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1. Presented by: Georgios Lourmas, Project Coordinator– SWIM-Support Mechanism
(SWIM-SM)
THE SWIM PROGRAMME

2. The EC-Funded Sustainable Water Integrated
Management (SWIM) Programme
Support Mechanism
6.7 Mi Euro, 2011-2014
SWIM-SM
5 Demonstration Projects
15 Mi Euro, 2012-2014
Overall objective:
To promote actively the extensive dissemination of sustainable water
management policies and practices in the region given the context of
increasing water scarcity, combined pressure on water resources from a
wide range of users and desertification processes, in connection with
climate change.

3. SWIM specific Objectives (1/2)
• Support PCs in designing and implementing sustainable
water management policies in liaison with existing relevant
initiatives in the area;
• Contribute to institutional reinforcement, planning and
management skills and facilitate know-how transfer.
• Raise awareness on the need to implement more sustainable
water consumption models and on the adoption of possible
solutions to meet the existing and forthcoming challenges;

4. SWIM specific Objectives (2/2)
• To demonstrate the applicability of the concepts and
practices set in the draft Strategy for Water in the
Mediterranean and in the H2020 Initiative to De-pollute
the Mediterranean Sea;
• To disseminate widely good practices and state-of-the-art
technologies at national and regional levels, in view of
enhancing their replicability in other areas of the
Mediterranean.

5. The SWIM Program Bridges Partners Countries &
Initiatives Related to Water & Pollution
SWIM Partner Countries:
Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine,
Syria* and Tunisia
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Mediterranean Component of EU Water Initiative (MED EUWI)
Horizon 2020 Initiative to de-pollute the Mediterranean Sea
UfM Draft Strategy for Water in the Mediterranean (SWM)
UNEP/MAP GEF MedPartnership
Other regional and National relevant initiatives and projects
*In May 2011, the European Union decided to suspend all cooperation
with Syrian authorities

6. SWIM-Support Mechanism (2010-2014):
approach
‐ A Demand-driven project
‐ Promotion of synergies and collaborations with relevant
centres of excellence, projects and initiatives
‐ Exchange of experiences North-South and South-South
‐ Focus on best practices and replication
‐ Communication and Visibility Efforts

7. SWIM-SM Implementation arrangements
Carrying & overseeing all
activities under SWIM /
collaborate with Project
beneficiaries
Responsible & accountable
for project delivery
-Manage the project;
- Follow-up on progresses
- Ensure deliverables 'quality
-Provide overall guidance;
- Monitor & evaluate the
project
Functions
Steering Committee
-European Commission
-9 Partner Countries
Management Team
-Project Director
-Technical Director
-Project Coordinator
Key Experts
-Team Leader
-Water Expert
-Environment Expert
-Communication Expert
Board Committee
-Consortium Members
-Team Leader
FOCAL POINTS
ALGERIA EGYPT ISRAEL JORDAN LEBANON MOROCCO SYRIA TUNISIAPALESTINELIBYA

8. In the Partners Countries:
‐ The Ministry responsible for Water as the official
counterpart of the Project;
‐ A National Focal Point nominated by the Ministry to be
the counterpart of the SWIM-SM technical Team;
‐ An Environment Liaison Officer nominated by the
Ministry of the Environment to ensure synergy with the
water activities financed under Horizon 2020 and other
regional activities (GEF, MAP etc.).
SWIM-SM Implementation arrangements

9. SWIM – SM focus
WP 1
WP 2
WP 3
WP 4
WP 5
WP 6
Non-
conventional
water resources
Economic
Valuation of
water resources
No-regret
actions for
Climate Change
adaptation
Local Governance
with focus on
Water Users
Associations
Water governance &
mainstreaming
Capacity Building
Application of water
management plans
Promotion of lessons
learnt & good practices
Development of a
Communication Strategy
Support Demonstration
Projects

10. The five SWIM – Demonstration Projects
Three (3) main priorities:
1) Enhancing effective water governance for integrated
water resources management;
2) Adapting to climate change and enhancing drought and
flood management
3) Promoting water demand management and efficiency,
including non-conventional water resources

11. Priority 1: Effective water governance for IWRM
SWIM – All Across the Jordan: Trans-boundary NGO Master
Planning of the Lower Jordan River Basin
Countries: Jordan, Israel, Palestine
Leader: Water and Environment Development Organization
(WEDO)/ Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME)
Objectives:
 Produce the first ever trans-boundary integrated master
plan for the Lower Jordan River;
 Advance political will for a regional IWRM approach among
key figures in the three countries;

12. Priority 2: Climate change adaptation and
drought / flood management
1- Adaptation to Climate Change of the Mediterranean
Agricultural Systems (SWIM – ACLIMAS):
Countries: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia
Leader: International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean
Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) - Mediterranean Agronomic
Institute of Bari (IAM Bari)
Objective: Promote the adaptation of Mediterranean
agricultural systems to climate change by combining plant
varieties tolerant to abiotic stresses with locally-tailored
land and water management techniques to conserve soil
moisture, prevent erosion, fertility loss and salinization.

13. Priority 2: Climate change adaptation and
drought / flood management
2-Water harvesting and Agricultural techniques in Dry lands:
an Integrated and Sustainable model in Maghreb Regions
(SWIM WADIS-MAR)
Countries: Algeria and Tunisia (focus on one watershed each)
Leader: Desertification Research Group, University of Sassari
(NRD-UNISS), Italy
Objectives:
 Integrated water harvesting & aquifer recharge systems;
 Water availability increase and best agricultural practices
for water efficiency & pollution reduction;
 Flood flow and run-off management (against erosion)

14. Priority 3: Water demand management including non-
conventional water resources
1-Innovative Means to Protect Water Resources in the
Mediterranean Coastal Areas through Re-injection of
Treated Water (SWIM-IMPROWARE)
Countries: Egypt and Tunisia
Leader: Italian Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea
(IMELS) – Italy
Objectives:
 Enhance the recharge of coastal aquifers by injecting
treated wastewater of appropriate quality;
 Contrast the overexploitation of potable groundwater and
increase water availability for local communities,
 Disseminate the practices and lessons learnt inside the
two countries and in other Mediterranean countries;

15. Priority 3: Water demand management including non-
conventional water resources
2- Network of demonstration activities for sustainable
integrated wastewater treatment and reuse in the
Mediterranean (SWIM- Sustain Water MED)
Countries: Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia
Leader: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Objectives and type of activities:
 Demonstrate the economic benefit of secondary treated
wastewater for irrigation in Egypt through decentralised
secondary treatment of primary effluents combined with the
application of innovative irrigation and crops technology

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For additional information please contact:
SWIM-SUPPORT MECHANISM: info@swim-sm.eu & www.swim-sm.eu
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