 1.19 Project Lashari 29 Installation of Water Gauges’’ Sensors Dr. A.L. RDF 1.3 On-going at Canals/Minors. Qureshi Total 166.648

3.3 Research Publications During the reporting period, faculty of the center published 8 papers in different journals. With this, the total number of papers by the faculty reaches to 168.

4. COMPONENT IV: GRADUATE AND POST GRADUATE TRAINING

4.1 Academic Program USPCAS-W at MUET offers MS and Ph.D. degree programs in four streams; i. Hydraulics, Irrigation, and Drainage (HID) ii. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) iii. Environmental Engineering (EnvEng) iv. Water, Sanitation and Health Sciences (WaSH) – MS only

Overall Update on Student Enrollment Total Students Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Spring 2018 Fall 2018 Total Enrollment Female 12 13 20 21 20 87 Male 36 25 27 30 41 159 Total 48 38 47 51 61 245

Female 1 0 0 2 0 3 Male 9 0 4 3 0 16 Total 10 0 4 5 0 19

Female 11 13 20 19 20 83 Male 27 25 23 27 41 143 Total 38 38 43 46 61 226

* The number of total students under the project who actually continued with the program now stands as 246 at the end of December 2019. During the reporting period there is a drop out of 5 students.

Fall 2019 Batch: The center has continued recruiting the students outside USAID funding. The center recruited Fall 2019 batch comprised of 45 students with 19 females. This include 6 PhD students with 3 females. As this batch is not funded by USAID hence MUET is offering all students a reduced scholarship/stipend of Rs. 7,000 per month.

Batch wise Update 1st Batch: Fall 2015 Out of 38 MS students, 36 have graduated and against 10 PhD scholars, 2 have already successfully graduated and awarded degrees. During the reporting period, 7 more PhDs have graduated and will be awarded degrees in the graduation ceremony scheduled in February 2020. 2nd Batch: Fall 2016

Out of 38 MS students of the batch 34 have successfully graduated and awarded degrees. There was no PhD enrollment in this batch. 3rd Batch: Fall 2017 This batch is comprised of 44 MS and 4 PhD students. During the reporting period, out of 44 MS students, 37 including 18 females have graduated and will be awarded degrees in the graduation ceremony. 4th Batch: Spring 2018 This batch is comprised of 53 students including 5 PhD scholars. During the reporting period, out of 53 MS students, 30 including 12 females have graduated and will be awarded degrees in the graduation ceremony scheduled in February 2020. 5th Batch: Fall 2018 Fall 2018 batch is comprised 63 students and are to graduate in August 2020.

4.2 Exchange & Scholarship Program The exchange and scholarship training program is a central feature of the USPCAS-W that provides an opportunity for faculty & students to visit partner universities in the USA. Fall 2019 Cohort of Exchange Program 11th cohort of exchange program comprised of 27 participants including 11 females and 2 male faculty members successfully completed their training program and returned back home in December 2019. The list of beneficiaries of this cohort is given as under:

S. # Name Gender Host University 1 Fizah Saeed Female CSU 2 Najam us Saqib Fraz Male CSU 3 Jawad Ahmed Male CSU 4 Sadaf Female UU 5 Sadia Allah Ditta Female UU 6 Talha Khan Khero Male UU 7 Tayyaba Sohail Female UU 8 Zenobia Talpur Female UU 9 Abdul Manan Memon Male UU 10 Abdul Rafiue Memon Male UU 11 Imtiaz Ali Male UU 12 Maheen Female UU 13 Muhammad Faizan Khatri Male UU 14 Nayab Raza Female UU 15 Noman Ali Male UU 16 Suhail Ahmed Manganhar Male UU 17 Tarique Aziz Male UU

18 Rija Syed Female UU 19 Illahi Bakhsh Male UU 20 Qanita Tariq Female UU 21 Fehmida Rafi Female UU 22 Tayyab Ahmed Qureshi Male UU 23 Anira Latif Qureshi Female UU 24 Talal Naseer Male UNLV 25 Salman Sarwar Male UNLV 26 Naveed Ahmed (Faculty) Male UU 27 Tanveer Ahmed Gadhi (Faculty) Male UU

Group Pic of the Beneficiaries of 11th Cohort of Exchange Training at UU With this final cohort, a total of 169 students, faculty and staff including 62 females benefited from this program who visited UU, CSU and UNLV over 8 semesters and 3 summer programs. This number exceeded the revised target in the CA with USAID. Summary of exchange training program beneficiaries is given below.

