The objective of this study is to identify, compile, classify and disseminate Best Practices for exchanging knowledge and experience among PCs in reducing NRW with the view of promoting the replication of these practices. Three (3) exemplary Best Practices per country are being collected, showcasing how water utilities managed to reduce NRW and including the following topics: monitoring, detecting and repairing leakages or illegal tapping, promoting compliance and enforcing laws and regulations, optimizing performance using engineering techniques, raising awareness of the users on the above issues. 

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SWIM-SM is developing a guidelines’ manual to better identify the potential of private sector participation (PSP) in Water Services’ Delivery at the local level (i.e. municipal, governorate, provincial or district, rural areas) with special focus on financial sustainability. The manual is intended to address policy and decision makers in the water sector at the national and local levels in partner countries, notably those which are currently in the process of decentralizing hydro-administrative authority towards local governments, and/or have initiated the process towards corporatization of water services. The guidelines’ manual shall cater for the social specificities and political sensitivities associated with PSP in countries of the region.

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The SWIM-SM Team presented to Partner Countries (PCs) the progress achieved during its 1^styear of implementation and gathered their advice on activities planned ahead during the 2nd SWIM Steering Committee meeting that took place in Brussels on 17‐18 October 2012.

Participants in the meeting were representatives of the Ministries responsible for Water and Environment from eight (8) PCs, namely Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Moroccoand Tunisia, serving respectively as the SWIM‐SM Focal Points and Environmental Liaison Officers, andmembers of the Steering Committee, the advisory body of the project. The Libyan representative to the EC attended to represent the country as a new member joining the SWIM project. Relevant EC Services and Regionalstakeholder organizations, institutions and water programmes also participated in the meeting in order tofacilitate interlinks between the project and their activities and avoid duplications.

Advancement in the implementation of the 5 SWIM‐Demonstration projects was also presented in this occasion.

Additional opportunities for mutual strengthening and increased impacts of the Support Mechanism and the five Demonstration Projects were identified during the 2nd SWIM Coordination Meeting organized on 16 October 2012 in advance of the 2nd Steering Committee Meeting.

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