The INECO Web Toolbox is one of the final, major outputs of INECO. It was developed with the objective to support:

• The dissemination of efforts and experience towards the effective design and implementation of incentive-based policies for sustainable water management;
• The elaboration of future Case Studies, using a framework similar to the one followed within INECO, for the development of policy recommendations to address different water management issues at local level.

To address the above, the Toolbox was developed as a web-based environment to constitute a “comprehensive source of knowledge, experience and guidance to contribute to sustainable water resources management in the Mediterranean Region.”

In its current form, the INECO Web Toolbox incorporates:

• A web-based easy-to-use knowledge base on the application of policy instruments for water management. The knowledge base incorporates information gathered throughout the course of the project on economic instruments and best practice examples from their implementation to cope with water management issues of relevance to the Mediterranean context.
  

• A knowledge base on institutional frameworks from different countries and the analysis of governance structures undertaken in the first stages of INECO, for Cyprus, Syria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco and Egypt.
• Web-based tools to support participatory processes for addressing specific water management issues, implementing the overall methodological approach that framed the INECO Case Studies. These tools can be further used to develop similar analyses in different socio-economic and environmental conditions with the remote participation of stakeholder groups.

The toolbox was based on an evolving framework, according to feedback received; it has the capability of dynamic adjustment, to incorporate information on water management issues, with a minimum control over inputs received, and is expected to be further enhanced after the completion of INECO, in support of water-related research work and stakeholder engagement processes.

Click here to visit the INECO Web Toolbox