TourMedEau - Gestion durable de l'Eau dans les Territoires Touristiques de la Méditerranée

TourMedEau is a project funded by the European Union under the program Ciudad - Cooperation In Urban Development And Dialogue - which aims to develop a system of sustainable water management in tourist areas of the Mediterranean.

The program CIUDAD, funded by the European Neighourhood Partnership Instrument (ENPI), aims to help local governments in the ENPI region to improve their ability to plan for a long term urban development which is at the meantime sustainable and integrated by respecting the principles of good governance. The program promotes mutual understanding, exchange of experiences and cooperation between local EU actors and partner countries of ENPI region in the implementation of joint projects.

In this scenario, TourMedEau will help promote dialogue and cooperation between the governments of both shores of the Mediterranean in order to improve environmental sustainability in urban areas through a more efficient public management of water services.

The study and design of a wastewater treatment plant and water works for its reuse in agriculture and tourism will allow the exchange of experiences and expertise on wastewater treatment among Mediterranean countries leading to the dissemination of the best techniques .

In detail, the project includes the following activities:

• Analysis of the state of the art and preliminary activities that enable the acquisition of a full overview of territories’ needs
• Construction of a shared process
• Exchange of experiences and competences transfer
• Expansion and completion of a wastewater treatment plant in Tunisia or Morocco
• Dissemination of project results

The main expected results are:

1. Promote a model of sustainable water management compatible with the strong tourism development in the selected locations in the project
2. Develop institutional partnerships between local authorities of the Mediterranean shores on environmental issues linked with water management and improve the environmental sustainability of the countries
3. Improve the integration of southern Mediterranean countries through the involvement of public administrations to promote methodologies and a development process based on water resource improvement
4. Promote the use of purified water to restore the level of subsoil
5. Promote the rehabilitation of traditional farming, nurseries and historical and cultural traditions and improve the regional and local governance skills

The project was presented to the European Commission by a partnership consisting of Italians, Moroccans and Tunisians partners.

The partnership:
Italy

• Municipality of Villasimius,
• Enas, the regional agency for water management in Sardinia
• Crenos, Centre for Economic Research North-South, University of Cagliari, Cirem section

Tunisia

• Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Sfax, Department of Geoenvironment

Marocco

• Municipality of El Hoceima
• Université Moulay Ismail De Meknés

OpenMed expert in the design, implementation and management of projects implemented with European, national and regional funding manages the technical support to the project.

Next events

• 21-23 June - CIUDAD Launching Conference, Bruxelles, all projects’ partners are invited to the launching conference of Ciudad projects. A delegation of TOURMEDEAU headed by the Mayor of Villasimius will attend the event.
• 17-18 July – TourMedEau Kick-off meeting, Djerba-Ajim

Contacts

Comune di Villasimius
Piazza Gramsci 10, 09049 Villasimius, Cagliari, Italy
http://www.comune.villasimius.ca.it
E-mail E-mail: remo.ghiani@comune.villasimius.ca.it
Tel.+39 070 79 301
Fax. +39 070 79 28 041

Enas, Ente Acque della Sardegna
Via Mameli 88, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
http://www.enas.sardegna.it/
E-mail: dina.cadoni@enas.sardegna.it
Tel. 0039 070 602 12 51
Fax. 0039 070 67 07 58

Università di Cagliari - Università di Sassari
Via San Giorgio 12, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
http://www.crenos.it
E-mail: sistug@unica.it
Tel. +39 0706756406
Fax. +39 0706756402

Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Sfax
Laboratoire Dynamique Sédimentaire et Environnement
Route de Soukra km 4 B.P.W. 3038 SFAX – Tunisia
http://www.mes.tn
E-mail: chokri.yaich@enis.rnu.tn
Tel. +21 67 42 74 090
Fax. +21 67 42 75 595

Commune Urbaine d’Al Hoceima,
Bd Hassan II, Al Hoceima, Morocco
E-mail: boudra.mo@volia.fr
Tel. +21 26 61 14 40 96
Fax. +21 26 61 14 40 96

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