The construction of a 100 million cubic meters desalination facility and distribution system in the Gaza strip will help to address the major water deficit for a population of 1.6 million.
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The UfM’s Environment and Water Division dicussed the project of integrated-depollution of the lake of Bizerte, identified under the Horizon 2020 initiative.
A Delegation headed by Deputy Secretary General Rafiq Husseini, in charge of Water and Environment portfolio in the UfM Secretariat, visited Kuwait and Saudi Arabia last week to present the Gaza water desalination project to financing institutions and funds.
The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean welcomes the decision taken by Senior Officials representing the 43-member countries of the Union on 22 June in Brussels, by which they have unanimously “labelled” the first project submitted by the Secretariat for the construction of a major desalination facility in Gaza capable of producing 100 million cubic meters of potable water every year.
Overcoming governance challenges to the mobilisation of financing for the Mediterranean water sector
Overcoming governance challenges to the mobilisation of financing for the Mediterranean water sector Water, Environment & Blue Economy Completed Context and objectives Promoted jointly by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Global Water Partnership- Mediterranean, and with an overall budget of €2 million, this project had five participating countries in itsRead more
The Desalination Facility for the Gaza Strip Water, Environment & Blue Economy Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives The construction of a 100 million cubic metre desalination facility and distribution system on the Gaza strip will help to address the major water deficit for a population of 2 million. The Desalination Facility for the Gaza StripRead more
