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Mediterranean Renewable Energy Programme-MEDREP

Country(ies)	Algeria Egypt Israel Jordan Lebanon Morocco Palestinian Authority Syria Tunisia Turkey
Area(s) and focus(es) of the project	Climate Change (projects) Energy (projects)
Project scale	Sub Regional
Tools	Developing a sustainable renewable energy market system; “Tradable Renewable Certificates”; “Certified Emission Reductions”; Identification of policies and institutional barriers; Feasibility studies for real projects with: - village-scale mini-grids, - renewable energy introduction (mainly solar but also geothermal energy) in the building sector, - desalinating sea water, - increasing agricultural water pumping by solar, wind and biomass powered water pumps, - disseminating cooling systems for the food conservation, powered by renewable, in farms and fisheries, - using solar home systems, small wind turbines, biogas and biomass power technologies, - creating joint ventures and other manufacturing, assembly and distribution/installation capabilities; Assessment of the emerging market instruments; Technical/economic assessment and policy framework review of RE potential; Identification and development of financing sources and mechanisms options for the projects financial support; Establishment and implementation of MEDREC (Mediterranean Renewable Energy Centre) activities; Dissemination of information in different sectors; Strengthen existing networks; Steering Committee
Budget	4 € m
Timeframe	2002 - 2010
Implementing organisation(s)	Ministry for the Environment and Territory Department for Environmental Research and Development (Italy) Agence de l’Environnement et de Maîtrise de l’Energie (ADEME) International Energy Agency (IEA) International Solar Energy Society Italy (ISES) Mediterranean Association of the National Agencies for Energy Conservation (MEDENER) Observatoire Méditerranéen de l’Energie (OME) Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) World Bank Ministry for Industry and Energy (Tunisia) Tunisian National Agency for Renewable Energies (ANER) Ministry of Electricity and Energy (Egypt) Centre for Renewable Energy Development (CDER) (Morocco)
Contact	Ministry for the Environment and Territory Via Cristoforo Colombo,44 00147 Rome Italy Email: info@medrep.info
Donor(s)	Italian Ministry for the Environment and Territory
Links	http://www.medrep.info/ - http://www.uneptie.org/energy/act/fin/me ... - http://uneprisoe.org/MedREP/details.htm - http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/ITF/Rene ...
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