Brochure on Strategic Projects

Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2007 - 2013

Index The call for strategic projects, facts and figures 4

Priority 1 Promotion of socio-economic development and enhancement of territories

Topic 1.1 Agro-food industry 10 • Local agro-clusters for typical and innovative Mediterranean dairy products (LACTIMED) 12 • Mediterranean Diet and enhancement of traditional foodstuff (MedDiet) 14

Topic 1.2 Sustainable tourism 16 • International Augmented Med (I AM) 18 • A cross-border network to increase sound and harmonious tourism in Italy, Spain, Lebanon and Tunisia (Live Your Tour) 20 • Mediterranean Experience of Eco-Tourism (MEET) 22 • Sustainability and Tourism in the Mediterranean (S&T MED) 24 • Improvement of Mediterranean territorial cohesion through the setup of a tourist-cultural itinerary (UMAYYAD) 26

Topic 1.3 Integrated coastal zone management 28 • Bridging the Implementation Gap: Facilitating Cross-Border ICZM Implementation by Lowering Legal-Institutional Barriers in the Mediterranean Sea Basin (MARE NOSTRUM) 30 • Integrated monitoring of jellyfish outbreaks under anthropogenic and climatic impacts in the Mediterranean sea: trophic and socio-economic risks (MED-JELLYRISK) 32

Priority 2 Promotion of environmental sustainability at the basin level

Topic 2.1 Water management 34 • Adaptation to climate change through improved water demand management in irrigated agriculture by introduction of new technologies and best agricultural practices (ACCBAT) 36

Topic 2.2 Waste treatment and recycling 38 • The Green MED Initiative (GMI) 40 • Euro-Mediterranean strategic platform for a suitable waste management (MED-3R) 42 • Selective collection of the organic waste in tourist areas and valorization in farm composting plants (SCOW) 44

Topic 2.3 Solar energy 46 • Development and implementation of decentralised solar energy-related innovative technologies for public buildings in the Mediterranean Basin countries (DIDSOLIT-PB) 48 • Fostering Solar Technology in the Mediterranean area (FOSTEr in MED) 50 • Mediterranean Development of Support schemes for solar Initiatives and Renewable Energies (MED-DESIRE) 52 • Machrek Energy Development-Solar (MED-SOLAR) 54 • Strategic Hubs for the Analysis and Acceleration of the Mediterranean Solar Sector (SHAAMS) 56 • Small scale thermal solar district units for Mediterranean communities (STS-Med) 58 THE CALL FOR STRATEGIC PROJECTS FACTS AND FIGURES

grant applications 300 submitted

50 proposals preselected

19 projects funded

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2 integrated coastal zone management

6 solar energy

NUMBER 5 OF PROJECTS sustainable FUNDED PER tourism STRATEGIC 3 waste TOPIC treatment and recycling 2 agro-food industry 1 water management

agro-food industry water management

waste treatment sustainable tourism and recycling

integrated coastal solar energy zone management

THE CALL FOR STRATEGIC PROJECTS FACTS AND FIGURES

Cyprus, Egypt, France, 198 Greece, Jordan, Israel, actors Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Palestine, Portugal, involved Spain and Tunisia in funded

projects FRANCE

ITALY PORTUGAL

SPAIN

value of funded CYPRUS TUNISIA GREECE € 82.5 projects MALTA LEBANON ISRAEL million PALESTINE

EGYPT

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Eligible regions EU Mediterranean Countries Mediterranean Partner Countries

FRANCE

ITALY PORTUGAL

SPAIN

CYPRUS TUNISIA GREECE MALTA LEBANON

ISRAEL PALESTINE JORDAN

EGYPT 1. 2. jj

Planning rural development Boosting innovation and sharing technologies Promoting the Mediterranean diet

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AGRO-FOOD INDUSTRY The project in brief The agricultural policies implemented throughout the Mediterranean Basin LACTIMED during the last decades generated a deep dependence of Mediterranean countries on imports and on the lack of stability in the international markets. If Local agro-clusters for we add to this situation a high demographic growth in some Mediterranean countries and the evolution of consumption patterns, we understand better why the agro-food sector has become a central element for the development of the typical and innovative Mediterranean area. In this framework, LACTIMED project uses a new approach focused on the dairy Mediterranean dairy products market. A hundred of operations targeting the key stakeholders in Alexandria (Egypt), the Bekaa area (Lebanon), Bizerte (Tunisia), Sicily (Italy) and products Thessaly (Greece) will strengthen the production and distribution of typical and innovative dairy products in the Mediterranean through the organization of local value chains, the support to dairy producers and the promotion of their products on international and local markets. “Project aiming Beneficiary to support dairy ANIMA Investment Network (France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) producers and Partnership 1. CIHEAM-IAMM, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier (France, create new business Languedoc-Roussillon) 2. ASTER (Italy, Emilia-Romagna) opportunities for the 3. Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Zahle and Bekaa (Lebanon) agro-food sector” 4. Italian Chamber of Commerce for France of Marseille (France, Provence Alpes-Côte d’Azur) 5. German-Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Egypt, Al Iskandanyah) 6. Competitiveness Cluster of Bizerte (Tunisia, Bizerte) 7. Slow Food Italy (Italy, Sicilia) 8. Union of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce (Greece, Attiki) 9. University of Thessaly (Greece, Thessalia) 10. General Authority for Investment, GAFI (Egypt) 11. College of International Transport and Logistics - Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (Egypt, Al Iskandanyah)

Specific objective To create a Mediterranean network of dairy clusters for the commercial enhancement of typical and innovative dairy products, the integration of the local value chains, the reinforcement and the promotion of these products on national and international markets

www.enpicbcmed.eu 12 Expected results Budget • Mediterranean network of dairy clusters activated • Total budget • Dairy industries in the target areas identified € 4.836.442 • Recognized identity of the traditional Mediterranean dairy products • Dairy value chains integrated and local dairy farmers clusters created • Programme contribution • Improved visibility of Mediterranean traditional dairy products on national € 4.352.798 (90%) and international markets • Project co-financing € 483.644 (10%) Main activities • Organization of training seminars dedicated to dairy sector stakeholders Duration (105 senior executives from local authorities, 50 representatives from support organizations) and of 5 awareness raising missions in Egypt, Greece, Italy, 30 months Lebanon and Tunisia (November 2012 - May 2015) • Elaboration of a strategy to promote traditional dairy products at Mediterranean level and of 5 local strategies • Inventory of the investment opportunities (more than 100) and 300 business Contact person meetings between livestock farmers, dairy producers, cheese refiners and Jeanne Lapujade agro-industrial groups Project coordinator • Launch of 5 start-up pilot projects of dairy farmers clusters involving 200 local Anima Investment Network actors • Regional contest of innovative projects for the promotion of traditional [email protected] Mediterranean dairy products +33 (0) 4.96.11.67.65 • Organization in Alexandria, Thessaly, Sicily, the Bekaa area and Bizerte of the “Week of traditional local dairy products” • Promotion of the « Mediterranean local dairy products itinerary » among tour Website operators www.lactimed.eu Target groups • Dairy farmers and local companies (more than 100 livestock farmers, collectors, producers and suppliers) • Agro-clusters, universities and R&D centres and other organizations supporting the dairy industry (more than 30) • Agro-industrial groups, small, medium and big retailers • National and local authorities linked to the dairy industry