Detail of Completed Exchange Program Beneficiaries (As of Dec 2019) Category Female Male Total Faculty 4 (21%) 15 19 Students 58 (39%) 90 148 Staff - 02 02 62 (37%) 107 169

5. COMPONENT V: SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH PRIVATE SECTOR LINKS

5.1 University of Utah Mission A University of Utah mission comprised of Dr. Sajjad Ahmad, Dr. Steve Burian, Dr. Aslam Chaudhry, Dr. Zeeshan Asghar, Dr. Eddie Gilcrease, Dr. Mercedes Ward, along with two PhD scholars Daniyal Hassan and Ahmed Rafique visited center from 5 – 13 December 2019 and conducted following activities; 1) Advanced Research Training on (a) Microbial Tools and (b) Data Science 2) Workshop on Preparing Policy Briefs 3) Community of Practice Dialogue on Strengthening Service Delivery in the Water Sector 4) Faculty Boot Camp for new faculty of MUET 5) Retreat with USPCAS-W team 6) Leadership Meeting with PMU MUET and USAID AoR 7) Faculty Meetings

5.2 MoU Signed Between UU & MUET USPCAS-W and the University of Utah signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 13th December 2019 concerning academic cooperation between both the institutions for a period of five years. Dr. Steven Burian on behalf of Mr. Ruth V. Watkins, President University of Utah and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Aslam Uqaili, Vice Chancellor Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro signed the MoU. The five-year MoU agreement aims

at to plan and undertake academic cooperation in education and research between two institutions emphasizing water-based science and engineering. The agreement further reflects that the two institutions based on respect for each other`s independence and mutual benefit, will promote the use of USPCAS-W facilities by U Water Center for joint research in areas of mutual interest, organizing joint seminars as well as the support from U Water Center for research and teaching infrastructure development at MUET along with collaboration in higher education related to water management, policies, research, curricula development, training and technologies development. The officials from Government and Non-government organizations, Industry and Civil society representatives, faculty and staff

of USPCAS-W MUET witnessed the MoU ceremony.

5.3 5-day training course on “Designing of Drinking Water Distribution System” USPCAS-W organized a 5-day training course on “Designing of Drinking Water Distribution System”. The course was designed to upgrade the skills and competency of personnel involved in the designing and operation of water distribution systems. Dr. Ali Sharbat, Associate Professor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, USA conducted the training whereas 25 nominees from industry, universities, entrepreneurs, and employees of public and private organizations working in water sector actively participated in the training program.

5.4 Cultural Attache` US Consulate General Karachi Visits Center Mr. Jason Green, the Public Affairs Officer and Cameron Thomas-Shah, the Cultural Attaché of the U.S Consulate Karachi visited USPCAS-W and talked about “Exchange and Education Opportunities in USA” in an interactive session with the students on Tuesday, October 8, 2019. Prof. Dr. Tauha Hussain Ali, Pro-Vice Chancellor, MUET welcomed the delegation and thanked for conduct of “an interactive session on the topic for which our youth is always feeling excited. The guests highlighted the benefits of learning under U.S fellowship programs. They also expressed interest in the establishment of

USEFP Desk in Mehran University Central Library to provide facilitation throughout the calendar year. Earlier, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Aslam Uqaili Vice Chancellor Mehran University welcomed the delegation at his office and discussed on the salient features of the talk. The information flyers and booklets about various student exchange programs, fellowships and scholarships were distributed among the participants. Dr. Hussain also thanked USAID for their initiative in facilitating workshops and mentorship sessions so that maximum number of students get benefit from such opportunities.

