Deterioration of Food (In)security in the South Mediterranean and MENA Region in Times of Covid-19
Dec 15, 2020 / Library
This brief focuses on food insecurity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with specific examples from the South Mediterranean (Maghreb, Mashreq) countries, and on how it is aggravating during a global shock such as the Covid-19 pandemic. It examines the socio-economic situation on the ground and proposes recommendations to absorb...
Towards Responsive Transportation-Oriented Policies
COVID-19,challenges and opportunities: The case of Tunisia
Policy Responses to the Environmental Challenges of COVID-19 in the Southern Mediterranean Region
COVID-19 and Households in Egypt: Implications, Policy Response, and Recommendations
COVID-19,challenges and opportunities: The case of Tunisia
Water and Climate Change Entrepreneurial E-Bootcamp
Nov 24, 2020 / Highlight
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Rationale
Back in June 2020, in the framework of the World Water Day organized annually by the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), the CMI, Cewas Middle East and the Mediterranean Youth for Water MedYWat network, jointly implemented an e-Hackathon which gathered 61 young participants from the Mediterranean...
[CMI-FEMISE Webinar Series] Navigating through COVID-19 in the Mediterranean Act 1: Strategies for Integration and Resilience
Nov 23, 2020 / Highlight
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Context
The recent coronavirus crisis threatens the health, economies and societies of any country, regardless of its level of development. In the countries of the East and South of the Mediterranean the fight against the pandemic is even more complicated. It must be done with limited healthcare and economic...
CMI and FEMISE Seal Partnership: Cooperation for Knowledge Creation and Policy Impact
Nov 10, 2020 / Highlight
Marseille, France, 10 November 2020 – The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), and FEMISE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) marking the launch of a new collaboration agreement between the two organizations. CMI and FEMISE will conduct joint initiatives to reinforce Mediterranean dialogue and build synergies among Mediterranean...
Policy Responses to the Environmental Challenges of COVID-19 in the Southern Mediterranean Region in a Short- and Medium-run Perspective
Nov 10, 2020 / Library
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented shock in all areas of human activity. Although the pandemic is not over and a wide range of its impacts has not yet unfolded, governments are required to act promptly to diminish its negative consequences.
This brief discloses several keystones of the short- and medium-run policy strategy to let...
Socio-Economic Response to COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities for Selected North Africa Countries
Nov 03, 2020 / Library
In the absence of effective therapies and vaccines, North African countries, as elsewhere, have taken comprehensive containment measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 such as closing airports and maritime boundaries, suspension of non-essential activities, and stay-at-home orders.
The first priority was clearly to keep people as healthy...
[Metropolitan Workshops Series] Greater Bologna Webinars: Program
"Mediterranean Climate Change Assessment and Threat on Ecosystems: Focus on Mediterranean Ecosystem"
MedECC: An Expert Network on Climate and Environmental Changes in the Mediterranean Basin"
MENA Countries Can Improve Trade and Regional Integration to Improve the Economy After COVID-19
Oct 27, 2020 / Library
In this interview, MENA Economic Update authors Ha Nguyen, World Bank Senior Economist for MENA, and Blanca Moreno-Dodson, Director of the Centre for Mediterranean Integration, explain just how trade openness in the region can be significant in achieving inclusiveness and alleviating poverty, and how there is a key opportunity now to move towards...
State of the Environment and Development (SoED) in the Mediterranean
Oct 25, 2020 / Library
The SoED provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of environment and development interactions in the Mediterranean region. The aim of the SoED 2020 is to increase awareness and understanding of the state of the Mediterranean, underlying driving forces and impacts, as well as to propose potential responses, while facilitating the...
[Webinar Series] Enhancing the Protection of Ecosystems through Youth Empowerment
Oct 22, 2020 / Highlight
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Background
The Mediterranean region has been classified as one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change in the world (IPCC, 2013). Building territorial resilience has become essential to adapt to stresses and shocks, whether the stresses are climatic, socio-economic, or pandemic related. One of the key elements of territorial...
