MEDISS project: call for expression of interest for soil surveys and mapping in Palestine and Jordan
The Palestinian Wastewater Engineers Group, lead beneficiary of the MEDISS project (“Mediterranean Integrated System for Water Supply”), has published a call for expression of interest related to the preparation of soil surveys and mapping both in the Jordan and Araba Valleys, respectively in Palestine and Jordan.
The deadline for submitting the expression of interest is January 20th, 2020 at 12:00 pm (local time in Palestine).
For more information, please follow this link.
CROSSDEV: What is sustainable tourism? A definition
Sustainability, ecology, responsibility: thanks to the commitment of the UN with the Agenda 2030 and with climate change being eventually recognised and tackled by most of the world’s governments, these words have lately become more and more popular. Nonetheless, when associated with the word “tourism”, they are often misinterpreted or misused. There seems to be a certain confusion and difficulty in understanding the meaning of such words and in making proper use of the correct terminology.
GreenBuilding project is looking for staff!
The University of Patras is looking to fill in 5 positions to perform research, technical and management activities under the GreenBuilding project:
1. Communication Manager
2. Engineer related to energy management
3. Project Manager
4. Technical Manager
5. Financial Manager
The MedArtSal project is looking for staff
The MedArtSal project (“sustainable management model for Mediterranean Artisanal Salinas”) has published various open positions as listed below:
Let’s clean up the Feniglia beach, a rich environmental Italian heritage affected by marine litter
The Municipality of Orbetello (Italy), Legambiente, WWF and Sei Toscana - new manager of the integrated municipal waste service - in the presence of the Forestry Unit of the Carabinieri, have started an organizational phase for the extraordinary cleaning of the Feniglia beach, a rich environmental heritage in one of COMMON project pilot areas, to be held on January 4th, 2020 and which will see the participation of the well-known Italian singer and songwriter Piero Pelù.
Developing innovative solutions for Mediterranean smart cities: launching of the SME4SMARTCITIES project
CEEIM, the business innovation centre of the region of Murcia (Spain), has recently launched the Euro-Mediterranean initiative where experts in entrepreneurship from five countries will help a group of SMEs to position themselves with innovative solutions in the international market of smart cities.
The water situation in Jordan and the potential contribution of the NAWAMED project
In this article, Prof. Ahmed Al-Salaymeh, coordinator of the NAWAMED project at the University of Jordan, discusses the water situation in Jordan and the potential contribution of the NAWAMED project. Here are the main highlights of what he said.
Presentation of Kinneret College at Malaga kickoff event
Energy efficiency in Mediterranean universities: start of the Med-EcoSure project
On November 21st and 22nd, 2019, the Mediterranean Renewable Energy Centre (MEDREC) hosted the kick off meeting of the Med-EcoSure (“Mediterranean University as Catalyst for Eco-Sustainable Renovation”) project in Tunis. The project is funded under ENI CBCMED Program 2014/2020 for a total amount of €2.9 million (€2.6 million as EU contribution), and with a duration of three years.
MoreThanAJob Project Press Conference Successfully Held in Palestine!
The project’s press conference in Palestine was successfully held on the 19th of December 2019 in Nablus, Palestine. The event was organized by An-Najah National University, and the Nablus Chamber of Commerce and Industry .The aim of the press conference was to announce the project’s by updating the press and stakeholders about the goal of the project, planned activities, and the expected results, and to communicate project objectives, expected achievements, and opportunities.