Introduction
The TREASURE project seeks to improve environmental quality in and around Mediterranean port areas, by mitigating and reducing sediment and water pollution; a common challenge and problem in port areas. The project was approved under the second Call of the Interregional Cooperation Programme “Euro-MED 2021-2027”.
The aims are to:
- identify an ecosystem with multiple stakeholders to create open pilot laboratories or territorial mini-labs: this involves effective cross-sector and cross-cutting governance frameworks to deal with the challenges of pollution in port areas.
- define an integrated approach to environmental quality assessment for the preservation and restoration of the land-sea ecosystem.
- test and experiment new techniques for the remediation of degraded and polluted port areas.
Expected results
- A TREASURE solution for Environmental Quality in Port Areas taken up by all territories participating in the consortium (as a minimum).
- An Action Plan by each territory, involving the right stakeholders, approval of the Action Plan and its implementation.
- Building institutional capacity in the participant organisations which capacity will increase their expertise in environmental management and pollution reduction in and around port areas. This will include: capacity to operate in a multi-stakeholder framework, run in a multistakeholder lab format, have expertise in measuring environmental impact, knowledge of novel pollution reduction techniques and their suitability for application in a specific port area.
As a stakeholder in this project, ERA stands to benefit as the project’s outcomes are expected to provide enhanced environmental knowledge on one of Malta’s heavily modified water bodies (Port il-Kbir area). Moreover, the project will explore the use of the novel techniques for solutions for pollution attributed to activities within the port.
Project Details
Project Reference: Euro-MED0200218
Project Title: “Testing novel environmental quality measures in and around Euro-MED ports”
Duration: January 2024 – September 2026
Total funds: €2,500,000
EU Contribution: €2,000,000
Beneficiaries
Lead : ASEV – Italy
Partners : Ispra – Italy, Port of Bar – Montenegro, Fundacion Valenciaport – Spain, Durres Port Authority, PMM – TVT – France, Transport Malta (TM) – Malta, Piraeus Port Authority – Greece, CEI – Executive Secretariat – Italy.
Stakeholder: The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) is assisting the Maltese partner, TM on technical aspects related to the environment.
Further information about the project can be accessed through the:
Project Website: Home – Interreg Euro-MED – TREASURE
Linkedin: Link
*Cover photo credits – Transport Malta
