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- Policy Study
A Euro-Mediterranean Green Deal? Towards A Green Economy In The Southern Mediterranean
The transition to a green economy requires nothing short of a major, structural transformation of economic models, domestic and global. The scale and pace of the change needed and the high level of uncertainty require bold commitments.
18 June 2021
- Report
Agriculture and Food Security in Climate Sensitive Areas in the Mediterranean
In the context of climate change and the growing need to preserve natural resources, the study identifies the main blocking points for the contribution of local and regional authorities in the mentioned areas.
6 April 2020
- Policy Study
Ensuring Water Security in the Middle East: Policy Implications
Over the last decades, the Middle East, and more specifically the Eastern Mediterranean region, has experienced a rapid process of desertification. This increased scarcity has significant political and socioeconomic impacts for the entire region.
6 April 2020
- Policy Study
Climate Security in the Sahel and the Mediterranean: Local and Regional Responses
Due to its geography, demography and proliferation of conflicts, the Sahel region is the most threatened in the world by climate change. Any deterioration of the situation in the Sahel has repercussions on Europe and its relations with Africa.
22 April 2019
- Policy Study
The Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus in the Western Mediterranean. Development and Sustainability in the 5+5 Area
Too often the interaction between water, food and energy in the Mediterranean has been characterised by distortions that have triggered negative externalities rather than positive synergies.
10 December 2018
- Policy Study
The Eastern Mediterranean: New Dynamics and Potential for Cooperation
The positive diplomatic momentum witnessed by the Eastern Mediterranean has been challenged by a variety of geo-political factors. Navigating the sub-region towards a win-win requires relevant stakeholders to identify opportunities for cooperation.
2 March 2018
- Policy Study
Green Finance in the Mediterranean
The emergence of critical environmental issues requires an integration of sustainability concerns into the mechanisms of the global economy. Green finance holds the promise of an integrated way to address environmental challenges.
12 December 2017
- Paper
Geopolitics, Gas and Grand Ambitions: The Outlook for Petroleum Production in the East Mediterranean
News of mass migration, terrorism and civil war in the Mediterranean has overshadowed another potentially game-changing development in the region, namely the consequences of major natural gas discoveries.
16 November 2016
- Paper
The Challenges of the Mediterranean Urban Agenda
There seems to be an increasing awareness that the urban agenda must take centre stage in sustainable development programmes. Strong and independent governance at the local level is a prerequisite for successful urban planning.
10 June 2015
- Paper
The Mediterranean Solar Plan through the Prism of External Governance
The EU devotes significant effort and resources to coping with the energy climate problem. In this context, the EU launched the Mediterranean Solar Plan as one of the priority projects of the Union for the Mediterranean.
18 July 2011
- Paper
Environmental and Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean
The quality of the Mediterranean environment has been increasingly degraded by rapid urbanization and various human activities. These pressures generate major environmental problems expected to be exacerbated by climate change.
24 June 2010
- Report
The Mediterranean Solar Plan as a Euro-Mediterranean vector of Integration and Economic Development
This document seeks to stimulate discussion about the Mediterranean Solar Plan project, offering a basis for reflection on the conditions under which, at least partly, the obstacles it is facing could be overcome.
17 May 2010