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"The Mediterranean is a small region on the world map where the heaviest challenges are piled up"

"The Mediterranean is a small region on the world map where the heaviest challenges are piled up"
03/04/2021 - Interview by Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Bernard Valéro is retiring after a rich career at the Quai d'Orsay, consul, ambassador and director general of Avitem (Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories) in Marseille for his last position. The sixty-six-year-old diplomat comments, unvarnished and exclusively on econostrum.info, on the highlights of his professional life confronted with the ups and downs of the Mediterranean region.
Agnès Rampal, Alexandria, Avitem, Barcelona, Barcelona process, Bernard Valero, conflicts, Cosquer cave, European Union (EU), Fathallah Sijilmassi, France, Genoa, Istanbul, Libya, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Erasmus, Mediterranean of the future, Nasser Kamal, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Quai d'Orsay, Renaud Muselier, Santiago de Compostela, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Summit of the 2 shores, sustainable development, Syria, Tangier, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Villa Méditerranée

UNDP seeks to strengthen social protection for workers in the informal economy

UNDP seeks to strengthen social protection for workers in the informal economy
02/10/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
AFRICA. In a report produced in collaboration with the ILO, the United Nations Development Programme advocates strengthening social protection for workers in the informal economy on the African continent. version française
Africa, Ahmini, Ahunna Eziakonwa, Kenya, Rwanda, sustainable development, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, UNDP, Zambia

The revival of the Mediterranean tourism sector offers an opportunity to move towards sustainable tourism

The revival of the Mediterranean tourism sector offers an opportunity to move towards sustainable tourism
12/23/2020 - Bernard Valero, Director General of the Avitem | Reflections
Like many others, the tourism sector is being hit hard and globally by the pandemic. In the Mediterranean region, this crisis is even more acute since it has literally decimated a sector of activity that represents a larger share of GDP than elsewhere on all the banks of the Mare Nostrum. Today,...
Andalusia, Bernard Valero, Brussels, cooperation, coronavirus and tourism, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, cruise, Dubrovnik, European Union (EU), expert opinion, Mare Nostrum, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mont-Blanc, Nudge, ODD, Paris Climate Agreement, Pyrenees, reflection, sustainable development, sustainable tourism, tourism, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), United Nations, Venice

AVITEM and IME join their expertise

AVITEM and IME join their expertise
12/16/2020 - Eric Apim | 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. version française
Avitem, climate change, cooperation, IME, Marseilles, Mediterranean Cities and Territories Agency, Mediterranean Water Institute, sustainable development, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), urban planning, water

The Re-Med project wants to support sustainable construction in the Mediterranean region

The Re-Med project wants to support sustainable construction in the Mediterranean region
10/27/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The European Re-Med project aims to promote the transformation of construction and demolition waste (CD&D) into resources for road construction and maintenance in the Mediterranean. version française
Aix-en-Provence, Cerema, circular economy, construction, DC&D, ENPI, environment, European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), European program, European Union (EU), France, Italy, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Oumaya Marzouk, Re-Med, recycling, sustainable construction, sustainable development, Tunisia

Alba Leasing offers €980m of financing to Italian SMEs with the help of the EIB

Alba Leasing offers €980m of financing to Italian SMEs with the help of the EIB
10/19/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ITALY. 8,000 Italian companies will be able to benefit from €980m in additional financial resources thanks to an agreement between the European Investment Bank and Italian leasing specialist Alba Leasing. version française
Alba leasing, Banco BPM, Banco Popolare di Sondrio, bank, BPER Banca, Credito Valtellinese, EIB European Investment Bank, EIF, energy, energy efficiency, European Investment Fund, finance, Italian SMEs, Italy, leasing, renewable energy, sustainable development

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
FRANCE. French electrolyser and storage systems manufacturer McPhy successfully raises €180 million from strategic investors, its historical shareholders and institutional investors.
Bpifrance, Chart International, Drôme, Ecotechnologies, EDF Pulse Croissance, energy, environment, France, Germany, Grenoble, hydrogen, industry, Italy, Laurent Carme, McPhy, Paris, San Miniato, sustainable development, Technip Energies, Wildau, zero carbon

Engie inaugurates its new research centre dedicated to green gases

Engie inaugurates its new research centre dedicated to green gases
09/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Engie inaugurates a new research centre dedicated to preparing tomorrow's energy solutions.
Claire Waysand, energy, Engie, Engie Lab Crigen, France, gas, green economy, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, R&D, research, Stains, sustainable development, Urban Valley Campus

France Relance puts €100 billion on the table to accompany the post-Covid period

France Relance puts €100 billion on the table to accompany the post-Covid period
09/03/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
FRANCE. The French stimulus plan, worth €100 billion over two years, will be based on competitiveness, social and territorial cohesion and ecological transition.
Bernard Cohen-Hadad, competitiveness, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, ecological transition, economy, Emmanuel Macron, France, green economy, green growth, Jean Castex, Medef, recovery plan, SNCF, social cohesion, sustainable development

