Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
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WATER DROP - Water development resources opportunity policies for the water management in semi-arid areas
For achieving the objectives:
Goals: 6. Clean water and sanitation, 17. Partnerships for the goals
Recipient country: Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine
Sector: Water resources conservation (including data collection)
Sector: Water resources conservation (including data collection)
Period: 2014-2016
Status: completed
Description
Coordinated by ENEA and co-funded by the EU under the 2007-2013 ENPI CBC (Cross-Border Cooperation) in the Mediterranean Programme, the project promotes the implementation of an integrated approach for water management in semi-arid areas. The main aim is to strengthen the capability of managing water resources by improving technical know-how, infrastructure management, local governance and by identifying adequate provisions.
ENEA Activities:
- Coordination of the project’s activities and financial management;
- Communication and transfer of the project’s results (project web site, newsletters, educational brochures and information material, videos);
- Development of a Decision Support System (DSS) integrated with geographic information systems (GIS);
- Feasibility study for the environmental recovery of Torre Flavia’s marsh (North of–Rome)
Countries & partners:
- ITALY: ENEA, Tuscany Region, Haliéus, ARCS-ARCI, WRF Water Right Foundation (associated partner);
- CYPRUS: University of Nicosia; JORDAN: International Union For Conservation Of Nature, Regional Office For West Asia;
- LEBANON: Union Of Municipalities of Hermel, Planning And Development Agency; National Council For Scientific Research;
- PALESTINE Palestinian Hydrology Group;
- SPAIN ACP - Assembly of Cooperation For Peace;
- OMAN - The Middle East Desalinisation Research Center.