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

Capacity building of SWIM Partner Countries in the assessment of the cost of water resources degradation at the basin level

16-18 June, Tunis - Tunisia (for participants from Maghreb countries)

23-25 June, Athens - Greece (for participants from Mashrek countries)

Assessment on the best available technologies related to wastewater reuse and desalination in rural areas and evaluation on the Economic Considerations for Supplying Water Through Desalination in South Mediterranean Countries. Organisation of a meeting of the Expert Group on Desalination to review the Assessment and provide advice on further development. Activity to feed the regional training under WP 2 (under Pillar A: non conventional water resources).

Assessment of the cost of water degradation and remediation actions in selected River Basins in: Algeria (Seybouse River Basin), Lebanon (Litani River Basin), Morocco (Oum Rabia River Basin) and Tunisia (Medjerda River Basin). (Pillar B: Economic Valuation of Water Resources)

Review and analysis of private sector participation modalities in water service delivery, with emphasis on the southern mediterranean region, to strengthen implementation capacity of national water plans at local level with emphasis on financial sustainability (under Pillar D: Local Governance with focus on Water Users Associations)

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

3rd Steering Committee Meeting of the SWIM-SM Project

2nd Steering Committee Meeting of the SWIM-SM Project

Launching Regional Workshop of the SWIM programme in December 2011 (7-8 December)

Expert Group Meeting on Desalination in the Mediterranean

Contribution in the Regional Conference on Advancing Non-Conventional Water Resources Management in the Mediterranean (Athens, 14-15 September 2011) and organisation of the SWIM-SM Workshop on Sustainable Use of Non-Conventional Water Resources (Athens, 16 September 2011) (horizontal activity)

Participation of the key experts in regional events (horizontal activity)

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 Initiative to de-pollute the Mediterranean Sea (horizontal activity)

Establishment of a network with the existing regional and national training institutions

Contact list of national and regional centres of excellence - elaborated in close collaboration with H2020 CB/MEP -  relating to the SWIM themes developed

Based on the database, mapping exercise of on ongoing and planned training activities at regional level so as to identify gaps with emphasis on SWIM-SM focus themes

Develop national and regional capacity building programmes / training sessions

Study tour on wastewater management and natural treatment systems in rural areas

Training on evaluating and structuring PPPs in the Water Sector

Training workshop on risk and insurance in PPPs for water infrastructure

High level policy dialogue on enforcement of water laws in SWIM-SM countries

Intensive course on desalination with solar energy

Training and Study Tour in Europe on the Operation and Management of Wastewater Treatment Plants

Training workshop on Strengthening Public Sector Capacity to Mobilize Depollution Investments and Private Sector Participation

Training Course - Cost Estimating of Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Desalination Plants

Training workshop and study tour for developing the capacity of prosecutors and investigators to enforce water & environment legislations

High level study tour on participatory irrigation management/irrigation management transfer process

Training of government officials on the preparation of water plans/strategies

Sub Regional training on the inter-linkages between integrated water resources management (IWRM) and integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) - in coordination with H2020 CB/MEP

Sub-regional  trainings in Israel and Tunisia on innovative and adaptable technologies for treated wastewater reuse, including the recharge of aquifers and sustainable desalination

Regional training to provide technical assistance for the identification and development of no-regret actions 

Regional training of water user associations' representatives from selected countries with part of the training provided by representatives from SWIM Partner Countries advanced in WUAs operationalisation - in coordination with H2020 CB/MEP. 

Regional training course on Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Water infrastructure

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