Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons
- Policy Brief
Could Digital Transition Be the Answer to Sustainable Refugee-Run Businesses? A case study on small businesses run led by refugees in Egypt
It provides recommendations to donors and relevant stakeholders on ways to further empower vulnerable refugees residing in Egypt and help them sustain their businesses in the context of the market’s digital transformation.
7 February 2022
- Policy Brief
Environmental Fiscal Reform in the MENA region. The Case of Egypt: Lessons and Challenges
It provides insights on the state of play of environmental fiscal reform in Egypt and formulates recommendations on ways to make the environmental tax reform more impactful in terms of reduction of the level of emissions, incentivisation of the use a...
7 February 2022
- Policy Brief
Rebuilding Libya’s Economy on New and Sustainable Grounds
It provides recommendations to Libyan policy-makers on how to manage this transitional process and to the international community on the suitable way to support Libya in this effort.
7 February 2022
- Focus
Iran and the United States: Four Decades of Tension and Missed Opportunities
Iran-United States (US) relations have been confrontational for decades, making this relationship one of the most challenging in the world for the US to manage.
27 January 2022
- Focus
Diaspora, Transnationalism, Political Remittances and Lebanese Migrants
Diasporic relations and issues are transnational in character but they assume different characteristics. The space of activities involving diasporic relations and issues spreads across national borders.
27 January 2022
- Focus
Climate and Environmental Change in the Mediterranean: Grasping the Scope of the Challenge
The Mediterranean remains one of the least protected regions in the world while its natural resources are under heavy pressure.
22 November 2021
- Spot On
Israel, Jordan and UAE come closer on a new water-renewable deal brokered by the US. What does it mean for the EU?
The United Arab Emirates-brokered energy and water agreement between Israel and Jordan could pave the way for greater European Union (EU) involvement and support for regional integration on climate and water issues in the Middle Eas
18 November 2021
- Focus
Accélérer la transition énergétique au sud et à l’est de la Méditerranée: facteurs clés et défis
Carrefour de trois continents, c’est autour de la Méditerranée que sont nées et se sont épanouies certaines des plus belles civilisations du globe. La région connaît des mutations profondes depuis quelques années et celles-ci ont un impact p...
12 November 2021
- Focus
Rescate en el mar y protección internacional: ¿hacia un nuevo marco legal a través del pacto europeo sobre la migración y el asilo?
Los Estados del Mediterráneo —España, Grecia, Italia y Malta— se enfrentan al desafío de responder a la llegada de migrantes y solicitantes de protección internacional que llegan por mar, y de gestionar centros de acogida superpoblados, y de...
12 November 2021
- Focus
Environmental Activism In The Southern Mediterranean Region
Despite some governments having recently taken significant steps in promoting space for the youth in the decision-making process, it seems that the voice of young people is not yet fully heard in policy-making processes as they are hardly considered...
8 November 2021
- Focus
Strategic Urban Planning and Climate Migration in the Cities of Lebanon
Understanding the role of cities as drivers of sustainability is critical to develop synergies between all levels of governance, the civil society and the citizenry, towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
8 November 2021
- Focus
On The Road To The COP26 In Glasgow: Climate Diplomacy in the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean remains one of the least protected regions in the world while its natural resources are under heavy pressure.
28 October 2021