From CORDIS:

Objective: The overall objective of the project is the advancement of stand-alone desalination systems, which are based on the highly innovative membrane distillation technology.

The objectives are:
1) Evaluation of the present state of the art for small-scale, stand-alone desalination systems with low maintenance needs;
2) To conduct a socio-economic study to determine the specific needs and possibilities for the application of small-scale desalination systems;
3) Development of appropriate small-scale, stand-alone desalination systems with low maintenance needs based on membrane distillation;
4) Development and testing of the membrane distillation components and systems;
5) Dissemination of results in workshops conducted in each of the participating countries.