5.5 Seminar on “Keenjhar Lake Water Quality Assessment and Valuing Ecosystems Services (KL-Waves)” USPCAS-W, MUET Jamshoro held a seminar on 11th October 2019 to share the results of the research project “Keenjhar Lake Water Quality Assessment and Valuing Ecosystems Services (KL-Waves)” with relevant stakeholders. The research has been conducted to investigate the water quality status of Keenjhar Lake, and estimate critical factors adversely affecting the ecosystem. Ms. Uzma Imran Principal Investigator of the research study presented the detailed research study on the water quality of Keenjhar Lake and components related to the ecosystems with the help of maps, pictures, graphs and charts. Prof. Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari Project Director at USPCASW, Shafqat Hussain Wadho Chief Engineer Kotri Barrage at Irrigation Department, Dr. Abdul Jabbar Memon Deputy Director at Fisheries Department, Altaf Shaikh Manager Conservation Sindh at WWF Pakistan, Prof. Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar Deputy Director at USPCASW also spoke in the seminar. Ms. Uzma also acknowledged USAID for providing financial support for conducting this research and thanked USPCASW and IEEM, MUET, WWF, Fisheries Department, Irrigation Department, Tourism Department, Wildlife Department and the community of Keenjhar Lake.

5.6 Seminar on Closed-loop Secondary-level Canal Monitoring for Equitable and Reliable Distribution of Water USPCAS-W, MUET, Jamshoro held a seminar on 29th October 2019 to share the results of the research project on “Closed-loop Secondary-level Canal Monitoring for Equitable and Reliable Distribution of Water”. Dr. Abdul Latif Qureshi, Professor at USPCAS-W and Principal Investigator of the study, along with Dr. Abu Bakar Muhammad, Director at Water and Information Technology LUMS Lahore and Co-Principal Investigator of the research study, gave briefings on the research findings. Engr. Abdul Basit Soomro Chairman Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority joined the seminar as Guest of Honor whereas Prof. Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari Project Director and Prof. Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar Deputy Director at USPCASW also spoke in the seminar.

The project has successfully deployed smart irrigation grid for three distributaries / minors fed canal command in the Sindh Province and created database for storing the real time data. An end-user application was also developed for visualization and control of water levels and flows in head, middle and tail of the selected distributaries / minors. Dr. Qureshi said that this project was conducted under collaboration of USPCAS-W MUET Jamshoro and Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA), Nara Canal AWB, and FOs along with technical support from University of Utah, USA and Lahore University of Management Science (LUMS), Lahore.

5.7 Seminar on Crop Water Productivity Assessment of Major Cropping Systems in Punjab and Sindh USPCAS-W held a seminar on 31st October 2019 to share the results of the research project on “Crop Water Productivity Assessment of Major Cropping Systems in Punjab and Sindh”. Mr. Muhammad Ali, Principal Investigator and Dr. Asmat Ullah and Dr. M. Asif Kamran Co-Principal Investigators of the study briefed the audiences on the research findings. SIDA, Sindh Irrigation Department, faculty and students of the center attended the seminar.

5.8 Seminar on Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene services in primary schools of Sindh, addressing Sustainable Development Goal-6 Dr. Jameel Ahmed organized two separate seminars on 31st October 2019 to share the results of the research projects “Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene services in primary schools of Sindh, addressing Sustainable Development Goal-6” and “Integrating water sanitation and hygiene indicators into the National Health Information System in healthcare facilities of Pakistan: the use of this novel tool in a cluster randomized trial”. Along with Dr. Jameel, Dr. Jim Vanderslice and Dr. Josh V Garn of Utah University were the Co-Principal Investigators of the research projects.

5.9 Seminar on Indus River Monitoring in Sindh Using Satellite Radar Altimetry USPCAS-W held a Seminar on “Indus River Monitoring in Sindh Using Satellite Radar Altimetry” on Friday, November 22, 2019 and shared the results of the research study. The study was conducted to develop a low-cost approach for national surface water level monitoring in Pakistan to support sustainable water management. The seminar was jointly presented by Dr. Arjumand Zaidi (Principal Investigator—academia), a senior research fellow at USPCAW, Engr. Zarif Khero (Principal Investigator—industry), superintendent engineer Sindh Irrigation Department, and Prof. Dr.

Badar Munir Khan Ghauri (Co. Principal Investigator) from Institute of Space Technology, Karachi. Prof. Dr. Badar Ghauri briefed about the fundamentals of satellite radar altimetry and its application. While briefing the project methodology and results, Project Principal Investigator (PI), Dr. Arjumand Zaidi, shared that this study provides the first validation experiment of altimetry data over the Indus River. Moreover, she said that with the help of this technique we could fill data gap by providing an accurate and reliable flow monitoring system for managing reservoir operations, including water releases and water allocations among various users of the Indus River water. Mr. Zarif Khero, PI from the industry side, appreciated the efforts of USPCAS-W and USAID for providing the funding over the monitoring of Indus River using Satellite Altimetry. In the end, Dr. Bakhsal Lashari thanked all guests for attending the seminar and appreciated the efforts of the project team for successful completion of the project. He also hoped to have more such collaborations between academic institutions and industrial sectors in future.

