1. CES-MED progress and plans
Cleaner Energy Saving Mediterranean Cities
A project implemented by Human Dynamics Consortium
This project is funded
by the European Union
CES-MED progress and plans
Overall deliverables
Specific progress July – Dec. 2016
Activities planned January – June 2017
Naguib Amin - CES-MED Team Leader

2. Overall deliverables 2013 – 2017 (1)
Cleaner Energy Saving Mediterranean Cities
Create and associate National Coordination Group (NCG),
Focal Points and NCG leading and guiding the project’s activities;
Establish Rabat and Beirut offices;
Selection and affiliation of 26 cities with many more ready to join 
23 cities/municipalities trained
18 SEAPs prepared– 5 ongoing with BEI awareness raising component
8 x2 National reports prepared and (now updated for funding)

3. Overall deliverables 2013 – 2017 (2)
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On-the-job training participatory workshops to prepare SEAPs
Partnership with NCGs set towards (SSM) per country.
CoM future coordinators and supporters identified
Informing donors of CES-MED’s cities/municipalities’ and projects
Concrete steps to identify finacing
Help provide external funds (SUDEP and Menjez…)
Complementarity with UPFI programme and others

4. Overall deliverables 2013 – 2017 (3)
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On-the-job training participatory workshops to prepare SEAPs
Prepare CES-MED comprehensive “Information Kit”
Collaborate with JRC in training and the approval of SEAPs
Provide “Help Desk” support
Create The CES-MED website used as learning platform
Attend events and forums
Holding awareness raising
Take part in COP 22. 

5. Specific progress July - January 2017 (1)
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NCG and NAs continued leading and guiding the project’s activities
Additional cities joining CES-MED and/or to prepare SEAPs individually
The National Recommendations Report for Egypt was prepared
The preparation of the SECAPs in Jordan in Egypt has started : Challenge with geographical coverage and termination of the work

6. Specific progress July – January 2017 (2)
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Consolidation or setting the SEAP Support Mechanism (SSM) continued in six countries
Key funding agencies invited to support the implementation of SEAPs and Project Fiches
More website material developed; All project documents and manuals included in the website to become a learning forum

7. Specific progress July – January 2017 (3)
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An international Municipal Financing Expert joined CES-MED to identify external funds for SECAPs
A national expert to identify national funds for Tunisia, Lebanon and Algeria
First Funding Reports prepared.
Recommendations will consolidate and will constitute an updated annex of the initial National Recommendation Reports.

8. Specific progress July - January 2017 (4)
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Municipal Training and Training of Trainers workshops held
Country
Training to Municipalities
participants
Training of Trainers
Lebanon
Head of unions and mayors representing 500 municipalities 30
Jordan
50 mayors and officials 40
Algeria
20 mayors
Tunisia 17

9. Specific progress July - January 2017 (5)
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CES-MED has participated in four events in COP 22 and has attended a number of meetings.
Regarding affiliation to CoM,
46 municipalities have adhered so far (in addition to Salé)
131 municipalities are planning to
In total 23 SEAPs have been prepared and 5 SECAPs are being prepared.

10. Activities planned January – June 2017 (1)
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The Financing Reports will be finalised by (financial experts) with identified opportunities for funding
The consolidation of SSM will continue (apart from Egypt & Jordan at this stage) with elaboration on the SSMs’ set-up
The update of the National Recommendation Reports, to include the “financing reports” and “step by step” for SSM
Funding round tables will be held in Lebanon and Palestine. Potential funding could be identified for SEAP Projects;

11. Activities planned January – June 2017 (2)
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Collaboration with funding agencies and promotion of SEAP projects to continue.
Five SECAPs will be prepared for Jordan & Egypt (applying on-the-job training).
CAPP workshops will be held to prepare the CAPPs of the SECAPs.
Tailored Training & Training of Trainers will be held in Palestine, Israel & Morocco.
Link to COM and role of CoM Supporters and Coordinators will be clarified with the creation of COM Global and COM-MED,

12. Activities planned January – June 2017 (3)
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The CES-MED website will be updated, maintained, improved and translated. Possibly to become a regional platform and/or to be sustained after the Project.
A Sustainability Report will be prepared to propose the Project’s Exit strategy.
The ongoing collaboration with JRC to participate in the trainings and review the SECAPs has started and will continue.
All SEAPs of cities applying for COM will be submitted and reviewed by JRC.

13. WHAT NEXT ? (1)
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CES MED has provided tools and training leading to raising capacities and instigating the SEAPs’ model through SSMs, supported by national authorities.
Yet the capacities (technical and financial) of cities remain limited and technical support (external and possibly from NAs through SSMs) is still necessary
We are putting emphasis on the project exit strategy through the NA/SSMs and in revised Recommendation Reports.
A major concern is sustaining the project results, upon its termination. The risk is to lose CES-MED momentum it without continuing support.

14. WHAT NEXT ? (2)
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A “Bridging” activity linking CES-MED to the action to follow (presumably COM- MED) may need to be considered.
One very practical related issue is the “housing of CES-MED website, with its information kit, material and documents upon the termination of the project.
We conclude that technical assistance and support should continue, considering that the aim is to create new SEAP Support Mechanisms that are well solidly functioning.