Launch of a partnership between Nice (FR) and Fes (MO) for resilient urban green areas
Nice Cote d’Azur Metropolitan area and the municipality of Fes have set up a joint 2-years project with the aim to exchange of experiences and set up…
Last technical visit in EU from North African countries on NBS for wetland restoration and preservation
As part of the Restore NAW project (led by WWF North Africa in cooperation with the Sahara and Sahel Observatory), SEMIDE is organising a final techn…
The EU adopts a Soil Monitoring Law to protect soil health
The European Union has adopted the Soil Monitoring Law, a landmark piece of legislation establishing a common framework to monitor, protect and impro…
Best wishes for 2026
At the beginning of this new year, the entire SEMIDE team extends its best wishes for 2026.
We start the year with great news: the SIRENA project ha…
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…
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…
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…
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…