Horizon 2020 Initiative
De-polluting the Mediterranean by the year 2020
The "Horizon 2020 Initiative" aims to de-pollute the Mediterranean by the year 2020 by tackling the sources of pollution that account for around 80% of the overall pollution of the Mediterranean Sea: municipal waste, urban waste water and industrial pollution.
To implement and monitor actions three working groups were created to address:
- Investments for Pollution Reduction (PR);
- Capacity Building (CB) for achieving H2020 objectives;
- Review, Monitoring and Research (RMR).
This project is funded by the European Commission in the framework of the ENPI and implemented by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) in consortium with:
- Mediterranean Action Plan of the United Nations Environment Programme and its Regional Activity Centres and Programmes (UNEP/MAP and its RACs)
- National Waste Management Agency (ANGed)/Regional Solid Waste Exchange of Information and Expertise Network in Mashreq and Maghreb Countries (SWEEPNet)
- Umweltbundesamt GmbH – Austrian Environment Agency (AEA)
- Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water - the General Directorate of Hydraulic and Electrical Resources (LMoEW)
- Hellenic Ministry for Environment, Energy and Climate Change
- UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE)
- Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE)
- Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED)
- WWF Mediterranean Programme Office (WWF MedPO)
- Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling and Sustainable Resource Management (ACR+)
- Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA)
TRAININGS 2012:
The following is a list of the upcoming trainings run by Horizon 2020. Detailed descriptions of the trainings can be found below.
Sub-Regional Capacity Building Activities:
- ‘Hazardous Industrial Waste Cleanup and Management’ in the Balkan (Montenegro) – 10 to 12 July 2012
- Procedures: tendering and monitoring, Lebanon 22 to 24 March 2012
National Capacity Building Activities:
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Generating electricity from waste/new technologies in waste management, Egypt – date TBC.
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New packaging law linked with clean technologies, Israel September/ October 2012
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Landfill IRWM and leachate river system, Jordan First semester 2012 expected but under negotiation
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Effective evaluation of performance, cost, recovery, visibility and sustainability of projects, Palestinia September/ October 2012
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Local authorities, Morocco First semester expected
HORIZON 2020 TRAININGS IN 2011:
International cooperation for Solid Waste Management (SWM)
The course outlines are presented here below:
1. Palestine – ISWM with particular focus on appropriate methodologies/ technologies from 15 – 17 November 2011:
1.1. Course outline - Download here
2. Morocco - Solid waste management with particular focus on private secor participation (collection, institutional, legal instruments) from 7-9 December 2011:
2.1. Course outline - Download here
For further information:Jean-Jacques Dohogne (ACR+) - E-mail: jjd@acrplus.org
Tel: +32 2 234 65 04 or Cell: +32 488 136769
Horizon 2020 Capacity Building / Mediterranean Environment Programme trainings, May – June 2011
These capacity building activities are targeted to country officials (Ministries, Agencies and/or regional/ local authorities), and others that are involved in finding solutions to an integrated sustainable management of municipal solid waste in their country, region or local authority.
Study visit on managing waste from electronic and electrical equipment, 20-22 June 2011, Belgium
ACR+, in close cooperation with VVSG and Waste.nl.Belgium, hosted the latest study visit organized under the Horizon 2020 Capacity Building/MEP project. Thirteen decision makers from relevant national authorities and NGOs flew in from Albania, Algeria, Egypt and Lebanon to follow an intensive workshop on “Management of waste from electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE)” (20-22 June 2011), aiming at improving understanding and decision making skills on the subject. Already experienced professionals, they benefited especially from the balanced mix of theory, practice and site visits in Lokeren and Willebroek plants.
For more information visit the
Horizon 2020 Press release.
“Integrated Sustainable Waste Management – based on accumulated regional experience”, 11-12 May 2011, Cyprus
The main objective of this course was to increase the trainees’ understanding in the experiences and good practices regarding ISWM, with a special focus on a number of issues, e.g. legislative & institutional or operational / technical, and develop their knowledge to allow them appropriate decision making regarding ISWM aspects in their own country. The workshop was intended to be an exchange platform whereby lecturers/ participants from the participating countries presented their experiences and good practices.
“Study visit on ISWM with focus on integrated systems including WtE & anaerobic digestion”, 23 -25 May 2011, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
The main objective of the study visit was to increase the trainees’ understanding of ISWM integrating mainly WtE and anaerobic digestion options and including the main advantages and disadvantages of those solutions, modalities for implementation and operation and their adaptability to the Lebanese context and the different technology types. The study visit was to develop the participants’ skills to allow them for appropriate decision making regarding different ISWM options. It was intended to be participatory and interactive, making use of various learning tools.