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INDEX:
1. Introduction 9

2. Project Summary 11

3. Phases of the Project 15

4. The Mediterranean
in numbers 17

5. What does
the European Union do
in regards to water? 21

6. Organization chart 23

7. Strategies of action 27

8. More water,
more employment 29

ANNEX I:
List of European
water regulations 31

ANNEX II:
Potential participants
in the Project 35
An initiative of the Mediterranean
Regions to get more water
A defining influence on decisions
about the future of water in Europe
1. Introduction
In all matters of water culture in Europe, the
European Union invites the cooperating regions
to work together and exchange information and
experiences, to reach, out of its own contribution
and that of its member states, the Millennium
Goals of the United Nations . (Paragraph 52, Opi-
nion of the Committee of the Regions about
Addressing the challenge of water scarcity and
drought in the European Union , dated April 10th,
2008).
One of the most pressing problems of southern
European countries and the area of the Medite-
rranean watershed is water scarcity. The Medi-
terranean possesses its own unique climatic sys-
tem, which differs from other parts of the world,
as reflected in UN report (Water Program, 3rd UN
World Water Development Report, 2009). None-
theless, well into the XXIst century, its study is
still not a priority in northern European mainstream
politics.
A european region will lead this great mediterra-
nean project for water
Updated knowledge about storm formation and
rain patterns in Mediterranean regions, suggests
the necessity of a fundamental change in our
understanding of hydrologic cycles in southern
Europe. Because of it, decisions about the future
of water in Europe will have to be based on full
awareness of Mediterranean hydrologic pheno-
mena, since they are the origin of up to 75% of
precipitation in southern Europe. Precipitation
scarcity in these areas may well be the cause of
floods in central Europe.
We are talking, therefore, about a problem that
bears on, and is shared by, all countries of the
Mediterranean watershed, and which also affects
the remaining countries of the European Union.
Evidently, solving a problem of such magnitude
and depth cannot be undertaken by only one
country or understood from only one perspective.
Therefore, we introduce the following program,
from a standpoint that includes the Mediterranean
watershed and the majority of Europe, and propo-
ses actions from all political, economic, and social
areas.
We will bring forward global solutions to this
complex problem, which will undoubtedly prove
to be valuable contributions to all political areas,
as well as concerted action on specific topics
that will help to improve our common economic
and social background.
To carry out this project, we will need to count
on the leadership of one of the affected regions
that will, out of a position of responsibility and
political influence, set the tone for the partnership
with other regions and countries. This region will
establish the level of engagement in the shared
political actions that will enable the partners to
address and solve these problems in common.
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The project will address the water problem
from a possible perspectives, to conform
a global plan of action
2. Project Summary
This project will accomplish a better water-use
policy, as well as increase the overall availability
of water in all countries of the Mediterranean
basin. It will also, through scientific, technologic
and strategic cross-referencing, unify
cooperation efforts between the countries of
the Mediterranean environment. The ultimate
goal would be to further a deeper understanding
of water cycles in the area. It will be carried
out in the spirit of the Opinion of the Committee
of the Regions (mentioned earlier), which
encourages the creation of a web of cooperation
between countries of the Mediterranean
watershed and its neighbors.
With this purpose, we will address the following
tasks:
- To center the focus of the present project in
the issue of water.
- To identify the origin of this common problem
through research of the water cycle in the
Mediterranean watershed, finding the sources
of precipitation, carrying out a study of the re-
circulations, and generating a massive data
input that will enable the implementation of
reliable mathematical models that will be used
as the basis for future decisions on the issue
of water.
The ultimate goal: to increase the available level of water
- To establish a standard of measurements to
accomplish a total level of reliability of the
gathered results.
- To further joint action of all members of the
partnership with a fully committed mobile
scientific platform, that will give ample presence,
and the coverage of the almost totality of the
study area. Furthermore, the mobile platform
will act as a kingpin with the partners and
members of the study as well as a broadcasting
element for the project, initiating various events,
and acting as a floating embassy in the ports
of call. This will put the accent on the idea of
neighborhood and proximity of the
Mediterranean regions.
- To study and propose solutions for a better
use of fresh water resources, and ways to
increment them, through technological and
experiential exchange between participating
countries, creating, to this effect, a Meeting
Forum; a place to evaluate and validate good
traditional practices of water management and
use.
- To foster cultural exchange and the formation
of young researchers, promoting their mobility
between the participating countries and the
mobile research platform.
- To publicize water cycle characteristics,
singularity and value, its shortcomings and
benefits, and possible solutions to reestablish
its process, to sensitize the general population
on all levels: Decision making bodies, citizens,
major water resource management groups,
the scientific community, etc.
- To evaluate economic impact of natural
disasters caused by water, either by excess or
scarcity. This will become a fundamental tool,
both to further decision making as well as
achieve public regard and support.
- To propose legal solutions within the
framework of the Union to achieve, through
the presentation of scientific evidence, the
desired objectives.
- To create an intermediterranean observatory.
This body, integrated in the Committee of the
Regions, will give continuity and follow up the
implementation of the adopted measures, and
take care of whichever anomalies may be
detected.
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The desert advances
inequality, too
Since 1900, rain patterns have decreased, in general, more than 5% in most of the lands bordering the
Mediterranean Sea. The decrease is not very prominent, none the less, the rainfall frequency has
varied drastically, indeed, and torrential rainfall episodes have increased. Summer storms have
vanished and we have broken our water cycle. Today, this means a progressive advance of the desert
at a rate of 1 meter per year, and the phenomenon tends to get worse.

