Presented by: Georgios Lourmas, Project Coordinator– SWIM-Support Mechanism (SWIM-SM)

THE SWIM PROGRAMME

The EC-Funded Sustainable Water Integrated Management (SWIM) Programme

Support Mechanism

6.7 Mi Euro, 2011-2014

SWIM-SM

5 Demonstration Projects

15 Mi Euro, 2012-2014

Overall objective:

To promote actively the extensive dissemination of sustainable water management policies and practices in the region given the context of increasing water scarcity, combined pressure on water resources from a wide range of users and desertification processes, in connection with climate change.

SWIM specific Objectives (1/2)

• Support PCs in designing and implementing sustainable water management policies in liaison with existing relevant initiatives in the area;

• Contribute to institutional reinforcement, planning and management skills and facilitate know-how transfer.

• Raise awareness on the need to implement more sustainable water consumption models and on the adoption of possible solutions to meet the existing and forthcoming challenges;

SWIM specific Objectives (2/2)

• To demonstrate the applicability of the concepts and practices set in the draft Strategy for Water in the Mediterranean and in the H2020 Initiative to De-pollute the Mediterranean Sea;

• To disseminate widely good practices and state-of-the-art technologies at national and regional levels, in view of enhancing their replicability in other areas of the Mediterranean.

The SWIM Program Bridges Partners Countries & Initiatives Related to Water & Pollution

SWIM Partner Countries:

Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria* and Tunisia

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Mediterranean Component of EU Water Initiative (MED EUWI)

Horizon 2020 Initiative to de-pollute the Mediterranean Sea

UfM Draft Strategy for Water in the Mediterranean (SWM)

UNEP/MAP GEF MedPartnership

Other regional and National relevant initiatives and projects

*In May 2011, the European Union decided to suspend all cooperation with Syrian authorities

SWIM-Support Mechanism (2010-2014): approach

‐ A Demand-driven project

‐ Promotion of synergies and collaborations with relevant centres of excellence, projects and initiatives

‐ Exchange of experiences North-South and South-South

‐ Focus on best practices and replication

‐ Communication and Visibility Efforts

SWIM-SM Implementation arrangements

Carrying & overseeing all activities under SWIM / collaborate with Project beneficiaries

Responsible & accountable for project delivery

- Manage the project;- Follow-up on

progresses- Ensure deliverables

'quality

- Provide overall guidance;

- Monitor & evaluate the project

Functions

Steering Committee- European

Commission- 9 Partner

Countries Management Team-Project Director-Technical Director-Project Coordinator

Key Experts-Team Leader-Water Expert-Environment Expert-Communication Expert

Board Committee-Consortium Members-Team Leader

FOCAL POINTS

ALGERIA EGYPT ISRAEL JORDAN LEBANON MOROCCO SYRIA TUNISIA PALESTINELIBYA

In the Partners Countries:

‐ The Ministry responsible for Water as the official counterpart of the Project;

‐ A National Focal Point nominated by the Ministry to be the counterpart of the SWIM-SM technical Team;

‐ An Environment Liaison Officer nominated by the Ministry of the Environment to ensure synergy with the water activities financed under Horizon 2020 and other regional activities (GEF, MAP etc.).

SWIM-SM Implementation arrangements

SWIM – SM focus

WP 1

WP 2

WP 3

WP 4

WP 5

WP 6

Non-conventional water resources

Economic Valuation of water resources

No-regret actions for Climate Change adaptation

Local Governance with focus on Water Users Associations

Water governance & mainstreaming

Capacity Building

Application of water management plans

Promotion of lessons learnt & good practices

Development of a Communication Strategy

Support Demonstration Projects

The five SWIM – Demonstration Projects

Three (3) main priorities:

1) Enhancing effective water governance for integrated water resources management;

2) Adapting to climate change and enhancing drought and flood management

3) Promoting water demand management and efficiency, including non-conventional water resources

Priority 1: Effective water governance for IWRM

SWIM – All Across the Jordan: Trans-boundary NGO Master Planning of the Lower Jordan River Basin

Countries: Jordan, Israel, Palestine

Leader: Water and Environment Development Organization (WEDO)/ Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME)

Objectives: Produce the first ever trans-boundary integrated master plan for the Lower Jordan River;

Advance political will for a regional IWRM approach among key figures in the three countries;

Priority 2: Climate change adaptation and drought / flood management1- Adaptation to Climate Change of the Mediterranean Agricultural Systems (SWIM – ACLIMAS):

Countries: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia

Leader: International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (IAM Bari)

Objective: Promote the adaptation of Mediterranean agricultural systems to climate change by combining plant varieties tolerant to abiotic stresses with locally-tailored land and water management techniques to conserve soil moisture, prevent erosion, fertility loss and salinization.

Priority 2: Climate change adaptation and

drought / flood management 2-Water harvesting and Agricultural techniques in Dry lands: an Integrated and Sustainable model in Maghreb Regions (SWIM WADIS-MAR)

Countries: Algeria and Tunisia (focus on one watershed each)

Leader: Desertification Research Group, University of Sassari (NRD-UNISS), Italy

Objectives:

Integrated water harvesting & aquifer recharge systems; Water availability increase and best agricultural practices for water efficiency & pollution reduction; Flood flow and run-off management (against erosion)

Priority 3: Water demand management including non-conventional water resources1-Innovative Means to Protect Water Resources in the Mediterranean Coastal Areas through Re-injection of Treated Water (SWIM-IMPROWARE)

Countries: Egypt and TunisiaLeader: Italian Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea (IMELS) – ItalyObjectives: Enhance the recharge of coastal aquifers by

injecting treated wastewater of appropriate quality;

Contrast the overexploitation of potable groundwater and increase water availability for local communities,

Disseminate the practices and lessons learnt inside the two countries and in other Mediterranean countries;

Priority 3: Water demand management including non-conventional water resources 2- Network of demonstration activities for sustainable integrated wastewater treatment and reuse in the Mediterranean (SWIM- Sustain Water MED)

Countries: Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and TunisiaLeader: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Objectives and type of activities: Demonstrate the economic benefit of secondary treated wastewater for irrigation in Egypt through decentralised secondary treatment of primary effluents combined with the application of innovative irrigation and crops technology

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For additional information please contact: SWIM-SUPPORT MECHANISM: info@swim-sm.eu & www.swim-sm.eu

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