The WES Project has largely contributed in the preparation and publication of the UfM's Report on "Green, Circular Economy at the Mediterranean Level Including Green Skills and Jobs". The report provides a detailed examination of the Mediterranean region's current state [...]
The Plastic Busters Initiative kick-started in 2013 to address some of the scientific and policy gaps existing at the time in the Mediterranean region. Since then, improvements have been implemented on the science policy interface, with Plastic Busters contributing to the regional policy context as well as being informed by it. Born under the umbrella of SDSN Mediterranean (United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network), the Initiative provides a concrete opportunity to like-minded projects dealing with marine litter issues to get together and fully explore the potential for synergies towards ensuring aligned and synchronized marine litter activities across the Mediterranean. The Plastic Busters Initiative strives to push forward a shared common objective: to effectively tackle the issue of marine litter in the Mediterranean by addressing its entire management cycle, from monitoring and assessment to prevention and mitigation, thus contributing to evidence- and science-based support to governance. WES project has contributed in the publication attached which features recommendations for a litter-free healthy Mediterranean. The leaflet that has been presented in several UfM fora.
The third WES Steering Committee meeting was organised on-line on the 14th of December 2021. The Steering Committee brought together the WES Water and Environment Focal Points from the Partner Countries, the European Commission, institutional partners, representatives of the new WES Demonstration projects and regional organisations. The meeting was co-chaired by the Contracting Authority - the European Commission, Directorate General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR). During the meeting the progress of the project since the previous SCM (November 2020) and the way ahead was discussed, leading to the endorsement of the project’s Workplan for the next twelve months.
The second WES Steering Committee meeting was organised on-line on the 23rd of November 2020. The Steering Committee brought together the WES Water and Environment Focal Points from the Partner Countries, the European Commission, institutional partners, representatives of the WES Demonstration projects and regional organisations. The meeting was co-chaired by the Contracting Authority - the European Commission, Directorate General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR). During the meeting the progress of the project since the previous SCM (September 2020) and the way ahead was discussed, leading to the endorsement of the project’s Workplan for the next twelve months.
WES has been instrumental in the compilation of a report entitled: Reaching the 2020 Horizon: 14 years of Mediterranean cooperation on Environment - the H2020 Initiative for a cleaner Mediterranean. It focuses on: overall achievements of the H2020 Initiative; achievements, opportunities and challenges per H2020 component (investments for pollution reduction and prevention, capacity building, review and monitoring); conclusions and recommendations particularly in view of the UfM’s Environment Agenda (“2030GreenerMed”) that was endorsed by the 2nd UfM Ministerial Meeting on Environment and Climate Action. It is a UfM publication and is available in English, French and Arabic.