WES organised a Training on the implementation of household water use surveys and its application in the design of water saving interventions in Algeria
As a large part of Algeria consists of an arid to semi-arid environment, where renewable water resources are very scarce, good management of the scarce water resources is therefore pivotal. Since October 2020, the EU-funded “Water and Environment Support (WES) in the ENI Southern Neighbourhood region" project, has been engaged in the implementation of an activity titled “Potential of Water use efficiency and water saving in domestic water” to support the public water service ‘L’Algérienne Des Eaux’ (ADE) in [...]
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New video released by the WES project on Sustainable Construction and Demolition Waste Management
The building and construction industry generates one of the most voluminous waste streams. The on-going construction boom in most of the countries of the MENA region is accompanied by the generation of significant Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) quantities. These wastes are of varying nature, origin and value, requiring an integrated approach to increase their circularity potential and to minimise their impact on the environment and society. The EU-funded WES project just released a video introducing the key components [...]
WES Information Bulletin on the technical assistance provided for industrial pollution prevention and monitoring from the tomatoes transformation industry in the coastal area of Korba in Tunisia
From March 2020 to March 2022, the EU funded Water and Environment Support (WES) project in the Southern Neighborhood region, provided technical assistance for industrial pollution prevention and monitoring from the tomatoes transformation industry in the coastal area of Korba in Tunisia. The program prioritised the sustainable water resource management and the control of wastewater discharge from tomato processing units. We are pleased to share with you the WES Information Bulletin, to give further details to stakeholders on how [...]
WES Information Bulletin regarding the technical assistance provided to the Ministry of Environment of Lebanon on the prevention/abatement of industrial pollution
As part of the Water and Environment Support (WES) project in the Southern Neighborhood region, a National Activity focusing on ‘Revision of sectoral guidelines and Emission Limit Values for industrial activities in Lebanon’ (N-E-LB-1) was tailor-designed and delivered to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Environment (MoE) of Lebanon on the prevention/abatement of industrial pollution, from March 2021 to September 2022. WES proposed revisions and comments to the MoE’s environmental guidelines for the establishment and operation of specific [...]
INTPA-NEAR Environment and Climate Week 2023
From the 27th till the 31st of March 2023, the INTPA-NEAR Environment and Climate Week 2023 gathered colleagues from EU delegations and headquarters to exchange on the latest environmental and climate policy priorities and developments of the European Commission. Together with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement, the European Green Deal sets a strong European ambition to lead international action on climate change and environment. Europe seeks to become the first climate-neutral continent in the [...]