The generalization of drought is evident in most of the regions that border the Mediterranean. Generally,
regional Mediterranean rainfall predictions, in a warmer world keep being very uncertain, due to the
general weakness of circulation models in regional rainfall predictions. Most models offer contradictory
proof about the way average rainfall can change across the Mediterranean area. None the less, one
common characteristic in many of the predictions is the increase of annual rainfall in most of the
northern region of the Mediterranean, from 40 to 45… N, and a decrease south of that strip. This means
it will rain more where less needed while decreasing where they would actually be more necessary.
The levels of available and inexpensive water will decrease gradually in most of the Mediterranean
basin, deepening the economic and social rift between North and South.

But this tendency can be reversed. If this proposal meets with success in Europe and the Mediterranean
countries become aware of their responsibility, and adequate measures are promoted and implemented;
we would, in a medium to long term, get our water cycle back and with it, moderate rains would return.
A new golden age would start for that ancient sea we call the Mediterranean.
When cooperation becomes hope
3. Phases of the Project

The proposal we are introducing here constitutes, without a doubt, an

enormous effort; which will have to be developed and implemented in
a blueprint, but, in general terms, it should cover the following work
phases:

An opportunity for the promotion of good

neighborly practices
¥ Formation of an international consortium integrated by the political
representatives of the participating regions and countries, national and
international bodies, companies, foundations, associations, and research
centers.

¥ Creation of a basic, operative structure to start the execution of the project.

¥ Establishment of a standard of measurements and data interpretation.

¥ Creating a permanent Broadcasting System informing about the scientific

work and the singularities and problems of water.

¥ Conceiving and applying a system of meetings and member checkups.

¥ Creating an Meeting Forum to optimize technological transferal, in infor-

mation as well as in strategic application.

¥ Taking of sea surface samples by the Moving Research Platform. The

Platform will unify and verify the implementation and development of the
work of the members, as well as the Broadcasting System maintenance.

¥ Analyzing data and summing up conclusions.

¥ Evaluating economic impact, in anomalous situations as well as during

the normal development of the Project.

¥ Presentation of the results before the regional and communitary authorities

for their evaluation, towards the development of a plan of action and
legislation.

¥ Meeting Forum maintenance.

¥ Creation of the Intermediterranean Observatory.

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The water issue in the Mediterranean
Basin affects a huge amount of people,
regions and wide array of cultures. It
is of vital importance to lead the way
to solve it
4. The Mediterranean
in numbers

- Countries that belong totally or partially to the Mediterranean Basin:

Spain, France, Italy, Malta, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bos-
nia/Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania , Macedonia, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Belarus, Ukraine,
Moldavia, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Palestinian Autonomous Region, Egypt, Libya,
Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia.

A total of 38 countries.