5.10 Awareness-raising Seminar on the Online Spaces: Challenges & Opportunities under “Hamara Internet Program” USPCAS-W and Digital Rights Foundation Lahore, organized an awareness seminar on Online Spaces; Challenges and Opportunities in collaboration with Student Welfare Office at MUET for the students of MUET, Jamshoro, in the auditorium of USPCAS-W on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. The session was conducted by Seerat Khan, Program Manager at DRF and Barrister Jannat Ali Kalyar.

5.11 Session on "Water Scarcity and The Impact of Sea Intrusion on Indus Delta and Coastal Communities" Dr. Altaf Ali Siyal and Dr. Kamran Ansari of USPCAS-W joined Dr. Amin Qureshi and Mr. Muhammad Ali Shah as panelist in a session on "Water Scarcity and The Impact of Sea Intrusion on Indus Delta and Coastal Communities" during one-day conference, titled; 'Voices of the Future & Environmental Challenges" organized by Roshni Publications in HITECH Hall, University of Sindh Jamshoro on Monday, October 21, 2019.

5.12 A talk on ‘Economy of Modern Sindh Dr. Ishrat Hussain – the renowned economist, former state bank governor and currently advisor to the Prime Minister in Institutional Reforms delivered a talk on his recently launched book "The Economy of Modern Sindh - Opportunities Lost and Lessons for the Future”.

6. COMMUNICATION & OUTREACH

6.1 Pak Water & Energy Expo 2019 USPCAS-W participated in the 3-Day Pak Water & Energy Expo on 6-8 Nov 2019 at Expo Center Karachi. The expo was organized by Prime Events in which the center set up a stall and delivered a panel discussion on issues related to the water. Faculty and large number of students of the center participated in the expo and exchnaged their views with media and visiting stakeholders. On the occasion, information material was also distributed among people visited the center’s stall.

6.2 Program Communications/Promotion - Website of the center was kept operational & updated during the reporting period (http://water.muet.edu.pk). - USPCAS-W Facebook remains highly active and updated (@uspcasw) - Twitter page of the center also remains active (#uspcasw_MUET) - The center also continued obtaining space in print media. Significant media coverage can be accessed from the link: http://water.muet.edu.pk/about-us/news- views/uspcasw-news/. - The thumbnails of the new print material produced by the center during the reporting period are given as under. The same can be accessed from the link: http://water.muet.edu.pk/resources/publications-reports/ - An exclusive episode of weekly talk show, "Sawal Hay Pakistan Ka with Rizwan Jaffar" was recorded for #AajNewsTV to feature "Pakistan Water Challenges and Solutions" in the auditorium of USPCAS-W. The august panel of participants was chaired by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Aslam Uqaili, Vice Chancellor, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro along with Prof. Dr. Bakhshal Lashari from USPCAS-W and Mr. Muhammad Waseem Vohra from FPPCI. - Students of USPCAS-W Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro participated in "World Polio Day - Cycle Rally", led by Ms. Ayeha Abro, Deputy Commissioner Hyderabad, here on Thursday, October 24, 2019.

- Dr. Jameel Ahmed, Asst. Professor at USPCAS-W, Mehran UET Jamshoro and Dr. Suhail Ahmed Bijarani, Asst. Professor at Community Medicine LUMHS Jamshoro talked about different aspects of food hygiene, role of nutritive value of food on human body, food safety, role of water and sanitation in food safety and food hunger in an exclusive radio talk show to mark "World Food Day" on community radio FM 96.6 LUMHS, Jamshoro on 16, October 2019. - The radio awareness show was produced by Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Community Radio FM 96.6 in collaboration with USPCAS-W. Mr. Mushtaq Bhatti, Station Manager LUMHS FM 96.6 presented the talk show whereas program was conceived and coordinated by Mr. Saqib Abro, CMO Expert at USPCAS-W Mehran University Jamshoro.

