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Suez places €2.6bn in green bonds

Suez places €2.6bn in green bonds
05/17/2022 | Environment
FRANCE. The water and waste specialist Suez has successfully placed its first green bonds for an amount of €2.6 billion.
bonds, environment, Europe, France, green bond, Sabrina Soussan, Suez, waste, water

Morocco lacks water

Morocco lacks water
04/05/2022 | Environment
MOROCCO. Exceptional drought, strong demographic growth, rapid urbanisation, overexploitation of water tables, choice of an agriculture that consumes a lot of water... Morocco has reached a dead end.
agriculture, dams, desalination plants, drought, global warming, irrigation, Morocco, water, water tables, World Bank

754 French farmers to receive €40.2m for environmental services

754 French farmers to receive €40.2m for environmental services
11/16/2021 | Environment
FRANCE. The Rhône Méditerranée Corse Water Agency is going to finance, for five years and to the tune of 40.2 M€, twenty-one territorial projects covering nearly 68,000 hectares of useful agricultural surface.
Agence de l'eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse, agricultural surface, agriculture, Arc, biodiversity, Carcassonne, Darre l'Hort, environment, Etang de Berre, Gayraud well, La Redorte, Labécède-Lauragais, Lagarrigue well, Laurent Roy, Maquens, Marseille, PAC, quality of drinking water, RéSeau11, Syndicat intercommunal d'aménagement du bassin de l'Arc, Villemoustaussou, water

The Rhône Méditerranée Corse Water Agency releases 10 M€ for biodiversity projects

The Rhône Méditerranée Corse Water Agency releases 10 M€ for biodiversity projects
10/26/2021 | Environment
FRANCE. The Rhône Méditerranée Corse Water Agency is launching a new call for projects, with a budget of €10 million, to set up ecological corridors to promote the movement of species dependent on the quality of aquatic environments.
Agence de l'eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse, biodiversity, environment, Sauvons l'eau 2019-2014, trame turquoise, water

The humanitarian situation in Syria makes the political process of normalisation urgent

The humanitarian situation in Syria makes the political process of normalisation urgent
09/30/2021 | Society / Institutions
SYRIA. The humanitarian crisis in Syria is becoming increasingly worrying as the political process of normalisation is slow to get underway after a decade of conflict.
access to water, Bashar al-Assad, Covid-19, Daech, EIIL, Geir Pedersen, Geneva, Ibrahim Mughlaj, Idlib, Islamic State, Johns Hopkins University, Martin Griffiths, MSF, Médecin sans frontières, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Raqqa, Syria, syrian conflict, Taoufic Hassaba, Turkey, UN, UN Security Council, United Nations, water

Libyan economy faces the challenges of water stress and hydrocarbon management

Libyan economy faces the challenges of water stress and hydrocarbon management
09/02/2021 | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Incessant vandalism of water networks and oil installations, suspension of the president of the national oil company, water shortages, need to diversify revenues, the Libyan economy is struggling to return to normal after ten years of civil war.
Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, ACWUA, Al-Khums, Bahr Essalam, Bani Walid, Bertrand Bainvel, Claudio Descalzi, Cristina Brugiolo, CSP, Egypt, electricity, ENI, Fayez al-Sarraj, Fezzan, gas, General company for water and wastewater, GNA, Great artificial river, Hasawna, hydrocarbons, Italy, Jadalla Oakely, Ján Kubiš, Kaïs Saïed, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, Lldif, LPDF, Manul, Marsa Al Hariga, Mellitah Oil and Gas, Mena, Misrata, MMRA, Mohamed Al Hweij, Mohamed Al Mnefi, Mohamed Aoun, Mustafa Sanallah, National Oil Corporation, NOC, Nubia Basin, oil, Ras Lanouf, REAol, Sabratha, Sadiq al-Kabir, Sarir, Sirte, SWH, Tobruk, Tripoli, Tunisia, Ubari, UN, UN Security Council, UNDP, Unicef, United Nations Support Mission in Libya, USAID, water, water stress, Zawiyah, Zliten

European Commission takes France and Italy to court over poor water quality

European Commission takes France and Italy to court over poor water quality
06/10/2021 | Environment
EU. France for its untreated wastewater in a hundred agglomerations and Italy for its unsafe drinking water in six areas of the country will have to explain themselves to the European Court of Justice.
Bagnoregio, Civitella d'Agliano, environment, European Commission, Fabrica di Roma, Farnese, France, Italy, Ronciglione, Tuscania, urban planning, wastewater, water

The Rhone-Mediterranean-Corsica Water Agency launches workshops on the environmental challenges of coastal and island areas in the Mediterranean

