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Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean Region (MEDPRO)

Start date: Mar 1, 2010, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

"In response to SSH-2009 – 7.1.2, the MEDPRO project will undertake a deep foresight analysis of the development issues in eleven countries in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean participating in the Barcelona process and in the Union for the Mediterranean. The project will undertake an analysis of the current state and prospective development in main areas of socio-economic development: Geopol ...
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Capacity Building for Sustainable Treatment and Valorization of Olive Mill Waste in Palestine (OLITREVA)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

As for the whole Mediterranean, for thousands of years, the olive tree has been an integral part of the Palestinian landscape: a symbol of Palestinian identity, culture and tradition. Nowadays, around 100.000 families in the West Bank depend on olive cultivation as their main source of income and during harvest season, this sector creates thousand of additional jobs. Despite the significant contri ...
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Enhancing FOrest RESearch in the MediTERRAnean through improved coordination and integration (FORESTERRA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

Forest research in the Mediterranean region is currently handicapped by its fragmentation, its limited means, and occasional outdating and isolation. In addition, the low benefits that Mediterranean forests provide to forest-based industries--compared to other European forests--make it difficult to attract interest and funds from the private sector. For this reason, new ways to overcome this situa ...
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Fisheries and aquaculture-Oriented Research Capacity in Egypt (FORCE)

Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2014,

...o carry out research activities aimed at supporting the implementation of sound and science-based policies for the sustainable development of fishery and aquaculture in Egypt, as well as in the whole Mediterranean North African region. FORCE will enable NIOF to fill the Scientific and Technological gap, which, at present, is one of the main factors that hampers the further sustainable management o ...
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Convergence between EU and MAGHREB MPC innovation systems in the field of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RE&EE) – A test-bed for fostering Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space (EMIS) (MAGHRENOV)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

"MAGHRENOV addresses Mediterranean innovative markets in the field of Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency (RE&EE) with three main objectives:• Explore practical methods devoted to capacity building and to fostering innovation on Mediterranean RE& EE markets• Favour convergence between EU and MPCs initiatives both for the development of sustainable energies adapted to regional specificities an ...
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Cyclone processes leading to extreme rainfall in the Mediterranean region (ExMeCy)

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2018,

Mediterranean cyclones are among the most important natural hazards in the region, affecting more than 135 million people. The physical mechanisms that make Mediterranean cyclones evolve into severe storms are not yet fully understood due to many uncertainties in the underlying atmospheric processes. These processes are mainly associated with deep convection and air-sea interactions at meso-scales ...
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Musikalische Schlüsselerlebnisse Deutschland-Tschechien. Zur Kompetenz- und Exzellenzentwicklung von Kindern, Jugendlichen und Studenten mit Beteiligung von Flüchtlingen

Start date: Aug 1, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

... European solidarity.Between October 27 and November 1st will take a common learning and exchange phase of youth and young students from Germany and the Czech Republic as well as refugees from Mediterranean countries. This exchange is focused includes musical works from the European (especially German and Czech) and Arab culture. Open work phases and public presentations take place in various loca ...
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Green Logistics e-Training in Cereal/Rice Sector

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

...motion of relevant scopes, enhancement of presence, promotion of services, achievement of goals for participating entities strengthening of competence, cooperation and rural economy mainly of EU Mediterranean area, contribution to the implementation of national, regional and European policies, fresh entrepreneurship ideas, new jobs opportunities, enhanced efficiency of logistical facilities. Ac ...
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Sharing the mediterranean culture in Europe: Developing, Exchanging and Spreading professionnal skills in tourism management through professional practising in Mediterannean companies

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2017,

...quired. The suggested project involves the placement of trainees from 2 relevant departments of the Public Institute of Vocational Training (I.E.K) of Patras in institutes and enterprises of another Mediterranean country, Spain. The placements will take place for 2 weeks each, aiming at the participants' further education and practical training, as well as their involvement in productive activit ...
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Harvesting with Marteloscope Methodology in a European Ring

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

...ducted in each participating country, with different characteristics according to their origin: regular or irregular silviculture, Nordic type with evergreen slow growth species, deciduous forests, Mediterranean vegetation ...). It will be useful for: - The learners in forestry education and whatever their status: general education and lifelong training or apprenticeship. - The training needs of ...
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Development of an advanced innovative energy autonomous system for the treatment of brine from seawater desalination plants (SOL-BRINE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

...shwater resources has led to a shortage of quality freshwater in many low-density European regions. Islands, for example, lack freshwater availability and access to renewable energy sources. In South Mediterranean regions additional problems arise from saline intrusion, soil contamination and erosion, further diminishing groundwater supplies. Desalination plants have been developed to deal with wa ...
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Capacity Building on Cleaner Production in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Start date: Feb 1, 2002, End date: Jan 1, 2005,

...een carried out and the beneficiary has also networked successfully with similar initiatives in the region and in the EU, and contributed to the preparation of a Strategic Action Program under the Mediterranean Action Plan. The beneficiary contacted 47 companies, visited and provided leaflets on CP to 27 of them. Meetings targeting ministries, intellectuals and universities were organised. Twelve ...
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Adriatic model forest (AMF)

Start date: Aug 31, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

...unication, international cooperation and project management tasks for the creation of the first Model Forest in Istria. The process was initiated in 2009, through the cooperation with the Mediterranean Model Forest Network –MMFN- (www.mmfn.info). The Mediterranean Model Forest Network Secretariat (the Spanish CESEFOR Foundation) will provide an external technical assistance to all project partners ...
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Integrated and Interoperable Maritime Transit Management System (INTE-TRANSIT)

