UfM Water Expert Group Meeting on Water Agenda and Financial Strategy in post-COVID 19 context
UfM Water Expert Group Meeting on Water Agenda and Financial Strategy in post-COVID 19 context How can Mediterranean countries effectively address the COVID-19 emergency, without neglecting long-standing sustainable development challenges and water commitments in particular? What are the water [...]
WES supporting Algeria to combat water leakages
Despite Algeria's national policy to combat leakage and excessive use of water, the country is still suffering from a huge waste of drinking water. L'Algérienne des Eaux (AdE), the public provider for water in Algeria, estimates water losses between production [...]
Preparations for first regional event on water accounting on the way
Preparations for first regional event on water accounting on the way The first WES regional training on Water Accounting was originally scheduled to take place in June 2020 in Athens, Greece. Due to the current Covid-19 crisis, it was [...]
COVID-19: a wake-up call at the launching of WES
The launching of the activities of the work programme of the EU funded Water Environment Support (WES) regional project coincides with the COVID-19 pandemic, which, similarly to what happened in other parts of the world, has seriously affected the [...]
WES support to sustainable public purchasing in Tunisia
WES support to sustainable public purchasing in Tunisia The second WES activity has been launched in Tunisia. The “Support for the implementation of a sustainable public purchasing operation in Tunisia” started with an on-line kick off meeting that involved the Tunisian Ministry of Environment, the Tunis International Centre for
WES participates in MCSD Steering Committee
WES expert Anastasia Roniotes participated as an invited speaker in the 21st meeting of the Steering Committee of the Mediterranean Commission for [...]
Our mission
The EU funded “Water and Environment Support (WES) in the ENI Southern Neighbourhood Region” is a regional project that aims at protecting the environment and improving the management of scarce water resources in the Mediterranean region. Among the key objectives of WES is to tackle problems related to pollution prevention and water use efficiency…..
The Project
The Water and Environment Support (WES) is a regional project designed to contribute to the implementation of an integrated approach to pollution reduction and prevention, in line with the Union for the Mediterranean agendas and the Barcelona Convention….
Main Themes
The second pillar of WES, the Environment component focuses mainly on the prevention of pollution reaching the Mediterranean Sea, minimizing marine litter and plastics and support to shifting to sustainable consumption and production……