Malta’s participation in the

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2007-2013 Programme2007-2013 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-economicsustainable development throughinnovative technological actions forMediterranean tourism-heritage and landscapeprotection clusters. This was carried outthrough:through:

The establishment of a common approach forsustainable tourism through the set ofmeaningful sustainable indicators in all partnercountries.

Involvement of all social stakeholders in theprocess since Heland aims at responding tonew demands, not only of the tourists butalso of the local stakeholders.

Diffusion of new procedures and innovativeDiffusion of new procedures and innovativetechnologies through the setting up of across-border network at the MediterraneanBasin level involving Universities, researchcentres, professional societies, regionalinstitutions, SME clusters, NGOs, etc.

University of Malta – Mdina

2 information totems will be installed in Mdina

A book aimed for teenagers about the history ofImdina and another book about cookery in differentImdina and another book about cookery in differenthistoric eras

Mobile app – ‘Mdina through time’ where users cannavigate in Mdina through 4 different historic periods.

Fondazzjoni Temi Zammit – Xaghra

Xaghra was selected because it possesses a hugetourism potential

Link to the 3D app: ftz.org.mt/heland_virtualtour

The app features Ggantija, Ramla Bay and CalypsoCave 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 theparticipating countries, including Malta, policesaimed at satisfying water and sanitation needs of theaimed at satisfying water and sanitation needs of thepopulation, whilst reducing water abstraction andimproving the quality of water bodies receivingwastewater.

Maltese partners were involved in disseminatingwater saving kits in each Gozitan household (as apilot study). Each locality had a different type of kit.Afterwards, these households were asked to givefeedback on the use of these kits and according totheir replies, results were issued.

Such results, together with other partners’ results,served to draft solutions on the water savingmethods used and needed for every different type ofhousehold in the different partner countries involvedin the project.

Med-Jellyrisk

University of Malta

Budget: €281,124.00

Project end date: 17 December 2015Project end date: 17 December 2015

MED-JELLYRISK was the first-ever internationalattempt to assess the socio-economic impacts ofjellyfish 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 accurateIts main objective is to provide clear and accuratereal-time information about jellyfish: e.g. if thereare jellyfish on the beach, which species arepresent, which species exist, what to do if you getstung by a jellyfish, and all the relevantinformation about this topic.

Staff at the Physical Oceanography ResearchGroup within the Department of Geosciences atthe University of Malta, have launched a jellyfishdispersion model through which users can trackthe forecasted pathway, for the next four (4)the forecasted pathway, for the next four (4)days, of a jellyfish bloom they observe in thewaters around the Maltese Islands. The model isavailable 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 2015Project end date: 31 December 2015

The project’s objective was to improve the socio-economic and the environmental sustainability ofthe Mediterranean coastline while increasing itsresilience to natural and man-made hazards.

A series of Local Seminars were held in 2014 that ledto the launch of a Local Community Charter aimed atprotecting Malta’s open spaces

PPGIS (Public Participatory Geographic InformationScience) Training Workshop for Mare NostrumPartners in Malta, 20 November 2014Partners 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, includingNextMed 2014 Conference in Rome, Forum on ImprovingQuality of Life in the South, Valletta 18 Conference andWorkshop of International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) inMalta in 2015Malta in 2015

Ongoing: taking the Cottonera school children to play inthese Open Spaces with parents signing a petition tosafeguard such spaces through the upcoming Local Plans.This petition is envisaged to be presented to MEPA in 2016

Scow

Local Councils’ AssociationBudget: €377,148.60

Project end date: 31 December 2015

The aim of SCOW was to develop low cost,technically simple and high quality biowastecollection and recycling models in territories withtouristic areas and agricultural activity.

In Malta, waste for this pilot study will be providedfrom hotels, schools and vegetable processingplants, which will then be transferred to a compostplant, where compost will be generated.

In addition, a number of ‘mini composters’ whichshall be distributed to various entities in Maltashall be distributed to various entities in Malta(schools, local councils, etc) were purchased underthe project, whereby such entities can generatetheir own compost and use it in public gardens,school premises, etc.

Med-Algae

Fondazzjoni Temi Zammit

Budget: €178,568.90

Malta Intelligent Energy Management AgencyMalta Intelligent Energy Management Agency

Budget: €54,828.71

Project end date: 7 June 2015

The aim of the MEDALGAE project was to enhanceregional and cross border collaboration for theregional and cross border collaboration for thedevelopment of a new generation of biofuels frommicroalgae.

FTZ was responsible of the following main activities:

• Research and lab analysis of micro-algae samples

• Installation of raceway ponds for the algae growthpilot 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 stakeholderscommittee

• Similarly, the organisation of local steering committeemeetings

• Identification of potential sites for the production of bio-fuel from micro-algae based on the location of resourcesfor 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 theaudiovisual and media sector through the sharedrealization of products for the Television and theInternet, intended to inform the general public of theMediterranean area about the environmental challengesin Mediterranean coastal regions.

Production of an innovative series of 12 docu-magsincluding two filmed in Malta (lampuki and wateringan 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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