Final beneficiaries • Rural populations • Local communities • Consumers • Local companies The project in brief Generally speaking, all Mediterranean countries have in common a dietary MedDiet pattern characterised by a high consumption of plant foods such as legumes, cereals, fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, low consumption of meat and Mediterranean Diet dairy products, olive oil as main source of fat and moderate consumption of wine. The Mediterranean diet is considered a healthy prudent pattern: high and enhancement of adherence to it has been associated with a better health due to the protective effect that this diet shows against various diseases. Nevertheless, deep changes traditional foodstuff have been witnessed in the Mediterranean dietary pattern over the last decades, mainly due to the increase in energy available from non-Mediterranean foodstuff which almost tripled. Against this negative trend, MedDiet project aims to raise the awareness of “Project aiming to consumers about the importance of preserving healthy food traditions. increase the awareness Beneficiary UnionCamere (Italy, Lazio) on Mediterranean Diet” Partnership 1. Chamber of Commerce of Cagliari, Special Agency “Center of Services for Enterprises” (Italy, Sardegna) 2. Olive Oil Towns Association (Italy, Toscana) 3. Mediterranean Diet Foundation (Spain, Cataluña) 4. Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tunis (Tunisia, Tunis) 5.The Routes of the Olive Tree (Greece, Peloponnisos) 6. Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Messinia (Greece, Peloponnisos) 7. Forum of the Adriatic and Ionian Chambers (Italy, Marche) 8. Spanish Association of Olive cities (Spain, Andalucía) 9 Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Spain, Cataluña) 10. Confederation of Egyptian European Business Associations (Egypt, Al Iskandanyah) 11. National Agriculture Research Institute of Tunisia (Tunisia, Ariana) 12. Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon (Lebanon)

Specific objective To increase the awareness of consumers (in particular young people and children - exposed to the risk of losing Mediterranean healthy eating habits) and of SMEs (in particular restaurants) about the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet (MD) by reinforcing the capacity of schools, local authorities, chambers of commerce/ business organizations and policy making institutions to implement effective and sustainable initiatives for safeguarding MD in Egypt, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Spain and Tunisia

www.enpicbcmed.eu 14 Expected results Budget • Increased capacity of schools and local authorities of the territories • Total budget participating in the project to implement initiatives aiming at increasing the € 4.996.972 awareness about the advantages of the Mediterranean Diet among children, young people and other groups of consumers • Programme contribution • Improved capacity of chambers of commerce and business organisations of 4.497.275 (90%) the territories involved in the project to support SMEs (mainly restaurants) in • Project co-financing proposing foodstuff coherent with an authentic Mediterranean Diet • Improved capacity of policy making institutions of Egypt, Lebanon and Tunisia 499.697 (10%) in designing policies and instruments aimed to safeguard the Mediterranean Diet Duration 30 months Main activities •165 nutrition education initiatives for schools and consumers including taste (January 2013 - June 2015) laboratories, visits to farms/factories, cooking courses, schools vegetables gardens Contact person • Distribution of 31.100 MedDiet tool kits Amedeo del Principe • Creation of a MedDiet Quality Label for restaurants and pilot actions for its implementation (training courses technical assistance programs for restaurants Head of policy for owners) the sectors of Made in Italy • Establishment of 20 “Mediterranean Diet info points” Unioncamere • Drafting of a “shared Mediterranean system for the safeguard of traditional product of the MedDiet” to be signed by representatives of Ministries/ [email protected] agencies in Tunisia, Egypt and Lebanon +39 064.704.375

Target groups Website • 4.800 pupils/young people, 1.200 teachers and 120 school directors www.med-diet.eu • 150 officers from 45 national/local authorities • 20 trainers from chambers of commerce

Final beneficiaries • 300 restaurant owners/managers • 22.500 consumers Promoting SMEs competitiveness Minimizing environmental damage Enhancing natural and cultural heritage

www.enpicbcmed.eu 16 Sustainable tourism The project in brief The Mediterranean as a whole attracts around 30% of international arrivals and I AM of tourism receipts. Increased international competition is nevertheless impacting the position of the Mediterranean region as a leading destination in the global International market. Product diversification and innovative tourism services are key drivers to maintain and enhance the attractiveness of the Mediterranean destination Augmented Med on international markets. This is the purpose of I AM project which aims at developing innovative multimedia technologies for the management of cultural and natural heritage. Tourist will have the opportunity to rediscover various sites and monuments - such as the old city of Byblos in Lebanon, the El Khadr Greek-Orthodox church located in Taybeh (Palestine) and the archaeological “Project applying site of Bayt Ras in Jordan - under a new perspective thanks to the potentialities offered by 3D reconstructions, Augmented Reality installations or interactive innovative multimedia illumination. A large portion of the project will also be dedicated to awareness raising, training and transfer of innovative multimedia technologies for tourism technologies to enhance site management. the attractiveness of Beneficiary Mediterranean Municipality of Alghero (Italy, Sardegna) Partnership tourism destinations” 1. University of Genoa (Italy, Liguria) 2. Ministry of Culture - Government of Catalonia (Spain, Cataluña) 3. Kòniclab Association - Contemporary Creations & New Technologies (Spain, Cataluña) 4. i2CAT Foundation - Internet and digital innovation in Catalonia (Spain, Cataluña) 5. Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt, Al Iskandanyah) 6. Municipality of Jbeil-Byblos (Lebanon) 7. American University of Beirut (Lebanon) 8. Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Department of Antiquities - Umm-Qais Antiquities Office (Jordan, Amman) 9. Jordan University of Science and Technology (Jordan, Irbid) 10. Municipality of Al Taybeh (Palestine) 11. RIWAQ (Palestine) 12. Regional Commissariat for Tourism of Nabeul-Hammamet (Tunisia, Nabeul) 13. University of Manouba (Tunisia, Manouba)

Specific objective To develop a self-sustaining cross-sector system, linking the Information Technology and Tourism sectors, which will encourage a better seasonal and geographical spread of tourist arrivals by means of product diversification

www.enpicbcmed.eu 18 Expected results Budget • Enhanced tourist sites management with at least one new local initiative • Total budget implemented in each country using pilot multimedia applications and € 3.060.650 especially Augmented Reality technology to cultural and natural heritage • 35 new packages created (5 per pilot site/country) and 35 tour operators • Programme contribution involved € 2.754.583 (90%) • Tourism arrivals to the sites using multimedia enhancements increased by 5% • Project co-financing • Revenue from tourism at/near these sites increased by 5% • Information on the potential of innovative multimedia applications spread to € 306.067 (10%) territorial and economic stakeholders Duration Main activities 36 months • Establishment of an international annual Augmented Reality festival to promote “augmented” heritage sites (October 2012 - October 2015) • Training on applied multimedia and Augmented Reality technologies to a large number of multimedia experts and young people specialising in the field Contact person • Creation of an international network of multimedia SMEs and individual Pietro Alfonso experts dealing with tourism services • Information sessions regarding the potential of innovative multimedia Cultural office administrator applications, especially Augmented Reality, dedicated to territorial Municipality of Alghero stakeholders (local/regional/national authorities) [email protected] +39 079.9978.558 Target groups • Public authorities responsible for promotion and management of cultural/ natural heritage Website • SMEs, individual experts and young people active in the multimedia field www.iam-project.eu • Tourism operators • Tourists visiting heritage sites

Final beneficiaries • Local communities • Public administrators and territorial planners The project in brief The Mediterranean region has become one of the most popular tourist Live Your Tour destinations in the world. As a result of intense tourist flows, the area has witnessed both cultural and economic achievements, as well as impoverishment A cross-border network and environmental degradation. Maritime locations have been exploited and, at the same time, inner locations with their natural resources have been neglected. to increase sound and The redistribution of tourism pressure over an extended season and towards different market segments drawn from local cultural and natural diversity is harmonious tourism in nowadays a key challenge in order to secure sustainable development for the Mediterranean region and for future generations. Live Your Tour aims to address the issue by offering alternatives to mass tourism Italy, Spain, Lebanon which preserve the environment, valorise local cultures, and directly benefit to and Tunisia local economies. Beneficiary Research and Cooperation (Italy, Lazio) “Project aiming to Partnership achieve a better 1. Andalusian Fund of Municipalities for International Solidarity (Spain, Andalucía) 2. Province of Lecce (Italy, Puglia) seasonal and 3. Management Consortium of Coastal Dune Reserve (Italy, Puglia) 4. Management Consortium of Torre Guaceto Park (Italy, Puglia) geographical spread 5. Tunisian Association for Management and Social Stability (Tunisia, Tunis) 6. United Nations Development Programme Lebanon (Lebanon) of tourism arrivals” 7. Baalbeck Municipality Union (Lebanon) 8. Chouf Es Souayjani Municipalities Federation (Lebanon) 9. American University of Culture and Education (Lebanon)

