Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons
- Policy Brief
The Role of Civil Society Organizations in raising Awareness of the Green Transition in the Southern Neighbourhood. Obstacles, Practices and Potential for the EU’s Support
Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMCs) often lack the adaptive management capacity that is essential to become effective agents for coordinated and long-term development processe.
30 juin 2021
- Policy Brief
Raising Private Sector Investments and Social Awareness to Boost the Green Transition in the Southern Neighbourhood: Two Parts of the Same Equation
By outlining that the European Green Deal represents a unique opportunity for Euro-Mediterranean cooperation, the strategy postulates that the EU and its SN partner countries should work together to strengthen environmental resilience.
30 juin 2021
- Focus
Climate Change in the Middle East: a Source of Cooperation or Conflict?
Climate change is a major governance challenge in the Middle East, but water and food availability in the region is currently affected more by unsustainable groundwater extraction, demographic change, and unregulated transboundary water flows
25 février 2021
- Policy Brief
How to Improve Water Resources Management in the Middle East? The Call for a Locally-Based Water Security
The categorisation of water security as an existential “threat” gives the state a licence to use exceptional measures to address water scarcity, including securitising the field and diminishing measures of transparency.
17 juillet 2020
- Policy Brief
Youth Water Cooperation in the Mediterranean: Challenges and the Way Forward
In the context of the current water challenges in the Mediterranean region, young people are making a difference by adopting innovative solutions to water issues and raising awareness on issues related to water management.
31 octobre 2019
- Policy Brief
Human Security & Climate Change. Vulnerabilities in the Sahel
New threats to human security emerge in a regional context in the Sahel already characterized by exceptional political instability involving a combination of rebellions, jihadist insurgencies, coups d’état and illegal trafficking.
1 mars 2019
- Policy Brief
This is (not) Rocket Science: Using Space-Based Solutions For More Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Jordan
Jordan is one of the most water scarce countries in the world. The growth of its resident refugee community and native population, as well as climate changes are further depleting its already limited water reserves.
1 septembre 2016
- Focus
Enjeux énergétiques en Méditerranée
Une coopération énergétique véritable doit s’accompagner d’une politique audacieuse de partenariat industriel dans le domaine de la construction et de la fabrication des biens d’équipement énergétique.
15 juin 2010
- Focus
Ré-enchanter la Méditerranée touristique ?
Il est clair que l’un des aspects les plus préoccupants dans l’évolution du tourisme en Méditerranée touche la question de l’environnement et de sa dégradation.
11 mai 2010
- Focus
Water Policy in the Mediterranean: An Overview
Aware of the fundamental importance of sustainable water management in Mediterranean countries, regional cooperation and information exchange have always been considered fundamental.
23 mars 2010
- Focus
Climate Change and Environmental Change in the Mediterranean: Grasping the Scope of the Challenge
The Mediterranean Basin is nowadays a hot spot of various phenomena related to climate and environmental change: biodiversity loss, marine plastic pollution, rise in temperatures, and increased water scarcity.
16 août 2021