Several partners from SHAAMS project attended this event including representatives from Al Urdonia Lil Ebda, the Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon (Lebanon) and Barcelona Chamber of Commerce.

The Programme included an overview of the main challenges, opportunities and clusters objectives featuring statistical data on ongoing standard and strategic projects. Thematic and brainstorming sessions provided projects (expected) results, best practices capitalization and upcoming steps for all interested actors.

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The event aimed at illustrating the state of the art with regard to dissemination and the use of renewable energy sources in the Campania region and political guidelines featuring:

-        programmes of regional and national funding for the implementation of energy efficiency measures

-       commitment of the government

The event location was in Torre del Greco as it represents one of the most active location in adoption of solar technologies.

During the conference, the Mayor and the alderman of the Municipality of Torre del Greco presented, as best practices, the 97 Kw photovoltaic system installed on the roof of the local fruit and vegetable market.

During the conference, experts illustrated the solar cooling technology including the ANEA and AGEAS directors, leaders of the Ministry of Economic Development, alderman for productive activities of the Campania Region and professors from the University of Naples “Federico II”.

More than 150 people attended the event including professionals, companies operating in the solar industry, public bodies’ representatives and students.

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Firstly, the SHAAMS Policy Accelerator is a support policy; Many actions will be implemented in order to identify innovative governance solutions, solar energy support strategies and to generate a unified approach towards a long term policy perspective and common area for solar energy development.

Secondly, the SHAAMS Enterprise and Research Accelerator consists of activities generated in this operational field. They will be aimed at fostering market support structures and new procedures for the development of a reliable market for solar energy in the ENPI CBC Med region.

Thirdly, the SHAAMS Social Accelerator consists of activities that will address societal agents and intend to promote a cultural and behavioral change towards solar energy among society.

During the meeting, the partners identified key stakeholders in the region who will be targeted to implemented related activities. In addition, the communication plan of the project was presented and discussions were made around the activities that should be implemented to accelerate the awareness of SHAAMS and promote solar energy in the region.

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On the occasion of the celebrations of the World Environment Day 2013 (5th June), the Joint Managing Authority and the Joint Technical Secretariat are pleased to highlight those funded projects which contribute to better environmental conditions, including water management, waste treatment and recycling, renewable energies, reduction of sea pollution, air quality, sustainable tourism, mobility and urban development.

Water management 

• Aqua knowledge and innovation transfer for water saving in the Mediterranean basin (AQUAKNIGHT)
• Sustainable domestic Water Use in Mediterranean Regions (SWMED)
• Mediterranean Cooperation in the Treatment and Valorisation of Olive Mill Wastewater (MEDOLICO)
• Promoting sustainable groundwater resources in the Mediterranean Basin: improving technical and administrative skills in selected Mediterranean Basin municipalities to alleviate pollution of groundwater
• Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Irrigated Agricultural Production in Lebanon and Jordan (ENSIAP)
• Diffusion of nanotechnology based devices for water treatment and recycling (NANOWAT)
• Adaptation to climate change through improved water demand management in irrigated agriculture by introduction of new technologies and best agricultural practices (ACCBAT)

Waste treatment and recycling

• Local Agenda 21 in territorial planning in energy and waste management (Local Agenda 21)
• Plateforme stratégique euro-méditerranéenne pour une gestion adaptée des déchets (MED-3R)
• Selective collection of the organic waste in tourist areas and valiorization in farm composting plants (SCOW)
• The Green MED Initiative (GMI)

Renewable energies

• Production of biodiesel from Algae in selected Mediterranean Countries (MED-ALGAE)
• Rénovation Energétique des Logements (RELS)
• Development and implementation of decentralised solar energy-related innovative technolgies for public buildings in the Mediterranean Basin countries (DIDSOLIT-PB)
• Fostering Solar Technology in the Mediterranean area (FOSTEr in MED)
• Machrek Energy Development-Solar (MED-Solar)
• Mediterranean Development of Support schemes for solar Initiatives and Renewable Energies (MED-DESIRE)
• Strategic Hubs for the Analysis and Acceleration of the Mediterranean Solar Sector (SHAAMS)
• Small scale thermal solar district units for Mediterranean communities (STS-Med)

Other (air quality, reduction of sea pollution, sustainable tourism, mobility and urban development)

• Gouvernance de la qualité de l’air dans les villes méditerranéennes (GOUV’AIRNANCE)
• De l’expérimentation à la diffusion de l’Ecolabel en Méditerranée (ShMILE 2)
• Mediterranean Experience of Eco-Tourism (MEET)
• Management of port areas in the Mediterranean Sea Basin (MAPMED)
• Managing the Environmental Sustainability of Ports for a durable development (MESP)
• Réseau d’Action en matière de Mobilité Urbaine Durable (RAMUD)

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The Global Shapers Community, an initiative of the World Economic Forum, is a “network of hubs developed and led by young people who are exceptional in their potential, their achievement and their drive to make a contribution to their communities” (according to the website of Global Shapers). The 2013 gathering of the Global Shapers Community in the Middle East and North Africa region will serve to build networks and share knowledge between entrepreneurs.

The event was attended by Al Urdonia Lil Ebda, a Jordan organisation focusing on enterprise development, which is part of SHAAMS.

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SHAAMS at a glance 

SHAAMS, a three-year long project, aims to increase population awareness of the advantages of solar energy, elaborate financial instruments to facilitate the solar sector development and identify and implement best practices in legal, regulatory and organisational issues so as to insure the sustainability of this development.

“Strategic Hubs for the Analysis and Acceleration of the Mediterranean Solar Sector”(SHAAMS) is coordinated by the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation (Spain, Cataluña). The partnership is made of 11 research centers, technological institutes and business associations from Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon and Spain.

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The kick off meeting defined the action plan for the future while setting all the initiatives and determining the upcoming activities in order to meet the project goals.

SHAAMS will create a strong impact on sustainable development and environmental awareness in the Mediterranean countries, while providing a set of concrete activities and practical solutions.

SHAAMS project partners are the following:

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SHAAMS will facilitate the take up of solar technologies by raising public awareness on energy efficiency through the transferability and implementation of good practices in legal, regulatory, economic, organizational issues and new financing mechanisms. Therefore, SHAAMS will define and implement a series of actions, by identifying and highlighting the opportunities and potentialities of solar energy solutions for the social and economic development of the region ENPI CBC MED. The project will rely on a collaborative approach between partners while facilitating the exchange of data (indicators) between public administration bodies, research centers, universities, firms and agents of the civil society and allowing the consortium to analyze the needs, expectations and requirements of all the actors and to provide solutions coherent with all the agents’ needs.

In order to achieve these objectives the SHAAMS project will be conceived as a threefold action project divided in terms of activity:

• SHAAMS Policy Accelerator: Policy support actions will be implemented in order to identify innovative solutions, solar energy strategies and to generate a unified approach towards a long term policy perspective for solar energy development.
• SHAAMS Enterprise and Research Accelerator: Fostering market support structures and new procedures for the development of a reliable market for solar energy
• SHAAMS Social Accelerator: The activities conceived in the section will address societal agents and intend to promote a cultural and behavioral change towards solar energy among society.

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