Specific objective To increase sustainable tourist flows in the target areas of Italy, Spain, Lebanon and Tunisia, especially off-season and in marginal geographical zones

www.enpicbcmed.eu 20 Expected results Budget • Strengthened knowledge and know how of local institutions in target areas • Total budget about strategic planning in the field of sustainable tourism € 4.960.124 • Local communities more aware and active about the benefits of the preservation and enhancement of cultural and natural heritage and about • Programme contribution sustainable development and tourism € 4.464.111 (90%) • Increased tourism local actors’ competitiveness and ability to respond to the • Project co-financing national and international market demand. • Improved tourist offer and access to the target areas, especially off-season and € 496.013 (10%) in marginal geographic areas • Off-season holidays and visit to inland areas increased of at least 5% Duration 36 months Main activities (December 2012 - December 2015) • Definition and/or upgrade of 5 Tourism Destination Areas thanks to the analysis on natural and cultural assets • Drafting of 5 Local Development Plans fostering sustainable tourism Contact person • Establishment and development of 5 Destination Management Organizations Dalila D’Oppido • Production of a board game “Live your Tour” addressing young people Desk Officer (12-25 years) to get acquainted with the concept of sustainable tourism • Production of 5 tour guides and 25 packages related the identified “Tourism Research and Cooperation Destination Areas” [email protected] • Promotion during international tourism fairs +39 06.888.161.40

Target groups Website • At least 50 representatives of local authorities • At least 50 representatives of civil society organisations www.liveyourtour.net • About 4000 young people and students • At least 200 tourism chain SMEs (tour operators, accommodation managers, agro-food companies) • At least 4 transport companies • Tourists

Final beneficiaries • Local population • Marginalized people of inland areas • Decision makers • Tourism supply chain operators The project in brief According to the World Tourism Organization, eco-tourism is a major trend with MEET a growing demand of consumers for packages which offer responsible travel to natural areas, conservation of the environment and improvement of the well- Mediterranean being of local people. The Mediterranean area is one of the most interesting regions in the world in terms of eco-tourism potential. The high diversity of Experience landscapes and ecosystems together with the unique socio-economic and cultural mosaic provide suitable conditions for the development of ecotourism. of Eco-Tourism In order to foster the diversification of tourism offer and a better seasonal distribution of tourism flows, MEET aims to develop an integrated strategy boosting eco-tourism at Mediterranean level. “Project encouraging a Beneficiary Italian Parks Federation - Europarc Italy (Italy, Lazio) responsible and Partnership eco-friendly tourism” 1. Latium Region (Italy, Lazio) 2. National Parks of France (France, Languedoc-Roussillon) 3. MedPAN - Network of managers of marine protected areas in the Med (France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) 4. Cataluña Region (Spain, Cataluña) 5. IUCN Med - Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (Spain, Andalucía) 6. Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (Egypt) 7. Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (Jordan, Amman) 8. Al-Shouf Cedar Society (Lebanon)

Specific objective To develop an integrated strategy in order to settle an eco-tourism development model for the Mediterranean area that boosts a better seasonal distribution of tourism flows, starting from the “European Charter for Sustainable Tourism” approach, through the establishment of a network amongst supply-side stakeholders (Natural Parks)

www.enpicbcmed.eu 22 Expected results Budget • “Mediterranean Eco-Tourism Planning Scheme” (MEPS), agreement for • Total budget cooperating in eco-tourism development, signed by the main Natural Parks- € 4.999.966 related policy making institutions and spread towards at least 90 Natural Parks • Programme contribution • Catalogue of 20 eco-tourism packages for low-season designed following the € 4.499.969 (90%) results of the corresponding 20 pilot actions • Project co-financing • Eco-tourism planning concept developed especially for partner countries • MEPS Network, with a Secretariat in Malaga, established to settle and € 499.997 (10%) capitalize the project results • 6 tourism-related SMEs clusters developed in order to promote and market Duration eco-tourism packages at world scale 33 months (January 2013 - October 2015) Main activities • Setting up of an Advisory Panel on Eco-Tourism • Survey of eco-tourism state-of-the-art at Mediterranean level including the Contact person identification of existing policies and best practices Paolo Pigliacelli • Drafting of the “Local Eco-tourism Charter” approach for Mediterranean Project Department Manager Natural Parks • Implementation of 20 pilot actions by the selected Natural Parks carried out Italian Parks Federation by typology of ecotourism products (e.g. trekking, bird watching, etc.) and [email protected] physical context (e.g. mountain, hilly, coastline, etc.) +39 065.160.4940 • Market analysis of far markets (USA, Canada, Australia) and identification of tour operators for promoting eco-tourism packages Website Target groups www.medecotourism.org • 10 Protected Areas of the participating countries • Local SMEs (at least 5 by Protected Area) • Local tour operators (at least 2 by Protected Area)

Final beneficiaries • Local communities • Other Protected Areas The project in brief The Mediterranean region is a highly relevant tourist destination although S&T MED the offer is still concentrated on notable heritage sites and massive sun and sea locations. Many other areas, which have not yet been affected by mass Sustainability and tourism, possess a significant potential for being developed as sustainable travel destinations providing unique assets in terms of cultural heritage, traditional Tourism in the crafts and typical products. However these areas suffer from a lack of business culture and few available infrastructures and services. In order to boost the Mediterranean sustainable tourism development of different target areas located in Italy, Jordan, Spain and Tunisia, the S&T MED project aims to enhance the management, networking, marketing and business capacities of local communities increasing tourism arrivals while preserving natural resources. “Project fostering the Beneficiary Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers - Department for Regional Affairs, diffusion of tourism’s Tourism and Sport (Italy, Lazio) economic benefits to Partnership local communities” 1. Region of Sardinia, Department of Tourism (Italy, Sardegna) 2. Municipality of Cabras, “Sinis Marine Park” (Italy, Sardegna) 3. Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (Italy, Campania) 4. Dante Alighieri University (Italy, Campania) 5. Municipality of Mahdia (Tunisia, Mahdia) 6. National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology (Tunisia, Tunis) 7. Aqaba Marine Park (Jordan, Al-Aqaba) 8. Al-Balqa Applied University - IRCWEE (Jordan, Al-Balqa) 9. Municipality of Palma (Spain, Islas Baleares)

Specific objective To increase the share of tourism receipts that benefits the local economy in terms of new business activities while decreasing environmental risks deriving from tourism flows in the target areas

www.enpicbcmed.eu 24 Expected results Budget • “Destination Management Organization” model for public/private • Total budget cooperation in the promotion of tourism and sea governance implemented in € 5.000.000 each target area and diffused across the Mediterranean • Sustainable tourism products with potential for market development • Programme contribution identified (2/3 per target area) and new business alliances of local SMEs € 4.412.688 (88%) (8/12) created for their commercialisation • Project co-financing • Improved awareness, capabilities and technical skills of target groups (local SMEs and public officials) and local communities as regards to technologies/ € 587.312 (12%) techniques for tourism offer development and environment protection • New business opportunities developed and investments in new services by Duration local SMEs in tourism and complementary sectors enhanced • Tourism dynamics and relevant environmental effects in target coastal areas 36 months monitored on a real time basis (January 2013 - December 2015) • Increased additional visitors and nights spent in the target areas Contact person Main activities Giuseppe Settanni • Definition of new tourism packages named “Coastal itineraries” • Promotion of developed tourism products during international tourism Project coordinator exhibitions/fairs [email protected] • Signing of at least 5 commercial agreements between the S&T MED network +39 347.600.1201 and major tour operators/online travel agencies • Launching of 4 calls for business ideas aimed to award 30/50 micro-grants to local entrepreneurs for supporting activities in line with sustainable tourism standards • Realization of small infrastructures and tourism service facilities (for instance installation of mooring buoys, valorisation of diving spots and underwater trails, creation tourist information points) • Training programmes involving at least 120 local tourism operators and 400 citizens

Target groups • SMEs and entrepreneurs of the tourism sector • Local authorities • Marine and natural park management bodies