The Rhone-Mediterranean-Corsica Water Agency launches workshops on the environmental challenges of coastal and island areas in the Mediterranean
01/14/2021 | Environment
MEDITERRANEAN. Ico Solutions, a series of workshops proposed by the Rhone-Mediterranean-Corsica Water Agency and several Mediterranean partners...
Agnès Vince, Aix-Marseille-Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry, CasCioMar, CCIAMP, Cenac, Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Conservatoire du Littoral, Ecocean, Elisabeth Coquet-Reinier, French Smart Port, ICO, ICO Commitment Days, Island Coast Ocean, Laurent Roy, Marseille, Méditerranée, PIM Initiative, Rhône Méditerranée Corse Water Agency, RMC, Smilo, Sulubaaï Foundation, UICN, water, World Conservation Congress

AVITEM and IME join their expertise

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. 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

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

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".
AFD Agence Française de Développement, Algeria, climate change, Egypt, France, Julie Gonnet, Libya, MedeCC, Mediterranean, Morocco, North Africa, OSS, Sahara, Sahara and Sahel Observatory, Sahel, Tunis, Tunisia, water, water stress

Engie sells 29.9% of its Suez shares to Veolia against the advice of Suez

Engie sells 29.9% of its Suez shares to Veolia against the advice of Suez
10/06/2020 | Environment
FRANCE. Suez takes note of Veolia's takeover of 29.9% of its capital held by Engie, and qualifies the operation as "hostile". version française
Antoine Frérot, Bruno Le Maire, Engie, environment, France, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Meridiam, Suez, Veolia, water

Engie welcomes Veolia's increased offer for its Suez shares

Engie welcomes Veolia's increased offer for its Suez shares
10/01/2020 | Environment
FRANCE. The Board of Directors of Engie finally decided to welcome Veolia's offer to buy back a large part of the Suez shares it holds. But the Ardian fund also made a proposal.
Ardian, Axa Private Equity, Engie, environment, Suez, Veolia, water

Suez rejects Veolia's new proposals deemed still contrary to the social interest of the group

Suez rejects Veolia's new proposals deemed still contrary to the social interest of the group
09/30/2020 | Environment
FRANCE. Suez qualifies as "vague" the new proposals made by Veolia to increase its capital, which increases its offer to Engie to buy the Suez shares it holds.
Bertrand Camus, Bruno Le Maire, Engie, environment, France, OPA, PreZero, Suez, Veolia, waste, water

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

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

CEO of Engie raises the bidding for the sale of his Suez shares to Veolia

CEO of Engie raises the bidding for the sale of his Suez shares to Veolia
09/04/2020 | Services
FRANCE. The president of Engie estimates that his shares held in Suez are worth more expensive than the 15,50€ proposed by Veolia to acquire them. Version française
Antoine Frérot, BFM Business, Engie, France, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Suez, Veolia, waste, water

Veolia ready to launch a takeover bid for Suez, which is refusing to take a stake in its capital

Veolia ready to launch a takeover bid for Suez, which is refusing to take a stake in its capital
09/02/2020 | Services
FRANCE. The CEO of Veolia does not rule out making a takeover bid for Suez if his friendly offer to buy the Suez shares held by Engie is not successful.
Antoine Frérot, Bertrand Camus, Engie, France, Meridiam, services, Suez, Veolia, waste, water

The Suez group is worried about its competitor Veolia's entry into its capital

The Suez group is worried about its competitor Veolia's entry into its capital
09/01/2020 | Environment
FRANCE. Suez disapproves of the buyback of its shares held by Engie carried out by its competitor Veolia.
Antoine Frérot, Engie, environment, France, Suez, Veolia, waste, water

Veolia covets 29.9% of Suez’s shares, to begin with...

Veolia covets 29.9% of Suez’s shares, to begin with...
08/31/2020 | Environment
FRANCE. The company has submitted a binding offer to Engie to acquire 29.9% of the Suez shares it holds, with the ambition of taking over the entire company.
Antoine Frérot, Engie, European Climate Pact, European Green Deal, France, Meridiam, Suez Eau France, Veolia, waste, water

IME to create Mediterranean commission to monitor key water-related projects

IME to create Mediterranean commission to monitor key water-related projects
11/21/2016 | Water management in the Mediterranean


Version française
Algeria, Hachmi Kennou, Ichkeul Lake, IME, Institut Méditerranéen de l'Eau, Mediterranean, sewage treatment plant in Gaza, Tunisia, water

Mediterranean Water Knowledge Platform taking shape

Mediterranean Water Knowledge Platform taking shape
09/29/2016 | Water management in the Mediterranean


Version française
EMWIS, Eric Mino, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Water Institute, Mediterranean Water Knowledge Platform, Morocco, National Water Information Systems, NWIS, regional planning, Tunisia, UNEP, water

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