Wetland managers and scientists review the SWOS portal

Towards the end of 2017, the SWOS team invited a selection of users to
review the initial version of the SWOS portal. The aim of the user review
was to engage key users in the development of the portal in order to
enhance its value and user-friendliness. Overall, respondents were positive
about the possibilities provided by the SWOS portal. They made
suggestions for technical improvements and potential uses. The SWOS
team is grateful for the feedback received and is currently working on an
updated version of the portal. Further information is available on
the SWOS website.

Thank you to all users!

The SWOS team would like to thank all respondents for taking the time to
provide valuable feedback. We took note of all feedback and
recommendations. Many of the suggestions will be integrated in the
upcoming version of the SWOS portal. Other ideas will be saved for future
development, as not all changes can be accommodated during the lifetime
of this project

SWOS at the 3rd Mediterranean Water Forum, Cairo

The 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Water Forum was held on
January 22nd – 24th 2018 in Cairo, Egypt gathering the
Mediterranean Water Community to discuss and debate on priority
topics linked with the Thematic Framework of the 8th World Water
Forum. On January 23rd, a working group session on
“ECOSYSTEMS, managing and restoring for water services and
biodiversity” was organised and attended by around 20 participants.
SEMIDE coordinated the session with the Hydrological Planning
Office of Segura River Basin Authority where 3 case studies of
national wetlands from Egypt, Spain, and Tunisia were presented as
listed below:
– Lake Manzala Engineered Wetland a Successful Model for the
Mediterranean Sea Protection, Egypt
– Albufera de Valencia: semi-urban wetland under ecological
recovering process in Spain
– Characterization of the issue of ecological waters demand:
strategic orientations and action plans for pilot sites in Tunisia
SWOS project was introduced by SEMIDE as a monitoring tool for
wetlands management during the session and it was also presented
to a wider audience during the last day at the conclusions and wrap
up session. Further information is available on the SWOS website.
Wetland Monitoring Workshop in United Arab Emirates
Dubai Municipality, Environment Department-Natural Resources
Conservation Section, in collaboration with SWOS project and Tour
du Valat, organised a workshop on wetlands monitoring between 5-
9th of November 2017. Around 60 experts in wetland management
and remote sensing from governmental, academic institutions and
the private sector in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Gulf
Cooperation Council countries attended the workshop. The aim of
the workshop was to enhance the experience of the participants in
developing and implementing monitoring plans for wetland
ecosystems.Further information is available on the SWOS website.
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SWOS Project Overview

SWOS is a Horizon 2020 project funded by the European
Commission to assist wetland practitioners (managers, policy-
makers, scientists) with wetland monitoring and with reporting
obligations for environmental policies at different scales. The project
started officially on June 1st, 2015 for a period of three years.
SWOS is a collaboration between 7 European countries: Belgium,
France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.

Fuente: http://swos-service.eu/2018/04/05/swos-newsletter-4/