Final beneficiaries • Local communities • Tourists The project in brief At Mediterranean level, tourism has often led many countries and regions to UMAYYAD develop the industry in a competitive way rather than in a cooperative manner. For obvious climatic reasons but also due the role played by tour operators, Improvement of Mediterranean tourism destinations have based their growth essentially on a “sun and sea” vision and developed strategies aimed at maximizing short term Mediterranean profits instead of addressing the needs and expectations of customers and residents. In this sense, there is a real need to adopt and introduce new consumer models translated into environmentally friendly tourism products, territorial cohesion respecting natural resources and diversifying the seasonal nature of tourism demand. UMAYYAD contributes to this objective by promoting sustainable through the setup of a tourism based on the synergies derived from the design of a cross-border itinerary between 6 countries sharing common history and cultural background. tourist-cultural itinerary Beneficiary Public Andalusian Foundation “The Legacy of al-Andalus” (Spain, Andalucía) “Project aiming to Partnership 1. Andalusian Council of Chambers of Commerce (Spain, Andalucía) implement an integrated 2. Algarve Tourism Board (Portugal, Algarve) 3. Regional Direction of Culture of Algarve (Portugal, Algarve) strategy for the 4. Castles and Medieval Towns Circuit Association (Italy, Sicilia) 5. Italo-Tunisian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Tunisia, Tunis) enhancement of the 6. Association “Mediterranean Liaisons” (Tunisia, Tunis) 7. Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (Tunisia) cultural heritage of the 8. Safadi Foundation (Lebanon) 9. Urban Planning Institute, Lebanese American University (Lebanon) Umayyad dynasty” 10. Municipality of Jbeil-Byblos (Lebanon) 11. CulTech in Archaeology and Conservation (Jordan, Amman) 12. International Development Co. AID-ME (Egypt, Al Iskandanyah) 13. Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce “Alexandria Chamber” (Egypt, Al Iskandanyah)

Specific objective To contribute to the improvement of territorial cohesion in order to overcome the seasonal misbalances in tourism sector within the Mediterranean territory through the promotion of sustainable tourism based on synergies derived from the design of a cultural itinerary focusing on the Umayyad heritage

www.enpicbcmed.eu 26 Expected results Budget • Mediterranean Cultural Tourism Network established and good practices in • Total budget cultural tourism and cross-sector activities transferred € 4.153.653 • Integrated strategy implemented addressing 3 dimensions: cultural heritage, diversification of the supply of tourism services, tourist infrastructure • Programme contribution contributing to the seasonal tourism balance € 3.739.288 (90%) • Cultural itinerary on Umayyad heritage launched • Project co-financing • Specific Mediterranean common tourism brand designed within the itinerary of Umayyad € 414.365 (10%) • Increased number of arrivals during the off-season period with estimated 10-20% growth Duration 36 months Main activities • Analysis of tourism infrastructure and opportunities for off-season offers (December 2012 - December 2015) • Identification and exchange of good practices related to cultural tourism • Development of Local Action Plans containing recommendations for enhancing Contact person cultural tourism Inmaculada López Martín • Design of thematic tourism packages within the Umayyad itinerary • Training sessions dedicated to policy-makers, tour operators and entrepreneurs EU projects manager • Organization of an exhibition devoted to cultural tourism and Umayyad Foundation “The Legacy of al-Andalus” itinerary [email protected] + 34 958 225995 Target groups • 80 policy-makers • 50 tour operators • 300 entrepreneurs

Final beneficaries • Local Communities • Tourists Promoting the ICZM principles Implementing the eco-system based approach

www.enpicbcmed.eu 28 Integrated coastal zone management The project in brief Most Mediterranean countries share the challenges of rapid shoreline MARE development, extreme seasonal fluctuation in populations, vulnerability to coastal hazards and eroding environmental quality. Yet many of these countries are also characterized by inadequate planning, management and enforcement of the regulations, as well as the lack of solid database to assist decision NOSTRUM makers. Adopted in January 2008 by the contracting parties to the Barcelona Convention, the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Protocol is the Bridging the first supra-State legal instrument aimed specifically at coastal zone management to address the above-mentioned issues. Currently, the implementation of the ICZM in the Mediterranean is impeded by a complex and overlapping or legal-institutional conflicting jurisdiction roles and responsibilities of various management bodies in most countries, let alone across borders. gap in Mediterranean That’s why an institutional collaboration at national level is needed with comprehensive approaches and coordination between the various authorities coastline management at the national, regional and local levels in the field of coastal strategies, plans and programs. MARE NOSTRUM project is focused to facilitate this institutional coordination.

“Project contributing Beneficiary to the integration of Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Israel) Partnership coastal zone related 1. Municipality of Alexandroupolis (Greece, Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki) 2. Port Institute of Studies and Cooperation of the Valencia Community policies within territorial (Spain, Comunidad Valenciana) 3. Municipality of Haifa (Israel) development planning” 4. Municipality of Kavala (Greece, Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki) 5. Integrated Resources Management Company Ltd (Malta) 6. Society for Protection of Nature in Israel (Israel) 7. University of Thessaly (Greece, Thessalia) 8. Democritus University of Thrace (Greece, Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki) 9. Amman Center for Peace and Development (Jordan, Irbid) 10. Interteam Ltd (Israel)

Specific objective To design a toolkit of alternative instruments for improving the implementation of ICZM protocol through the development of Public Participation Geographical Information Systems (PPGIS) applications

www.enpicbcmed.eu 30 Expected results Budget • Key legal, institutional and administrative impediments (including property • Total budget rights regimes) to the implementation of ICZM policies, viewed from the local € 4.319.529 level upwards, identified in the target countries • Impediments across national borders to ICZM implementation in both • Programme contribution peaceful and conflict-ridden coastal zones identified € 3.887.576 (90%) • Toolkit of recommendations on how to improve the implementation of the • Project co-financing Protocol on ICZM and the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive defined • Public involvement achieved through local public participatory approaches in € 431.953 (10%) selected pilot areas, including local community mapping practices Duration Main activities 36 months • Inventory of the international initiatives/directives related to ICZM in the Mediterranean region (January 2013 - December 2015) • Analysis of existing instruments dedicated or related to ICZM (existing laws, institutions and governance formats, spatial plans, budgets and other tools) Contact person • Design and pilot application of decision-support tools Prof. Rachelle Alterman • Creation of two dedicated Mediterranean ICZM networks • Elaboration of draft supra-national legislation for ICZM Project coordinator Technion Target groups [email protected] • Government authorities formulating or implementing ICZM policies +972 482.940.37 • Government or non-government bodies acting as impediments to ICZM implementation Website • Civil-society or market-based bodies harnessed as “watchdogs” to keep the implementation of ICZM policies on course www.marenostrumproject.eu

Final beneficiaries Current and future generations of residents in the concerned coastal areas The project in brief The Mediterranean coasts are facing increasing jellyfish outbreaks resulting from MED- a wide variety of human activities including maritime transport, exploitation of living resources, discharges together with the impact of climate change. Jellyfish proliferation represents a growing threat for human and coastal activities (mainly leisure and aquaculture). Every summer 2 million bathers are affected by jellyfish JELLYRISK stings meaning high cost of basic first aid treatments for the national health services. The situation has worsened over the last years due to the apparition of Integrated monitoring new dangerous varieties. Against the threat posed by jellyfishes for tourism in the Mediterranean area, MED-JELLYRISK constitutes the first-ever attempt at cross- border level in order to assess the socio-economic impacts of jellyfish blooms of jellyfish outbreaks and implement mitigation countermeasures. under anthropogenic Beneficiary and climatic impacts in National Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences (Italy, Lazio) the Mediterranean sea: Partnership 1. Spanish Research Council - Institute of Marine Sciences (Spain, Cataluña) trophic and 2. University of Malta (Malta) 3. Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte (Tunisia, Bizerte) socio-economic risks 4. Tunisian National Institute of Agronomy (Tunisia, Tunis) Specific objective To promote a cross-border approach in 10 selected Mediterranean Coastal “Project enhancing Zones (MCZ) to assess, prevent, mitigate and foresee the negative natural, health and economic impacts of jellyfish proliferations mitigation measures Expected results against jellyfish • Protecting nets, info panels, and first aid kits supplied and installed in 20 Mediterranean coastal sites • Reduction of adult jellyfish abundance achieved (at least 75%) in safe bathing proliferation” areas with respect to unprotected areas • Human and climate-related jellyfish proliferation emergencies and hazards identified and assessed across MCZs from Spain, Italy, Malta and Tunisia • Risk mapping and shared databases for jellyfish proliferations set up, updated and applied by stakeholders to rank water quality and safety areas in MCZs • Concerned stakeholders in the MCZs trained and capable to apply integrated jellyfish monitoring protocols • Risk of jellyfish impacts understood by general and professional public in the operations areas

www.enpicbcmed.eu 32 Main activities Budget • Creation of 20 safe bathing areas for general public through the deployment • Total budget of 2 kilometres of protective nets, distributed over 10 selected MCZs € 2.593.194 • Installation of 100 informative warning panels and distribution of 100 first aid boxes at 20 key tourist hot spots within 10 MCZs • Programme contribution • Yearly summer school on “Jellyfish blooms in the Mediterranean sea” and € 2.333.875 (90%) training courses for jellyfish risk managers and MCZ operators • Project co-financing • Development of a Smartphone application for jellyfish mapping • Production of 10.000 jellyfish popular science hand-outs € 259.319 (10%)

