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SEMIDE is an initiative of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership aiming to facilitate the transfer of water sector know-how between countries accross the Euro-Mediterranean region.
The latest news
22 December, 2025
Have your say: Shape Europe’s future in a world affected by climate change
The European Commission has launched a new public consultation inviting citizens, businesses, regional authorities and all stakeholders to contribute…
22 December, 2025
An unprecedented interactive map makes it possible to identify the pollutants present in the drinking water supplied to each address
A new online tool now allows residents in France to identify the chemical pollutants present in their tap water at the scale of a specific address. L…
22 December, 2025
Spain's water cycle digitalisation PERTE: a model for lower and middle-income countries
Spain has launched an ambitious programme to modernise water management through the PERTE for the Digitalisation of the Water Cycle (Water PERTE). Th…
22 December, 2025
Algeria steps up desalination efforts amid growing water stress
Sonatrach has launched the construction of a new seawater desalination plant in El Marsa, in the wilaya of Chlef, presented as a key project to stren…
17 December, 2025
SIRENA Project Selected for Funding under the PRIMA Programme
The project SIRENA – Streamlining Nature-Based Solutions for Resilient and Sustainable Water Management in the Mediterranean Region has been selected…
11 December, 2025
Syria Fully Reintegrated into the Union for the Mediterranean After Barcelona Meeting
At the 10th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), held on 28 November 2025 in Barcelona, the foreign ministers of the 43 member st…
11 December, 2025
Commission invests €14 billion through Horizon Europe to boost global research and innovation leadership
Today, the European Commission adopted the main Horizon Europe work programme for 2026-2027, a €14 billion investment designed to drive research and…
11 December, 2025
Advancing Water Resilience: Insights from 222 EU-Funded Projects
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation has published three new reports analyzing how EU-funded projects contribute…
Upcoming events
Forum
From 29/09/2026
to 02/10/2026
29 September 2026 Roma, Euro-Mediterranean Water Forum
In 2026, Italy will host the first Euro Mediterranean Water Forum in Rome. The Forum, which has pre…
Organiser: IME
Italy
Conference
From 07/09/2026
to 10/09/2026
Call for Sessions – TERRAenVISION 2026
The 6th edition of the TERRAenVISION Conference will take place from 7 to 10 September 2026 in the…
Organiser: TerraEnVision
Germany
Colloque
From 26/03/2026
to 28/03/2026
Colloque international EAUX : REALITES, ENJEUX, STRATEGIES ET DEFIS, 26-28 Mars, Tunisie
Ce colloque qui traitera les thèmes suivants : I- Axes de recherche n°1: Scientifique, technique et…
Tunisia
Forum
From 08/12/2025
Water Resilience Forum
Following the adoption of the European Water Resilience Strategy, the first Water Resilience Forum…
Organiser: The European Commission
Belgium
Congress
From 01/12/2025
to 05/12/2025
1–5 December 2025 IWRA’s XIX World Water Congress Marrakech, Morocco
The International Water Resources Association (IWRA) and the Ministry of Equipment and Water (MEE)…
Organiser: Ministry of Equipment and Water/ IWRA
Morocco
Conference
From 11/11/2025
to 14/11/2025
9th International Electronic Conference on Water Sciences (ECWS-9)
The 9th International Electronic Conference on Water Sciences (ECWS-9), organized with the support…
Organiser: Sciforum
From 05/11/2025
to 06/11/2025
1st MEDITERRANEAN FORUM ON WETLAND CONTRACTS, 05-06/11/2025 Marseille (France)
The WE GO COOP project will hold its Final Conference together with the 1st Mediterranean Forum on…
Organiser: WE GO COOP
France
Meeting
From 05/11/2025
to 07/11/2025
15th Meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Water
The 15th Meeting of the Regional Platform on Water will take place in UfM Headquarters in Pala…
Organiser: UfM
Spain
Our current projects
01 October 2024
Integrating Innovations for the Protection and Restoration of European Lakes
A blueprint for sustainably reviving Europe's lakes
The overarching objective of FutureLakes is to demonstrate innovative solutions needed to transform lake restoration, integrated into lake management. These aim to significantly improve ecological and chemical status of European lakes, restore biodiversity, recover valuable resources, enhance the services that lakes provide and make society more resilient to climate change. FutureLakes aims to deliver this through an integrated framework for lake protection and restoration that demonstrates a range of technical solutions that include innovations in Nature-based Solutions, Circular Blue Economy Solutions and Biodiversity-focused Solutions. Demonstrating integration of these solutions in operational lake management in six large European lakes (Demo Basins) which will deliver a Blueprint for lake protection and restoration. The FutureLak…
From 01/11/2023
to 31/10/2027
NIAGARA
Understanding, monitoring, and remediating the spread of chemical, microbiological and plastic pollution in drinking water treatment plants
Drinking Water and Water Sanitation
3.6 million €
From 01/09/2023
to 28/02/2028
CARDIMED
Climate adaptation and resilience demonstrated in the Mediterranean region
Climate Change
Nature-based Solutions
20.8 million €
From 01/06/2023
to 31/05/2026
OurMED
Sustainable water storage and distribution in the Mediterranean
Climate Change
IWRM - Integrated Water Resources Management
Nature-based Solutions
4.4 million €
From 01/12/2022
to 31/08/2026
CRONUS
Capture and Reuse Of biogenic gases for Negative-emission - sustainable biofUelS
Climate Change
4.4 million €
From 01/06/2022
to 30/11/2025
AGREEMed
Innovative Aquifers Governance for Resilient Water Management and Sustainable Ecosystems in Stressed Mediterranean Agricultural Areas
IWRM - Integrated Water Resources Management
2.03 million €
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