Provide ad hoc support and advice for the review of water policies, national water strategies and IWRM plans

• Regional review on the status of National Water Plans and/or Strategies in the SWIM Partner Countries and proposals for policy options and recommendations to advance their preparation, implementation and monitoring. The review contains a focused survey on the status of plans and strategies in Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia.
• Organisation of a 2-day regional workshop to review the report and country briefs and agree on actions to be addressed at the policy level by the project 

• Provision of technical assistance to  Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco for identifying and advancing missing priority elements of their Wastewater Strategy through the preparation of a gap analysis and recommendations report and a National consultation to validate the findings of the assessment:
  • Egypt
    • Assessment
      
    • National Consultation
  • Morocco
    • Assessment (This is the executive summary in English of the full version of the document available in French)
    • National Consultation
  • Tunisia
    
    • Assessment (This is the executive summary in English of the full version of the document available in French)
    • National Consultation

• Regional Assessment on water Users’ Associations (WUAs) in the SWIM-SM countries that reviews the progress of Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM), identifies the range of experiences, assesses the status, achievements and challenges of the WUAs and draws lessons and opportunities for improvement. In depth assessments are carried out in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia.
• Regional Expert Workshop promoted sharing of experiences and best practices in the establishment and operationalization of WUAs in the region and discussed / validated the findings of the Regional Assessment.

Ensure sustainable water management strategies mainstreaming into other sectors’ policies

• Workshop to brief Partner Countries and regional stakeholders on SWIM‐SM objectives in the wider spectrum of the non‐conventional water resources management agenda and to brainstorm and discuss the project’s regional priorities on wastewater treatment and reuse and desalination.

• Assessment of the cost of water degradation and remediation actions in selected River Basins, including a National Consultation to validate the findings of the Assessment: 
  • Algeria (Seybouse River Basin):
    • Assessment (this is the executive summary in English of the full version of the document available in French)
    • National Consultation
  • Lebanon (Litani River Basin):
    • Assessment
    • National Consultation 
  • Morocco (Oum Rabia River Basin):
    • Assessment (this is the executive summary in English of the full version of the document available in French)
    • National Consultation

• • Tunisia (Medjerda River Basin):
    • Assessment
    • National Consultation

• Strengthening the capacity of the SWIM partner countries in the assessment of the cost of Water Resources Degradation at the Basin Level:
  • Policy note on the cost of water resources degradation and lessons learned in the four focus basins
  • 2 case studies adapted for two sub-regional training workshops on the cost assessment of environment and water degradation to benefit professionals from the SWIM beneficiary countries:
    • Case study 1 (available only in French)
    • Sub-regional training workshop for Maghreb countries
    • Case study 2
    • Sub-regional Training workshop for Mashrek countries
  • Assessment on the estimated costs for the degradation and restoration of water resources of the Medjerda Basin (Tunisian side) between 2010-2025 (this is the executive summary in English of the full version of the document available in French)

• Regional assessment of past drought & flood episodes and their management in Jordan, Palestine and Tunisia

• Guidelines on measures for improving compliance with water legislations and assessment of enforcement capacity in the SWIM-SM Region with focus on Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco.

• Assessment of current legislative capacity and legal procedures in the prosecution of violators of water legislation and develop guidelines in Algeria, Jordan and Lebanon

Development of a comprehensive M&E system for Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) and Irrigation Management transfer (IMT) Process:

• Review of the international and regional experience in monitoring and evaluation systems with special reference for the formation and support of Water Users Associations (WUAs)

• Report on the International M&E systems (FAO, IWMI, WB)

• Regional Expert Group Meeting on the  Development of a comprehensive M&E system for Participatory Irrigation Management & Irrigation Management Transfer process

• MONEVA System software

• Pilot application of the MONEVA system in Jordan and Tunisia:
  • JORDAN
    • Training of the users involved in the pilot implementation
    • Evaluation workshop of the pilot imlementation

• • TUNISIA
    • Training of the users involved in the pilot implementation
    • Evaluation workshop of the pilot implementation

• Regional Workshop on the M&E system to monitor and evaluate the Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) and Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) Process in the SWIM-SM Countries

Desalination as a non-conventional water resource

• Assessment of Potential Cumulative Environmental Impacts of Desalination Plants around the Mediterranean Sea
• Regional Expert Group Meeting on Potential Cumulative Environmental Impacts of Desalination Plants on the Mediterranean Sea
• First Core Desalination Group Meeting

• Study on the legislative framework regulating the recharge of aquifers with adequately treated wastewater