Med4Waste

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Mediterranean Dialogue for Waste Management Governance

About the project

Recent research highlights the worrying environmental effects of current production and consumption patterns in the Mediterranean Sea Basin, further accelerated by climate change impacts exerted by land-use (urbanization, agricultural intensification), pollution and declining biodiversity. In such context, Med4Waste project aims to facilitate new governance models for integrated and efficient urban waste management policies across the Mediterranean strategy. The project lays on a strong and experienced partnership composed by 7 organisations from 6 Mediterranean countries and reinforced by 3 pools of associated partners and supporters from the whole basin. Moreover, it encompasses up to 8 activities oriented at building skills, planning and decision-making capabilities for Mediterranean institutions from public and private sector, and based on the most successful practices previously implemented in the region. Consequently, decision policy-makers will find a platform to promote better governance in the sustainable use of resources and management of waste, moving towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production at Mediterranean level, whilst developing joint and common policy responses.

The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) supports the development and implementation of this project within the 2030 GreenerMed Agenda. UfM provides regular policy and technical advice and facilitates the integration, coordination and upscaling of the main project activities and outcomes within the relevant UfM Policy Frameworks and beyond, maximising the dissemination of results among UfM countries and stakeholders at Euro-Mediterranean level.

Key information

Acronym:

Med4Waste

Full title:

Mediterranean Dialogue for Waste Management Governance

Thematic objective:

B.4 Environmental protection, climate change adaptation and mitigation

Priority:

B.4.2 Waste management

Countries:

Spain, Greece, Tunisia, Lebanon, Jordan, Italy

Financial data

1.1 million

Total budget

0.9 million

EU contribution

10%

Project co-financing

Highlights

Project in numbers

Partners

Countries

Technical outputs

Project duration

Start date

01 October 2021

End date

30 November 2023

Partnership

News

Events

Library

Project outputs

Documents

Videos

Objective

To facilitate new governance models for integrated and efficient urban waste management policies across the Mediterranean, with particular emphasis on organic waste & circular economy through adapting waste management plans, policies and other management actions and regulatory drivers in the selected territories

What will be improved?

The project will make a tangible and positive contribution in terms of: environmental change thanks to supporting best waste management solutions/practices, integrating concerns on conservation of nature and resources. Med4Waste will be able to minimize the negative environmental impacts of waste by reducing CO2 generation and Greenhouse Gases emissions. In addition, the socio-economic change will be based on job creation resulting from higher recycling rates, and transition to eco-innovation circular economy models. The institutional progress will stem from the awareness and active involvement of public authorities, civil society organizations and private sector, and all together, in cross-border thematic groups advancing governance models, technological solutions, business and social entrepreneurship, zero waste strategies and social sustainability in relation to the waste sector.

Who will benefit?

Waste management chain actors (households, collectors, managers, environmental technologists and NGOs & CSOs)
Social cooperatives employing vulnerable people
Education sectors (schools, universities, etc.)
Policy makers: municipalities, regions and public authorities

Expected achievements

1 Mediterranean Business Platform
1 Waste Management Policy toolkit
48 jobs resulting from the implementation of 6 Integrated Municipal Waste Management Plans
18 Med4Waste awareness campaigns
8 initiatives oriented at building skills, planning and decision-making capabilities for public and private Mediterranean institutions

Contribution to policy-making

About the project

Acronym

Med4Waste

Title

Mediterranean Dialogue for Waste Management Governance

Description

Recent research (EU Joint Research Center, 2018) evidences the worrying environmental effects of current production & consumption patterns in the Mediterranean Sea Basin (MSB), further accelerated by climate change impacts exerted by land-use (urbanization, agricultural intensification), pollution and declining biodiversity. In such context, Med4Waste capitalisation project aims to facilitate new governance models for integrated and efficient urban waste management (WM) policies across the Mediterranean. In line with the capitalization objectives, this will be achieved through: 1) Building on and improving existing knowledge to foster capitalisation of social innovative, integrated and efficient practices from public, private and social sectors in waste management across the MSB, with special focus on waste prevention, circular economy practices and on the organic component. 2) Offering guidance and training for public administrations and relevant private and social stakeholders, to apply transferring actions and exploitation measures and to support planning, adapting and re-addressing of waste management plans, policies and other management actions and normative drivers (regulations, financial plans, service contracts) 3) Supporting dissemination of key results and increase awareness among key stakeholders, promote cross-border and cross-sectorial networking, and foster long-term commitment of decision and policy makers to promote an environmental, socio-economic and institutional transition towards green growth in MSB. Med4Waste lays on a strong and experienced partnership composed by 7 organisations from 6 Med countries and reinforced by 3 pools of Associated partners and supporters from the whole Med Basin. The project links and contributes directly to the core objectives of the Union for Mediterranean agenda, in particular the 2014 Ministerial on Environment & Climate Change and the under-preparation 2020 Ministerial on Environment & Climate Action.

