87 WES Candidate “Champions in addressing pollution by plastics” advancing with Cooperation Agreements
In addressing the challenge of pollution from plastics, it is crucial to recognise, support and motivate those who contribute with innovative solutions to combat it. It is in this spirit that the EU-funded WES project, with the support of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Mediterranean Action Plan of UNEP (UNEP/MAP), launched in the spring of 2023, the call for “Champions of Plastic Pollution Prevention in the Mediterranean”. After an extensive evaluation process, 87 out of 109 [...]
The Environment and Water WES Activities in Tunisia were showcased during a National Meeting
The EU funded “Water and Environment Support (WES) in the ENI Neighbourhood South Region” project in cooperation with the Tunisian Government (Ministries of Environment and of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries) organised a WES National Meeting on the 28th of November 2023 in Tunis, to present an overview of WES Activities developed in Tunisia and discuss the way forward. More than 300 key Tunisian stakeholders have gained valuable knowledge and experience by actively participating in 5 National Activities (3 [...]
WES National Meeting in Tunisia
Stay Tuned! Today, 28/11/2023, WES Project is organising a National Meeting in Tunisia, during which the progress, as well as the impact and level of capitalization of WES activities in Tunisia will be presented. The meeting is organized by the WES project in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries and the Ministry of the Environment. https://www.wes-med.eu/activities_type/national-meeting-tunisia/
First ever Regional Training dedicated to the Promotion of the Aarhus Convention in the whole of the Mediterranean delivered by WES and the UNECE Aarhus Convention Secretariat
A first ever Regional Training dedicated to the Promotion of the Aarhus Convention in the whole of the Mediterranean was co-organized by the EU funded “Water and Environment Support (WES) in the ENI Neighbourhood South Region” project and the UNECE Aarhus Convention Secretariat, in Athens, Greece, on the 14th and 15th of November 2023. The main purpose of this 2-day regional training, that is part of an ongoing WES Peer-to-Peer process (since February 2023), was to strengthen the implementation [...]
A new video on Circular Economy was just released by the WES project
Governments, businesses and individuals are gradually recognising that preventing natural resources depletion and achieving more sustainable economic growth requires challenging the prevailing linear production and consumption paradigm and shifting to a greener, circular economy model. The EU-funded WES project just released a video for policymakers and other stakeholders in WES partner countries and beyond, that provides in just a few minutes, an overview of what circular economy is all about and how national policies, strategies and incentives can support [...]
WES Water Activities in Egypt showcased at the Cairo Water Week 2023
Consultation on financial mechanisms for agriculture The Cairo Water Week 2023 offered the opportunity to the EU funded project “Water and Environment Support (WES) in the ENI Neighbourhood South Region” to discuss with stakeholders the results of the project’s activity aiming at “assisting Egypt in developing financial mechanisms for the management of water resources at on-farm level” during a side event carried out on November 1st , 2023, in close coordination with the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation [...]