Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons
- Policy Brief
Reviving Alternative Conflict Resolution Approaches in Proxy Wars: The Case of Libya
This policy brief argues that previous fora looking for a peaceful resolution in Libya have been unsuccessful due to the lack of human rights and bottom-up approaches in foreign policy-making.
15 February 2024
- Policy Brief
EU Policy in North Africa and Eastern Mediterranean: Balancing Differentiated Integration for Conflict Resolution and Democracy Support
This Policy Brief argues that reinforcing the EU’s foreign policy involves enhancing socio-political integration in some policy areas with neighbouring regions, such as North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.
15 February 2024
- Policy Brief
What about Women? Pursuing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
This Policy Brief delves into the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda in the Euro-Mediterranean region, particularly focusing on the progress and potential of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325.
15 February 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Urban areas: how are mediterranean cities innovationg to cope with the climate crisis? The caso of the City of Izmir
With their unique geographical, social, and economic characteristics, Mediterranean cities are finding creative solutions to mitigate and adapt to the changing climate.
20 December 2023
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Bosques mediterráneos en peligro: perspectivas de adaptación
Mediterranean forests are home to incredible biodiversity. They are not only a source of life, but they also provide critical resources to human livelihoods while playing a crucial role as carbon sinks.
20 December 2023
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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
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La contención de los flujos migratorios en el Mediterráneo: un desafío para los derechos humanos
Frequently, the Mediterranean is presented as the deadliest border in the planet. The International Organization for Migration has registered 28.194 missing or dead people in the region since 2014.
20 November 2023