Status
Clôturé
Duration of the project
3 years (2016-2019)
Themes
Water
Food security
Energy
Ecosystems
Total budget
Beneficiaries
All the national institutions in the Water, Agriculture, Energy and Environment sectors
The NWSAS Consultation Mechanism
Countries concerned
Algeria,
Libya,
Tunisia
Acting for Cooperation in the Water Sector in the Mediterranean - NEXUS
The project aims to develop and evaluate the inherent links of the NEXUS approach "Water, Food Security, Energy, Ecosystems". The project focuses on three components namely:
- A NEXUS assessment "Water, Food Security, Energy, Ecosystems" to map and describe / characterize the interconnections in the use and management of water, land, energy and ecosystems ;
- An institutional analysis and evaluation of options for strengthening trans-boundary cooperation between the countries,
- The development of a common vision of the management of the NWSAS reflecting the priorities and aspirations of the countries and stakeholders of the different sectors using the water resources and setting out the general guidance of the trans-boundary cooperation.
Financial partners
- Global Water Partnership, Mediterranean - GWP-Med
Technical partners
Timeline
Approval date
January 2016
1st regional round table
July 2017
Two national workshops
April 2019, Libya
April 2019, Tunisia
Key Achievements
- Nexus assessment methodology, study structure and validated data collection;
- Stakeholder analysis;
- Energy model;
- Strengthening the institutional and legal frameworks of the NWSAS Consultation Mechanism.
Documents