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What does EMWater want to achieve?
The project focuses on efficient management of wastewater,
its treatment and reuse in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and
Turkey. It wants to achieve this through the
implementation of improved treatment technology and
management practices. The exchange of relevant information
between partner countries in the EU and the MEDA regions
and capacity building of all actors in the wastewater
sector are important means to reach this goal.
How does EMWater work?
With the support of its partners and local and regional
steering committees, the project has carried out several
activities. Policy guidelines for wastewater treatment and
reuse have been elaborated.
A number of training and capacity building programs have
been developed. Experts from the MEDA region are being
trained to act as multipliers to transfer their know-how
to professionals and stakeholders in their countries. Five
pilot plants for training and demonstration purposes are
under construction. In October 2006, the project will
organise a regional conference on wastewater reuse in the
Mediterranean countries.
Added value of the EMWater project
EMWater strengthens networking activities between
stakeholders in the MEDA/EU region and supports decision
makers in the MEDA countries in revising their water
policies and strategies. The project also provides
stakeholders from the water sector with capacity building
programs. The whole set of activities of EMWater
contributes significantly to the improvement of the water
and wastewater situation in the beneficiary countries.
The project partners
The EMWater consortium consists of nine institutes from
the MEDA countries Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Turkey
and the EU countries Germany and Italy. The consortium is
lead by the German international organisation for capacity
building
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