Sustainable Water Integrated Management programme (SWIM) Phase II Demonstration projects

A 2 stages call  for proposals have been launched by the European Commission for demonstration projects related to Sustainable Water Integrated Management in the Mediterranean. The overall budget is 12 M€. The specific objective is to identify, test, and disseminate “innovative solutions" that have the potential to be scaled up to bring a positive contribution on 5 priorities: 

I. Enhancing effectiveness of local water resources governance;

II. Adapting and enhancing resilience to the water-related impacts of climate change;

III. Promoting water demand management, water efficiency and non-conventional water resources (in particular recycled and reclaimed water), and protecting water quality and the good ecological status of water bodies;

IV. Optimising water financing and related instruments, with emphasis on innovative mechanisms at local level;

V. Improving the management of municipal waste, urban wastewater, and/or industrial emissions in order to minimize or prevent the release of pollutants in water bodies.

A special focus is given to water co-operation, river basin management, water demand management, the water / energy / food security nexus, broad stakeholder participation and open access to data.

 SWIM (Sustainable Integrated Water Management) programme is funded by the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) and comprise a Supporting Mechanism (service contract awarded to a consortium of 13 partners led by LDK - Greece) and a set of 5 Demonstration projects (to be selected on the basis of current call for proposals). The SWIM programme targets Mediterranean countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Palestine , Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. For further information on SWIM phase I can be found on EMWIS webiste

Deadline for submission of concept notes: 1st March 2016