SwitchMed – Switching to more sustainable consumption and production in the Mediterranean

Project Duration
2012 - 2018
Budget
€20 million for demonstration activities and networking activities (ENPI) + €3 million for policy component (thematic budget line)
Status
Completed
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Countries covered:

  • Algeria
  • Egypt
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Palestine *
  • Syria *
  • Tunisia

Brief Description

Promotes the shift of Southern Mediterranean economies towards sustainable consumption and production patterns and a green economy Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, occupied Palestinian territory, Syria and Tunisia

Actions in brief

  • Supports partner countries in creating an enabling environment for SCP through the participatory development and approval of SCP national action plans;
  • Selects and implements demonstration and replication projects, piloting and scaling up successful SCP practices in the Mediterranean, in close co-ordination with the policy component;
  • Creates and runs of a network facility, in charge of promoting the exchange and diffusion of project experiences and impacts, and supporting the dialogue between the policy and the demonstration component. 

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Thematics
Environment & Climate change Sustainable Development