Use of rainwater

| Subject: International Cooperation, International Relations

The AMB and MedCities launch a new project in Tunisia

Visita a Gabès

The project "ValEUr Gabès: Valorisation of urban water through innovative actions and instruments", of the AMB and MedCities, has been accepted for funding as part of the European Commission's call (EuropeAid/163941/DH/ACT/Multi) for "Demonstration Projects on Efficient Use of Water".

Focused on the city of Gabès, in southern Tunisia, the aim of the project is to promote the valorisation and reuse of rainwater in urban settings through innovative technical and institutional strategies and actions.

Led by the AMB's International Cooperation and Water-Cycle departments, active participants include the Consortium of the MedCities Network and the Municipality of Gabès, also a network member. The project is one of the city of Gabès' strategic priorities, based on the Strategic Plan drawn up in 2018 with technical and methodological assistance from MedCities, according to which the optimisation of water use is one of the city's main challenges.

With a duration of 30 months and a budget of over €800,000, ValEUr Gabès is due to kick off in October 2020 with four main activities: the creation of a municipal integrated rainwater management plan; the analysis and transfer of the best available urban rainwater management technologies and inspiring practices; the implementation of pilot projects aimed at recovering and harvesting rainwater through infiltration and collection techniques; and, lastly, the dissemination and capitalisation of the project's results with public and private stakeholders involved in water management in Tunisia and around the Mediterranean.

In addition, the project is supported by agencies such as the Union for the Mediterranean and the Mediterranean branch of the Global Water Partnership (GWP-MED) in its capitalisation and public policy impact strategy. Other associated entities that have brought their technical and political expertise to the initiative. These include the Mediterranean Water Institute and the Laboratory of Waste, Water, Environment, Pollution at the University of Lyon.

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