Malta’s participation in the ENPI CBC MED 2007-2013 Programme 2007-2013 Programme Astrid Fenech Funds and Programmes Division
Celebrating some success stories
Heland University of Malta (Lead Partner) Budget: €326,961.00 Fondazzjoni Temi Zammit Budget: €122,084.64 Project end date: 28 December 2015
Heland aimed at promoting socio-economic sustainable development through innovative technological actions for Mediterranean tourism-heritage and landscape protection clusters. This was carried out through: through: The establishment of a common approach for sustainable tourism through the set of meaningful sustainable indicators in all partner countries.
Involvement of all social stakeholders in the process since Heland aims at responding to new demands, not only of the tourists but also of the local stakeholders. Diffusion of new procedures and innovative Diffusion of new procedures and innovative technologies through the setting up of a cross-border network at the Mediterranean Basin level involving Universities, research centres, professional societies, regional institutions, SME clusters, NGOs, etc.
University of Malta – Mdina 2 information totems will be installed in Mdina A book aimed for teenagers about the history of Imdina and another book about cookery in different Imdina and another book about cookery in different historic eras Mobile app – ‘Mdina through time’ where users can navigate in Mdina through 4 different historic periods.
Fondazzjoni Temi Zammit – Xaghra Xaghra was selected because it possesses a huge tourism potential Link to the 3D app: ftz.org.mt/heland_virtualtour The app features Ggantija, Ramla Bay and Calypso Cave amongst other places in the same villages
SWMED Ministry for Energy and Health Budget: €124,153.27 Ministry for Gozo Budget:€109,463.42 Project end date: 28 February 2015
The aim of SWMED was to promote, in each of the participating countries, including Malta, polices aimed at satisfying water and sanitation needs of the aimed at satisfying water and sanitation needs of the population, whilst reducing water abstraction and improving the quality of water bodies receiving wastewater.
Maltese partners were involved in disseminating water saving kits in each Gozitan household (as a pilot study). Each locality had a different type of kit. Afterwards, these households were asked to give feedback on the use of these kits and according to their replies, results were issued. Such results, together with other partners’ results, served to draft solutions on the water saving methods used and needed for every different type of household in the different partner countries involved in the project.
Med-Jellyrisk University of Malta Budget: €281,124.00 Project end date: 17 December 2015 Project end date: 17 December 2015 MED-JELLYRISK was the first-ever international attempt to assess the socio-economic impacts of jellyfish blooms and implement mitigation counter- measures.
An anti-jellyfish net was installed in Pretty Bay, B’Bugia. In addition a Med-jelly mobile app was launched. Its main objective is to provide clear and accurate Its main objective is to provide clear and accurate real-time information about jellyfish: e.g. if there are jellyfish on the beach, which species are present, which species exist, what to do if you get stung by a jellyfish, and all the relevant information about this topic.
Staff at the Physical Oceanography Research Group within the Department of Geosciences at the University of Malta, have launched a jellyfish dispersion model through which users can track the forecasted pathway, for the next four (4) the forecasted pathway, for the next four (4) days, of a jellyfish bloom they observe in the waters around the Maltese Islands. The model is available online – http://193.188.45.234/jdm/index.php/login
Mare Nostrum Integrated Resources Management Ltd Budget: €409,854.42 Project end date: 31 December 2015 Project end date: 31 December 2015 The project’s objective was to improve the socio- economic and the environmental sustainability of the Mediterranean coastline while increasing its resilience to natural and man-made hazards.
A series of Local Seminars were held in 2014 that led to the launch of a Local Community Charter aimed at protecting Malta’s open spaces PPGIS (Public Participatory Geographic Information Science) Training Workshop for Mare Nostrum Partners in Malta, 20 November 2014 Partners in Malta, 20 November 2014 A series of PPGIS Practice Events in 2015 with the active participation of the inner Grand Harbour local communities aimed at crowdsourcing Places of Interest and Eco-Heritage Trails;
Online signing up to the Charter and online drawing of Eco-Heritage Trails on www.grandharbourcharter.net Presentation of achievements at several events, including NextMed 2014 Conference in Rome, Forum on Improving Quality of Life in the South, Valletta 18 Conference and Workshop of International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) in Malta in 2015 Malta in 2015 Ongoing: taking the Cottonera school children to play in these Open Spaces with parents signing a petition to safeguard such spaces through the upcoming Local Plans. This petition is envisaged to be presented to MEPA in 2016
Scow Local Councils’ Association Budget: €377,148.60 Project end date: 31 December 2015 The aim of SCOW was to develop low cost, technically simple and high quality biowaste collection and recycling models in territories with touristic areas and agricultural activity.
In Malta, waste for this pilot study will be provided from hotels, schools and vegetable processing plants, which will then be transferred to a compost plant, where compost will be generated. In addition, a number of ‘mini composters’ which shall be distributed to various entities in Malta shall be distributed to various entities in Malta (schools, local councils, etc) were purchased under the project, whereby such entities can generate their own compost and use it in public gardens, school premises, etc.
Med-Algae Fondazzjoni Temi Zammit Budget: €178,568.90 Malta Intelligent Energy Management Agency Malta Intelligent Energy Management Agency Budget: €54,828.71 Project end date: 7 June 2015
The aim of the MEDALGAE project was to enhance regional and cross border collaboration for the regional and cross border collaboration for the development of a new generation of biofuels from microalgae.
FTZ was responsible of the following main activities: • Research and lab analysis of micro-algae samples • Installation of raceway ponds for the algae growth pilot project • Installation of photobioreactors • Collection of data from samples and analysis of co- products • Business plan based on co-product customers
MIEMA took part in the following main activities: • Setting up and organisation of local stakeholders committee • Similarly, the organisation of local steering committee meetings • Identification of potential sites for the production of bio- fuel from micro-algae based on the location of resources for algae growth and potential co-product customers • Pre-feasibility study for the implementation of a large- scale algae-to-biofuel plants
Joussour Public Broadcasting Services Budget: €84,871.99 Project end date: 31 December 2013 Its aim was to support the cooperation in the audiovisual and media sector through the shared realization of products for the Television and the Internet, intended to inform the general public of the Mediterranean area about the environmental challenges in Mediterranean coastal regions.
Production of an innovative series of 12 docu-mags including two filmed in Malta (lampuki and watering an island) Improvement of audiovisual professionals’ skills These docu-mags are all available online on: youtube portal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ- P9A8_iTk&list=PLu8m7zH6iTYT9e- smrW2KNW2Q9krikU3U?
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