8. MANDATORY MINIMUM RESULTS AND TARGETS The status of minimum mandatory results (MMR) against set targets is given below: Minimum Mandatory Results (MMR) Progress for the Reporting Period (Oct – Dec 2019) At least 250 degrees awarded by - During the reporting period, 76 students graduated who USPCAS-W in five years of the project to will be awarded degrees in the graduation ceremony students who receive USPCAS-W funded scheduled in February 2020. scholarships, resulting in more degree - In total, 151 students including 9 PhD scholars have holding technical experts in the field of graduated. water resource management. In five years of the project at least 200 - During the reporting period, 27 individuals including 11 faculty and students participated in females and 2 faculty members successfully completed exchanges to the U.S that will result in their exchange training program. university faculty with enhanced teaching - In total 169 individuals, including 62 females benefitted and mentoring skills and students with from the exchange & training program. stronger technical and research skills

At least 50% of USPCAS-W graduates During the reporting period, networking and establishment employed in a field related to water of close liaison is a continuous process to help achieve this activities. target. The data is to be collected by USAID’s 3rd party and reported by USAID. At least one strong American-Pakistani MUET has already entered into a partnership with University university linkage established that of Utah (UU). Moreover; UU has further established a significantly improves teaching & research consortium of five Institutions/Universities viz: Colorado and improves how universities interact with State University (CSU), City University of New York and receive funds from the business (CUNY), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), UNESCO community in the water management Institute for Higher Education (IHE-W) and Nevada State sector. University. The wide regional diversity of students In general, people do not opt for higher education due to the trained, of whom at least 50% falls under affordability factor. The center is considering all enrolled economically disadvantaged criteria. students as a disadvantaged group with very few exceptions. In order to achieve this target, MUET implements an outreach program to encourage students from economically disadvantaged areas to benefit from USPCAS-W program. Percentage of a female student and faculty The female ratio in staff including faculty continue to stand participation in USPCAS-W activities at 20% and the ratio in students stands at 34%. exceeds by 15% the present rate of participation at the hosting university, with the objective of reaching 50% female participation in CAS-W activities. At least 50 advanced research projects This includes 28 grants to be awarded by the center and 22 conducted by CAS-W during the project projects won from outside the center. period. - During reporting period, three new externally funded projects were initiated.

- So far, 29 externally-funded projects have been obtained. Some are completed and the others are in progress. Detail given in section 3.2 above. - As a whole, 30 grants have been awarded against target of 28 grants. All projects have been completed. At least 50% CAS-W students placed in - So far, 63 number of students have benefitted from the internships with private sector entities. internship opportunity. The Council for Research and Policy The council has been established in the name of National (CRP) think tank made operational. Water Research Network. At least five public-private partnerships 21 MoUs and agreements have been signed with national (PPPs) or Global Development Alliances and international organizations. (GDAs) established through CAS-W. Three professional certification, degrees or Seven degree programs; 4 MS and 3 Ph.D. programs in programs established at CAS-W. HID, IWRM, EnvEng and WaSH Sciences have already been started. At least 20 CAS-W courses that feature a With the joint efforts of MUET and UU faculty, 32 new and modern, Pakistan centric curriculum that improved courses have been developed and introduced. meets international standards. A dedicated library established to A dedicated library has been established to support CAS- support CAS-W priorities W academic program. Strengthening of the library continues. Specialized research/laboratory facilities Six laboratories have been established and are operational; at MUET established or upgraded to i) GIS & Remote Sensing Lab include the use of innovative and ii) Computer & Software Lab appropriate Information and iii) Advanced Water Quality Lab Communications Technology that iv) Soil & Water Lab supports the service and problem-solving v) Pilot Scale Water Quality Lab focus of the center. vi) Hydraulics Lab At least 28 applied research grants each As a whole, 30 research grant projects amounting around valued at about Rs. 3 million awarded to Rs. 94 million have been awarded. MUET faculty and researchers and/or other Pakistani universities or Research and Development organizations related to the water resource management and water technologies.

10. PERFORMANCE MONITORING & TRACKING FOR THE 20th Qtr (Oct – Dec 2019)

# Indicator Target Last (19th) Current (20th Cumulative Remarks Quarter Quarter Progress (31st

(LOP) Progress Progress Dec 2019) (if any)

Component 1:Governance of the PCAS-W and the Higher Education Establishment of Board of 01 N/A N/A 01 Governors/Steering Committee Establishment of Council for 01 N/A N/A 01 Establishment Research and Policy of NWRN Establishment of Curriculum 01 N/A N/A 01 Advisory Council/Board of Studies Component 2: Curriculum reform Number of universities/TTIs 01 N/A N/A 01 offering new degree and graduate programs

Number of new courses 20 - - 32 introduced in CAS-W that feature a modern, relevant and Pakistan- centric curriculum that meet international standards

Number of professional 04 - - 07 4 MS and certifications/Degrees launched by 3 PhD CAS-W

Number of CAS-W graduates who 20 - - -- Data on this became entrepreneurs/open indicator is to be collected by businesses USAID 3rd Party.

