The Mediterranean Youth Parliament for Wetlands
In the framework of the formulation of the Mediterranean Youth Parliament for Wetlands project, a consultation meeting was held on 6 October 2016 in the Directorate General of Forests (DGF) […]
MedWet PROJECTS
Synergies for a sustainable Mediterranean region
The 12th Meeting of the Mediterranean Wetlands Committee (MedWet/Com 12, Paris, France, 7 – 11 February 2016) adopted the MedWet Framework for Action 2016-2030 “Wetlands for Sustainable Development in the […]
The Dialogue 5+5 adopts its draft Action Plan of the Water Strategy in the Western Mediterranean
At a meeting held in Marseille, France, on 23-24 June 2016, the Dialogue 5+5 (Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia + France, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain) adopted the draft […]
The MedWet civil society network: the Maghreb Wetlands Sentinel
The project This project takes place in three Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. It began on 1 April 2014 for a period of 3 years financed by the […]
Project LIFE3- Reinforce the capacity of management of North African Wetlands
The LIFE3 TCY/INT/031 Maghreb wetlands project was a large EC funded project under the DG Environment. It aimed to reinforce the participating countries’ capacity building on a national level, in order for them to be able to implement policies for the conservation and wise use of their wetlands, while taking into consideration the ecological functions of specific sites and promoting a trans-regional cooperation about the use of specific tools and methodologies. The results of the project were positive and some of the outputs are still in place like in the Reghaia Lake in Algeria educational centre built during the project.
Water Dialogues in the MENA Region – Experiences on Water Conflict Resolution
This project was an initiative aiming at the resolution of conflicts on the use of a common water resource at local or sub-basin level through stakeholder involvement and dialogue in the MENA region. To a certain extent, the capacity building program had “action–research” characteristics and provided an opportunities to local and national actors to build their capacity for integrated water water resources management. The project was done with the support of InWEnt and GWP.