• Support with the planning and management of water and environmental resources (waste disposal, natural areas, desertification processes, alternative sources of energy ).
• Support with technical planning of systems and networks.
• General consulting and coordination of project logistics and realisation; assistance in drafting and managing bids, contracts and financing for public works.
• Application of quality-control criteria and of environment management systems according to sustainability criteria.
• Programmes of advanced and vocational training – delivered on-site or via distance learning.
• Encouraging joint efforts and resolution of conflicts in terms of use and availability of resources and compatibility of public works projects.
• Technical assistance and training to govern and manage local public services.

Technical assistance in areas hit by environmental disaster or crisis

• Support to re-establish the processes of governance and facilitate recovery and redevelopment in the aftermath of environmental disasters.

• Post-emergency planning and projects for territorial and environmental defence in conjunction with civil defence authorities.

• Support in the planning of preventative and first-response measures.

• Communication and information dissemination campaigns for public entities and citizens.

• Definition of standards and indicators for measuring sustainability and quality of development.

• Research and development projects – technological innovation, realisation of information and cartographic systems; transfer of technologies, experience and know-how in the Mediterranean and elsewhere.

• Assistance implementing EU directives in new or prospective member states.