Target groups Duration • Regional competent administrations 36 months • Agencies/institutions in charge of tourism management (December 2012 - December 2015) • Fishery and aquaculture organisations

Final beneficiaries Contact person • Tourists (bathers) Stefano Piraino • Coastal zone user groups (e.g. diving clubs, nautical clubs) Project Coordinator • Residents of the coastal zones CoNISMa and University of Salento [email protected] +39 0832.298.616

Website www.jellyrisk.eu Balancing supply and demand Promoting integrated management Implementing innovative technologies

www.enpicbcmed.eu 34 Water management The project in brief Most of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Basin are in a state of ACCBAT physical water scarcity, in particular in the Southern and Eastern shore. This situation is getting alarming since water demand is growing rapidly due to Adaptation to climate intensified agriculture, industrial development, population growth and climatic change. In Jordan, Tunisia and Lebanon, water use efficiency and the use of change through treated wastewater in agriculture have already been incorporated in national strategies and priorities. Unfortunately, the stakeholders responsible to put these strategies into practice have not enough means and experience to target these improved water goals and consequently need more support. ACCBAT is conceived to respond to this specific expectation. In this framework, the project aims at improving demand management water demand management and ensuring water needs of the agricultural sector through the increase of water-use efficiency and of use of treated waste water. in irrigated agriculture Pilot actions, reinforcement of capacity building and training will be the key by introduction activities to achieve this objective. Beneficiary of new technologies Institute for University Cooperation - ICU (Italy, Lazio)

and best agricultural Partnership 1. National Centre for Agricultural Research and Extension (Jordan, Al-Balqa) practices 2. Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture (Lebanon) 3. Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture (Tunisia, Tunis) 4. ADBPO - River Po Basin Authority (Italy, Emilia-Romagna)

“Project promoting Specific objective To improve water demand management and ensure water needs of the innovative technologies agricultural sector on a regional scale through increase of water-use efficiency, increased use of treated waste water for irrigated agriculture, and reduced for water use efficiency, negative environmental impact, based on technology transfer and training in Best Agricultural Practices, that allow for adaption to climate change wastewater treatment and re-use”

www.enpicbcmed.eu 36 Expected results Budget • Innovative water-use efficient and sustainable drip-irrigation systems, water • Total budget storage facilities, and best practice production techniques in agriculture € 4.998.952 implemented • Use of wastewater introduced as main irrigation water source with up to • Programme contribution 100 % of freshwater substituted by treated wastewater in 90 pilot farms of € 4.498.152 (90%) Lebanon, Jordan and Tunisia • Project co-financing • 30% increase of irrigation water use-efficiency achieved in 90 pilot farms of Lebanon, Jordan and Tunisia € 500.800 (10%) • Fertilizer and pesticide use decreased by 30% in 90 pilot farms of Lebanon, Jordan and Tunisia Duration • 15% income increased for 90 farmers through increased agricultural production with reduced inputs 36 months • Institutional capacities improved with regard to the use of an integrated (December 2012 - December 2015) approach in irrigated agriculture • Farmers technical know-how improved with regard to integrated agricultural resources management and production methods Contact person • Public awareness reinforced on water saving and on the reuse of treated Andrea Vigevani wastewater in agriculture ICU Secretary General [email protected] Main activities +39 06.939.38.367 • Establishment of demonstration plots and implementation of drip-irrigation systems and water storage facilities • 90 cooperation agreements with farmers associations signed • Training of 180 managerial staff, extension agents, and laboratory technicians on best agricultural practices and use of treated wastewater • Training of 1.500 farmers related to best agricultural practices, with special focus on irrigation management and use of treated wastewater

Target groups • Farmers households • Staff of the local partner institutions • Management and extension agents

Final beneficiaries • Rural population in the targeted areas (300.000 people) • Institutions involved in sustainable management of natural resources Enhancing multilevel governance Reducing and preventing waste generation Developing integrated and environmental management

www.enpicbcmed.eu 38 Waste treatment and recycling The project in brief The approach to waste management as well as the common values of the GMI European Union and the Mediterranean Partner Countries are based on three principles: waste prevention, recycling and re-use, improvement of final disposal The Green MED and waste monitoring. The success of the strategy is highly dependent on the effective implementation of unified actions at Mediterranean level creating Initiative opportunities to exchange best practices, share knowledge and raise awareness on the importance of waste recycling. In addition the move towards long-term environmental sustainability shall also be supported by legislative frameworks enforcing waste recycling. These are the aims of GMI, which represents a pioneer effort of six Mediterranean countries to develop a cross-border incentive “Project fostering a based recycling program and communication campaign targeting 200 schools culture of environmental and universities. Beneficiary sustainability among Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon young people” (Lebanon) Partnership 1. Regional Association of the Municipalities of Sardinia (Italy, Sardegna) 2. Averda Servus (Lebanon) 3. Chamber of Commerce and Industry Marseille Provence (France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) 4. Confederation of Egyptian European Business Associations (Egypt, Al Iskandanyah) 5. Chamber of Commerce of Cagliari, Special Agency “Center of Services for Enterprises” (Italy, Sardegna) 6. Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Spain, Cataluña) 7. Association of Enterprises for Environmental Conservation (Egypt, Al Iskandanyah) 8. Barcelona Chamber of Commerce (Spain, Cataluña) 9. Foundation for Development Innovation and Technology (Spain, Cataluña) 10. Chamber of Commerce of Tunis (Tunisia, Tunis) 11. SERVICORP (Lebanon)

Specific objective To develop a cross-border, incentive based, recycling system to promote environmentally sustainable practices at a grass root level - mainly schools and universities - using a state of the art technology platform, supported by an awareness and communication program

www.enpicbcmed.eu 40 Expected results Budget • High number of young people engaged in recycling activities • Total budget (approximately 10.000) € 4.126.872 • Unified recycling program implemented in Mediterranean countries with 200 “Reverse Vending Machines” installed in schools and other educational • Programme contribution centers € 3.714.185 (90%) • Large quantity of waste collected (around 20 tons of plastic bottles and cans) • Project co-financing • Youth and a broader community sensitized about the importance of recycling • Legislative framework improved for encouraging waste recycling € 412.687 (10%)

Main activities Duration • Identification of the existing waste management and recycling policies and 36 months practices in the countries concerned by the project especially those targeting (January 2013 - December 2015) young people • Elaboration of a guide featuring best practices related to innovative waste management and recycling Contact person • Technical training in schools and universities for the handling and Diana Kobayter administration of the installed Reverse Vending Machines • Definition of a redemption scheme, closely connected to a charity program, in Project Manager order to reward the students for recycling Chamber of Commerce, Industry and • Organisation of a cross-border competition between schools and universities Agriculture of Beirut across the different countries • Organisation of awareness and communication campaigns addressing and Mount Lebanon 50.000 people [email protected] • Drafting of 18 agreements to be signed by local authorities in view of creating +961 1 353 390 ext. 164 the necessary legislative framework to foster recycling

Target groups Website • 10.000 students from 200 schools and universities engaged in www.gmiproject.eu recycling activities • 10 companies dealing with waste management • 250 institutions involved to maximize the impact of the project

Final beneficiaries • Youth communities (in schools and universities) • Larger communities through future project developments targeting different locations like public parks, governmental and public transport facilities Project in brief All the actors dealing with waste management in the Mediterranean are facing MED-3R a rise in the quantities to be treated, normative frameworks in evolution as well as changes in the national and European objectives to be achieved. The Euro-Mediterranean attention paid to waste recovery is reinforced by the energy crisis, the reduction of natural resources and by stricter regulations. Waste treatment is a major strategic platform challenge in particular concerning organic and plastic waste. If the situation does not improve and the deposits continue to increase, waste will become a real scourge for the environment and public health. In many Mediterranean for a suitable waste countries, wastes are not sorted before final disposal, waste management solutions are not well-known and authorities have little capacity to implement management them. In this framework MED-3R aims to develop urban waste management integrated systems, efficient and adapted to local circumstances.

