Sustainable Water Integrated Management (SWIM) is a Regional Technical Assistance Programme launched by the European Commission to contribute to the extensive dissemination and effective implementation of sustainable water management policies and practices in the Southern Mediterranean Region.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs color=”blue” alignment=”right” active_section=”1″ no_fill_content_area=”true”][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-bullseye” add_icon=”true” title=”Main Goal” tab_id=”1489202346783-2f628871-79e1″][vc_column_text]Providing tailored and targeted technical assistance at national level based on partners’ requests through an Expert Facility.
Organize regional (or sub-regional) peer-to-peer seminars and webinars.
Conduct on-site training courses and study tours. Capitalize on the lessons learnt, good practices and success stories.
Support the Horizon 2020 Initiative’s governance mechanism and the work of the UfMS’s Water Experts Group.
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RAED is one of the partners in the project, has coordinated among its members in the Arab Mediterranean countries in order to enhance the implementation of the project activities in their respective countries, as well as their participation in the various activities of the project.
RAED has hosted the project management headquarters and has been responsible for translating and reviewing all media materials either by e-mail or through the Montada AL-Beea Magazine issued monthly.
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- LDK Consultants Engineers and Planners S.A. Greece (the lead company)
- Arab Countries Utilities Association (ACWUA).
- Umweltbundesamt GmBH. Austria
- Mediterranean SeaGlobal Water Partnership
- Haskoning DHV Nederland B.V. Netherlands
- Ministry of Environment, Energy & Climate change in Greece
- Ministry of Energy and Water in Lebanon
- Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries of Tunisia
- Austrian Environmental Agency
The Project Started 2010 and ended by 2015
[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-check-circle” add_icon=”true” title=”Project Results” tab_id=”1489202657240-ffa3eb02-b36c”][vc_column_text]The project has supported the integration of sustainable water management approaches into regional and national development policies and has helped to study the selected aspects of water resources management in greater depth, including lessons learned from the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive.
The project also contributed to the implementation of awareness raising and capacity-building activities among decision-makers, mid-level managers and relevant stakeholders. It has also contributed to the identification and dissemination of good practices, and helped project pilots to implement more sustainable models of water consumption and to adopt solutions to meet current and future challenges.
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