Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons

How to Improve Water Resources Management in the Middle East? The Call for a Locally-Based Water Security
  • Policy Brief

How to Improve Water Resources Management in the Middle East? The Call for a Locally-Based Water Security

The categorisation of water security as an existential “threat” gives the state a licence to use exceptional measures to address water scarcity, including securitising the field and diminishing measures of transparency.

17 July 2020
Water Diplomacy Frameworks in the Middle East and the Euphrates-Tigris River Basin
  • Focus

Water Diplomacy Frameworks in the Middle East and the Euphrates-Tigris River Basin

Water diplomacy is not limited only to government officials. Indeed Track-two initiatives also play important roles in water diplomacy.

7 February 2020
Youth Water Cooperation in the Mediterranean: Challenges and the Way Forward
  • Policy Brief

Youth Water Cooperation in the Mediterranean: Challenges and the Way Forward

In the context of the current water challenges in the Mediterranean region, young people are making a difference by adopting innovative solutions to water issues and raising awareness on issues related to water management.

31 October 2019
Human Security & Climate Change. Vulnerabilities in the Sahel
  • Policy Brief

Human Security & Climate Change. Vulnerabilities in the Sahel

New threats to human security emerge in a regional context in the Sahel already characterized by exceptional political instability involving a combination of rebellions, jihadist insurgencies, coups d’état and illegal trafficking.

1 March 2019
This is (not) Rocket Science: Using Space-Based Solutions For More Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Jordan
  • Policy Brief

This is (not) Rocket Science: Using Space-Based Solutions For More Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Jordan

Jordan is one of the most water scarce countries in the world. The growth of its resident refugee community and native population, as well as climate changes are further depleting its already limited water reserves.

1 September 2016
Enjeux énergétiques en Méditerranée
  • Focus

Enjeux énergétiques en Méditerranée

Une coopération énergétique véritable doit s’accompagner d’une politique audacieuse de partenariat industriel dans le domaine de la construction et de la fabrication des biens d’équipement énergétique.

15 June 2010
Ré-enchanter la Méditerranée touristique ?
  • Focus

Ré-enchanter la Méditerranée touristique ?

Il est clair que l’un des aspects les plus préoccupants dans l’évolution du tourisme en Méditerranée touche la question de l’environnement et de sa dégradation.

11 May 2010
Water Policy in the Mediterranean: An Overview
  • Focus

Water Policy in the Mediterranean: An Overview

Aware of the fundamental importance of sustainable water management in Mediterranean countries, regional cooperation and information exchange have always been considered fundamental.

23 March 2010
Climate Change and Environmental Change in the Mediterranean: Grasping the Scope of the Challenge
  • Focus

Climate Change and Environmental Change in the Mediterranean: Grasping the Scope of the Challenge

The Mediterranean Basin is nowadays a hot spot of various phenomena related to climate and environmental change: biodiversity loss, marine plastic pollution, rise in temperatures, and increased water scarcity.

16 August 2021