Closed
8 years (2014-2022)
IWRM
Scientific and technical knowledge improvement
Best practices Sharing
Capacity building
5 000 000 €
- National Agency for Water Resources (ANRH)
- Integrated Water Resources Management Agency (AGIRE) in Algeria
- Water Department of the Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and the Environment (MEMWE) in Morocco
- Ministry of Agriculture (Office of Planning and Water Balances (OPWB) in Tunisia
Regional Cooperation for a Sustainable Management of the Water Resources in the Maghreb
The CREM project supports the efforts of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) countries to develop a common strategy for the sustainable management of natural resources. It builds on the recommendations of the Rabat meeting (2006), which highlighted the need to promote Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), strengthen knowledge sharing, and enhance regional information exchange systems.
By encouraging regional cooperation, the project promotes the exchange of good practices and the improvement of groundwater management—an essential priority in the face of growing climate and demographic pressures.
The initiative is structured around two components, CREM-GIZ and CREM-BGR, and combines the exchange of experiences and the promotion of climate-sensitive management approaches with the updating of data and the strengthening of institutional capacities.
In doing so, CREM provides a regional platform for dialogue and action, contributing to the establishment of a sustainable and shared water governance framework across the Maghreb.
- Institut Fédéral des Géosciences et des Ressources Naturelles - BGR
- Establishment of project implementation bodies: appointment of national focal points and institutions
- Identification of pilot demonstration sites by the national institutions
- Training sessions on water resources management tools, exchange of information and good practices
- Exchange Platform on Water in the Maghreb