Sustainable Water Integrated Management (SWIM)

Overview of the Action

SWIM is a Regional Technical Assistance Programme launched by the European Commission to contribute to the extensive dissemination and effective implementation of sustainable water management policies and practices in the Southern Mediterranean Region in the context of increasing water scarcity, combined pressures on water resources from a wide range of users, desertification processes and in connection with climate change.

Objectives of the action

•ACWUA was elected as part of a consortium to implement the Sustainable Water Integrated Management (SWIM) Project in the Arab region - funded by the EU.

Results of the action (Outcomes & outputs)

• Providing strategic assistance to the Partner Countries in designing and implementing sustainable water management policies and plans, involving inter-sector dialogue as well as stakeholder consultation and participation.
• Contributing to institutional reinforcement, to the development of the necessary planning and management skills and to know-how transfer.
• Raising awareness on the threats on water resources, the necessity to switch to more sustainable consumption models and possible solutions to face challenges.
• Technical assisting for the Demonstration Projects implemented under the second Component of the SWIM Program.