WES Consultation Workshop in preparation for the elaboration of a non-revenue water policy in Jordan
The EU-funded “Water and Environment Support (WES) in the ENI Southern Neighbourhood region" project, continues to implement its activity ‘Elaboration of non-revenue water (NRW) policy in Jordan’ for the past year. With this ongoing activity, WES is supporting Jordan’s water sector in its on-going efforts to reduce NRW water, thus contributing to improved network efficiency, improved service provision and increased cost recovery. The WES team of water experts have successfully prepared and organised a Consultation Workshop on the 20th [...]
WES Information Bulletin on the Regional Activity “Water Demand Management”
As part of the Water and Environment Support (WES) project in the Southern Neighborhood region, a Regional Activity focusing on ‘Water Demand Management’ (RW-3-REG/P2P) was tailor-designed and delivered to 70 stakeholders from 11 countries, including the WES Partner Countries (PCs), namely Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia. The Regional Training (5 plenary virtual sessions in January and February 2022) and the Peer-to-Peer Exchange (3 sessions in March and October 2022) were focused on the customers’ water [...]
A WES Consultation Workshop on supporting Palestinians to access fresh water at lower cost
Water scarcity and inadequate water infrastructure in Palestine has resulted in water demand exceeding the available supply for all uses. Since 2021, the EU-funded “Water and Environment Support (WES) in the ENI Southern Neighbourhood region" project, continues to implement an activity to support the Palestinian Water Authority and related stakeholders in improving revenue generation including through out-sourcing to the private sector and thus help improve water services provision and their resilience to external shocks. The WES team of water [...]
Effective environmental information and participation: Efforts for promoting the Aarhus Convention in the Mediterranean
Numerous Multilateral Environmental Conventions and National Legislation are important for the protection of the Environment and their successful implementation greatly rely on evidence-based easily accessible information, effective public participation and access of all interested stakeholders to justice. These three essential components are furthered by the Aarhus Convention . The 8th and 9th of March 2023 marked a major milestone in the long-standing joint efforts to promote the Aarhus Convention in the whole of the Mediterranean. Together with the UNECE [...]
WES Information Bulletin on the Regional Activity ‘’Educating for Sustainable Development with focus on Waste Water Treatment for reuse and Non-Conventional Water Resources
Under the Water and Environment Support (WES) in the Southern Neighborhood region project, a Regional Activity on ‘’Educating for Sustainable Development (ESD) with focus on Waste Water Treatment (WWT) for reuse and Non-Conventional Water Resources (NCWRs)’’ (HE-3-REG) was designed and delivered in two sessions from February to March 2022. Some 50 trainees participated from the WES Partner Countries (PCs), namely Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia. The Training aimed to provide technical assistance and strengthen the [...]
WES Information Bulletin on the Regional Activity “Awareness raising and Education for Sustainable Development: Training of Trainers on campaigns for sustainable consumption’’
As part of the EU funded Water and Environment Support (WES) in the Southern Neighborhood region project, a Regional Activity focusing on ‘Awareness raising and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): Training of Trainers on campaigns for sustainable consumption’’ (HE-2-REG) was tailor-designed and delivered to some 61 stakeholders from the WES Partner Countries (PCs), namely Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia. The Activity was delivered via three online sessions in the second semester of 2021. In order [...]