General objectives

The Euro-Mediterranean regional water programme for local water management aims at the enhancement of regional cooperation in the areas of sustainable and integrated management of water resources. The relevant type of interventions are stipulated in the Ministerial Declaration and Action Plan of the 1999 Turin Euro-Mediterranean ministerial meeting on local water management. The priority issues identified therein include six identified areas of action and four horizontal themes as follows:

Areas of action:

I. Integrated management of local drinking water supply, sanitation and sewage.
II. Local water resources and water demand management (quantity and quality) within catchment areas and islands.
III. Prevention and mitigation of the negative effects of drought and equitable management of water scarcity.
IV. Irrigation water management.
V. Use of non-conventional water resources.
VI. Preparation of national and local scenarios for the period until 2025 that enable precise objectives to be set and actions to be taken for sustainable water management.

Horizontal themes:

A. Strengthening institutional capacities and training.
B. Exchange of information and know-how.
C. Transfer of know-how and technology.
D. Awareness raising, mobilisation and promotion of commitment of the population.