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Projects - Environmental Sustainability
 TourMedEau: Sustainable water management in the Mediterranean tourist areas
Location of Activities: Morocco, Tunisia,
Theme: Environmental Sustainability
Sector: Water and Wastewater
Lead Partner:
Municipality of Villasimius (Italy);
Contact: Salvatore SANNA - email: torsanna@tiscali.it
There is a general lack of dialogue between the authorities on both sides of the Mediterranean to address the issue of sustainable water management. This challenge is particularly intense in the tourism and industry sectors. Establishing sustainable water management and distribution solutions in industrial regions can be addressed through implementation and enforcement of internationally recognized norms and standards. The problems caused by tourists are more complex, however, due to the lack of compatible and sustainable water management systems to handle over consumption. |
 IEECS - Energy Efficient Municipalities: Increasing Energy Efficiency of Chisinau and Sevastopol municipalities based on existing positive experience
Location of Activities: Moldova, Ukraine,
Theme: Environmental Sustainability
Sector: Energy Efficiency
Lead Partner:
Chisinau City Hall (Moldova);
Contact: Daniela FRANTUJAN - email: daniela.frantujan@pmc.md
Due to cheap and secure supplies, traditionally there has been little focus on energy efficiency in the former Soviet countries. Even since gaining independence there has been little movement to develop energy efficiency strategies, supported by appropriate policies. |
 MODEL: Management Of Domains related to Energy in Local authorities
Location of Activities: Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine,
Theme: Environmental Sustainability
Sector: Energy Efficiency
Lead Partner:
Municipality of Lviv (Ukraine);
Contact: Serhiy Kiral - email: serhiy.kiral@city-adm.lviv.ua;
Vasylyna Horban - email: v_horban@city-adm.lviv.ua
In 2008 the EU adopted its Climate and Energy Package (CEP). CEP calls for cutting CO2 emissions, and increasing energy efficiency and use of energy from renewable sources, all by 20% over 1990 levels (20-20-20). In order to achieve these goals on a larger level, it is important that ENPI countries and local authorities (LAs) commit and contribute to common values and principles. In the ENPI Eastern countries, artificially low energy prices have resulted in a poor culture of energy efficiency. |
 SUMPA-Med - Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning Adapted to the Mediterranean
Location of Activities: Jordan, Syria,
Theme: Environmental Sustainability
Sector: Urban Mobility
Lead Partner:
Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality (Turkey);
Contact: Safak HENGIRMEN - email: safakhengirmen@hotmail.com
Traffic congestion and pollution are a huge problem in the cities of Aleppo, Amman, and Irbid. In all three cities there is a need for long term solutions, as well as quick fixes. One priority is to introduce public transport systems to relieve growing congestion. These will need to be both well-organised and environmentally friendly. The informal public transport systems (taxis and mini buses) do little to ease congestion and cause a number of negative side effects. Only well thought out environmentally friendly systems, based on rational modeling, realistic financial schemes and established environmental risk mitigation measures can overcome the problem. |
 GODEM - Optimised Management of Waste in the Mediterranean
Location of Activities: Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia,
Theme: Environmental Sustainability
Sector: Solid Waste Management
Lead Partner:
Capital Region of Brussels / ACR+
Contact: Barbara DEWULF - email: bde@ibgebim.be
Not only does the average person in the EU produce twice as much waste as their southern neighbours, but in the south almost twice as much of the waste produced is organic. In general, however, on both sides of the Mediterranean, the quantity and changing composition of waste is making it urgent to find sustainable methods of waste disposal. Of particular concern in the South is the fact that waste is mainly thrown away in an uncontrolled manner, with only 5% being recycled. |
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