From CORDIS:

Objective: The objectives are to examine the need of the participating Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs) for monitoring land and water resources, the institutions and tools currently in use and the potential role of remote sensing as a tool for reaching a sustainable environment. The goal is to develop a co-operative process whereby the MPC institutions would have better access to up-to-date tools for land and water management. The watershed is expected to be the basic unit for this management. A series of meetings will be held, involving experts on environmental monitoring techniques and those on water and management. The first meeting will cover classification of watershed types and their problems, and the existing infrastructures and tools for monitoring land and water resources. Later meetings will deal with the details of monitoring and modelling techniques, and the development of an integrated decision support system.

The main objective of the network is to provide a platform for experts from the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries (SEMC) to exchange information and expertise in geo-information systems for water and land management. This will provide a basis for all parties to work together on common problems. The general objectives of the thematic network include examination of the needs of the participating SEMCs for monitoring land and water resources, the institutions and methods currently involved in such activities, and the potential role of remote sensing as one of the tools for reaching a sustainable environment. The ultimate future goal would be to develop a co-operative process whereby the SEMC institutions would be modernised to utilize remote sensing and other modern geo-techniques as appropriate in land and water resource management.