Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons

Dismantling Green (Neo)colonialism: Energy and Climate Justice in the Arab Region
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Dismantling Green (Neo)colonialism: Energy and Climate Justice in the Arab Region

AulaMed Article by Hamza Hamouchene on green colonialism in the Arab region.

6 March 2025
The Middle East and North Africa Region’s Greenisation: A Comparative Outlook
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The Middle East and North Africa Region’s Greenisation: A Comparative Outlook

Article by Giulia Cimini on energy policy change in the MENA region

6 March 2025
Lessons Learnt from the Failure of the Mediterranean Solar Plan for the Succes of a Mediterranean Green Hydrogen Partnership
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Lessons Learnt from the Failure of the Mediterranean Solar Plan for the Succes of a Mediterranean Green Hydrogen Partnership

This policy brief presents the main lessons learned from the Mediterranean Solar Plan experience, as the need to reconsider large-scale regional strategies that overly favour multilateral formulas.

7 June 2024
Towards a Shared, Clean Energy Space in the Euro-Med: Outlining Priorities for the next European Commission
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Towards a Shared, Clean Energy Space in the Euro-Med: Outlining Priorities for the next European Commission

This policy brief identifies some key priorities that the new European Commission will need to focus on to shape both its agenda for the Southern Neighbourhood and the European Green Deal’s external dimension.

7 June 2024
Towards Improved Green Hydrogen Communication Strategies in the Mediterranean: Bridging North-South Cooperation Dynamics
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Towards Improved Green Hydrogen Communication Strategies in the Mediterranean: Bridging North-South Cooperation Dynamics

This policy brief addresses the imperative need for improved communication strategies to facilitate the widespread adoption of green hydrogen (GH) technologies in the Mediterranean while bridging north-south cooperation dynamics.

7 June 2024
Developing a Conceptual Model for Reciprocal Impacts Between Climate Change and Energy Security in the Mediterranean Region
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Developing a Conceptual Model for Reciprocal Impacts Between Climate Change and Energy Security in the Mediterranean Region

By providing a conceptual framework tailored to policy-makers and stakeholders, this paper aims to foster a deeper understanding and concurrent management of these complex issues in the Mediterranean region.

5 June 2024
Coastal Adaptation Under Climate Change
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Coastal Adaptation Under Climate Change

Increasing the resilience of coastal systems and making them resilient with solutions that have limited costs and carbon footprint, can be beneficial to the coastal adaptation to climate change.

31 December 2023
Changing Seas: Adaptation of the Fisheries in the Mediterranean Basin
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Changing Seas: Adaptation of the Fisheries in the Mediterranean Basin

The adaptation of fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea demands a nuanced understanding of the interconnected challenges that policies address. Overfishing, climate change, and socio-economic disparities have caused a complex situation that requires mul...

31 December 2023
Changing Seas: Adaptation of the Fisheries in the Mediterranean Basin
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Changing Seas: Adaptation of the Fisheries in the Mediterranean Basin

The combination of rapid climate change and a recent lack of biosecurity in the Suez Canal is completely reshaping the ecology of the Mediterranean Sea.

31 December 2023
Farming in a hotter climate: adaptation strategies for a resilient Mediterranean agriculture
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Farming in a hotter climate: adaptation strategies for a resilient Mediterranean agriculture

Rising temperatures, water scarcity, changing precipitation patterns, and the heightened frequency of extreme weather events pose significant threats to the region’s agricultural sector, and farmers are confronted with harsher climate conditions an...

20 December 2023
Adaptation dans les zones côtières : comment nous préparons-nous à l’élévation du niveau de la mer ?
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Adaptation dans les zones côtières : comment nous préparons-nous à l’élévation du niveau de la mer ?

Maria Snoussi explores the questions of how does the experience of migration impact the lives of women and gender activists, and how can activists in migration contribute constructively to their new surroundings.

20 December 2023
Towards transformative adaptation of agriculture to climate change in the mediterranean region
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Towards transformative adaptation of agriculture to climate change in the mediterranean region

Ali Rhouma delves into a range of adaptation strategies tailored specifically for Mediterranean agriculture and aimed at building resilience and ensuring the continuity in agricultural production.

20 December 2023