Draw up a package of communication and awareness raising activities targeting relevant decision makers, stakeholders and the general public (including awareness on the draft Strategy for Water in the Mediterranean and the selected demonstration projects)

SWIM Website set up, maintained and updated.

Management of promotional materials’ design and production and oversight of the overall communication with SWIM‐SM Focal Points, target groups and other stakeholders.

Promotional materials include:

• SWIM Videos
• SWIM Brochure
• SWIM-SM pamphlet
• SWIM-SM Policy Profile

Relations with press and journalists ‐ advertorials, press releases.

Information sessions for media professionals about SWIM in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia.

Consultation meetings with responsible for extension services to farmers and/or administrations / cooperatives related to farmers activities to identify the type of messages, materials and activities that could form the awareness raising and communication campaign addressing this target group (in Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia).

• Brochure for Tunisian and Algerian farmers on the least environmentally and human health damaging practices for re-using treated wastewater in agriculture:
  • Brochure-Tunisia (Arabic)

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  • Brochure Algeria (Arabic and French)
    • Brochure (Arabic)
      
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      • Inside

• • • Brochure (French)
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• Manual for Algerian trainers and technicians dealing with farmers on the re-use of treated wastewater in agriculture (Arabic and French)

Information workshops targeting Tunisian and Algerian farmers and trainers/technicians about health safety and practices related to the use of treated wastewater in agriculture

Development and Maintenance of a contacts’ data base for parliamentarians, journalists, NGOs, educators.

Production of quarterly News Flash.

Production and diffusion of promotional material, such as : flash memories, notepads, roll‐up banners, mousepads, folders.

Participation/Contribution to key regional/national events to promote SWIM‐SM visibility and coordination with relevant regional initiatives and projects

Oversight and management of the overall communication aspects related to SWIM-SM activities (contacts with relevant stakeholders, preparation of information materials, evaluation of specific activities)

Activity 1: Identify and disseminate success stories and supporting exchange of experience between the beneficiaries of the present project and those of other projects/programmes implemented at regional or national level and;

Activity 2: Identify and inform about possible good practices and exchange knowledge on programmes or projects on water management in the region and elsewhere, funded by other donors and;

Activity 4: Contribute to facilitating the transfer of know‐how and exchange of experience on water management

Verification and Validation of Adequacy & Efficiency of Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants Projects in:

• Lebanon
• Morocco (This is the Executive Summary in English. The full version of the document is available in French)
• Tunisia (This is the Executive Summary in English. The full version of the document is available in French)

Documentation of Best Practices in wastewater reuse in Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Morocco

Documentation of Best Practices in non-revenue water management in selected Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Israel, Jordan, Morocco)

Develop mechanisms and procedures to facilitate regional dialogue, consultations, and exchange of experience among the most water intensive sectors such as agriculture, tourism and urban development

Assessment on the best available technologies and technical and economic potentials related to wastewater reuse, aquifer recharge and sustainable desalination at regional level and their application at national level

Under this activity three assessments were prepared respectively on:

• Best Available Technologies (BAT) for Wastewater Treatment & Reuse in Rural/Local Areas in South Mediterranean Countries

• Best Available Technologies (BAT) for Desalination in Rural/Local Areas
• Review and Analysis of Private Sector Participation (PSP): Modalities in Water Service Delivery, with emphasis on the Southern Mediterranean Region

Review and Analysis of Private Sector Participation (PSP): Modalities in Water Service Delivery, with emphasis on the Southern Mediterranean Region

Organise and/or participate in regional or sub regional events aiming at mobilising partner countries and other donors in favour of sustainable water management schemes, and bringing together key players on water and environment in the region

Participation of the key experts in regional events, ensuring visibility of the project and its activities.

Organise and/or facilitate discussions and harmonising approaches and policies on issues related to the objectives of the Strategy for Water in the Mediterranean, notably IWRM and adaptation to climate change, and the Horizon 2020 initiative, especially its de-pollution component

Close operational linkages with H2020: Coordinate and appropriately interlink with activities undertaken under the H2020 Initiative in order to bring an added value and avoid overlapping. Expected output: Activities are identified for potential implementation in collaboration with H2020 MEHSIP.