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

After the pandemic: towards resilient cities and territories in the Mediterranean, or the refusal of blindness
06/16/2020 - Bernard Valero, Director General of the Avitem | 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...
Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories, Avitem, Barcelona Convention, Bernard Valero, climate change, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, decentralised cooperation, European Union (EU), Gaza, Libya, Mediterranean, Mediterranean cities, Mediterranean of the future, Paris Climate Agreement, regional planning, SDOs, social and solidarity economy, sustainable development, Syria, urban planning

Tunisia on course for housing energy efficiency

Tunisia on course for housing energy efficiency
04/30/2020 | Energy Efficiency
Thermal efficiency regulations for collective housing, energy labelling for appliances, programmes to increase the energy efficiency of roofing, lighting and refrigerators, the introduction of an écoBAT building energy performance certificate, the disclosure of buildings’ thermal and energy efficiency ratings for rentals or purchases, there is no shortage of schemes either underway or in the pipeline. Version française
ANME, ecoBAT building energy performance certificate, ENEA, energy efficiency, Promo-Frigo, Promo-Isol, sustainable development, thermal efficiency, Tunisia

Emea and Emnes issue roadmap for blue transition in Mediterranean

Emea and Emnes issue roadmap for blue transition in Mediterranean
04/16/2020 | Development models in Mediterranean
The Mediterranean economists at the Emea and Emnes are putting forward a blue transition scenario for the Mediterranean based on a common Euro-Mediterranean project, a regional strategy and joint action plans. Version française
blue economy, BTS, Carlo Sessa, Covid-19, Emea, Emnes, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, euro-mediterranean partnership, Mediterranean, Responsible, Rym Ayadi, SDG's, sustainable development, TRIS

"The Mediterranean is today a crossroads of investment for the whole world"

"The Mediterranean is today a crossroads of investment for the whole world"
12/18/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Emmanuel Noutary, general delegate of Anima investment network, presents, in exclusivity for econostrum.info, the main conclusions of its white paper "Investing for a sustainable Mediterranean" which will be published in February 2020.
AFD Agence Française de Développement, Anima Investment Network, Egypt, Emmanuel Noutary, Europe, FDI Foreign Direct Investments, France, Impact Invest, investments in the Mediterranean, Israel, Kamel Nasser, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mihoub Mezouaghi, Morocco, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), sustainable development, Turkey, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Zoé Luçon

EMNES economists advocate a “blue transition” in the Mediterranean region

EMNES economists advocate a “blue transition” in the Mediterranean region
07/10/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy, in BRUSSELS | Development models in Mediterranean

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blue economy, Brussels, Centre for european policy studies, CEPS, Cinzia Alcidi, Emnes, energy, environment, euro-mediterranean, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, inclusiveness, responsibility, Rym Ayadi, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), sustainable development, transparency, TRIS

Francesco La Camera appointed Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency

Francesco La Camera appointed Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency
01/14/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
WORLD. Director General for Sustainable Development, Energy and Climate at the Italian Ministry of the Environment, Francesco La Camera becomes Director General of Irena.
Abu Dhabi, Adnan Z-Amin, COP, energy, International Renewable Energy Agency, Irena, Italy, renewable energy, Rome, sustainable development

An Award for Environment Friendly Coastal Cities

An Award for Environment Friendly Coastal Cities
06/13/2017 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
planbleu

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The Istanbul Environment Friendly City Award, launched by the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention, will be conferred for the first time in December 2017..
Barcelona Convention, coastal towns, Istanbul Environment Friendly City Award, Mediterranean Sea, sustainable development, waste

Blue economy shows enormous potential in Mediterranean

Blue economy shows enormous potential in Mediterranean
06/09/2017 | Environmental and development issues
planbleu

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aquaculture, Barcelona Convention, blue economy, Christian Avérous, El Dorado, environment, fishing, leisure activities, MAP (Mediterranean Action Plan), maritime transport, Marseille, Mava Foundation, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, offshore energy, Plan Bleu, ports, sustainable development, tourism, United Nations

Mediterranean region ready for COP22 in Marrakesh

Mediterranean region ready for COP22 in Marrakesh
11/09/2016 - Christiane Navas, NICE | 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
Ademe, agriculture, Anne-France Didier, Catalonia, climate, climate change, Conference of Parties, COP21, COP22, desertification, Energy 2050, energy scenarios, European Union (EU), IPCC, MAP (Mediterranean Action Plan), Marrakesh, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development, Morocco, MSSD, Paris, Plan Bleu, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, sustainable development, tourism, UNEP

MSSD 2016-2025 – Implement and measure the impact

MSSD 2016-2025 – Implement and measure the impact
05/01/2016 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
The 2016-2025 Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development has been adopted. The challenge that remains is to put in place a process to efficiently and jointly monitor the implementation of the 147 actions agreed upon by the Contracting Parties. Version française
Barcelona Convention, Greece, green economy, Jean-Pierre Giraud, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development, MSSD, Plan Bleu, sustainable development

Promoting a Sustainable Future for the Mediterranean Region

Promoting a Sustainable Future for the Mediterranean Region
09/28/2015 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
The new Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD 2016/2025) intends bringing together regional initiatives around the "green economy". Version française
climate change, ecosystems, environment, green economy, Marrakech, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development, New York, Plan Bleu, seabed, sustainable development, United Nations

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