N-E-TN 1 Support for implementing of a Sustainable Purchasing in Tunisia
WES Steering Committee approves workplan
The Water and Environment Support project in the ENI Southern Neighbourhood region aims at protecting the environment and improving the management of scarce water resources in the Mediterranean. It tackles problems related to pollution prevention and water use efficiency. This new project capitalizes on previous successful EU funded programmes [...]
Start of the first WES activity in Tunisia
Start of the first WES activity in Tunisia After months of preparing the numerous WES activities that will be implemented in the coming three years, we are proud to announce that the first activity, entitled “Technical Assistance for Pollution Prevention from the tomato processing industry in the [...]
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 Sustainable Development. The meeting was held via webex on 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
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 Mediterranean Region. The crisis was not confined only to health [...]
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 decided to review the organisation in order to hold instead [...]
News releases
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 water sector in its on-going efforts to reduce NRW water, [...]
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 (PCs), namely Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and [...]
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 an activity to support the Palestinian Water Authority and related [...]
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 essential components are furthered by the Aarhus Convention . The [...]
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 and delivered in two sessions from February to March 2022. [...]
WES Information Bulletin on the Regional Activity “Awareness raising and Education for Sustainable Development: Training of Trainers on campaigns for sustainable consumption’’
As part of the EU funded Water and Environment Support (WES) in the Southern Neighborhood region project, a Regional Activity focusing on ‘Awareness raising and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): Training of Trainers on campaigns for sustainable consumption’’ (HE-2-REG) was tailor-designed and delivered to some 61 stakeholders from the [...]
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During the lifetime of WES a great number of activities will be implemented under the Environment component of the project. Based upon a needs assessment in the different partner countries a list of activities has been developed. Please click here for the list of proposed activities