Sustainability, Energy & Climate

Climate Change in the Mediterranean: Environmental Impacts and Extreme Events

Climate Change in the Mediterranean: Environmental Impacts and Extreme Events

Mediterranean climate change has been observed at a magnitude exceeding global means, despite the fact that the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in Mediterranean countries lies at relatively low levels.

 14 October 2020
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Empresas y cooperación en la nueva agenda de la UE para el Mediterráneo

El anuncio de una nueva agenda para el Mediterráneo en febrero de 2021 junto con nuevos instrumentos, como la estrategia Global Gateway (2022), son claras señales de que la UE ha evolucionado en la visión estratégica de su vecindad y, en especial...

 20 July 2023

El Mediterráneo necesita una revolución (industrial)

Mientras la economía mundial navega ya por la ola de las nuevas tecnologías, muchos países mediterráneos siguen luchando por alcanzar niveles básicos de progreso al haber quedado al margen de estas revoluciones y del desarrollo industrial, cient...

 20 July 2023

Hacia una asociación más verde e inteligente

La guerra Rusia contra Ucrania ha hecho que la UE se vuelva hacia el sur del Mediterráneo a fin de encontrar proveedores de energía alternativos y desvincularse de Moscú.

 20 July 2023

Israel in 2023: The Nation-State that Is Not, but Might Be

This article addresses the key question that hovers over Israel turning 75, namely what kind of nation-state it will become next.

 21 June 2023

Turkey’s Geopolitical Role. Between National Ambitions, Western Anchors and Russian Sway

As work between Turkey and its Western partners is resuming in 2023, this article aims at identifying, from a Western standpoint, some of the key parameters for their future relations.

 21 June 2023

Mediterranean Energy Developments amidst the War in Ukraine

Laury Haytayan explores in this Aula Med article recent Mediterranean energy developments amidst the War in Ukraine

 20 June 2023

Energy Transition and Prospects for Producing Countries in the MENA Region

In light of the recent energy crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, MENA producing countries have advocated, within the international climate negotiations, for a more balanced approach regarding the energy transition.

 20 June 2023

The Ukraine War and European Energy Dependence and Reconfiguration of Energy Relations

This article first recalls the energy dimension of Ukraine's war preparations, then lays out the major and often brutal transformations in energy systems in 2022, and finally offers perspectives for Europe and the Mediterranean region going forward.

 20 June 2023

Impact on the Southern Mediterranean Actors: Mediterranean Ramifications of the Ukraine War

Dire pre-existing conditions, which are reflective of the fragility of the social contract in many Southern Mediterranean countries, have amplified the negative multidimensional effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the more recent war in Ukraine, b...

 19 June 2023

Towards a Renewed Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation on Sustainable Agri-Food Systems for Food Security in the Region

This joint Policy Study discusses the vulnerabilities of the Mediterranean agri-food system exposed by the food and energy price spikes caused by the war in Ukraine and the implications for human security in the region.

 22 May 2023

Green Recovery and Balancing Between Paradoxes: The Egyptian Holistic Approach to Promote Food Security and Tackle Related Challenges

This policy paper discusses the challenges to food security in Egypt, including climate change, water scarcity, global instability, and disruptions to supply chains.

 27 April 2023

Scaling Up Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency to Maximise the Socioeconomic Impact ‒ The Case for Household Applications in Jordan

This policy paper examines the interlinkeages between Jordan’s social and economic development goals and the clean energy and sustainable energy goals.

 13 February 2023