Towards Clean Energy for the Mediterranean: The Role of Regional Integration in Electricity Markets
Towards Clean Energy for the Mediterranean: The Role of Regional Electricity Market Integration
Oct 10, 2017 / Highlight
Context
The Mediterranean region has a key role to play in the implementation of the Paris Agreement (AP) on Climate Change. To achieve the objectives of the Paris agreement, renewable energy must be mobilized on a larger scale.
However, a larger-scale integration of renewable energy in the electricity systems is a major challenge for...
Information Platform on Concentrating Solar Power in MENA
Oct 06, 2017 / Highlight
Rationale
The MENA region is rich in solar resources, which harnessed through technologies such as Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) and Thermal Energy Storage (TES) could help countries in the region meet their growing energy needs with clean power. However, some obstacles remain in the implementation of this technology, including lack of...
[Newsletter] MENA Concentrating Solar Power Knowledge Innovation Program: 1st Edition
The Alphabet Soup of Climate Finance: CSP, WACCs and the UNFCCC
Oct 06, 2017 / Blog entry
يعزى معظم الاحتباس الحراري إلى الدول المتقدمة، بينما يلقى عبء مقاومته على الدول المتقدمة والنامية سويًّا. ويمثل هذا التفاوت الشديد وكيفية حله جوهر ما تتناوله اتفاقية الأمم المتحدة الإطارية بشأن تغير المناخ (UNFCCC)، بل وما تناولته كل اتفاقية أبرمت منذ ذلك الحين حول التغير المناخي بما في ذلك اتفاقية باريس 2015 واتفاقية مراكش 2016.
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[Webinar] The Impact of the 9.45 US$ Cents CSP Bid on the MENA Region
Jun 14, 2017 / Highlight
The webinar, taking place online on Tuesday 20th of June, 2017 at 2pm time in Dubai, is free to attend and it is organized by the World Bank MENA CSP Knowledge & Innovation Program. Places are free but limited, offered on a first come first served basis at http://bit.ly/2sJEovn
The recent tender of the CSP project in Dubai DEWA 200 has...
Speech for the Mediterranean Forum on Energy and Climate Change
The Role of the Malta-Italy Interconnector
Market Design for a Low-Carbon Electricity Sector
From the 2020-package to The Winter Package Which Way Forward for Renewables in Europe?
Why Should the Mediterranean Integrate
[Proceedings] EU ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ Package Explained to Mediterranean Countries
Accelerating the Energy Transition in the Mediterranean Region-Towards a New Sustainable Energy Mix
Overview of Pan-Arab regional energy trading platform (PA-RETP)
Renewable Energy in Egypt
Clean Energy for All Europeans-Proposal
Regional Integration of Energy Market-Europe and North Africa
The Italy-Tunisia Interconnection
[Summary] Youth Innovating with Wastewater for a Sustainable Mediterranean
[Workshop] EU ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ Package Explained to Mediterranean Countries
May 04, 2017 / Highlight
Context
The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) launched, in November 2015, the Mediterranean Forum on Electricity and Climate Change, a permanent discussion platform among countries, international organisations, regulators and electricity companies, and organised a first regional workshop entitled ‘From COP21 to COP22: Renewables and...
[Agenda] Mediterranean Forum on Electricity and Climate Change
[Agenda] Youth Innovating with Wastewater for a Sustainable Mediterranean
Youth Innovating with Wastewater for a Sustainable Mediterranean
Mar 06, 2017 / Highlight
Background
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is the most water scarce region in the world, with 15 countries in the region suffering from extreme water scarcity (less than 500 m³/year of renewable water per capita per year). Numerous phenomena are further worsening water security in the region, notably climate change and...
Medecc: Towards an Improved Scientific Assessment of Climate Change and Its Impacts in The Mediterranean Basin
Feb 06, 2017 / Blog entry
The Mediterranean region is affected by numerous aspects of environmental change, including climate change, overexploitation and pollution of air and water. The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has highlighted the region as one of the most vulnerable in the world. Having warmed more than the global...
Mediterra 2016: Zero Waste in the Mediterranean
Jan 31, 2017 / Library
The 2016 FAO-CIHEAM Joint edition of Mediterra offers an innovative and prospective approach on the issues of triple waste reduction including agricultural losses, waste of natural resources and waste of knowledge and knowhow.
المسابقة الشبابية أبطال المياه في المتوسط
Jan 19, 2017 / Highlight
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Mediterranean Water Heroes Youth Contest
Jan 19, 2017 / Highlight
لقراءة هذا المحتوى باللغة العربية
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Background
World Water Day
Every year, World Water Day draws the world’s attention to key global water issues. World Water Day 2017 focuses on Water and Wastewater. Wastewater can be a valuable resource in the circular economy and an...
The Mediterranean Under Spotlight at COP22
Jan 12, 2017 / Blog entry
One year ago, we commented that the Mediterranean had a key role to play in the transition from Conference of the Parties 21 (COP21) to COP22. With COP22 now behind us, we can firmly state that the baton was passed successfully from France to Morocco, from North to South just across the Mediterranean, to make COP22 a success...
CMI Water Hub Meeting: Minutes
Regional Water Security Initiative
