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Mediterranean dialogue on integrated water management (MELIA)

Socio principal: AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Socios participantes: SERI NACHHALTIGKEITSFORSCHUNGS UND -KOMMUNIKATIONS GMBH; INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR ADVANCED MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC STUDIES - ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO OF BARI; UNIVERSITY CADI AYYAD-FACULTY DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA; LAND RESEARCH CENTER; UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA; MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE; MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY-WATER RESOURCES CENTER; CORDOBA UNIVERSITY; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE; ACQUEDOTTO PUGLIESE SPA; MUSEU D'ARQUEOLOGIA DE CATALUNYA'; ALICE PRODUCTION; MALTA RESOURCES AUTHORITY; FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE LAS NUEVAS TECNOLOGIAS DEL AGUA; NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; PALESTINIAN HYDROLOGY GROUP FOR WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT; KISAS SULAMA BIRLIGI BASKANLIGI-KISAS WATER USER ASSOCIATION; OFFICE REGIONAL DE MISE EN VALUER AGRICOLE DU SOUSS MASSA; LEBANESE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH INSTITUTE; NATIONAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH FOUNDATION - N.AG.RE.F; NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES; PICCOLA SOCIETÀ COOPERATIVA A.R.L. IPOGEA; INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES EN GÉNIE RURAL, EAUX ET FORÊTS; UNIVERSITY OF MALTA; GENERAL COMMISSION FOR SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; UNIVERSITY OF CUKUROVA, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE; INSTITUT DES REGIONS ARIDES; BUREAU D'INGENIEURS CONSEILS EN HYDRAULIQUE ET ENVIRONNEMENT; INTERNATIONAL OFFICE FOR WATER-OFFICE INTERNATIONAL DE L'EAU; INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINARIE HASSAN II, COMPLETE HORTICOLE D'AGADIR'; WATER SERVICES CORPORATION; REPUBLIC OF TURKEY PRIME MINISTRY SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA PROJECT - REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION; NATIONAL WATER RESEARCH CENTER; LITANI RIVER AUTHORITY; AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS; RED MEDITERRANEA DE ORGANISMOS DE CUENCA; CENTRE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DE LA RÉGION DE TENSIFT; FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN; ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE L´HYDRAULIQUE; CONSIGLIO PER LA RICERCA E LA SPERIMENTAZIONE IN AGRICOLTURA; CENTRO ITALIANO PER LA RIQUALIFICAZIONE FLUVIALE; UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA; TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT; JORDAN VALLEY FARMERS ASSOCIATION;

Programa: 6º Programa Marco

Inicio del proyecto: Fri, 01/09/2006

Finalización del proyecto: Wed, 31/08/2011

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Despite the important number of research projects in the water management, monitoring of water resources and water related technology, performed at local, regional or Euro-Mediterranean scale, there exist a general perception that water management models a re still constructed from points of view that ignores contributions from all the key stake-holders, specially users and citizens, determinant for the impact on the territory of water schemes and the satisfaction of the water demand, specially from the sustainability point of view. Another general perception in the Mediterranean area is the lack of visibility of the important role that Science and Technology play in the sustainable development of the region. Parts of these problems are due to communication gaps between political and administrative institutions, scientists, cultural workers, lawyers, economist, end-users and citizens. The Coordinated Action MELIA aims at structuring a dialogue among the key stakeholders concerned and affected by water use and management, such as scientists and professionals, decision makers, policy makers, water providers, citizens. This dialogue aims at creating a Forum where water players can share knowledge, find consensus and propose new perspectives on the emerging needs and appropriate integration of knowledge for water management, in a region of scarce resources such as the entire Mediterranean basin. The main MELIA targets are: - Building a knowledgebase for integrated water management planning, based on integrating contributions from the wider spectra of perspectives - Develop a Mediterranean-wide awareness of the social (cultural and participatory), economic and technological issues related to water management - Propose participatory mechanisms and prevention tools to avoid conflicts between regions, states and different waters users - Provides legislative and administrative bodies with criteria and arguments to support sustainable water policies and economy