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Regional indicative program for Environment 2007-2010
Abstract (Section focusing on the Environment, icluding water issues) of the
Regional Strategy Paper (2007-2013) and Regional Indicative Programme
(2007-2010) for the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
The regional programming of the EU in Mediterranean fits now in the
European Neighbourhood Policy. In this new instrument of co-operation, the
water sector is included in a general program on the Environment whose
priority initiative is the de-pollution of Mediterranean Sea (the so-called
Horizon 2020 Program). The budget allocated for this Environmental program
over the period 2008-2010 is 33 M€. The 1st call to proposals is expected in
2008 (9 M€) with contract starting at the end of 2008. It should be noticed
that the budget for the period 2011-2013 is not yet defined.
Thus the specific MEDA program for the water sector which had been
initiated by the Turin conference in 1999 (Program MEDA-WATER with 40 M€
over 2001-2008) has disappeared. The main reason is that this topic did not
seem to be a priority during the governmental discussions with the countries
concerned, in particular at the time of the Euromed ministerial
meetings.
This underlines the interest to organize a Euromed ministerial conference
on water.
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