Beneficiary “Project contributing to Metropolis of Nice Côte d’Azur (France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) enhance the multilevel Partnership 1. Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Nice Côte d’Azur governance of waste (France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) 2. Municipality of Genoa (Italy, Liguria) management” 3. Ea éco-entreprises (France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) 4. International Office for Water - OIEau (France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) 5. Municipality of Hyères Les Palmiers (France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) 6. University of Genoa - Research Centre for Urbanism, Infrastructures and Ecology (Italy, Liguria) 7. Municipality of Sousse (Tunisia, Sousse) 8. Municipality of Sfax (Tunisia, Sfax) 9. Municipality of Jbeil-Byblos (Lebanon) 10. Municipality of Blat (Lebanon) 11. Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (Jordan, Al-Aqaba) 12. National Agency for Waste Management - ANGed (Tunisia, Tunis) 13. Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector (France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) 14. Preparatory Institute for Engineering Studies (Tunisia, Sfax)

Specific objective To promote in the Mediterranean region an institutional governance with a strong cross-border added-value in waste management public policies and to achieve a cutting-edge approach for a smart, sustainable and efficient management of waste, not any more viewed as a problem but as a resource for the future

www.enpicbcmed.eu 42 Expected results Budget • 13 waste management plans defined or improved according to the specific • Total budget situation of each concerned territory (8 urban areas and 5 cities) € 4.787.202 • 13 pilot actions on different waste flows - restaurants, organic, plastic, hazardous - implemented • Programme contribution • Waste cycle optimized: reduced production (5 to 10%) and improved € 4.308.481 (90%) recovery (25%) • Project co-financing • Institutional and governance capacities and skills in the field of waste management are strengthened € 478.721(10%)

Main activities Duration • Support to the local communities in the elaboration of their prevention and 36 months management strategies, in particular, through the establishment of an experts’ network (January 2013 - December 2015) • Development of common tools in the field of waste management: quality guidelines, vademecum for innovations, technical fact sheets, networking tools Contact person • Numerous awareness raising actions (conferences, public meetings, exhibitions, guided tours, information campaigns, field visits) dedicated to Luc Della Gaspera local populations, public and private actors and donors Project coordinator • Training sessions for 300 people (40 elected officials, 200 technical agents Department for waste collection and 60 subcontractors, local networks, members of NGOs, etc.) • Transfer of 30 practices to 200 cities and 25 national authorities and management Metropolis of Nice Côte d´Azur Target groups [email protected] • Elected officials and staff from the technical services of 8 Mediterranean urban [email protected] areas and 5 cities +33 (0)4.89.98.14.61 • Ministries and national authorities • Companies and other actors (NGOs, environmental associations) dealing with waste treatment • Research centres and universities Website www.MED-3R.org Final beneficiaries Population of Mediterranean cities The project in brief The generation of organic solid waste is rising significantly everywhere in SCOW the Mediterranean region due to population’s increase and development of industrial and agricultural sectors. This situation causes growing pressure on Selective collection of groundwater, soil and air and calls for strategies allowing for sound waste management systems. In addition to the lack in some Mediterranean countries of separate collection of municipal solid waste, the implementation of integrated the organic waste waste management plans at local level is still undermined by the high costs of transport and treatment. In this framework, SCOW focuses on the collection of in tourist areas and organic waste in tourist areas with a view to valorizing biowaste as compost for valorization sustainable agriculture practices. Beneficiary in farm composting Urban Ecology Agency of Barcelona (Spain, Cataluña)

plants Partnership 1. Development Agency Gal Genovese (Italy, Liguria) 2. Local Councils’ Association (Malta) 3. House of Water and Environment (Palestine) “Project contributing to 4. Upper Galilee Regional Council (Israel) 5. MIGAL - Galilee Technology Center (Israel) the implementation of 6. SYVADEC (France, Corse) sustainable methods 7. Environment Park SpA (Italy, Piemonte) Specific objective for integrated waste To develop a low cost, low tech, high quality biowaste management integrated system, ensuring sustainable methods for the collection and treatment by treatment and recycling” involving all relevant waste treatment stakeholders and enhancing their knowledge

Expected results • Integrated and improved waste collection and recycling organic waste system, with small farm composting plants developed in the agricultural holdings situated near the tourist areas • Increased quantity of collected biowaste in the areas concerned by the project (approximately 7.000 tons per year) • Quality compost obtained from treated organic waste (approximately 2.000 tons per year) and used for agricultural purposes • New jobs opportunities created by the collection, transport and treatment processes of organic waste • Additional source of income made available for farmers thanks to the compost sale

www.enpicbcmed.eu 44 Main activities Budget • Comprehensive analysis of the organic waste management system in the • Total budget concerned areas € 4.970.579 • Definition of an integrated organic waste management model to be adapted to each project area • Programme contribution • Creation of 10 farm composting plants € 4.473.521 (90%) • Development of a marketing strategy for the compost commercialization • Project co-financing • Training sessions and awareness raising campaigns € 497.058 (10%) Target groups • Farmers involved in waste treatment activities Duration • Organic waste producers (tourists, hotels, restaurants) 36 months • Companies of the waste collection and/or treatment sector (January 2013 - December 2015) • Local authorities

Final beneficiaries Contact person • Local populations Marta Vila Gambao • Farmers using the compost Project technical coordinator Urban Ecology Agency of Barcelona [email protected] +34 93.221.56.25

Website www.biowaste-scow.eu Implementing innovative technologies Raising public awareness on energy efficiency

www.enpicbcmed.eu 46 SOLAR ENERGY The project in brief The rise in energy demand has aggravated the dependence on fossil fuels DIDSOLIT-PB imports of most of the Mediterranean countries. With a forecasted increase by 70% in energy consumption over the next 20 years, there is an urgent need Development and to secure alternative energy sources especially for buildings - commercial and residential - which share of total energy used is higher than 40%, i.e. superior to implementation the industrial or transport sector. Within this complex energy scenario, DIDSOLIT-PB aims to implement small- scale solar systems for public premises including innovative solutions such as of decentralised photovoltaic glass-substitute sheets, solar cooling or photovoltaic coverage of buildings roofs and car parks shady-covers. Technology transfer and design of solar energy-related dedicated financing instruments will also be addressed by the project.

innovative technologies Beneficiary for public buildings Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain, Cataluña) in the Mediterranean Partnership 1. Institute for Innovation and Sustainable Development (Greece, Dytiki Ellada) 2. Egyptian Association for Energy and Environment (Egypt, Al Iskandanyah) Basin countries 3. Al-Balqa Applied University (Jordan, Al-Balqa) 4. University of Alexandria (Egypt, Al Iskandanyah) 5. Incubator of New Enterprises of Chania (Greece, Dytiki Ellada) “Project fostering the 6. Eco-System Europa, SL (Spain, Cataluña) Specific objective implementation of To promote and implement innovative technologies and know-how transfer of small-scale innovative small-scale solar energy decentralised systems in public buildings/premises Expected results solar systems in • Improved knowledge of the status of development and market-availability of innovative small-scale solar power technologies for in-buildings applications public buildings” • 10 solar power applications implemented in 10 selected public buildings • Increased solar power created (260 kWp) and produced (380 MWh) in the selected buildings • Enhanced interest of local private and public stakeholders for decentralised applications of innovative solar energy systems in public buildings and facilities • Innovative solar technologies, know-how and best practices transferred

www.enpicbcmed.eu 48 Main activities Budget • Mapping and analysis of existing small-scale solar technologies • Total budget • Production of standard “Conceptual Designs” concerning the solar-power € 4.438.553 applications developed (including thermoelectric dish-stirling and parabolic- trough, photovoltaic glass-substitute sheets and thin-layer/film sheets) • Programme contribution • Drafting of reports addressing the rules and regulations for installing € 3.994.694 (90%) decentralised solar power systems in the regions concerned by the project • Project co-financing • Organization of conferences, workshops and training sessions for promoting the developed solar solutions € 443.859 (10%)

