Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector - Steps & Projects<p>SMAP focus on practical actions on the ground, which should lead to
tangible results as regards environmental protection, capacity building and
improvement of legislative, regulative and institutional frameworks. These
actions are mainly based on pilot or demonstration projects for the
programme priority fields.</p>
<p>These actions are launched at:</p>
<ul>
<li>the regional level, funded by the European Commission as technical
assistance projects (selected on the basis of specific call for proposals,
see below)</li>
<li>the national level, within the National Indicative Programmes (NIP),
with some bilateral support from the European Commission</li>
</ul>
<p>The SMAP regional monitoring and support unit provides a list of
all the <a href="http://www.smaprms.net/EN/index.php?pcoun=yes#alg"
target="_Blank">SMAP regional projects</a>. Actions launched at the
national level are difficult to list as information source are
dispersed.</p>2007-03-20T16:32:24Ztag:www.emwis.net,2007-03-20:/initiatives/smap/fol871304http://www.emwis.net/misc_/SEMIDE/Site.gifEuro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sectorSMAP II - Call for proposals 2000tag:www.emwis.net,2007-11-26:/initiatives/smap/fol871304/file6240182007-11-26T16:50:52ZMiruna BadescuEric MinoThe Call for regional SMAP 2000 Proposals was published in July 2000.
The total budget allocated by the European Commission is <strong>€
30 million</strong> for<strong> 9 regional projects</strong>, a
regional monitoring unit and support to 12 National Focal Points (€ 2.5
million).SMAP I, call for proposals 1998tag:www.emwis.net,2007-11-26:/initiatives/smap/fol871304/file6172012007-11-26T16:50:52ZMiruna BadescuEric MinoFollowing the first Call for Proposals for regional SMAP projects in
1998, <strong>6 regional environmental projects</strong> were selected and
financed by the European Commission with a total EC contribution of
<strong>€ 5.5 million.</strong> Only one project is related to the
water priority: "S.E. Mediterranean Water Community Programmes"
(Dec’01/Dec’04) coordinated by the Friends of the Earth -Middle East,
Israel. It involves partners in Belgium, Israel, Jordan and Palestine.SMAP III (2004-2007)tag:www.emwis.net,2007-12-04:/initiatives/smap/fol871304/SMAP3projects.doc2007-12-04T15:49:14ZMiruna BadescuEric MinoThe 3rd regional SMAP Call for proposals focused on Integrated Coastal Zone
Management Plans of Action. It was published by the European Commission the
4 April 2005. The total EC funding is <strong>€ 10.6 million</strong> for
<strong>9 projects</strong> selected in October 2005. See <a
href="http://www.smaprms.net/EN/index.php?subdir=sma&page=sma.php&blocco=sma_cal.html"
target="_Blank">SMAP RMSU website</a> for further details.<br />Regional Report - the first five years of SMAP, 2002tag:www.emwis.net,2007-09-20:/initiatives/smap/fol871304/regional_report_en.pdf2007-09-20T19:53:22ZMiruna BadescuAnne-Marie HarperMinisteral Declaration - the first five years of SMAP, Athens 2002tag:www.emwis.net,2007-09-20:/initiatives/smap/fol871304/5_year_broch_en.pdf2007-09-20T19:53:22ZMiruna BadescuAnne-Marie Harper