- Total terrestrial surface of the Mediterranean Basin:

8.7 million km2 (approximately 6% of the surface area of the planet)

- Population
Number of people inhabiting the Mediterranean hydrographic basin (estimated)
427 million people, with an estimated increase to 523 million in 2025.
180 million, (42%) face drinking water restrictions.

- Languages and cultures

The Mediterranean is home to three of the most widespread religions of the planet: Christianity, Islam
and Judaism.
20 different languages and innumerable dialects
Cradle of the great civilizations of the world: Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Minoan, Phoenician

- Tourism
Just the Mediterranean coast receives more than 150 million tourists annually.

The territories that make up the Mediterranean basin constitute

the foremost tourist sector region in the world

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We will answer these questions, and many more:
Fluctuation and variability of rainfall, and therefore, availability of accessible, cheap, and healthy
water for human consumption, agriculture, industry and tourism:

How will it affect the economy and employment of the countries?

Will it affect domestic agricultural production in the Mediterranean Watershed significantly?

Will it cause food shortages and lead to an increase in hunger?

Will it threaten exports?

Will affect key government policies such as agricultural pricing, support, research and development?

Will it increase consumer food prices?

Will it force greater stress on natural resources or contribute to environmental degradation (e.g.,
through land-use change, soil degradation, changes in water supply and water quality, pesticide
use, etc.)?
What components of the farming system are particularly vulnerable, and may thus require special
attention?

Can the water irrigation systems meet the stress caused by changes in water supply demand?

What policies and programs exist to protect populations from hunger and how will they operate?

What technological options should be investigated and boosted?

Does the country have access to potentially useful options developed in other countries?

Are the natural resource management programmes adequate?

And the biggest question of all: How can we trust the medium and long term predictions if these are
not based on specific mathematical models for the Mediterranean?
Our proposal, based on work developed
by the prestigious scientific Mill n Mill n,
will influence, by providing evidence,
in the European legislation on water
management
5. What does
the European Union do
in regards to water?

There have been many efforts, and measures taken, within the European sphere, as well as globally; in the political
and scientific context, to achieve an understanding of phenomena such as desertification, catastrophic floods and
climate change and introduce measures to keep them in check and prevent them. Thanks to this, we know much more
today than 15 years ago about the functioning of the water cycle in the Mediterranean.

Europe is aware of the amount of work to be done, and has expressed it so in many occasions. There have been many
calls to action made, by the European Commission, as well as by the Committee of the Regions, inviting members to
do research and front-line monitoring which will help anticipate extreme meteorological phenomena to assist developing
countries, in particular those at risk from desertification , (OPINION of the Committee of the Regions on ADAPTING
TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN EUROPE: OPTIONS FOR EU ACTIONS . 29/11/2007). Likewise, the third paper of the Intergo-
vernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-TAR) is very specific about the lack of reliability of the existing models on
a local/regional scale.

The initiatives within the sphere of the European Union, such as: the Frame Programs, COST, INTERREG, MEDA-Water,
ENPI-MED, LIFE, FEDER; as well as global initiatives such as: UN-WATER, UNCCD, UNESCO-WATER or FAO-WATER,
etc., do not pursue, as a specific objective, the development and implementation of legislation to protect and promote
natural resources, much less insure and increase precipitations and availability of accessible and inexpensive water
for the future. As a matter of fact, all these organizations and programs have a very limited capacity for action, and in
most cases, they do not have the resources to arrange the actions they describe in their papers, focusing their efforts,
mostly, on the noble fight against poverty instead.

Because of their limitations and disconnectedness, all of these actions prove incapable to further solutions while we
are talking about one of the greatest challenges ever faced by the Mediterranean people. Up until now, no initiative
has come up that would try to consolidate the excessively disperse wealth of existing knowledge and ability within
the geographic framework under discussion, to build a veritable program of action under a global focus, in which all
regions of the Mediterranean Watershed would be represented and participating.

