Several evaluations and assessments are being prepared by SWIM-SM and the Demonstration projects to guide and corroborate their work under specific themes and activities. They are the product of the work of experts with local and international experience in the subject matter and all have drawn information from the relevant stakeholders of the respective countries to which they are addressed.

The published documents are available below.

SWIM-SM Assessments

Assessment of IWRM monitoring indicators in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon

Guidelines for developing national regulation for managed aquifer recharge in Egypt and Palestine 

National policies for the establishment of water & aquatic environment prosecution and magistrate systems in Lebanon and Palestine

Assessment of current legislative capacity and legal procedures in the prosecution of violators of water legislation and develop guidelines in Algeria, Jordan and Lebanon

Tunisia:  estimated costs for the degradation and restoration of water resources of the Medjerda basin: 2010-2025 (Executive Summary)

Regional assessment of past drought & flood episodes and their management in selected SWIM-SM Partner Countries (Jordan, Palestine and Tunisia)

Guidelines on measures for improving compliance with water legislations and assessment of enforcement capacity in the SWIM-SM Region with focus on Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco (full document) and short description of the document for the media

Assessment of Potential Cumulative Environmental Impacts of Desalination Plants around the Mediterranean Sea

Verification and Validation of Adequacy & Efficiency of Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants Projects in Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia (TUNISIA Report - Executive Summary)

Verification and Validation of Adequacy & Efficiency of Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants Projects in Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia (MOROCCO Report - Executive Summary)

Verification and Validation of Adequacy & Efficiency of Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants Projects in Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia (LEBANON Report)

Strengthening the Capacity of SWIM Partner Countries in Assessing the Cost of Water Resources Degradation at the Basin Level

Study on the legislative framework regulating the recharge of aquifers with adequately treated wastewater

Cost Assessment of Water resources degradation of the Litani Basin and Policy Note

Executive Summary of the Cost Assessment of Water resources degradation of the Seybouse Basin (Algeria) and Policy Note

Executive Summary of the Cost Assessment of Water resources degradation of the Oum Er-rbia Basin (Morocco) and Policy Note 

Executive Summary of the review and analysis of the status of implementation of wastewater strategies and/or action plans in Tunisia and short description of the document for the media

Executive Summary of the review and analysis of the status of implementation of wastewater strategies and/or action plans in Morocco and short description of the document for the media

Review and analysis of the status of implementation of wastewater strategies and/or action plans in Egypt (full document) and short description of the document for the media

Documentation of Best Practices in wastewater reuse in Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Morocco

Documentation of Best Practices in non-revenue water management in selected Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Israel, Jordan, Morocco) (full document) and short description of the document for the media

Review and Analysis of Private Sector Participation: Modalities in Water Service Delivery, with emphasis on the Southern Mediterranean Region (full document) and short description of the review for the media

Review of the International and Regional Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation Systems with special reference for the Formation and the Support of Water Users Associations

Cost Assessment of Water resources degradation of the Medjerda Basin (Tunisian side) and Policy Note

Regional Review of National Water Plans and/or Strategies (full document) and short description of the review for the media

Economic Considerations for Supplying Water Through Desalination in South Mediterranean Countries (full document) and short description of the document for the media

Assessment of Best Available Technologies (BAT) for Desalination in Rural/Local Areas (full document) and short description of the assessment for the media

Assessment of Best Available Technologies (BAT) for Wastewater Treatment & Reuse in Rural/Local Areas in South Mediterranean Countries (full document) and short description of the assessment for the media

Regional Assessment on Water User's Associations (full document) and short description of the assessment for the media

SWIM-Sustain Water MED Assessments

Baseline Assessment Study for the Jordanian Pilot Project on Decentralized Wastewater Management in Semi-Urban Areas (at the Head Quarters of the Public Security Directorate in Moqabalane)

Baseline Assessment Study for the Moroccan Pilot Project on rural environmental sanitation and stormwater management in Ait Idir village  (only available in French)

Baseline Assessment Study for the Tunisian Pilot Project on Wastewater Quality Control in the irrigated zones around the Ouljet El Khoder Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Medenine Gouvernorateis (only available available in French)