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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Cooperación energética Norte-Sur

La energía podría ser un elemento de cohesión entre las dos orillas, pero hacen falta más infraestructuras, recursos, seguridad jurídica e intercambios Sur-Sur.

 21 June 2008

El Mediterráneo, ruta de transporte del petróleo

El aumento de las importaciones petrolíferas de la UE,sobre todo desde el norte de África, convierte al Mediterráneo en ruta imprescindible, aunque suba los costes externos.

 21 June 2008

Seguridad gasista en el Mediterráneo

Ante las dudas de la política del gas de Rusia, Europa debería dar más importancia a sus proveedores mediterráneos.

 21 June 2008

Green Water and Effective Legislation for Transboundary Water Management

The potential for water conflicts over transboundary, shared, or international waters (as some countries prefer to call them) is increasing as population, development, and the demand for water increase.

 9 June 2008

The Economic Value of Water and its Implications in the Mediterranean Basin

The application of economic concepts to the management and use of water (a non-substitutable good in general terms) leads us to the dilemma of determining the market price.

 7 June 2008

The Hydropolitics of the Mediterranean

For some years now the question of water in the world and around the Mediterranean has been emerging as one of the most urgent.

 12 May 2008

Groundwater Resources in the Mediterranean Region: Importance, Uses and Sharing

The complex and very compartmentalised geological structure of the Mediterranean Basin has not allowed the formation of very extensive aquifer systems, with the exception of the South-East African Platform.

 12 May 2008

Towards an Euro-Mediterranean Water Strategy?

Political leaders have always been aware, and increasingly so, of the importance of water in the Euro-Mediterranean context and the need to tackle it at the regional level, albeit with ups and downs.

 18 March 2008

Water Governance in the Mediterranean Region and Public Involvement

. In addition to having water unevenly allocated in space and time both regionally and within countries, the situation is further exacerbated by intense demographic changes.

 13 March 2008

Perspectives for Algerian Natural Gas

With significant natural resources and infrastructures of demonstrated reliability, Algeria exports approximately 65 billion m3 (bcm) of natural gas per year.

 26 September 2007

European Policy and the Mediterranean Energy Dimension

The international energy context of the past few years, marked by geopolitical tension and the uncertainty of energy supply security, has strengthened European resolve to foster dialogue in the Mediterranean Basin.

 29 August 2007

High Oil Prices and the Mediterranean Countries

The region only has three oil exporting counties –Algeria, Libya and Syria. Egypt used to be part of this group although as a minor exporter.

 29 August 2007