The efforts in matters of climate in the EU in the

last years have been focalized on the polar areas
of the planet, leaving the Mediterranean insuffi-
ciently researched
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We intend to unify efforts between the
different political, economic and social
areas, to generate an authentic and
realistic water culture
6. Organization chart

The Project will be led by a European region. The scientific leadership will go to the Universitary
Institution Mediterranean Environmental Studies Center CEAM, of the Miguel Hernandez University
in Elche, whose director is the eminent scientist Mill n Mill n, a member of the group of external
advisors in Global Change and Ecosystems in the VI Frame Program and one of Europe’s most renowned
meteorologists.

The project intends to approach the problem of water from the following disciplines:
¥ Environment and climatology.
¥ Territorial regulation, town planning, agriculture and fisheries.
¥ Economy, contemplating the influence in the development and the cost and investment
required by the different policies about water. As well as the present and future cost of natural
disasters related to torrential rainfalls and droughts.
¥ Infrastructures; the existing ones as well as the ones to be considered as an investment.
¥ Industry and innovation; culture, education and employment; following the principles of
solidarity and good neighborhood promoted by the European Union, and without forgetting
the promotion of tourism.
¥ Common policy of the European Union, proposing legislative measures to be implemented
in the member countries, and whose aim would be to increase the levels of available water.

A Great Multidisciplinary Mediterranean Project

To further it all, there will be an involvement of political representatives of a great number of regions
of the Mediterranean Basin, appropriate Advisory Boards and their subordinate organizations,
international organizations, state water societies, businesses, foundations, associations, irrigation
communities, universities, research centers and entities related to the environment, climatology,
territorial regulation, town planning and agriculture, in a Great Multidisciplinary Mediterranean Project
which will follow the policies of good neighborhood, integration, common contribution and sustainable
development promoted by the European Union.

The following chart shows the organizing proposal of this great project.

(For a detailed list of all the possible organizations, institutions and businesses, see Annex II: Potential
actors of the project)
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Organization chart

Water Public Territorial

State National Departaments
Societies Bodies and other
Regional Bodies

Public Fundations Firms

International
Bodies

Federations Associations

Scientific Research
Partners Institutes
 Chairmanship

Executive
Secretary

Institutional
Secretary

Corporate
Secretary

Citizen
Secretary

Scientific
Chairmanship

Universities
Common contribution
Common benefits
Balanced consortium
Sustainable development
Equality of opportunities
Territorial repercussion
Reinforcement of competitiveness
Integration
Co-finantiation
7. Strategies of action

¥ We will lead a joint cooperation web between the countries of the Mediterranean Basin.

¥ We will incorporate into the project all the countries of the Mediterranean environment, and the
ones affected in Europe.

¥ We will turn all the industrial, agricultural and ranching sectors that have an influence in the
natural cycles of water into active participants.

¥ We will center our attention on water as a necessity, and it«s shortage as a problem.

¥ We will Further a culture and technology exportable to any other part of the world.

¥ We will carry out intense research about the water cycle in the Mediterranean Basin.

¥ We will introduce joint patterns to establish a uniform communication when addressing climatology
and the cycle of water in the Mediterranean.

¥ We will also work from a Mobile Research Platform which will enable us to count, for the first
time, with meteorological stations in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as presence and coverage
in the countries of the Mediterranean and affected areas.

Joining intentions, goals and resources

¥ We will disseminate the findings about water, it«s implications in the different economic and
social areas, it«s deficiencies and benefits, to raise the awareness of the population on all levels,
the decision making organizations, the citizenry, and the communities with a greater relationship
with the use of water, the scientific and universtiary community, etc.

¥ We will study and consider solutions to increase precipitations and to make a better use of the
water resources, with technological and experiential exchange between the participating countries,
creating to that effect a meeting forum, where to evaluate the good traditional water use and
management practices.

¥ We will further cultural exchange and formation, with an emphasis in young researchers.

¥ We pretend, as well, to influence European policies in various fields of action to implement

measures destined to insure stable and risk free levels of rainfall.

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Turning the problem into opportunities
8. More water,
more employment

Mediterranean Basin countries have, as far as promoting their water resources, their greatest challenge
for the future, as well as their greatest opportunity to assure the sustainable development of their human
societies, to make a vital contribution to the common task of fostering employment, to eradicate poverty
and environmental imbalance.

