CBCMed project targets reduction of water losses in distribution networks

Aqua knowledge and innovation transfer for water saving in the Mediterranean basin (AQUAKNIGHT), a project funded under the CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2007/2013 (CBC-Med) and aiming to address the issue of so-called Non-Revenue Water – water that is ‘lost’ before it reaches the customer – has released the second edition of its newsletter outlining the activities carried out in the project’s first year.

AQUAKNIGHT seeks to develop five parallel pilot projects in the cities of Limassol (Cyprus), Genoa (Italy), Alexandria (Egypt), Tunis (Tunisia) and Aqaba (Jordan) and to carry out capacity-building activities for water companies and public institutions concerned with water management. 

The second newsletter of the project sums up the training initiatives carried out in the first year of implementation and offers an overview of the current status of the five pilot projects.

The newsletter also announces the AQUAKNIGHT conference, which will take place on 15 May 2013 in Alexandria (Egypt) in order to promote the project results and best practices. 

Coordinated by the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (Greece, Sterea Ellada), the partnership gathers nine public institutions, water utilities and private companies from Italy, Cyprus, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan. The total budget of AQUAKNIGHT is €1,999,129 of which €1,799,216 as ENPI grant (90%). 

• Press release 
• AQUAKNIGHT second newsletter
• AQUAKNIGHT website
• Project fact sheet

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The ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2007/2013 is a multilateral cross-border cooperation programme funded by the European Union under the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument. It aims at reinforcing cooperation between the EU and partner countries' regions located along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.