Target groups Duration • Owners and users of pilot public buildings 36 months • SMEs specialized in solar energy (December 2012 - December 2015) • National and local authorities in charge of renewable energies

Final beneficiaries Contact person • Owners of public buildings Joaquim Vergés Jaime • Technicians and researchers Full professor of financial economics • Technological centers and business Autonomous University of Barcelona [email protected] +34 935.811.210

Website www.didsolit.eu The project in brief The Mediterranean region is characterized by the significant potential of solar FOSTEr energy. The sunlight time ranges from 2650 to 3400 hours per year with average radiation going up to 3200 kWh/m2 per year. Despite these favorable weather conditions, the development of solar energy in the Mediterranean area is still limited by technical, institutional, financial and market barriers. in MED FOSTEr in MED intends to fully exploit the potential of solar technologies through the transfer of technical knowhow to actors of the sector (SMEs, engineers, Fostering Solar students), the identification of best practices in the policy and regulatory fields and the implementation of five pilot projects aiming to equip public buildings Technology in the with innovative solar photovoltaic plants. Mediterranean area Beneficiary University of Cagliari - Department of Civil Engineering, Environment and Architecture (Italy, Sardegna) “Project aiming to Partnership 1. Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry implement and diffuse (Spain, Cataluña) 2. Chamber of Commerce of Cagliari, Special Agency “Center of Services for Enterprises” (Italy, Sardegna) innovative solar 3. Confederation of Egyptian European Business Associations (Egypt, Al Iskandanyah) technologies” 4. Industrial Research Institute (Lebanon) 5. Royal Scientific Society (Jordan, Al-Aqaba) 6. Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tunis (Tunisia, Tunis) 7. Autonomous Region of Sardinia (Italy, Sardegna)

Specific objective To transfer knowhow in the solar energy field, to implement a shared design methodology and to promote solar energy innovative technologies at civil society level

Expected results • Cultural and normative barriers, design and technical gap that can delay the diffusion of solar technologies identified through comprehensive context analysis • Solar technologies and its technological trends promoted • Local legislations on solar energy compared and common innovation proposals defined • Design, architectural integration and installation competences transferred • Solar energy consumption increased in 5 public buildings through 85 kWp of photovoltaic panels installed

www.enpicbcmed.eu 50 Main activities Budget • Creation of 6 info points • Total budget • Networking between similar projects and initiatives € 4.500.000 • Formulation of policy papers • Training dedicated to 400 stakeholders (designers, SMEs/installers and • Programme contribution university students) to transfer technical knowhow € 4.050.000 (90%) • Information seminars to promote the benefits of solar technologies involving • Project co-financing 350 citizens and 3500 students € 450.000 (10%) Target groups • Designers (architects and engineers) Duration • SMEs 36 months (December 2012 - December 2015) Final beneficiaries • Citizens Contact person • Local authorities Nicola Nieddu Project coordinator University of Cagliari [email protected] +39 070.675.5811

Website http://fosterinmed.netsoul.net The project in brief Solar technology markets have experienced a steady growth in the last decade MED-DESIRE on the northern shore of the Mediterranean basin while the situation is still at a premature stage in Southern Partner Countries. Notwithstanding the shared MEDiterranean political commitment and a common recognition of the huge solar potential of the Mediterranean region, some barriers to solar energy deployment and DEvelopment of diffusion persist. These include amongst others weak institutional frameworks, lack of competence of energy practitioners, need of dedicated financial instruments, inadequate perception on the benefits of solar energy investments, Support schemes for subsidized prices of electricity produced by fossil fuel plants and technical issues (such as the quality of equipments and installations). solar Initiatives and MED-DESIRE main priority is to achieve tangible results on these challenges, removing barriers related to the legal, regulatory, economic and organizational Renewable Energies framework of distributed solar energy technologies. Beneficiary Puglia Region - Research and Competitiveness Service, Industrial Research and “Project contributing Technological Innovation Office (Italy, Puglia)

to the transfer and Partnership 1. Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea (Italy, Lazio) implementation of good 2. ENEA - National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (Italy, Lazio) practices to facilitate 3. Andalusian Energy Agency (Spain, Andalucía) 4. Andalusian Institute of Technology (Spain, Andalucía) the take up of solar 5. CIEMA - Solar Plataform of Almeria (Spain, Andalucía) 6. The National Agency for Energy Conservation (Tunisia, Tunis) technologies” 7. Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (Lebanon) 8. New and Renewable Energy Authority (Egypt)

Specific objective To facilitate the take up of distributed solar energy and energy efficiency in the target regions, by achieving an effective cross-border cooperation and by raising public awareness on the related benefits for the environment and for sustainable local development

www.enpicbcmed.eu 52 Expected results Budget • Strengthened capacity of public administrations and regional institutions • Total budget • Higher and more diffused competences of local technicians and professionals, € 4.655.007 facilitating the removal of the main technical barriers for distributed solar technology • Programme contribution • Innovative tailored financial mechanisms and market stimulation instruments € 4.191.306 (90%) designed to support the widespread diffusion of solar energy technologies • Project co-financing • Strengthened participatory approaches and increased awareness among public and private local stakeholders € 463.701 (10%) • A wide consensus achieved amongst public and private key stakeholders on the central role of renewable energies for sustainable development and Duration environmental protection • A cooperation framework established among providers of energy technologies 36 months and services in EU Mediterranean Countries and Mediterranean Partner (January 2013 - December 2015) Countries (MPC) to foster the development of a sustainable common energy market Contact person Main activities Francesco Clarizio • Benchmarking of national/regional policies and programmes focused on solar Officer energy and energy efficiency Puglia Region • Analysis of current certification procedures for solar energy technologies in [email protected] MPC and EU regions • Elaboration of recommendations and action plans for improving legislative +39 080.540.5971 and regulatory frameworks • Capacity building initiatives for solar energy technicians and professionals to ensure the quality of components and installations • Training sessions for policy-makers in charge of solar energy regulation • Elaboration of innovative financial and market stimulus instruments

Target groups • 5 central and 30 local administrations, institutions and agencies dealing with energy and environment • 2.000 SMEs, energy technicians and professionals • 10 financial institutions • At least 10 business support organisations, industrial districts and entrepreneurial associations

Final beneficiaries • Local communities • Energy consumers • Research centres and universities The project in brief The countries of the Mediterranean area face the same specific energy reality: MED-SOLAR the increase in the energy price and the weakness of the electrical grid (impossibility of having increase in the power supply, interruptions, etc.), which Machrek Energy reduces the security of supply in critical facilities such as hospital and schools as well as the proper development of the small and medium size industries. These Development-Solar problems are common to the target countries of MED-Solar project (Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine) where all the population is actually connected to the grid, but with scarce quality and regular interruptions and cuts-off. Instead of using exclusively polluting and expensive fuel generators against electricity interruption, the project proposes to provide the generators with a “Project promoting and solar photovoltaic system for energy backup. With the achievement of MED- Solar the energy situation in the three target countries will improve by reducing implementing innovative energy costs, decreasing the dependence on imported fuel and improving the solar technologies in security of supply through the use of clean energy resources. Beneficiary public buildings and Trama TecnoAmbiental S.L. (Spain, Cataluña)

industrial facilities” Partnership 1. Polytechnical University of Catalonia (Spain, Cataluña) 2. Solartys (Spain, Cataluña) 3. French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (France, Rhône-Alpes) 4. Energy Research Center, An-Najah University (Palestine) 5. United Nations Development Programme Lebanon (Lebanon) 6. National Energy Research Center (Jordan, Amman)

