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WES Infomation Bulletin on the Regional Activity ‘Water Harvesting including through retention & aquifer recharge with storm water’

Increased urbanization in the MENA countries has resulted in significant reduction of recharge to the groundwater sources and an increase in storm water flows with the related negative consequences. As part of the Water and Environment Support (WES) project, a Regional Activity focusing on ‘Water Harvesting including through retention & aquifer recharge with storm water’ (RW-4-REG) was organised involving designated participants representing different stakeholders from the WES Partner Countries (PCs), namely Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and [...]

November 8th, 2022|

WES just launched an activity to reinforce regulations for the reduction of certain types of single-use plastics in Tunisia

The significant negative impact on the environment, health and economy of certain plastic products requires the establishment of specific legal frameworks to effectively reduce these negative effects. These frameworks should largely ensure the circular use or substitution of plastics and the drastic reduction and phasing out of single-use applications. The EU funded Water and Environment Support project (WES) will support the Tunisian government to reinforce measures taken to address single-use plastic packaging challenge. The main objective of this activity, [...]

October 24th, 2022|

WES is participating in the International TouMaLi Conference 2022, 10-11/10/2022, Alexandria, Egypt

The WES Team Leader, Professor Michael Scoullos, is participating in the International TouMaLi Conference 2022 ‘Contribution of sound waste management systems to sustainable tourism and the protection of marine ecosystems’ (10-11/10/2022, Alexandria, Egypt) by presenting the WES activities on Plastics and Marine Pollution. https://www.wes-med.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TouMaLi-Conference-2022.10.11-WES-Presentation-on-Plastics-and-Marine-Litter.pdf

October 10th, 2022|

WES Trainings of Trainers for Palestinian pilot farmers’ associations on optimal irrigation management and practices

The Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) in collaboration with the EU funded ’Water and Environment Support in the ENI Southern Neighbourhood region» (WES) project have organised 2 Trainings of Trainers (ToT) with pilot farmers' associations and relevant communities on optimal irrigation management and practices. The training was implemented within the framework of one of the ongoing WES activities in Palestine that aims to improve the productivity and the efficiency of the irrigation water at the plot level (on-farm) and at [...]

October 7th, 2022|