NAWAMED: climate change and water resources “decisions have to be taken, even uncomfortable ones”
Paola Mercogliano is senior researcher with more than 16 years of research experience at Fondazione CMCC (Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change), where she works as head of the REMHI division (Regional Model and geo-Hydrological Impacts).
CMCC was set up in 2005 by four Italian ministries to address the issue of climate change.
RESMYLE engages 12 young people to promote the cultural identity and natural heritage of Tyre Caza in Lebanon
Due to its location and history, the Caza of Tyre owns an exceptional natural heritage that needs to be protected and enhanced.
STAND Up! project fosters sustainability in the fashion and textile sector
RESMYLE in Italy trains young people on techniques to tackle hydrogeological instability
What about the hydrogeological instability in Ligurian Region?!
[Med-EcoSuRe] Virtual tour around SMARTNESS: a Micro-Grid for energy generation and trading
SMARTNESS (Smart Micro Grid Platform with an Energy Management System) is a Micro-Grid platform equipped with an Energy Management system and powered by Photovoltaic panels, implemented within Med-EcoSuRe, which serves for: Demonstration, Research, and Training.
Watch the video above to learn more about the different components of the platform and its operation modes !
Plastic: from the environment to human health. A forum supported by COMMON project
A platform to present, discuss and implement state-of-art ideas and approaches in the plastic occurrence in the environment and its relationship with relevant human health issues, while anticipating future directions. Two days of scientific session, a round table as well as a plastic art challenge programmed.
[MEDISS] Global scenario analysis on soil salinization is now available
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched a map of salt-affected soils covering the whole planet. Discover how MEDISS supports relevant interventions aiming at reducing the impacts of soils salinization.
[MEDISS] Europe waters facing pollution issues and other management challenges
Mediss continues in-depth analysis of water management scenarios: discover why already available measures need to be improved to protect water bodies’ health.
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published a report entitled “Drivers of and pressures arising from selected key water management challenges — A European overview”.
NAWAMED second Water Table in Sicily: “Complex does not necessarily mean complicated”
“Existing and innovative technologies for the use of non-conventional water”: with this title the second of the four technical meetings, called Water Table, of the ENI CBC MED project NAWAMED was held on 21 October. It has been dedicated to the technologies in the field of domestic water reuse, and carried out in synergy with the Municipality of Ferla, associate partner, and the Network of Technical Professions Syracuse.
AQUACYCLE shares first set of chemical analysis results of treated effluent quality
With this news post, we share the first results of the chemical analysis of the water quality of the treated effluent obtained at, respectively (1) the outlet of the anaerobic reactor and (2) the outlet of the two recently constructed wetlands at the Blanca Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in the Murcia Region of Spain.