CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS FOR MEDITERRANEAN
CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS |
CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS FOR MEDITERRANEAN
CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS |
📰 Water efficiency project inaugurated in Korinthos, Greece |
📰 Water efficiency project inaugurated in Korinthos, Greece |
On 4 December 2024, a new water replenishment project was inaugurated in Korinthos, Greece. Implemented by GWP-Med, in partnership with the Municipality of Korinthos and funded by Crown Holdings, the new project upgrades the city's main water treatment plant, saving 26 million litres of water annually. The initiative significantly enhances water efficiency, ensuring resilience against water scarcity challenges exacerbated by climate change. The inauguration ceremony was attended by distinguished guests, including local authorities, representatives from Crown and GWP-Med. |
On 4 December 2024, a new water replenishment project was inaugurated in Korinthos, Greece. Implemented by GWP-Med, in partnership with the Municipality of Korinthos and funded by Crown Holdings, the new project upgrades the city's main water treatment plant, saving 26 million litres of water annually. The initiative significantly enhances water efficiency, ensuring resilience against water scarcity challenges exacerbated by climate change. The inauguration ceremony was attended by distinguished guests, including local authorities, representatives from Crown and GWP-Med. |
📰 "Resilient Thessaly": Flood control project delivered to the city of Trikala, Greece |
📰 "Resilient Thessaly": Flood control project delivered to the city of Trikala, Greece |
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The "Resilient Thessaly" project, implemented by GWP-Med with funding from The Coca-Cola Foundation and in close collaboration with the Municipality of Trikala, was completed at a special event on 2 October 2024.This intervention will act as a protective shield against possible future extreme weather events, providing a solution to the recurring flooding problem facing parts of the city. The event was attended by national and local authorities, and Coca-Cola and GWP-Med representativies. |
The "Resilient Thessaly" project, implemented by GWP-Med with funding from The Coca-Cola Foundation and in close collaboration with the Municipality of Trikala, was completed at a special event on 2 October 2024.This intervention will act as a protective shield against possible future extreme weather events, providing a solution to the recurring flooding problem facing parts of the city. The event was attended by national and local authorities, and Coca-Cola and GWP-Med representativies. |
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📰 Alter Aqua project: enhancing Malta's climate resilience by restoring a rich water conservation heritage |
📰 Alter Aqua project: enhancing Malta's climate resilience by restoring a rich water conservation heritage |
On 31 October 2024, the Alter Aqua project, implemented by GWP-Med together with The Energy and Water Agency and funding from The Coca-Cola Foundation celebrated its latest achievements: 3 new traditional reservoirs restored, and a new digital 'Reservoir Trail' created, taking visitors on a self-guided tour across Malta's historical cisterns. By preserving traditional practices and restoring historic water systems, the Alter Aqua Project shows how they can be adapted to support modern sustainability goals, offering practical solutions for water conservation across the region. The event was attended by national and local authorities, and Coca-Cola and GWP-Med representativies. |
On 31 October 2024, the Alter Aqua project, implemented by GWP-Med together with The Energy and Water Agency and funding from The Coca-Cola Foundation celebrated its latest achievements: 3 new traditional reservoirs restored, and a new digital 'Reservoir Trail' created, taking visitors on a self-guided tour across Malta's historical cisterns. By preserving traditional practices and restoring historic water systems, the Alter Aqua Project shows how they can be adapted to support modern sustainability goals, offering practical solutions for water conservation across the region. The event was attended by national and local authorities, and Coca-Cola and GWP-Med representativies. |
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION |
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION |
📰 Regional Roundtable on Catalysing Financing for Climate Change Adaptation in the Mediterranean Coastal Area: the Role of the Private Sector |
📰 Regional Roundtable on Catalysing Financing for Climate Change Adaptation in the Mediterranean Coastal Area: the Role of the Private Sector |
The regional Roundtable on ‘Catalysing Financing for Climate Change Adaptation in the Mediterranean Coastal Area: The Role of the Private Sector’, took place on 2-3 December 2024, in Athens & online. It aimed to elaborate on challenges and opportunities, roles and responsibilities as well as financing mechanisms and tools for engaging the private sector for climate change adaptation in the Mediterranean, with an emphasis on the coastal area in a Source to Sea approach. The Regional Roundtable was organised in the framework of the GEF MedProgramme SCCF Project and the EU Water & Environment Support (WES) Project. It was jointly hosted by GWP-Med, Plan Bleu/RAC (UNEP/MAP) and EU WES Project, with the support of PAP/RAC. |
