National Climate Change Data Sets to Support Planning and Investment in Morocco
Apr 29, 2021 / Library
The data sets relate to the activity report named “Understanding Morocco’s Climate Futures – Using National climate change data sets to support planning and investment” which was presented and discussed during an e-workshop to the attention of Morocco’s national stakeholder on February 3, 2021.
The data are organized in two packages. The first...
[Agenda] Hydrogen in the Mediterranean: National Policies and Strategies in Selected Countries
Hydrogen in the Mediterranean: National Policies and Strategies in Selected Countries: English Agenda
Metropolitan Workshops 2021: Brochure
Metropolitan Workshops 2021: From Projects to Action
Apr 21, 2021 / Highlight
Rationale
The Metropolitan Workshops is an initiative by the Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories (AViTeM), the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) and the French Development Agency (AFD). It consists in a series of three immersive and interactive trainings targeting urban practitioners, urban planners,...
Metropolitan Workshops 2021: Facts Sheet
Valuing Water: Religious, social, cultural perspectives from Palestine
Promoting Data-Driven Processes in the Response and Recovery from the Pandemic through Regional Collaboration and Peer Learning
Apr 21, 2021 / Library
This policy brief investigates the vital role of data-driven decision-making in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. It begins with setting the context by elaborating on existing practices and challenges towards a data-driven approach in decision making. The brief cites regional examples from the South Mediterranean, sub-Saharan Africa, and...
[Presentation] Beakout Session : Air Quality
[Presentation] Breakout Session: Mobility and Emissions Reduction
[Presentation] Opening Remarks: Frederic de Dinechin
[Presentation] Cristian Chiavetta: Achieving Food Security and Ecosystem Resilience
[Presentation] Dani Harake: Intro Covid19 Impact on the Environment
[Presentation] Breakout Session: Nature Based Solutions
[Presentation] Hayfe Chamkhi: Wildlife Conservation
[Presentation] Dalia Abulfotuh: Food Systems Summit and Youth
[Presentation] Opening Remarks: Andres Alcantara
[Presentation] Nathalie Beckett: Ecotourism and Protected Areas
Energy Transition, Sustainability, and Labor Market Policies: Implications and Recommendations for the South Mediterranean Countries
Apr 14, 2021 / Library
COVID-19 intensifies the urgency for a sustainability transition. The Paris Agreement, the UN Agenda 2030, and the European Green Deal make a priority the increase of renewable energy sources in the energy mix and the decarbonization of the economies. This energy transition will have a significant impact on the South Mediterranean countries,...
[Webinar] Hydrogen in the Mediterranean: National Policies and Strategies in Selected Countries
Apr 12, 2021 / Highlight
World Bank – CMI Joint Webinar Series
Knowledge Exchange on Green Hydrogen for the Mediterranean Region
Hydrogen in the Mediterranean: National Policies and Strategies in Selected Countries
Thursday April 29, 2021 | 09:00 EDT/15:00CET
Background
The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) and the World Bank are organizing a series of...
Promoting Virtual Exchange as a Resilient Way to Strengthen Academic Internationalization in the South Mediterranean Region
Apr 07, 2021 / Library
Summary: Against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic, this policy brief focuses on Virtual Exchange (VE), a methodology that can contribute to solving the current education and mobility challenges faced by South Mediterranean countries by enhancing the quality and inclusiveness of Higher Education, despite the severe limitations to...
[Presentation] Valuing Water
Revitalizing Mediterranean Integration: Why this is good for MENA
Mar 25, 2021 / Blog entry
A quarter century ago, countries in the Mediterranean region made a strong political commitment to set the region on a path of peace, stability, and prosperity through the Barcelona Declaration. As we mark the anniversary of this declaration, we should be reminded that countries on both shores of the Mediterranean Sea pledged to enter a path...
[Agenda] Empowering Mediterranean Youth to Strengthen the Governance of Ecosystems
[Webinar] Empowering Mediterranean Youth to Strengthen the Governance of Ecosystems
Mar 22, 2021 / Highlight
Context
More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the global economy has been disrupted with long-lasting adverse effects. As economic and industrial activities were brought to a near-standstill, the environment sometimes took the advantages and showed improvement in the quality of air, undisturbed ecosystems and wildlife, cleaner...
The Mediterranean Region: Microcosm of Global Green Recovery. How does the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism fit in?
Mar 17, 2021 / Blog entry
The world is now at a crossroads: should recovery from the economic crisis triggered by COVID-19 be a series of individual go-it-alone country efforts, or instead an internationally cooperative effort? Should the fight to avert the climate crisis be about what each of us does, or instead about what all of us do together? Much of that...
[Agenda] Prospects for Green and Blue Hydrogen in the Mediterranean: Gas transport infrastructure implications
[Agenda] World Water Day E-Conference on Valuing Water in the Mediterranean region
[Webinar] World Water Day E-Conference on Valuing Water in the Mediterranean region
Mar 10, 2021 / Highlight
Announcement
Due to the evolving situation of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the growing health concerns related to this virus, the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) has decided to organize its 5th edition of the World Water Day 2021 workshop virtually.
Background
Every year, the World Water Day draws the world’s attention...
