OurMED – Sustainable water storage and distribution in the Mediterranean: kick off meeting on 12-14 June in Tunisia

The kick-off meeting of the PRIMA funded project OurMED will be held from 12 to 14 June in Tunisia with the participation of the project advisory board members. The  project was designed to respond to the urgent need for more comprehensive management of water storage and distribution in the Mediterranean region, considering the natural resources and engineered infrastructure over the short and long-term horizons. OurMED is a new vision of fair, balanced and co-designed water storage and distribution management in the Mediterranean region including stakeholder perception and benefiting from technologically-advanced monitoring techniques, smart models prediction, and optimization, and digitalization capabilities. OurMED intends to develop integrated and holistic water management at various scale, ensuring multi-sectorial requirements and avoiding conflicts between domestic/industrial water use, food production, and ecosystem needs. OurMED also aims to reinforce short-term (winter/summer) water storage and distribution forecasting and long-term water management.