It is a well-documented fact that desertification phenomena, floods and water scarcity, which has a tangible
effect in the Mediterranean Basin, are the main threat to its development and the wellbeing of its inhabitants,
as well as the rest of the European Union (just in Spain, 37% of the territory is under a grave threat by the
implacable desertification phenomenon).

Therefore, it is evident that, by coordinated work towards promoting the procurement of water resources
in all of the Mediterranean Basin, we will be tackling there essential tasks:

¥ GENERATION OF STABLE EMPLOYMENT, the application of the recommended measures being the
first sources of employment.

¥ SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, through investment in technologies and programs related

to water resources, reforestation, balancing CO2 in the atmosphere, etc., affecting all social and economic
activities with a water based development.

¥ POVERTY ERADICATION, as a direct result of the blossoming of activities and initiatives in all areas
of production of the countries that form the Mediterranean Basin.

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ANNEX I:
List of European water regulations
¥ Report of the Commission of 1 April 2009, the European Parliament and the Council under Article 18, paragraph 3, of
the framework directive on water policy (2000/60/EC) on the monitoring programs water status [COM (2009) 156 final - not
published in the Official Journal]
¥ Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon
dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC,
2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006
¥ Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 16 December 2008, on environmental quality
standards in the field of water policy, amending and subsequently, repealing Council Directives 82/176/EEC, 83/513/EEC,
84/156/EEC, 84/491/EEC, 86/280/EEC and amending Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJEU L348/84/24-12-2008)
¥ Commission Decision, of 8 August 2008, amending Decision 2005/294/EC, concerning a request for derogation under
point 2(b) of Annex III, to and Article 9 of Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution
caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (DOJEU L217/16/13-08-2008)
¥ Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Towards sustainable water
management in the European Union - First stage in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC (OJEU
22-03-2007)
¥ Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 23 October 2007, on the assessment and
management of flood risks (OJEU 06-11-2007)
¥ Commission Regulation (EC) No 416/2007 of 22 March 2007, concerning the technical specifications for Notices to
Skippers as referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonized
river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community (OJEU L 105/88/23-04-2007)
¥ Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 15 February 2006, concerning the management
of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC (OJEU 04-03-2006)
¥ Directive 2006/11/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 15 February 2006, on pollution caused by certain
dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community (OJEU 04-03-2006)
¥ Common Position (EC) No 4/2006, adopted by the Council on 23 January 2006 with a view to adopting Directive 2006/ /EC
of the European Parliament and of the Council, on the protection of groundwater against pollution (OJEU 30-05-2006)
¥ Administrative Agreement between Spain and France on water management, signed in Toulouse on February 15 2006
(BOE 12-08-2006)
¥ Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Decision of the European parliament
and of the Council amending Council Directive on the assessment and management of floods 2006/0005 (COD) (OJEU 18-
08-2006)
¥ Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on Natural disasters (fires, floods and droughts) (OJEU 29-08-2006)
¥ Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 251
(2) of the EC Treaty concerning the Common position of the Council on the adoption of a European Parliament and Council
Directive on the assessment and management of floods (OJEU 06-12-2006)
¥ Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 12 December 2006, on the protection of
groundwater against pollution and deterioration (OJEU 27-12-2006)
¥ List of natural mineral waters recognized by member States (OJEU C 59/7/09-03-2005)
¥ Commission Decision of 5 April 2005 concerning a request for derogation under point 2(b) of Annex III to and Article 9
of Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural
sources (OJEU L 94/34/13-04-2005)
¥ Amending Council Directive 78/659/EEC of 18 July 1978 on the quality required of shellfish waters (OJEU L281/10.11.1979)
¥ Decision No 1/2004 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers of 6 May 2004 on the use of the reserve of the long-term
development envelope as well as resources from the Investment Facility of the ninth European Development Fund for the
establishment of an ACP-EU Water Facility (OJEU L289/68/10-09-2004)
¥ Directive 2004/35/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 21 April 2004, on environmental liability with
regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage (OJEU L143/56/30-04-2004)
¥ Council Decision of 22 March 2004 concerning the partial release of the conditional amount of EUR 1 billion under the
ninth European Development Fund for cooperation with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries in order to establish a
water facility (OJEU 2004/289/31-03-2004)
¥ Commission Recommendation of 18 December 2003 on standardized information on radioactive airborne and liquid
discharges into the environment from nuclear power reactors and reprocessing plants in normal operation (OJEU C(2003)
4832/06-01-2004)

