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49 Information: Fax: +33 4 93 65 44 02 - E-mail: cooperation@iowater.org FRom one conTinenT To anoTHeR The News N° 28 THE MEDITERRANEAN The pilot action for the recovery of organic waste initiated in Sfax (Tunisia) as part of the Med-3R project “Euro-Mediterranean Strate- gic Platform for a Suitable Waste Manage- ment” led to very promising results in 2016 in the field of organic waste collection, public- private partnership, sorting of recyclable materials and co-composting. This project also allowed establishing a part- nership between IOWater, the EUROMED Cities Network, represented by the Nice- Riviera Metropolis , the University and the City of Sfax and EMWIS as coordinator of the pilot actions of the Med-3R project. Thanks to the support of the Provence-Alps- Riviera Region and Nice-Riviera Metropolis, the partners are working on the industrializa- tion of the process in order to produce quality compost for land application and improvement of agricultural production. This experience will also be the basis for preparing a larger scale project with a group of Mediterranean partners. 4 Compost production line in Sfax Towards a circular economy on organic waste Tunisia Water Resources Management for Rural and Agricultural Development (PAPS-Water) The EU-funded Sectoral Policies Support Program for water resources management for rural and agricultural development (PAPS-Water) in Tunisia, has been implemen- ted since October 2014 by the Louis Berger / IOWater / SCET / CCM Consulting group of companies. It was completed on 14 September 2017 by the closing workshop organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture. The results were widely disseminated to all stakeholders in the Tunisian water sector. The capacity building component supervised by IOWater achieved the following results: l Definition of a structured training plan for the entire Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries; l Realization of many trainings courses for the various bodies of the Ministry; l Establishment of a communication strategy and plan for the National Water Supply Company (SONEDE) and the Agricultural Training and Popularization Agency (AVFA). The capacity building of executives and employees of the Administration has provi- ded them with the necessary knowledge to help in the implementation of the reforms initiated under PAPS-Water. 4 DGENVIRONNEMENT DGEnvironment Sfax Tunis