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Background information Objective Goals Development and science Implementation Background informationThe aim of the ISIIMM project is to share experiences, knowledge and build new perspectives for sustainable water management in Mediterranean agriculture systems. We propose to work on 12 specific well documented case studies inside river basins in 6 different Mediterranean countries, involving local partners, water users, citizens, development agents, researchers, teachers and administrations in building new visions and agreements for the sustainable management of water resources. With a primary objective to help local rural communities adapt to the emerging problems resulting from pressures on the water supply, two priorities will guide programmed activities: working with local irrigation organisations and working with the professionals of development. ISIIMM project is part of the European MEDA programme born as result of the Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Local Water Management, Turin, 18-19 October 1999. Background informationOverall objective
Overcoming current contradictions associated with local water management in Mediterranean catchment areas through innovative institutional solutions, based on common understanding of six key mechanisms:
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Therefore, a comparative, progressive and participatory approach will be driven between different actors coming from the selected cases studies in Morocco, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Italy, France, and Spain where water is a central topic issue to social and economic life. The ambitious and challenging purposes of the ISIIMM project will be built upon a framework of regional network co-operation systems, using five main languages: Arabic, English. French, Italian and Spanish. Many multi-national and multi-sectoral teams will work together with the support and organisational efforts of project partners and under the overall co-ordination of Agropolis. In order to capitalise and disseminate ISIIMM results, an information system will be at the centre of all project activities: OSIRIS (Organisation System for Information and Research on Irrigation and Societies). Comparative studies and comprehensive approaches to the diversity of co-ordination between institutions will be integrated within OSIRIS for future use in institutional innovations. Goals
Development and scientific partnershipISIIMM is founded upon strong associations between its development partners who work with local users' associations and its scientific partners who work on collective water management issues. These partners in France, Italy, Spain, Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon and Palestine (if possible) will exchange experience and knowledge about institutions, organisations and the rules for water use that are applied at three levels: national frameworks, regional basin situations, and specific river basins that will be developed as case studies. Exchanges of experience and knowledge are organised through multiple training workshops. These events will be organised on site in the project's 12 case studies to provide first hand interactions with management dilemmas. A powerful tool, OSIRIS, will allow all Mediterranean stakeholders concerned with water management to access to information and distance learning. The co-ordinating partner, Agropolis is an association in charge of building linkages between research and development especially in the Euro-Mediterranean perspective. ImplementationThe implementation of ISIIMM activities is organised into three main phases (see figure B of summary). |
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EURO-MEDITERRANEAN Regional Programme for Local Water Management ME8/AIDCO/2001/0515/59763-P 016 |