Less water for more sustainable irrigation: start of the EU-funded PROSIM project

December 5, 2019
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In the framework of the ENI CBC Med Program, funded by the European Union, the kick-off meeting of PROSIM Project was held on 28-29 November in Rome, Italy. The meeting, dedicated to project partners, was preceded by a press conference.

The event, organized by ICU – Institute for University Cooperation, project leader, was the first official meeting of PROSIM partners, a consortium of organizations from Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Spain.

The project faces relevant water management issues in the Mediterranean area. Its objective is to bring innovative solutions combining water use efficiency and non-conventional water and build local capacities to adopt/upscale them. Cross-border capacity building, roadmaps, and plans for improved water management based on project results will be carried out while enhancing public-private cooperation will be fostered together with investments for the adoption/upscale of the proposed solutions.

The project started on 1 September 2019 and will last until 31 August 2022.

 

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Press release

PROSIM  – Promoting Sustainable Irrigation Management and non-conventional water use in the Mediterranean

Countries covered:

  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Tunisia