INTPA-NEAR Environment and Climate Week 2023
From the 27th till the 31st of March 2023, the INTPA-NEAR Environment and Climate Week 2023 gathered colleagues from EU delegations and headquarters to exchange on the latest environmental and climate policy priorities and developments of the European Commission. [...]
WES Consultation Workshop in preparation for the elaboration of a non-revenue water policy in Jordan
The EU-funded “Water and Environment Support (WES) in the ENI Southern Neighbourhood region" project, continues to implement its activity ‘Elaboration of non-revenue water (NRW) policy in Jordan’ for the past year. With this ongoing activity, WES is supporting Jordan’s [...]
WES Information Bulletin on the Regional Activity “Water Demand Management”
As part of the Water and Environment Support (WES) project in the Southern Neighborhood region, a Regional Activity focusing on ‘Water Demand Management’ (RW-3-REG/P2P) was tailor-designed and delivered to 70 stakeholders from 11 countries, including the WES Partner Countries [...]
A WES Consultation Workshop on supporting Palestinians to access fresh water at lower cost
Water scarcity and inadequate water infrastructure in Palestine has resulted in water demand exceeding the available supply for all uses. Since 2021, the EU-funded “Water and Environment Support (WES) in the ENI Southern Neighbourhood region" project, continues to implement [...]
Effective environmental information and participation: Efforts for promoting the Aarhus Convention in the Mediterranean
Numerous Multilateral Environmental Conventions and National Legislation are important for the protection of the Environment and their successful implementation greatly rely on evidence-based easily accessible information, effective public participation and access of all interested stakeholders to justice. These three [...]
WES Information Bulletin on the Regional Activity ‘’Educating for Sustainable Development with focus on Waste Water Treatment for reuse and Non-Conventional Water Resources
Under the Water and Environment Support (WES) in the Southern Neighborhood region project, a Regional Activity on ‘’Educating for Sustainable Development (ESD) with focus on Waste Water Treatment (WWT) for reuse and Non-Conventional Water Resources (NCWRs)’’ (HE-3-REG) was designed [...]
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……