Safeguarding the Mediterranean Sea basin from contaminants of emerging concern
iMERMAID Project intends to support the EU’s mission to restore, protect, and preserve the health of our oceans, seas, and waters through:
• Creating innovative, and replicable solutions against chemical pollution in the Mediterranean Sea.
• Training young minds through a dynamic capacity building programme nurturing the next generation of water conservation champions.
• Distributing a total of 800K EUR to third parties across associated regions for technology testing and targeted actions for water conservation.
• Implementing five pilot use cases in the Mediterranean Sea basin, ensuring ongoing solutions to tackle chemical pollution right from its origin to its end point.
• Developing policy recommendations for pollution prevention and reduction.
• Establishing a one-stop shop marketplace connecting clients with available blue solutions and services.
• Launching the iMERMAID Cluster as an integral component of the Mediterranean Sea basin lighthouse support facility.
Pilot use cases
• WWTP, San Esteban de Litera, Spain
• WWTP, Kalaat Al Andalouss, Tunisia
• WWTP, Turin, Italy
• Monitoring platform, Limassol, Cyprus
• Landfill leachate treatment plant, Crete, Greece

Funding: European Union’s HORIZON 2022 MISSION OCEAN
Start date: 01 June 2023
Duration: 36 months
HCMR contact person: Dr. Christina Zeri (chris@hcmr.gr)