Network
The Lebanese Association for Energy Saving and for Environment , ALMEE, is and was involved in many activities, programs, studies and projects with:
- DG XVII (EC) synergy program framework: energy and environment in the city.
- UNIDO TSS1 project relative to monitoring of atmospheric pollution in Lebanon.
- UNDP & UNEP projects umbrella of GEF and the application of Montreal protocol in Lebanon related to the CFC issue.
- ADEME (France) with whom ALMEE has signed an agreement of co-operation in the energy and environment fields: DSM project in Zouk / Byblos (Jbeil), educational project « Liban precieux - planete precieuse », energy efficiency in transport, etc. http://www.ademe.fr
- TRIVALIS (France). http://www.trivalis.fr
- METAP program of the World Bank related to the environmental issues in Lebanon: air, water and waste.
- European Bureau of Environment (EBE-Brussels), WWF (Barcelona), cedar (Cairo), ENDA (Tunisia), WEAA (Washington DC), CME (London) and energy-city (besancon).
- MIO-ECSDE (Athens) www.mio-ecsde.org
- UNESCO (Paris) in the framework of the world solar summit program (WSSP) for developing the domestic hot water solar system in Lebanon.
- Agence Internationale de l’Energie (AIE- Paris) for preparing the energy balances in Lebanon.
- APUR (Paris) for establishing the environment Atlas of Beirut.
- FFEM (Paris).
- CRES (Athens) for establishing the energy GIS in the Mediterranean countries.
- WEEA (Washington) for the creation of ESCOs network.
- IEPF (Québec) in the PRISME framework (programme international de soutien a la maitrise de l’energie).
- Climate change enabling activity project in Lebanon: member of the national coordinating committee and team. Prepared the mitigation energy part of the project.
- L'impact de la pollution de la “centrale électrique de Zouk » with ADEME France.
- Energy Auditing with the Municipalities in collaboration with IEPF.
- MEDENER founder member (Mediterranean association of the national agencies for energy conservation). Web address: www.cres.gr/medener
- IMEDER founder member (Institut Mediterraneen des Energies Renouvelables- Perpignan, France) created in 1991 and working in 44 Euro-Mediterranean countries)www.imeder.perpignan.cci.fr
- Member of UITF (Union des Ingenieurs et des Techniciens utilisant la langue Francaise).
- Member of PRISME (Programme International de Soutien à la maîtrise de l'énergie).
- Member of the co-coordinating committee for the “climate change enabling activity project” in Lebanon.
- Member of the mitigation technical team for the “climate change enabling activity project” in Lebanon.
- Member of the "Lebanese Environmental Development observatory LEDO" in order to set up indicators for Lebanon on energy and climate change.
Prepared and edited so far 25 bulletins as well as many brochures on the ozone depleting issues, energy saving, renewable energy, energy auditing, state of the energy in Lebanon and others. ALMEE issues also 2 newsletters per year.