The Mediterranean Youth for Water Network (MedYWat)

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1 The Mediterranean Youth for Water Network (MedYWat) Youth mobilization in the Mediterranean to solve water management challenges, from researchers, entrepreneurs to activists. 14 th June 2018, IWA Conference on Water Reuse and Salinity Management Murcia, Spain

2 The Mediterranean Youth for Water Network (MedYWat) Empowering - Connecting - Change-Making MedYWat was launched at the CMI Youth Innovating with Wastewater for a Sustainable Mediterranean youth workshop (World Water Day on March in Marseille, France). The network counts over 80 young Mediterranean water researchers, entrepreneurs and activists working on water challenges in the region. MedYWat s goal: to give more voice to Mediterranean youth on the regional and global water agenda, while providing capacity-building and knowledge sharing opportunities and engaging with other youth water networks. Launch of the MedYWat network at the CMI youth workshop Youth Innovating with Wastewater for a Sustainable Mediterranean (World Water Day on March in Marseille, France)

3 The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), Marseille, France Members Partners Observer Convenes international development agencies, Governments, local authorities and civil society from around the Mediterranean. Allows for the exchange of knowledge and the discussion of public policies. Helps to identify solutions needed to address key challenges facing the Mediterranean region. The CMI s overarching theme is youth. CMI Marseille

4 The Role of CMI o MedYWat convenes on a CMI-managed virtual platform (World Bank Collaboration 4 Development) and through webinars and face-to-face events organized by CMI. o CMI provides technical support and facilitation to MedYWat and sponsors MedYWat representatives participation at key regional and global water events while engaging CMI partners to interact with MedYWat. MedYWat members and water Heroes taking part in the 2017 World Water Day CMI workshop at Stockholm Water Week 2017.

5 The Mediterranean Water Heroes Contest Participants of the CMI 2018 World Water Day Young Mediterranean Water Heroes: Nature-based Solutions for a Water Secure Mediterranean youth workshop at Anafora, Egypt. Every year, CMI further expands MedYWat s membership through the Mediterranean Water Heroes Contest and its main water and youth event organized around the United Nations World Water Day.

6 The Mediterranean Youth for Water Network (MedYWat) Empowering - Connecting - Change-Making The general key topics are: - Water and Education; - Water Governance; - Water Treatment and Reuse - Water Planning and Management - Water and Migration - Blue innovation Key Topics The specific key topics are: - Integrated water resources management in the Mediterranean region on agriculture, good management practices, success water reuse projects - Water resources management in the Mediterranean region - Entrepreneurs seed funding and monitoring projects - Capacity-building and training

7 The Mediterranean Youth for Water Network (MedYWat) Empowering - Connecting - Change-Making Membership: MedYWat counts members from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Malta, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, France, Italy, Spain, Yemen and Syria (15 countries). Members may be working for public institutions, research institutes, start-ups and companies, NGOs, or as freelancers. The ages are not limit once the heart is full of challenges.

8 MedYWat Structure CMI Main Coordinator Main Progress Vice Coordinator 1 Vice Coordinator 2 Country Representatives Theme Coordinators Communication Team MedYWat members Research New Members Enterpreneurs Working Themes Events and Workshops

9 The Mediterranean Youth for Water Network (MedYWat) Empowering - Connecting - Change-Making MedYWat structure : Positions Francisco Pedrero Spain fpedrerosalcedo@gmail.com Water reuse and irrigation MAIN COORDINATOR Faissal Aziz Morocco faissalaziz@gmail.com Wastewater treatment and reuse VICE-COORDINATOR Hussam Hussein Jordan / Italy h.hussein@vea.ac.uk VICE-COORDINATOR Maha ALSALEHI France m.alsalehi@semide.org Internal comunication coordination Lamis Palestine lamis.qudaimat@gmail.com Water Enterprenure 9,72598E+11 External comunication coordination Mahran Ismail Palestine mahranismail.gd@gmail.com External comunication coordination El Mahdi Lafram Morocco elmahdi.lafram@gmail.com Marketing and comunication Internal comunication coordination JOUAMAA Adil Morocco Adil.jouamaa@gmail.com Land/ Hydrographics survey Events coordinator 2 Loukili Zineb Morocco louk.zineb.naimae@gmail.com Forest and Water Management Engineer working themes coordinator Water and Migration Souha GAMRI Tunisia /France gamrisouha@yahoo.fr Wastewater treatment and reuse working themes coordinator Water and Migration Anas Tallou Morocco tallou.anas11@gmail.com Waste treatment and valorisation themes coordinator WATER TREATMENT AND REUSE Fatine Ezbakhe Morocco/Spain fatine.ezbakhe@upc.edu Water Management and Planning themes coordinator WATER PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT Baya Issaoui Tunisia issaoui_beya@yahoo.com sustainable blue innovation themes coordinator BLUE INNOVATION Antoine Allam Libanon antoine_allam@hotmail.com Hydrology contact country coordinator 3 Hassan Aboelnga Egypt htolba1@outlook.com themes coordinator WATER EDUCATION Ines Gasmi Tunisia gasmi-ines@hotmail.fr Water Management and Planning resposable of new members 1 Wassim Chahbani Tunisia chahbani.wassim@gmail.com Water Smart management / Entrepreneurship entrepreneurs coordinator Narimene Dkhil Tunisia contact@narimenedkhil.com Georesources and Applications contact country coordinator 2

10 Women s Socio-Economic empowerment Youth employability and inclusive growth Sustainable Development Important events for MedYWat CMI Water Hub Dushanbe, Tajikistan January February March April May June July Augost September October November December

11 Med Water Heroes 2017 and : Wastewater and the Circular Economy Baya Aissaoui (Tunisia), treated wastewater reuse for urban rooftop aquaponics production. Tawfik el Moussaoui ( Morocco): treated wastewater reuse for forestry in peri-urban areas Zewail City of Science and Technology team(egypt): micro wastewater treatment devices for rural households in Egypt. 2018: Water and Nature-Based Solutions Kholoud Al Ajarma (Palestine): application of nature-based solutions in refugee camps in Palestine for food production, environmental education, green space creation and water saving and reuse. Stefano Basso (Italy): valorization of traditional Mediterranean stone terraces for water infiltration and retention in agriculture and cultural landscape preservation. Lahbib Latrach (Morocco): Watech company: multi-soil layering system for treated wastewater reuse - Les Conteuses du Maghreb (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia): using traditional stories from the Maghreb on water and resource use for environmental education.

12 The Mediterranean Youth for Water Network (MedYWat) Empowering - Connecting - Change-Making Next Steps for MedYWat Preparation for World Water Day 2019 on Water and Migration Scaling up research, regional coordination, partnerships and communications. Moroccan Youth for Water (MorYWat) : 1 st national sub-network of MedYWat

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