Role

Name of the organisation

Country

Region

Contact

Lead beneficiary

Balmes University Foundation (University of Vic – Central University of Catalunya)

Spain

Cataluña

Partner 1

MedCities Association

Spain

Cataluña

Partner 2

Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development

Greece

Attiki

Partner 3

Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises

Tunisia

Tunis

Partner 4

American University of Beirut

Lebanon

Partner 5

EDAMA Association for Energy, Water and Environment

Jordan

Amman

Partner 6

COSPE - Cooperation for the development of Emerging Countries

Italy

Toscana

Associates

Role

Name of the organisation

Country

Associate 1

National Institute for Marine Sciences and Technologies

Tunisia

Associate 2

Agence des Villes et des Territoires Méditerranéens Durables

France

Associate 3

Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell'Ambiente - Università degli Studi di Siena

Italy

Associate 4

Govern de les Illes Balears

Spain

Associate 5

Consorzio Italiano Compostatori

Italy

Associate 6

Association of Cities and Regions for Sustainable Resource Management

Other

Associate 7

Agència de Residus de Catalunya - ARC

Spain

Associate 8

The Circle of Mediterranean Parliamentarians for Sustainable Development (COMPSUD)

Other

Associate 9

Regione Lazio

Italy

Associate 10

Berytech Foundation

Lebanon

Project news

21 September 2023

Don't WASTE the future - A gathering to transform Lebanon's waste landscape

Join us on September 29, 2023, at the American University of Beirut for "Don't WASTE the Future," a transformative event tackling Lebanon's waste challenge…

Sustainable tourism

Artisanal fishing

Green entrepreneurship

Technology transfer

Resource efficiency

Creative industries

Elderly care

Social and solidarity economy

Women’s empowerment

Water efficiency

Waste management

Marine litter

About the project

Key information

Financial data

Highlights

Project in numbers

Project duration

Partnership

News

Events

Library

Project outputs

Documents

Videos

Objective

What will be improved?

Who will benefit?

Expected achievements

Contribution to policy-making

About the project

Associates

Don't WASTE the future - A gathering to transform Lebanon's waste landscape

Advancing the circular economy in Lebanon: Med4Waste project collaborates with DAWWERA initiative

Med4Waste in Jordan is launching a call for services for the municipality of Byrian

Med4Waste in Jordan launches a call for the municipality of Madaba

Lessons we take home from the Med4Waste sustainability and Zero Waste cooking webinar

Med4Waste in Lebanon is looking for an IT specialist

Med4Waste in Tunisia launches a tender

Med4Waste is launching a Call for Lebanese Companies and NGOs (Akkar El Attika, Lebanon)

Med4Waste is launching a Call for Lebanese Companies and NGOs (Deir El Qanon, Lebanon)

Med4Waste in Lebanon is looking for a Lawyer-Legal advisor

Med4Waste project launches Med4ZeroWaste & Circular Economy Course

Med4Waste: Mahdia local government visits the Beta Tech Center in Spain to learn about new organic waste management strategies

Med4Waste: Representatives of the local government of Akkar Al Attika, Lebanon, visit Irbid, Jordan to exchange knowledge on waste management

Med4Waste in Lebanon is seeking a consultant in waste management

Med4Waste in Jordan has extended its search for communication assistance. (Deadline Extended)

Med4Waste organised a side-event during the European Green Week to discuss about capacity building and green skills for a zero waste Mediterranean

Med4Waste in Jordan is looking for a waste management expert

Med4Waste´s webinar on organic waste and resilient agriculture aroused high interest among participants

Med4Waste: representatives from Deir Qanon ElNaher and Madaba visit Cordoba to know about reuse strategies

Med4Waste extends its tender for waste management services

Med4Waste raised awareness in Spain and Jordan about the importance of compost for Mediterranean soil

Med4Waste will accompany M'Saken (Tunisia) in the development of a waste management plan that responds to its current needs

Med4Waste: Deir Qanoun ElNaher Municipality is working to become more circular and sustainable

Med4Waste is looking for a Communication Assistance

Med4Waste: Berain, in Jordan, is working to reduce the problem of waste littering during the next years

Med4Waste will support Mahdia, in Tunis, to adopt new circular economy principles in their waste management strategies

Med4Waste in Lebanon is looking for a game developer expert

Med4Waste in Lebanon is looking for waste management awareness raising consultant

Med4Waste: The city of Madaba in Jordan will receive support to address some local waste management challenges

Med4Waste will support Akkar Al-Atika in Lebanon to work on a more sustainable waste management model

Med4Waste plans its mentoring scheme activities, project roadmap, and visits a local waste management facility in Lebanon

Med4Waste launches a tender for municipal waste management planning

Med4Waste discuss the Mediterranean transition towards a new waste management governance

Med4Waste selects 6 Mediterranean cities for its mentoring scheme

Med4Waste in Lebanon is looking for the services of a Social Media Management

Med4Waste in Lebanon is looking for a Research Assistant

Med4Waste launches a call for a mentoring scheme to improve waste management plans

Med4Waste discussed about waste management in the Mediterranean region

Med4Waste is looking for a Dissemination Consultant

Med4Waste in Jordan is looking for a Policy Officer

Med4Waste in Jordan launched a call for an external auditor (Deadline Extended)

Med4Waste will discuss waste as a resource in a leading environmental exhibition

Med4Waste partners met first time in person and develop a new business platform and capitalisation board

Med4Waste is looking for external audit service

Med4Waste in Tunisia is looking for an external auditor

Take part in Med4Waste survey on Urban Waste Management Practices

Med4Waste pushes for better Waste Management on World Environment Day

Med4Waste is seeking to recruit a mapping and communication expert