Feasibility phase 1 reports

At the Rome Euromed Water Directors Conference (November 2005) the key role of information systems on water, aquatic environments and their use was highlighted for better governance and integrated water resources management. EMWIS was mandated to “study, with interested countries, the objectives and the feasibility of building up within EMWIS a regional water observation mechanism to monitor the indicators towards the achievements of MDG-7 on WSS in the Mediterranean as well as the implementation of the water related section of the MSSD, based on the information provided by the National Water Information Systems (NWIS), whenever they exist”.

The reports related to the 1st feasibility study phase on the development of a Mediterranean Water Observatory Mechanism are available below.

At the Athens Euromed Water Directors Conference (November 2006), the first recommendations were approved and it was decided to launch the second phase of the study, focusing on the potential development of a Mediterranean Water Information Partnership –MedWIP- with existing regional/international initiatives and complementary national studies with voluntary countries.

	Abstract conclusions of Euromed Water Directors conclusions - Athens Nov'06 Related to EMWIS and the Mediterranean Water Information Partnership Full version of the conlclusions - EMWIS session presentations
	Report on the France diacgostic study -2006 French only Feasibility study on the development of a Mediterranean Water Observatory Mechanism - Phase 1 Diacgostic study for France carried out during Automn 2006 by the International Office of Water -OIEau
	Report on the Jordan diacgostic study -2006 Feasibility study on the development of a Mediterranean Water Observatory Mechanism - Phase 1 Diacgostic study for Jordan carried out during Automn 2006 by EcoConsult
	Report on the Spanish Diacgostic study -2006 Feasibility study on the development of a Mediterranean Water Observatory Mechanism - Phase 1 Diacgostic study for Spain carried out during Automn 2006 by INFRAECO
	Report on the Tunisia diacgostic study -2006 French only Feasibility study on the development of a Mediterranean Water Observatory Mechanism - Phase 1 Diacgostic study for Tunisia carried out during Automn 2006 by m. Djemili El Batti
	Report on the diagnistic study at the international level -2006 Study carried out among regional (i.e. Mediterranean) and International organisms during the Autumn 2006 by Edouard Interwies
	Report phase 1- Feasibility study on a med observatory mechanism Feasibility study on the development of a mediterranean observatory mechanism Final report of the phase 1 - December 2006: towards a Mediterranean Water Information Partnership Study conducted by the International Office of Water IOWater / OIEau