The regional Roundtable on ‘Catalysing Financing for Climate Change Adaptation in the Mediterranean Coastal Area: The Role of the Private Sector’, took place on 2-3 December 2024, in Athens & online. It aimed to elaborate on challenges and opportunities, roles and responsibilities as well as financing mechanisms and tools for engaging the private sector for climate change adaptation in the Mediterranean, with an emphasis on the coastal area in a Source to Sea approach. The Regional Roundtable was organised in the framework of the GEF MedProgramme SCCF Project and the EU Water & Environment Support (WES) Project. It was jointly hosted by GWP-Med, Plan Bleu/RAC (UNEP/MAP) and EU WES Project, with the support of PAP/RAC. |
Related News: The regional roundtable was preceded by a webinar on "Mobilising Finance for Coastal Adaptation in the Mediterranean" on 29 October 2024, in the context of the GEF MedProgramme SCCF Project and the EU Water & Environment Support (WES) Project. It was jointly hosted by Plan Bleu/RAC (UNEP/MAP), EU WES and GWP-Med. Its aim was to strengthen understanding on climate adaptation financing, including from private sources, and to foster institutional support for coastal climate risk assessments in investment decisions to promote resilience and sustainable economic growth in the Mediterranean region. Read more here. |
Related News: The regional roundtable was preceded by a webinar on "Mobilising Finance for Coastal Adaptation in the Mediterranean" on 29 October 2024, in the context of the GEF MedProgramme SCCF Project and the EU Water & Environment Support (WES) Project. It was jointly hosted by Plan Bleu/RAC (UNEP/MAP), EU WES and GWP-Med. Its aim was to strengthen understanding on climate adaptation financing, including from private sources, and to foster institutional support for coastal climate risk assessments in investment decisions to promote resilience and sustainable economic growth in the Mediterranean region. Read more here. |
📰 New Horizon SpongeWorks project promoting Nature -based Solutions enhances natural water retention and climate resilience |
📰 New Horizon SpongeWorks project promoting Nature -based Solutions enhances natural water retention and climate resilience |
Funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe Programme, the SpongeWorks project was launched on 1 September 2024. A consortium of 28 partners led by the coordination of Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, and Deltares, Netherlands, will implement for the next four years 19 "sponge measures" in three large demonstrator sites in France, Greece and a transboundary basin shared between the Netherlands and Germany. Its aim is to enhance water retention while contributing to climate resilience and ecosystem health. GWP-Med is leading the Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Work Package, coordinating activities that will boost the project's impact. |
Funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe Programme, the SpongeWorks project was launched on 1 September 2024. A consortium of 28 partners led by the coordination of Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, and Deltares, Netherlands, will implement for the next four years 19 "sponge measures" in three large demonstrator sites in France, Greece and a transboundary basin shared between the Netherlands and Germany. Its aim is to enhance water retention while contributing to climate resilience and ecosystem health. GWP-Med is leading the Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Work Package, coordinating activities that will boost the project's impact. |
Related News: In November 27–28, 2024, the SpongeWorks Pinios River Basin demonstration kick-off meeting took place in Larisa, Greece. Participants discussed the planned implementation of ‘sponge measures’ at over 200 sites across the basin. These measures include the establishment of buffer strips, the creation of a narrow riparian forest, an educational ‘SpongePark’, mulching in urban and peri-urban parks, and the restoration of terraces with soil water harvesting and reuse systems. |
Related News: In November 27–28, 2024, the SpongeWorks Pinios River Basin demonstration kick-off meeting took place in Larisa, Greece. Participants discussed the planned implementation of ‘sponge measures’ at over 200 sites across the basin. These measures include the establishment of buffer strips, the creation of a narrow riparian forest, an educational ‘SpongePark’, mulching in urban and peri-urban parks, and the restoration of terraces with soil water harvesting and reuse systems. |
As GWP-Med advances action in the frame of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus approach, we are sharing relevant updates |
As GWP-Med advances action in the frame of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus approach, we are sharing relevant updates |
📰 Applying the Nexus approach to climate-proof the Ghar El Melh Ramsar wetland, Tunisia |
📰 Applying the Nexus approach to climate-proof the Ghar El Melh Ramsar wetland, Tunisia |
The 1st Multistakeholder Meeting of the ASSICI-GEM project took place on 7 November 2024 in Bizerte, Tunisia. Participants emphasized the importance of applying the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus approach and implementing smart irrigation techniques in selected fields in the Ghar El Melh region as part of climate adaptation efforts. The ASSICI-GEM project, implemented by the GWP-Med, is a collaborative effort involving local and national authorities, funded by the Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta and co-financed through the GEF UNEP/MAP MedProgramme. |