Specific objective To promote and implement innovative technologies and know-how transfer in the field of solar energy, especially photovoltaic energy

Expected results • National energy grids and their weakness characterized in Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine • Set of recommendations defined to improve legal frameworks and energy tariff schemes • Power from solar energy increased in 3 public buildings and 1 industry (between 500-800 m2 of photovoltaic modules installed) • Pilot plants tested, validated and monitored

Main activities Budget • Survey of the national regulations and legal frameworks related to • Total budget photovoltaic energy € 3.017.615 • Identification of financing mechanisms allowing for the development of photovoltaic projects • Programme contribution • Research and development on innovative photovoltaic technologies € 2.656.771 (90%) • Drafting of a socio-economic impact study to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness • Project co-financing and impact of the pilot plants • Creation of a cross-border network engaging several public authorities, € 360.844 (10%) universities, SMEs, engineers, etc. Duration Target groups 30 months • Beneficiaries and users of the pilot plants (January 2013 - June 2015) • Companies in charge of the supply and installation of the pilot plants

Final beneficiaries Contact person • SMEs Antoine Graillot • Public facilities (hospitals, schools, administrative buildings) Project manager • Local companies dealing with solar energy (installers, designers, retailers) Africa and Mediterranean Countries • Electricity companies or agencies Trama TecnoAmbiental S.L. [email protected] +34 934.463.234

Website www.medsolarproject.com The project in brief The last decades have witnessed a growing interest for solar energy initiatives SHAAMS in the Mediterranean region, coupled with a growing pressure to ensure an actual shift from traditional energies towards a more efficient energy system. Strategic Hubs for the While many successful national and regional projects have been implemented in order to develop market, policy and technical actions, the transition to solar Analysis and energy needs to be supported by a comprehensive and unified process at Mediterranean level. As a response to this challenge, SHAAMS aims to raise public awareness Acceleration of the on energy efficiency through the transferability and implementation of good practices in legal, regulatory, economic, organizational issues and new Mediterranean financing mechanisms, in order to facilitate the take up of solar technologies in Solar Sector Mediterranean countries. Beneficiary Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Barcelona “Project paving the way (Spain, Cataluña) Partnership for a cultural, behavioral 1. FUNDITEC (Spain, Cataluña) 2. AGEAS-SALERNO (Italy, Campania) and operational change 3. Sophia Antipolis Foundation (France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) 4. Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and towards solar energy” Mount Lebanon (Lebanon) 5. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (Egypt, Al Iskandanyah) 6. Naples Agency for Energy and the Environment - ANEA (Italy, Campania) 7. WWF European Policy Programme - Rome Branch (Italy, Lazio) 8. Al Urdonia Lil Ebda’ Co. (Jordan, Irbid) 9. Technological Educational Institute of Crete (Greece, Kriti) 10. Berytech Foundation (Lebanon) 11. Business Incubation Association of Tripoli (Lebanon)

Specific objectives • To establish efficiency-proven governance solutions aimed at identifying innovative, transferable and sustainable solar energy strategies • To promote a cultural, behavioural and operational change towards the success of solar energy-driven solutions • To facilitate the transfer of solar technologies by implementing shared mechanisms and procedures

www.enpicbcmed.eu 56 Expected results Budget • Policy makers provided with enhanced information and capacities to • Total budget implement energy efficiency support policies and strategies € 3.200.344 • Improved private and public agents’ knowledge on solar energy projects, funding and market requirements • Programme contribution • Implemented new solar energy-driven solutions resulting from technology € 2.880.309 (90%) transfer activities and brokerage events • Project co-financing • Reduced technology gap between the involved regions • Increased number of research and training programmes on solar energy € 320.035 (10%) developed by local institutions Duration Main activities 36 months • Regional mapping and solar sector needs identification • Definition of a set of common and standardised indicators for the solar (November 2012 - November 2015) efficiency sector • Creation and promotion of 4 legal and 15 funding mechanisms encouraging Contact person solar energy development Berta Pérez Pey • Organisation of 3 technology transfer activities and 21 brokerage events involving 180 participants Chamber of Commerce, Industry and • Awareness campaigns on renewable energy and energy efficiency including Navigation of Barcelona 21 seminars dedicated to over 2000 participants [email protected] • Development of 10 training and capacity building actions gathering 500 concerned actors +34 934.169.342 • Creation of a cross-sector and inter-regional platform enabling communication between stakeholders dealing with solar energy Website www.shaams.org Target groups • Policy makers in energy efficiency and related sectors • Energy companies • Research institutions, universities and technology centres

Final beneficiaries • National institutions in charge of promoting renewable energy • Solar market developers • Civil society organisations The project in brief In the Mediterranean area, a large share of energy is consumed by households STS-Med and in buildings. In addition to the dependence on fossil fuel, oil and natural gas, the primary energy demand is growing at a regular pace. Increasing the Small scale thermal share of solar energy sources in the overall energy mix is a crucial goal for the Mediterranean area, as the exploitation of a sustainable renewable energy solar district units source would contribute to climate change mitigation - an issue of concern for the region due to its impact on desertification, floods, coastal vulnerability - and to energy security. Although impressive improvements have been made in the for Mediterranean recent years concerning the integration of solar energy systems into conventional heating technology and despite the availability of mature technologies, solar communities thermal energy is still used in a rather small percentage of buildings and generally, only for domestic hot water in private houses. To improve this situation, STS-Med will contribute to the diffusion and development of Concentrated Solar (CS) small scale integrated systems, a high energy efficiency “Project enhancing technology with a potential for replication across the Mediterranean area. small scale concentrated Beneficiary solar systems to ARCA Consortium (Italy, Sicilia) Partnership generate renewable 1. The Cyprus Institute (Cyprus) 2. Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Cyprus) energy at low cost for 3. Academy for Scientific Research and Technology (Egypt, Al Iskandanyah) 4. New and Renewable Energy Authority (Egypt) public buildings” 5. Elsewedy Electric (Egypt, Al Iskandanyah) 6. French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) 7. CEEI Provence - Innovation business support (France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) 8. University of Athens, Institute of Accelerating Systems and Application (Greece, Attiki) 9. Al-Balqa Applied University (Jordan, Irbid) 10. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (Jordan) 11. Millenium Energy Industries (Jordan, Amman) 12. ENEA - National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (Italy, Lazio) 13. Sicily Region - Department of Production Activities (Italy, Sicilia)

www.enpicbcmed.eu 58 Specific objectives Budget • To create a flexible toolbox of Concentrated Solar (CS) applications by • Total budget demonstrating their effectiveness in public buildings and premises € 4.953.512 • To deploy technologies from research and development results through case studies analysis, impact assessment and creation of demonstration units • Programme contribution • To create new opportunities for the commercial and industrial sectors notably € 4.458.161(90%) by improving technical skills of professionals involved and enabling SMEs to • Project co-financing set up a full supply chain in the solar energy sector € 495.351(10%) Expected results • 4 demonstrative plants implemented in Italy, Cyprus, Egypt, and Jordan for a Duration total power of 400 kW showing the benefits of the CS technologies to 36 months 20.000 end users coming from 20 Mediterranean local communities • Enhanced industrial perspective for CS technologies (November 2012 - November 2015) • Reinforced technological and operational industrial expertise of 200 energy professionals Contact person • Fostered growth of local production chains with the creation of new qualified jobs on CS systems production and installation Fabio Maria Montagnino • Policy makers supported in the decision-making process concerning incentives ARCA Consortium manager for solar energy +39 091 661 5611 • Increased awareness of target groups and institutional actors [email protected] Main activities • Design of CS applications toolbox and integration in demonstration units Website • Identification of best policy practices to boost the development www.stsmed.eu of CS technologies • Drafting of market studies on CS systems demand • Transfer of know-how and training activities for energy professionals

Target groups • Local and regional authorities responsible for energy • Public building owners/managers • Components manufacturers/suppliers and energy professionals

Final beneficiaries • Users of public buildings including schools and hospitals • Public utilities, SMEs clusters and investors CONTACTS

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