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Blanca Moreno-Dodson: "The move from the World Bank to the UN is a natural evolution for the CMI"

09/22/2021 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. The director of the Centre for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), Blanca Moreno-Dodson, tells econostrum.info exclusively about her transition from the World Bank to the United Nations and her new mandate: the implementation of the MDG 17 on partnerships in the Mediterranean. The CMI remains and will remain based in Marseille.

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AVITEM and IME join their expertise

12/16/2020 | Society / Institutions

Violation of the ceasefire signed in 1991, recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara by the United States, events have accelerated in recent days on the issue of the status of this territory unresolved since the end of the Spanish protectorate.

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Avitem, climate change, cooperation, IME, Marseilles, Mediterranean Cities and Territories Agency, Mediterranean Water Institute, sustainable development, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), urban planning, water

AFD and the Sahara and Sahel Observatory sign an agreement to combat water stres

11/06/2020 | Environment

NORTH AFRICA / FRANCE. The Sahara and Sahel Observatory and the French Development Agency are entering into a partnership to implement a regional initiative on "water stress and climate change in North Africa".

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A think tank criticizes the inefficiency and inequality of water management policies in Morocco

09/25/2020 | Environment

MOROCCO. A note from the Moroccan Institute for policy analysis denounces past and present water management policies in Morocco. It deems them not only unsuited to climate change, taken in a piecemeal fashion in an emergency response to social conflicts, but also very unequal.

agriculture, Amal Ennabih, CESE, climate change, economic, Green Morocco Plan, Institut d'études politiques de Lyon, irrigation, MIPA, Mohammed VI, Morocco, Morrocan institute for policy analysis, Social and Environmental Council Morocco, water

The UfM gives priority to financing climate actions in the South and East Mediterranean

07/15/2020 | Environment

MEDITERRANEAN. The Union for the Mediterranean declares climate financing as a priority for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region, which is warming 20% faster than the global average.

After the pandemic: towards resilient cities and territories in the Mediterranean, or the refusal of blindness

06/16/2020 | Reflections

SPECIAL FILE COVID-19. While the Covid19 pandemic is still far from over, the "After" is just beginning to take shape, veiled in shadows and uncertainties, tainted by the haunting question of the vaccine and overshadowed by the priority that will be that of restarting national economies and...

EU invests €1000bn in energy transition

01/15/2020 | Environment

EUROPEAN UNION. The Investment Plan for a Sustainable Europe will invest at least €1,000 billion over ten years to address climate and environmental challenges.

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Outsmart climate change: work with nature!

07/01/2019 | BLUE PLAN reports

While climate change is becoming more and more of a concrete reality, impacting people and places throughout the Mediterranean region, a broad range of Nature-based Solutions are available to enhance society’s resilience in this new, dynamic and highly challenging context.

Angela Klauschen, biodiversity, blue economy, Celine Dubreuil, climate, climate change, demography, development, ecology environment report, economy report, environment, growth development report, Nelly Bourbon, Plan Bleu, Southern Europe

Policy Factsheet - Mediterranean Sustainable tourism

06/03/2019 | BLUE PLAN reports

June 2019. Written by Cinzia De Marzo, Jérémie Fosse, Julier Wilson, Monica Rivera Escrich. The great wealth of ecological and cultural heritage and the beauty of the marine and coastal destinations on the Mediterranean Sea attract an increasing flow of tourists from all over the world every year....

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Climate security in the sahel and the Mediterranean : local and regional responses

04/01/2019 | EUROMESCO reports

April 2019. Written by Abdelhak Bassou, Aleksandra Chmielewska, Xira Ruiz-Campillo The present study takes into account the broader conception of the Mediterranean. In this sense, it not only deals with the effects of climate change on the countries bordering the Mediterranean, but extends its...

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Three trophies for adapting to climate change

01/31/2019 | Energy Efficiency

Local authorities and central government agencies, state universities and NGOs from the Mediterranean region have until 20th March to send in their entries for the 2nd edition of the Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Awards. Version française

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Michel Derdevet : “The electrification of Africa is vital in the fight against climate change and in containing migratory flows”

11/19/2018 | African and european view on the Mediterranean

Secretary-general of Enedis and founder member of IPEMED Michel Derdevet remains upbeat about improving access to electricity in Africa, despite current shortcomings and disparities. Version française

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Femip Trust Fund Annual Report 2017 : serving the southern neighbourhood

11/13/2018 | BEI & FEMIP reports

November 2018. Written by EIB. In view of the challenges the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood region is facing, including those posed by the forced displacement of people, persistent fiscal deficits and the threat of climate change, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU bank, and the FEMIP Trust...

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Stéphane Pouffary: "we must create the conditions to implement transition at the local level."

05/23/2018 | Socio-economic assessments

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Regional workshop: Human impacts on Mediterranean marine ecosystems and the economy

04/11/2018 | BLUE PLAN reports

Published in April 2018. Written by Hilmi Nathalie, Lafitte Antoine, Allemand Denis, Ferrier-Pages Christine, Reynaud Stéphanie, Tambuté Sylvie, Venn Alexander, Cramer Wolfgang, Guiot Joel, Gazeau Fréderic, Petrucelli Chloé, van Klaveren Céline, Highman Laetitia. This document was drafted following...

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What does the future hold for the Mediterranean in 2050?

03/16/2018 | Environmental and development issues

The new MED 2050 Foresight Study on the Environment and Development in the Mediterranean will be different from its predecessors. More participative, the Study will aim to compare various scenarios to help decision-makers in adopting action plans. Version française

Barcelona Convention, blue economy, climate change, MAP (Mediterranean Action Plan), Med 2050, Mediterranean, Plan Bleu

The Mediterranean under surveillance

03/01/2018 | Environmental and development issues

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Barcelona Convention, biodiversity, blue economy, climate change, green economy, MAP (Mediterranean Action Plan), Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development, Plan Bleu

Environment – Opportunities to be seized for Southern Rim countries

12/19/2016 | Socio-economic assessments

The FEMISE is one of the co-authors of the Energies2050 report on climate change in the Mediterranean, drawn up as part of COP22. The report singles out the lack of effort being made in the Southern Mediterranean, while at the same time highlighting the genuine assets that can be utilized as part of environmental policy. Version française

Abeer El-Shinnawy, climate change, Constantin Tsakas, COP22, Energies 2050, Femise, green economy, Maryse Louis, Mediterranean, Morocco, solar energy, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), Tunisia, Turkey

The Economic Impact of Climate Change on Southern Mediterranean Countries

12/12/2016 | Socio-economic assessments

Interview with Dr. Abeer El-Shinnawy (FEMISE, American University in Cairo) within the context of the FEMISE & Institut de la Méditerranée contribution to the ENERGIES2050 report [1] on” Challenges to Climate Change in the Mediterranean” released at the occasion of the international COP22 conference that took place in Marrakech on November 15th 2016. Version française

Mediterranean region ready for COP22 in Marrakesh

11/09/2016 | Environmental and development issues

The 22nd session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP22, taking place in Marrakesh from 7th to 18th November, 2016, will be an opportunity for the Mediterranean region to make its voice heard Version française