Algeria
Egypt
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Palestine *
Syria *
TunisiaMEDA WATER – Resource management
Project Duration
2003 - 2008
Budget
€40 million (MEDA)
Status
Completed
Countries covered:
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Algeria
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Egypt
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Israel
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Jordan
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Lebanon
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Morocco
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Palestine *
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Syria *
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Tunisia
Brief Description
Reinforces regional cooperation and develops proposals on water management, through capacity strengthening, training, information and know-how exchanges
Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey
Actions in brief
- Strengthens the capacity of civil society (Universities, NGOs, etc).
- Promotes North – South academic exchanges on issues such as drought management, wastewater treatment, wastewater reuse, autonomous desalination, irrigation technology, dissemination technology.
- Carries out pilot projects in villages in Egypt, Jordan and the West Bank to improve long-term access and rights to water by underprivileged populations.
- Formulates guidelines and pilot projects to achieve greater acceptance of wastewater reuse.
- Helps farmers manage their water resources themselves and villages to plan improvement of water availability and use.
