CIUDAD project assists Tunisia in building a new wastewater facility

The CIUDAD project for sustainable water management in the Mediterranean Tourist Areas (TourMedEau) is holding a meeting with its partners from 3 to 6 October to discuss the design of a tertiary treatment station for wastewater to be built in the Tunisian town of Ajim-Djerba. 

A press release said it is expected that regenerated water from the facility would restore Ajim’s palm grove, leading to new initiatives in agriculture and tourism. Technical staff from ENAS (Regional Agency for Water Management in Sardinia, Italy) will meet the Tunisian partners of ONAS (Office National d’Assainissement de Tunisie), SONEDE (Société Nationale d'Exploitation et de Distribution des Eaux) and the Municipality of Ajim.

The TourMedEau project is funded by the European Union under the Ciudad Programme - Dialogue and Cooperation in Urban Development through the European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument (ENPI), planned to help local governments of ENPI regions in improving their ability to plan for a sustainable, integrated and long-term urban development, according to the principles of good governance.

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

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Press release 
TourMedEau website 
CIUDAD – TourMedEau fact sheet