...: INTE-TRANSIT, which is coordinated by the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS), started its activities in January 2013 with a consortium of eight partners from four Mediterranean countries. The basic aim of the INTE-TRANSIT project has been to achieve a better logistic organisation of the MED ports and their logistic areas through the use of modern ICT technologi ...
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REtrofitting PUBLic spaces in Intelligent MEDiterranean Cities (REPUBLIC-MED)

Public buildings are considered as a key component towards the development of future smart cities for the following reasons: - The public sector must play a leading-by-example role in formulating energy efficient cities. - The efficiency of public services depends on workers' productivity which is directly affected by indoor comfort and air quality conditions. Measures to ensure the latter elevate ...
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REgional exchanges and policy making for protecting and valorising biodiVERSity in Europe (REVERSE)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

...ations for reversing biodiversity loss. The regional agency for the development and innovation of agriculture in Lazio (It), Bio dAquitaine (Fr) – a public law body involved in organic farming, the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (Gr) will be in charge of identifying good practices of biodiversity conservation in link with economic activities. The Bremerhaven Technology-Transfer-Centre ...
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Integrated information and awareness campaign for the reduction of plastic bags in the marine environment (LIFE DEBAG)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

Background Litter is a major problem for the marine environment, with plastic bags being one of the most common and persistent pollutants affecting coasts and waters. Each year, more than eight million plastic bags end up as litter in the EU. Current recycling rates are only 6.6%, which are difficult to increase because the thinness and lightness of plast ...
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Making society an active participant in water adaptation to global change (BEWATER)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

Sustainable water management under climate change is an urgent challenge for the Euro-Mediterranean region. Future climate change projections estimate an increase in water scarcity and droughts in the region, causing substantial socioeconomic losses and environmental impacts.In this context, efforts are needed to strengthen public participation and embed a sense of responsibility within the societ ...
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Development and implementation of decentralised solar-energy-related innovative technologies for public buildings, in the Mediterranean Basin countries (DIDSOLIT-PB)

Start date: Dec 12, 2012, End date: Dec 11, 2015,

The project in briefThe rise in energy demand has aggravated the dependence on fossil fuels 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 to secure alternative energy sources especially for buildings - commercial and residential - which share of total energy used is higher than 40%, i.e. super ...
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Peace Bag for EuroMed Youth - Sustainable Partnership Meeting

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Nov 1, 2015,

...itutions), non-formal education (youth NGOs) and policy makers (local authorities). The overall project will promote peace education at the institutional, educational and community level in the Euro Mediterranean region .
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A structured network for integration of climate knowledge into policy and territorial planning (ORIENTGATE)

Start date: Jun 30, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

The OrientGate project will foster concerted and coordinated climate adaptation actions across the SEE region. The project will explore climate risks faced by coastal, rural and urban communities; contribute to a better understanding of the impact of climate variability and change on water regimes, forests and agro-ecosystems; and analyse specific adaptation needs in the hydroelectricity, agro-ali ...
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Coordinating research in support to application of EAF (Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries) and management advice in the Mediterranean and Black Seas (CREAM)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2014,

"The Coordinating Action (hereafter ""the project"") will establish an effective collaboration network among key role players in Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries research and management. The participants in the project include national research institutes from Mediterranean and Black Sea countries with a long history and active participation in fisheries research and assessment, who provide a ...
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Energy Efficiency in Low-income Housing in the Mediterranean (ELIH-Med)

Start date: Mar 31, 2011, End date: Mar 30, 2014,

...at low income housing was not a targeted object of the policies in the Med area and pointed to a significant gap between the 2020 energy efficiency targets and the forecasted energy saving set by the Mediterranean States. All the partners are on the verge to launch the experimentations that will be implemented in their pilot projects and have realized the previous steps: selection of the dwellings ...
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CLASSIFICATION OF EUROPEAN BIOMASS POTENTIAL FOR BIOENERGY USING TERRESTRIAL AND EARTH OBSERVATIONS (CEUBIOM)

Start date: Mar 1, 2008, End date: Nov 30, 2010,

The main objective of the project is to develop a common methodology for gathering information on biomass potential using terrestrial and earth observations. This objective will be achieved by the implementation of a systematic assessment work plan and will result in the establishment of a harmonised approach and an e-training tool for dissemination. The e-training environment will be an important ...
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Network promoting e-learning for rural development

The project addresses the issue of enhancing lifelong learning opportunities in ruralareas using ICT. Previous research (www.euracademy-observatory.org) identifiedimportant constraints preventing the rural workforce from taking advantage of ICTenabledlearning, mostly related to lack of infrastructure and low personal motivation,and it marked differences between countries, signifying that both nati ...
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SME Creativity and Innovation for a MED Space Smart Specialisation Framework (CreativeMED)

Different experiences in MED projects foretell the emergence of a new economic and societal model based on cultural anchoring, open network organizations, innovation mixes (blending advanced technologies with traditional crafts), social learning, and shared values related to sustainability. CreativeMED thus capitalises the outcomes these projects, considering cultural (TEXMEDIN, SOSTENUTO, CHORD, ...
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Empowering Policies on Urban Sustainability (URBAN_EMPATHY)

URBAN EMPATHY will consolidate a permanent structure to work on transforming existing results from preselected MED projects and key European programmes into effective policies related to Sustainable Urban Models (SUMO). - 1st (WP3), the results will be evaluated through a set of transferability criteria and cross checked to ensure that they comply with the SUMO shared by the partners. In parallel, ...
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