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 ¥ Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for
Community action in the field of water policy (OJEU 22-12-2000)
¥ Commission Regulation (EC) No 1476/1999 of 6 July 1999 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection
of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJEU L171/07-07-1999)
¥ Council Directive 1999/31 on the landfill of waste (OJEU L182/16-7-1999)
¥ Agreement on cooperation for the protection and sustainable use of water from watersheds Spanish-Portuguese, made
"ad referendum" in Albufeira on 30 November 1998 (BOE 037/12-02-2000)
¥ Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (OJEU 330/05-
12-1998)
¥ Commission Directive 98/15/EC of 27 February 1998 amending Council Directive 91/271/EEC with respect to certain
requirements established in Annex I thereof (OJEU L67/7-3-98)
¥ Council Resolution of 20 February 1995 on groundwater protection (OJEU 49/28-02-1995)
¥ Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste treatment (OJEU 135/30-05-1995)
¥ Council Directive 93/75/EEC of 13 September 1993 concerning minimum requirements for vessels bound for or leaving
Community ports and carrying dangerous or polluting goods (OJEU 247/05-10-1993)
¥ Commission Decision of 28 July 1993 concerning formats for the presentation of national programmes as foreseen by
Article 17 of the Council Directive 91/271/EEC (OJEU 226/07-09-1993)
¥ Commission Decision of 27 July 1992 concerning questionnaires relating to Directives in the water sector (OJEU 247/27-
08-1992)
¥ Council Resolution of 25 February 1992 on the future Community groundwater policy (OJEU 59/06-03-1992)
¥ Council Directive 91/692/EEC of 23 December 1991 on standardizing and rationalizing reports on the implementation of
certain Directives relating to the environment (OJEU 377/31-12-1991)
¥ Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by
nitrates from agricultural (DOCE 375/31-12-1991)
¥ Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (OJEU 135/30-05-1995)
¥ Council Directive 88/347/EEC of 16 June 1988 amending Annex II to Directive 86/280/EEC on limit values and quality
objectives for discharges of certain dangerous substances included in List I of the Annex to Directive 76/464/EEC (OJEU
158/25-06-1988)
¥ Council Directive 86/280/EEC of 12 June 1986 on limit values and quality objectives for discharges of certain dangerous
substances included in List I of the Annex to Directive 76/464/EEC (OJEU 181/04-07-1986)
¥ Resolution of the Council and of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European
Communities, meeting within the Council of 3 October 1984, on new forms of cooperation in the sphere of water (OJEU
272/12-10-1984)
¥ Council Resolution of 7 February 1983 concerning the combating of water pollution (OJEU 46/17-02-1983)
¥ Council Directive 83/513/EEC of 26 September 1983 on limit values and quality objectives for cadmium discharges (OJEU
46/17-02-1983)
¥ Council Directive 82/176/EEC of 22 March 1982 on limit values and quality objectives for mercury discharges by the chlor-
alkali electrolysis industry (OJEU 81/27-03-1982)
¥ Council Directive 80/778/EEC of 15 July 1980 relating to the quality of water intended for human consumption (OJEU
229/30-08-1980)
¥ Council Directive 80/68/EEC of 17 December 1979 on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain
dangerous substances (OJEU 20/26-01-1980)
¥ Council Directive 79/869/EEC of 9 October 1979 concerning the methods of measurement and frequencies of sampling
and analysis of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States (OJEU 271/29-10-1979)
¥ Council Decision 77/795/EEC of 12 December 1977 establishing a common procedure for the exchange of information
on the quality of surface fresh water in the Community (OJEU 334/24-12-1977)
¥ Council Directive 76/160/EEC of 8 December 1975 concerning the quality of bathing water (OJEU 31/05-02-1976)
¥ Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the
aquatic environment of the Community (OJEU 129/18-05-1976)
¥ Council Directive 75/440/EEC of 16 June 1975 concerning the quality required of surface water intended for the abstraction
of drinking water in the Member States (OJEU 194/25-07-1975)