Number of US-supported CAS- W 04 - - 07 4 MS and tertiary education programs/ post 3 PhD graduate programs that include experiential and /or applied to learn opportunities

Number of US University linkages 03 - - 3 The University developed during the 5 year of Utah, period by CAS-W which result in Colorado State either student and faculty University, exchange, academic or research University of collaboration Nevada Number of non-degree training 15 1 - 12 designed/conducted by CAS-W

Component 3: High quality applied research A number of new policy paper to 01 - - 00 which CAS-W contributed.

Number of CAS-W funded applied 28 (10 - - 33 30 grants research projects (including Joint joint) awarded and projects with UU) 3 Flagship projects

Number of academic research 50 - - 00 initiated where findings were replicated, applied or taken to market Number of Research Projects 22 1 5 29 undertaken by CAS-W under external funding

Number of research papers 15 6 8 168 published or presented by CAS-W

faculty

Number of international and 07 (05 1 - 10 Executive Seminar on Industrial national conferences conducted national Wastewater by CAS-W ) Management

Number of improved or newly 01 - - 01 The new constructed facilities for staff and building is completed and research in CAS-W operational Number of CAS-W students 125 - - 63 placed in internships with private sector entities

Component 4: Graduate and post graduate training

Graduates from CAS-W reporting 200 - - - This is MSF themselves as employed indicator, and as per PIRS the data for this is to be collected by a 3rd party. However; we are reporting on it as per our data collection!

Number of students graduating 250 -4 - 251 from CAS-W in the field of Water

Number of graduates from CAS- 125 - - - This is MSF W reporting themselves as indicator, and as per PIRS the employed in the Water sector data for this is to be collected by a 3rd party. However; we are reporting on it as per our data collection!

Number of students receiving 250 -4 - 250 US-funded scholarships to attend Pakistani institutions of higher education

Number of participants funded for 150 -4 - 250 Considering all professional certification and enrolled students on training who come from USAID economically disadvantaged Scholarship. areas

Number of host-country 200 18 - 109 75 males individuals who completed USG- and funded short-term training or 34 female exchange program involving higher education institutions

Component 5: Sustainability through industry/private sector links

Amount of funds raised by USD - - PKR 163.438 Cost of donor- CAS-W from commercial activity, funded 1 million private sector projects

At least one strong American- 01 - - 01 UU Pakistani university linkage established that significantly improves teaching and research.

Number of public-private 05 - - 19 partnerships (PPPs) or Global Development Alliances(GDAs) established

The number of female 125 -1 - 87 participation in CAS-W students/scholarship is reached/increased

The number of female 41 - - 12 participation in employment of CAS-W faculty and staff is reached/increased

Note: Text highlighted in yellow are MSF indicator (PakInfo).

11. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL ANALYSIS (Oct – Dec 2019)

All amounts in USD

S # Main Head Total Actual Expense incurred during 20th QTR Total Overall Allocation Expense expenditure Utilization US $ Incurred (Oct - Dec 2019) incurred Up to 30-Sept-19 Plan Actual Utilization 11-Dec-19 (%)

Salaries and 1 6,212,764 181,282 122,625 74% 3,404,826 55% fringe benefits 3,282,201

Travel & 2 89,000 11,728 6,796 101% 155,209 174% Transportation 148,413

Program 3 3,899,837 386,904 269,945 213% 3,370,110 86% Costs 3,100,165

13,051 653% 3,698,845 103% 4 Equipment 3,575,809 3,685,794 40,000

827 26% 27,972 35% 5 Contractual 80,389 27,145 6,200

26,242 87% 274,748 129% 6 Training 212,400 248,506 25,000 Other Direct 7 712,370 120,503 194,119 161% 882,175 124% Costs 688,056

Total 14,782,569 11,180,280 771,617 633,605 139% 11,813,885 80%

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