The 1st Multistakeholder Meeting of the ASSICI-GEM project took place on 7 November 2024 in Bizerte, Tunisia. Participants emphasized the importance of applying the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus approach and implementing smart irrigation techniques in selected fields in the Ghar El Melh region as part of climate adaptation efforts. The ASSICI-GEM project, implemented by the GWP-Med, is a collaborative effort involving local and national authorities, funded by the Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta and co-financed through the GEF UNEP/MAP MedProgramme. |
📰 The Mediterranean WEFE Nexus Community of Practice: promoting sustainable solutions across sectors and regions |
📰 The Mediterranean WEFE Nexus Community of Practice: promoting sustainable solutions across sectors and regions |
During a landmark event held on 25 September 2024, in Larnaca, Cyprus with more than 112 participants from 20 countries, the Mediterranean WEFE Nexus Community of Practice (Med NCoP) was officially launched, within the context of the WEFE4MED project, funded by PRIMA and coordinated by the Cyprus Institute. This 4-year regional project aims to facilitate the identification, testing, dissemination and replication of WEFE Nexus solutions in the Mediterranean, to showcase to policymakers and other stakeholders the advantages of the Nexus approach through specific case studies. GWP-Med is a key project partner. |
During a landmark event held on 25 September 2024, in Larnaca, Cyprus with more than 112 participants from 20 countries, the Mediterranean WEFE Nexus Community of Practice (Med NCoP) was officially launched, within the context of the WEFE4MED project, funded by PRIMA and coordinated by the Cyprus Institute. This 4-year regional project aims to facilitate the identification, testing, dissemination and replication of WEFE Nexus solutions in the Mediterranean, to showcase to policymakers and other stakeholders the advantages of the Nexus approach through specific case studies. GWP-Med is a key project partner. |
📰 ‘Gendering’ the WEFE Nexus in the Mediterranean |
📰 ‘Gendering’ the WEFE Nexus in the Mediterranean |
The initiative on Gendering the WEFE Nexus in the Mediterranean held a hybrid event during the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 2-13 December 2024. It marked the final event in a series held throughout 2024, beginning with its launch in Tunis in February by the UfM Secretariat, AECID, PRIMA, GWP-Med, and CAWTAR. These events provided context, interaction and guidance for the initiative highlighting the significant role women play in managing water, energy, and food resources and the need for a gender-transformative approach in policy and governance frameworks. |
The initiative on Gendering the WEFE Nexus in the Mediterranean held a hybrid event during the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 2-13 December 2024. It marked the final event in a series held throughout 2024, beginning with its launch in Tunis in February by the UfM Secretariat, AECID, PRIMA, GWP-Med, and CAWTAR. These events provided context, interaction and guidance for the initiative highlighting the significant role women play in managing water, energy, and food resources and the need for a gender-transformative approach in policy and governance frameworks. |
📰 GWP-Med & partners in COP29 |
📰 GWP-Med & partners in COP29 |
During the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29, that took place in Baku on 11-22 November 2024, GWP-Med together with WINZ and The Nature Conservancy, convened a Side Event and a High-Level Segment at the Water for Climate Pavilion. The event advocated for enhanced coordination between the sectors to ensure alignment of water related climate adaptation and mitigation strategies and related finance mobilisation. It was organised within the framework of the GEF UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan MedProgramme/SCCF Project. |
During the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29, that took place in Baku on 11-22 November 2024, GWP-Med together with WINZ and The Nature Conservancy, convened a Side Event and a High-Level Segment at the Water for Climate Pavilion. The event advocated for enhanced coordination between the sectors to ensure alignment of water related climate adaptation and mitigation strategies and related finance mobilisation. It was organised within the framework of the GEF UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan MedProgramme/SCCF Project. |
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📰 NEWS FROM THE GWP NETWORK |
📰 NEWS FROM THE GWP NETWORK |
GWP participated in the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), held in Baku on 11–22 November 2024, contributing to several key events that showcased its impactful work in water and climate resilience. GWP-Med assists Mediterranean countries to mobilise finance and implement water governance and investment solutions for a more resilient future. |
GWP participated in the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), held in Baku on 11–22 November 2024, contributing to several key events that showcased its impactful work in water and climate resilience. GWP-Med assists Mediterranean countries to mobilise finance and implement water governance and investment solutions for a more resilient future. |
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