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ANNEX II:
Potential participants in the Project
Scientific Chairmanship:
CEAM, University Research Institute Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies, University Miguel
Hern ndez (Elche, Alicante, Spain)

International Bodies:
Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM), Committee of the Regions (European Union,
Belgium)
Directorate-General for the Environment, European Commission (European Union, Belgium)
European Water Forum, Strategies and Action (Brussels, Belgium)
UNESCO-Water, United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP, Italy)
IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science (PHI-HELP, Scotland)
International Research and Training Centre on Urban Drainage (IRTCUD, Serbia)
Regional Centre for Training and Water Studies of Arid and Semi-arid Zones (RCTWS, Egypt)
Regional Centre for Shared Aquifer Resources Management (RCSARM, Libya)
International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM, Japan)
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) (UNESCO, Belgium)
World Water Council (France)
Natural Disaster Reduction Unit of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Switzerland)
International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR, Austria)
Ibero-American Network on Monitoring and Forecasting of Hydrometeorological Events (PROHIMET,
Madrid)
Mediterranean Network of Basin Organizations (MENBO, Valencia)
African Water Issues Research Unit (AWIRU, South Africa)

State Water Societies (Spain):

Consejo Nacional del Agua - Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino
Agencia Andaluza del Agua
Agencia Catalana de l«Aigua
AcuaMed. Aguas de las Cuencas Mediterr neas
AcuaJ car, Aguas de la Cuenca del J car
AcuaSegura, Aguas de la Cuenca del Segura
AcuaEbro, Aguas de la Cuenca del Ebro
AcuaSur, Sociedad Estatal de Aguas de la Cuenca Sur

Firms (Spain):
Iberdrola
Repsol YPF
Acciona Agua
Abengoa
FCC Energ a
ACS
ACEMSA, Aguas de Ceuta Empresa Municipal
ACOSOL, Abastecimiento de Agua y Saneamiento de la Costa del Sol
AGBAR, Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona
Aig es Ter-Llobregat
Aqualia, Gesti n Integral del Agua
Ayesa Ingenier a
Cadagua
Drace Medioambiente
Ecoagua Ingenieros
Elecnor
Aquagest Medio Ambiente
Aguas del Mare Nostrum
Facsa
Proaguas Costa Blanca

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 Foundations:
Fundaci n Biodiversidad - Ministerio de Medio Ambiente (Madrid, Spain))
Instituto Portuario de Estudios y Cooperaci n de la Comunidad Valenciana - FEPORTS (Valencia, Spain))
Bancaja Obra Social (Valencia, Spain)
Obra Social CAM (Alicante, Spain)
Fundaci n Espa ola para la Ciencia y la Tecnolog a (Madrid, Spain)
Fundaci n Centro de las Nuevas Tecnolog as del Agua - CENTA (Sevilla, Spain))
Fundaci n Centro Internacional de Hidrolog a Subterr nea (Barcelona, Spain)
Fundaci n Banco Santander (Madrid, Spain)
Fundaci n BBVA (Madrid, Spain)
Fundaci n Caja Madrid (Madrid, Spain)
Obra Social Caixa Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain)
Fundaci n Caja Murcia (Murcia, Spain)
Fundaci n La Caixa (Barcelona, Spain)
Fundaci n Ram n Areces (Madrid, Spain)
Fundaci n Telef nica (Madrid, Spain)
Fundaci n Orange (Madrid, Spain)
Fundaci n Vodafone Espa a (Madrid, Spain)
Fundaci n Iberdrola (Madrid, Spain)
Fundaci n para la Investigaci n y el Desarrollo (Madrid, Spain)
Fundaci n Simetr as (Toledo, Spain)
Club del Agua Subterr nea (Almer a, Spain)
Fundaci n Canal Isabel II (Madrid, Spain)
Fundaci n para el Fomento de la Ingenier a del Agua (C rdoba, Spain)
Fundaci n Coca-Cola (Madrid, Spain)
International Office for Water (Paris, France)
European Water Partnership (Brussels, Belgium)

