CMI at COP27
Nov 04, 2022 / Highlight
CONTEXT
At the 27th Convention on Climate Change (COP27) held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, CMI is joining global leaders, the UN family, development partners, NGOs, thought leaders, and more to take concrete action towards achieving the world's collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement.
To help advance climate action while...
[Policy Brief] Innovative Desalination Plant Driven by a Coupled Renewable Energy System (Qualitative Case Study: Power Plant in Mahdia, Tunisia)
Sep 12, 2022 / Library
Produced in the context of the CMI-led program on “Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination Around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration”, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Citation: Dahmani, S., Emad Eldin Selim, A., Kairallah, W. (2022). Innovative desalination plant...
[Policy Brief] Youth: A Leverage Factor For The Water Security And Climate Nexus: Case Of North Africa
Sep 12, 2022 / Library
Produced in the context of the CMI-led program on “Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination Around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration”, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Citation: Gharios, G., Elfanssi, S., Jouamaa, A., Mahfoud, A. (2022). Youth: A Leverage Factor For The...
[Policy Brief] Water Stories: Older Women and Water Management Practices in Palestine
Sep 12, 2022 / Library
Produced in the context of the CMI-led program on “Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination Around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration”, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Citation: Al Ajarma, K., Arafeh, G., Mansour, J. (2022). Water Stories: Older Women and Water...
[Flagship Report] The Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination Around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration
Sep 09, 2022 / Library
Concerned Mediterranean stakeholders need to be aware of the main obstacles to their water resilience. Their capabilities should be developed, and ultimately, they should be provided with suitable "nexus solutions". With this knowledge, the Center for Migration Integration (CMI)-led water security nexus project examined water security in an...
[2021/2022 Results] Resilience to Climate Change
[2021/2022 Results] Human Capital and Mobility
[Agenda] Webinar on the Education - Skills - Mobility Nexus
[Webinar] The Education-Skills-Mobility Nexus
Apr 12, 2022 / Highlight
Context
Mobility in all its forms - physical, knowledge and skills - has an unprecedented role to play in education, particularly in the Mediterranean. Indeed, mobility can strengthen the quality of education, for example through new teaching methods, but also through cooperation and co-construction of curriculum, allowing for knowledge exchange...
[Press Release] Mediterranean Countries and Post-COVID Shifts in Global Value Chains
Feb 23, 2022 / Highlight
Mediterranean Countries and Post-COVID Shifts in Global Value Chains
Niche Industries offer Full Potential for Growth and Regional Integration
The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) and the Euro Mediterranean Forum of Institutes of Economic Sciences (FEMISE), are pleased to announce the publication of their joint analytical report on “...
[Report] Post Covid-19: Opportunities for Growth, Regional Value Chains and Mediterranean Integration
Feb 23, 2022 / Library
The report explores post-COVID opportunities for fostering growth and for deepening regional cooperation in the Mediterranean region, with a focus on five Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia). In three thematic chapters, the report brings forward the analysis on how to deepen EU-Med...
[Forum des mondes méditerranéens] Interview Blanca Moreno-Dodson
[Agenda] CMI’s Youth Regional Workshop “Water Security Nexus in North Africa"
CMI at the Mediterranean Worlds Forum: Providing Technical Content and Federating Partners
Feb 15, 2022 / Highlight
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Context
A Flagship Mediterranean Event
Organized by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs at the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron, the Mediterranean Worlds Forum was held in Marseille on February 7 and 8, 2022. In line with the commitments made at the 2019 Summit of the Two Shores, the forum brought together civil...
[Dissemination event] 2021 CMI's Policy Paper on "Youth, Actors for Change: Rethinking Mobility"
Feb 14, 2022 / Highlight
Objectives
The event will be structured around the presentation of the CMI policy paper on "Youth, Actors for Change: Rethinking Mobility". Giulia Marchesini, Human Capital Senior Programme Manager at the CMI/UNOPS, will present and discuss the findings and recommendations of the paper with experts and representatives from Italian institutions and...
[Forum des mondes méditerranéens] Interview Flavia Palanza
[Forum des mondes méditerranéens] Interview Matina Deen
[Youth Regional Workshop] Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination Around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration
Feb 01, 2022 / Highlight
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Youth Regional Water Workshop
Background
The CMI’s Youth Regional workshop aims to amplify the voice of the youth on water-related challenges and will seek to highlight the important roles of the youth in working towards regional water security. It will do so through knowledge creation to inform decision-making and through entrepreneurial...
COVID-related financial challenges for South-Med universities: The way forward
Nov 11, 2021 / Library
This brief focuses on the impact the Coronavirus pandemic has had on the financial support to universities and higher education institutions in selected South-Med countries (Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco). It outlines the financial impact on the ground, proposes recommendations and practical solutions to face the shortage of funding, and lays the...
COP 26 Water Pavilion Session on: Youth for Water: Steering Water Policymaking in the Mediterranean Region
Nov 08, 2021 / Highlight
Announcement
The UK is currently hosting the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow. The first-ever Water & Climate Pavilion is mobilizing the water community and partners in the global climate action community, in order to shed light on the role of water in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement and to...
Human Capital and Mobility
Sep 28, 2021 / Program
Countries Targeted
Countries of the southern Mediterranean.
Partners
Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Anna Lindh Foundation, British Council, Club de Madrid, European Investment Bank (EIB), Qatar Foundation, UNESCO, UNINETTUNO, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Aix-Marseille University (AMU), and the World Bank
Regional Context...
Justice Sector Services
Sep 20, 2021 / Program
Towards more justice for disadvantaged people: count on civil society
Two years on, post-Arab spring democracies debate courses of action that must deliver results to their people, against a backdrop of heightened expectations. Perhaps no issue is more pressing than the improvement of government accountability and ensuring full respect of citizens...
Digital Technologies for Economic Development in the Mediterranean
Sep 20, 2021 / Program
Starts: Nov 4, 2016 Ends: Nov 4, 2016
Location: Villa Méditerranée, Marseille, France
A multi-partner dialogue to try to answer the following questions: What is the impact of digital technologies on economic development? How can digital technologies provide solutions to operational improvements to promote...
[Webinar] Flagship report: Transforming Markets for More and Better Jobs in MENA
May 31, 2021 / Highlight
Virtual consultative workshop
Flagship report “Transforming Markets for More and Better Jobs in MENA”: Virtual consultative
Context
The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) and the World Bank, in partnership with the Policy Center for the New South, are organizing a virtual consultative workshop on June 7, 2021, to engage youth...
[Agenda] Flagship report “Transforming Markets for More and Better Jobs in MENA”
Youth, Actors for Change: Rethinking Mobility
May 25, 2021 / Library
English
“Youth, Actors for Change: Rethinking Mobility”
This paper aims to contribute to a new discourse – around education, employability, and mobility, to enable the youth to become drivers for change in the Mediterranean region – appealed for in the “Commitments for a New Ambition in the Mediterranean” made in the framework of the...
[Webinar] New Dimensions of Regional Integration: From Trade to Deeper Integration
May 18, 2021 / Highlight
Enhancing Mediterranean Integration: Regional Knowledge Series
Session 2. New Dimensions of Regional Integration: From Trade to Deeper Integration
Context
Despite displaying a large potential, the three interlinked dimensions of regional integration those being —foreign direct investment, trade of goods and services, and peoples’ mobility...
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,...
[Presentation] Beakout Session : Air Quality
