WES launches a new activity to curb the use of single-use plastics in Lebanon
Substantial amounts of plastic waste, much of which are Single-Use Plastics (SUPs), leak into the marine and coastal environment, with severe implications for marine ecosystems, biodiversity, human health and livelihoods, making SUPs a worrying global issue. SUPs are products used only once and meant to be disposed of right after their use. They commonly include plastic bags, straws, food and beverage containers and packaging, wet wipes, etc. Many governments are currently reviewing available policy approaches for a shift in [...]
WES Workshop on the structuring of an EPR scheme for plastic bottle waste in Morocco
Morocco is a leading country in the Mediterranean in terms of promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns, green and circular economy, building on the Framework Law on the National Charter for the Environment and Sustainable Development (2010), which considers waste management a priority for a sustainable development. In Casablanca, on the 30th of April 2022, the EU funded WES project, as part of a national activity implemented jointly with the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, organised a [...]
WES project organised a Workshop on the implementation of Sustainable Public Procurement in the construction sector in Tunisia
The EU funded Water and Environment Support (WES) project is supporting Tunisia to make its public procurement processes more environmentally sustainable. Studies have shown that sustainable management of resources linked to the building sector and the generalization of specific minimum techniques in terms of energy saving, would make it possible to save 20 to 30% of heating and cooling needs and 70% of consumption for water heating - indeed a substantial household saving, especially nowadays that the energy crisis [...]
Call for the 1st Edition of the Mediterranean Awards
The Junta of Andalucía, (Regional Government of Andalusia, Spain), through the Three Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation, is presenting a call for the 1st Edition of the Mediterranean Awards, under the auspices of the Inter-Mediterranean Commission of the Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions. The aim of these Awards, is to serve as a tool to disseminate and publicly recognise the best practices in the fields included in the New Agenda for the Mediterranean approved in 2021. Two categories [...]
WES Training of University Students in Algeria: Green Entrepreneurship and Circular Economy
As part of a national activity of the EU-funded WES project in Algeria, a ‘demonstration course’ on green entrepreneurship has started running from March till June 2022 for students from the University of Boumerdes. The course will be delivered in 12 sessions both physically in an auditorium of the University and also via videoconference. On the 16th of March 2022, officials addressed the students during the opening session of one of the course sessions, stressing the significance of this [...]
WES presented the on-line ‘repository’ of 20 best practices during the 3rd UfM Working Group Meeting on Environment and Climate Action (14-15.03.2022)
Representatives of the EU funded Water and Environment Support (WES) project have participated in the 3rd Union for Mediterranean (UfM) Working Group Meeting on Environment and Climate Action, that took place online on the 14 & 15 of March 2022. The 3rd UfM Working Group aimed to advance on the implementation of the 2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Environment and Climate Action adopted on the 4th of October 2021 in Cairo. During the meeting, Mr. Anis Ismail, WES Environment Key [...]