Sustainability, Energy & Climate

Water Management in the Mediterranean Countries of the European Union

Impacts of Climate Change on the Mediterranean Area: its Relevance to the Water Issue

In the light of observational evidence of mean air and ocean temperature rises and the disappearance of glaciers and perennial snows, as well as average sea-level rises, planetary warming is indisputable.

Rentas petroleras y fondos soberanos árabes: dejemos de agitar fantasmas

Los países árabes han acumulado rentas del petróleo calculadas en 472.000 millones de dólares en 2006 y 520.000 millones de dólares en 2007.

Energía eólica en Marruecos: el modelo español

Marruecos podría desarrollar la energía del viento y situarse a la cabeza en renovables entre los países de la zona: tiene voluntad política, recursos y apertura al exterior.

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.

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.

Seguridad gasista en el Mediterráneo

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.