Associations:
Sociedad Espa ola de Presas y Embalses - SEPREM (Madrid, Spain)
Asociaci n Espa ola de Riegos y Drenajes - AERYD (Madrid, Spain)
Asociaci n T cnica Espa ola de Balsas y Peque as Presas - ATEBA (Madrid, Spain)
Asociaci n Espa ola de Desalaci n y Reutilizaci n - AEDYR (Madrid, Spain)
Asociaci n Espa ola de Empresas de Tecnolog as del Agua - ASAGUA (Madrid, Spain)
Asociaci n Tecnol gica para el Tratamiento del Agua - ATTA (Madrid, Spain)
Asociaci n Espa ola de Abastecimientos de Agua y Saneamiento - AEAS (Madrid, Spain)
Asociaci n de Fabricantes de Riego Espa oles (Madrid, Spain)
International Association of Hydraulic Research (Madrid, Spain)
Asociaci n Espa ola de Consultores Ambientales (Boadilla del Monte, Spain)
Red de Deltas del Mediterr neo Delta-Med (Amposta, Spain)
International Network of Basin Organizations (Paris, France)
European Desalination Society (Rome, Italy)

Irrigators Community:
Federaci n Nacional de Comunidades de Regantes de Espa a - FENACORE (Madrid, Spain)
Federaci n de Comunidades de Regantes de la CV (Valencia, Spain)
Euro-Mediterranean Irrigators Community (Madrid, Spain)

Universities and Research Centers (Spain):

CSIC-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient ficas, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovaci n (Madrid, Spain)
Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (C rdoba)
Centro de Edafolog a y Biolog a Aplicada del Segura (Murcia)
Instituto de Econom a y Geograf a (Madrid)
Instituto de Geolog a Econ mica, CSIC y UCM (Madrid)
Centro de Investigaciones Cient ficas Isla de la Cartuja (Sevilla)
Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra Jaume Almera (Barcelona)

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Estaci n Experimental de Zonas ridas (Almer a)
Estaci n Experimental Aula Dei (Zaragoza)
Instituto Espa ol de Oceanograf a, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovaci n (Madrid)
C tedra UNESCO de Territorio y Medio Ambiente (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
Universidad Miguel Hern ndez de Elche, Laboratorio de Contaminaci n Atmosf rica (Elche, Spain)
Universidad de Alicante, Departamento de Ingenier a Qu mica, Facultad de Ciencias (Alicante)
Universidad de Almer a, Departamento de Hidrogeolog a y Qu mica Anal tica (Almer a)
IDAEA, Instituto de Diagn stico Ambiental y Estudios del Agua, Centro de Investigaci n y Desarrollo
Pascual Vila (Barcelona)
Universidad de Barcelona, Laboratori de Recerca del Clima LRC (Barcelona)
Universitat de les Illes Balears, Centro de Investigaci n Econ mica (Palma de Mallorca)

Universities and Research Centers (International):

NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Centers for Environmental Prediction
(Washington, EE.UU)
Cyprus Meteorogical Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment (Nicosia,
Cyprus)
CNRM Centre National de Recherches M t orologiques, M t o-France (Toulouse, France)
Laboratorie de Meteorologie Dynamique, Ecole Polytechnique (Palaiseau, France)
University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciencies, Department of Water, Atmosphere and
Environment, Institute of Meteorology (Vienna, Austria)
University of Athens, Department of Applied Physics, Laboratory of Meteorology (Athens, Greece)
ARPA, Sevizio Idrometeorologia Ambientale (Bologna, Italy)
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Water Scarcity and Drought Management
(Aleppo, Syria)
University of Haifa, Natural Resource and Environmental Research Center (Haifa, Israel)
Association pour la Reserche sur le Climat et l’Environment, Groupe d’Etudes et recherche Climat
Applications au D veloppement (Oran, Algeria)
National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies, Marine Environment Laboratory (Salammb ,
Tunisia)
CEDARE, Centre for Environment and Development for Arab Region and Europe (Cairo, Egypt)

Political representatives of the regions of the Mediterranean Basin:

We expect that in the international consortium are represented the largest number of regions that make
up the Mediterranean Basin.

Note: The list of potential partners are listed is not far from closed, and is open to anyone who has
something to contribute to solving the problem of water supply in the Mediterranean Basin.

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