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As part of the EU funded WES project workplan an on-line Regional Training on Waste Water Treatment for Reuse was organised on the 17th of May 2022 to build the capacity of the WES Partner Countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia) on proper treatment of wastewater focusing on small Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) in rural zones with a view to safe effluent reuse. The training which will be delivered via 4 sessions (4-hour each, 16 hours [...]

Microplastics range in size from 1 μm to 5 mm, are ubiquitous in the Mediterranean and a fast growing environmental and health concern. They can be of primary or secondary origin. The revised Regional Plan on Marine Litter Management in the Mediterranean defines primary microplastics as: “tiny particles designed for direct commercial use (such as cosmetics, detergents and paints components), or for indirect use (such as pre-production pellets)”, while secondary microplastics result “from the breakdown of larger plastic items [...]

The EU funded project "Water and Environment Support" (WES) is supporting Palestine to improve the productivity of the agricultural sector, by building the capacity of relevant authorities responsible for monitoring irrigation projects and irrigation savings, in addition to the responsible technical Water Users Association’s (WUA) staff, on optimal irrigation management using fresh and treated wastewater. During 2021, the WES team of water experts collected data and information on the existing irrigations methods and practices in two pilot areas in [...]

As part of the EU funded WES project workplan a Regional Training on Waste Water Treatment for Reuse (RW-5-REG) will be organized on-line. The four  training sessions (4-hour each, 16 hours in total) will be held on: Tuesday 17 May 2022 Thursday 19 May 2022 Tuesday 7 June 2022 Thursday 9 June 2022 The purpose of the regional training is to build the capacity of the partner countries on proper treatment of wastewater focusing on small Wastewater Treatment Plants [...]

As part of the workplan of the EU funded WES project, a Regional Training on “Understanding better microplastics and identifying how to address the issue” (RE-2-REG) will be organised via three on-line sessions. The three training sessions (approx. 3 hours each; 9 hours in total) will be held on: Thursday 12 May 2022 Module 1: Understanding the issue of microplastics in the marine environment: amounts, types, sources, effects and monitoring approaches. Tuesday 24 May 2022 Module 2: Understanding the [...]

The May WES E-Newsletter was just published! Take a look: https://www.wes-med.eu/activities_type/wes-e-newsletters/