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Project Efficient Management of Wastewater, its Treatment and Re-Use in the Mediterranean Countries

- The project aims to highlight innovative solutions in wastewater treatment and wastewater re-use in the target countries of Turkey, Jordan, the Lebanon and Palestine.
- A more specific aim is the strengthening of regional co-operation through the creation of networks among the experts as well as through cross-border knowledge transfer.

- Additionally, the project works to strengthen capacity-building through local and regional training programs and the development of regional policy guidelines for wastewater treatment and re-use in the region.

Project number n/a
Subject(s) no translation available , no translation available
Acronym EMWATER
Geographical coverage Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Germany, Palestine, Italy
Budget (in €) 3185503
Programme MEDA-WATER
Web site http://www.emwater.org/
Objectives - The EMWATER project has set the following general objectives:

    * Strengthening long-term regional co-operation and sustainable development in the Mediterranean countries.

    * Improving efficiency and effectiveness in integrated water resource management.

    * Promoting transfer of innovative wastewater treatment technologies and improving current technologies used in rural areas.

    * Encouraging reuse-oriented wastewater management.

    * Enhancing public awareness of the insufficient respectively wrong wastewater treatment and reuse and for the necessity of an improved hygienically safe disposal.

    * Providing decision-makers with up-to-date, relevant information in order to help them choosing the most suitable technology.

    * Exchange of experiences and know-how between the European and Mediterranean partner countries and among the Mediterranean partner countries.
Period [01/05/2003 - 01/05/2007]

Partners

  • InWEnt gGmbH
    Coordinator acts as project coordinator
    Type
    Country Jordan
    Web site www.inwent.org
    Contact Dr. AL Baz Ismail,
    Position: Program Director
    Phone/fax: 00962 6 569 43 41/port: 00962 79 69 77 011, +49-30-2 54 82-103
    Email: ismailalbaz@nets.com.jo
  • TU Hamburg-Harburg
    Type
    Country Germany
    Web site http://www.tuhh.de/aww
    Contact Dr. Joachim Behrendt ,
    Position: Ing.
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: j.behrendt@tuhh.de
  • Adelphi Research gGmbH
    Type
    Country Germany
    Web site http://www.adelphi-research.de/
    Contact Mr Henzler Mikael,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: henzler@adelphi-research.de
  • ENEA
    Type
    Country Italy
    Web site http://www.enea.it/
    Contact Mr Petta Luigi ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: petta@bologna.enea.it
  • Al al-Bayt University
    Type
    Country Jordan
    Web site http://www.aabu.edu.jo/
    Contact Mr Al Ansari Nadhir,
    Position: Prof.
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: prof_alansari@yahoo.com
  • Birzeit University
    Type
    Country Palestine
    Web site http://www.birzeit.edu/
    Contact Mr Ragheb Zimmo Omar,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: ozimmo@birzeit.edu
  • University of Balamand
    Type
    Country Lebanon
    Web site http://www.balamand.edu.lb/
    Contact Mr Gerges Najib,
    Position: Project Manager
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: najib.georges@balamand.edu.lb
  • Yildiz Technical University
    Type
    Country Turkey
    Web site http://www.yildiz.edu.tr/
    Contact Akcin Göksel,
    Position: Project Manager
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email: akcin@yildiz.edu.tr
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