Trading Together: Reviving Middle East and North Africa Regional Integration in the Post-Covid Era
Oct 21, 2020 / Library
Trade and integration — within MENA and with the rest of the world — will be critical to lowering poverty, empowering the poor, and igniting economic growth in the post-COVID era, according to the World Bank’s latest regional economic update.
The report, titled Trading Together: Reviving Middle East and North Africa Regional Integration in...
Trading Together: Reviving Middle East and North Africa Regional Integration in the Post-Covid Era
Oct 21, 2020 / Highlight
مع انهيار النمو الاقتصادي بالمنطقة، تتدهور أرصدة الموازنة وحسابات المعاملات الجارية، ومن المتوقع أن يرتفع الدين العام ارتفاعاً ملموساً.
واشنطن، 19 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول 2020 – ذكر البنك الدولي في تقريره الاقتصادي أن التجارة والتكامل داخل منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا، ومع بقية بلدان العالم، سيشكلان عاملاً حيوياً في خفض معدلات الفقر وتمكين...
A Digital Financial Education to Support the «New Normal» in the Post-Pandemic Era
Oct 20, 2020 / Library
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation strategy of firms, which have followed the technological path to support business continuity online, in response to government restrictions. The effectiveness of these business strategies depends on the familiarity and awareness of consumers with the use of online channels and...
Trading Together: Reviving Middle East and North Africa Regional Integration in the Post-Covid Era
Oct 19, 2020 / Library
Trade and integration—within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and with the rest of the world—will be critical to lowering poverty, empowering the poor, and igniting economic growth in the post-Covid era, according to the World Bank’s latest regional economic update.
The report, titled Trading Together: Reviving Middle East and...
COVID-19 and Households in Egypt: Implications, Policy Response, and Recommendations
Oct 12, 2020 / Library
The COVID19 pandemic has severe economic and social implications in Egypt. The resulting economic crisis is having its toll on income, employment, and poverty, and is exacerbating the hardships already faced by households and vulnerable groups in Egypt during the last 3 years. These years witnessed harsh measures as part of an economic reform and...
Climate Change and Migration: Inspiring Practices from the Mediterranean
Oct 05, 2020 / Library
The objective of this living report is to compile, analyze, and disseminate inspiring local solutions on how to address the challenges of climate change and its effects on migration through territorial resilience in the Mediterranean region. Internal (within the country) climate migration, rather than cross-border, is the main focus of this...
Achieving Territorial Resilience Through Youth Empowerment: 1st Meeting of the Mediterranean Youth for Climate Action Network
Sep 29, 2020 / Highlight
Background
The Mediterranean is one of the most affected regions by climate change. Building territorial resilience has become essential to adapt to stresses and shocks, whether the stresses are climatic, socio-economic, or pandemic related. One of the key elements of territorial resilience pathways includes youth empowerment....
Achieving Territorial Resilience Through Youth Empowerment: 1st Meeting of the Mediterranean Youth for Climate Action Network (AGENDA)
Internationalization of Tertiary Education in the Middle East and North Africa
Sep 15, 2020 / Library
As the first MENA regionwide report on the subject, this report was conceived out of a real need for data and analysis on internationalization, as well as a direct demand from stakeholders including tertiary education institutions in the region. Its primary objectives are to raise awareness on internationalization, to encourage its becoming a...
[MedYWat Working Papers] Water & Climate Change
[TRAINING SERIES] Online Workshop 3 - Private Sector Engagement in Host Communities: Adapting to the COVID-19 Crisis
Jul 02, 2020 / Highlight
شبكة التعلم الخاصة بالبلديات المستضيفة المتوسطية
سلسلة ورش العمل التدريبية الافتراضية - ورشة العمل 3
"مشاركة القطاع الخاص في المجتمعات المستضيفة: التكيف مع أزمة كوفيد-19"
السياق
تأتي هذه الورشة التدريبية الافتراضية لتشكل الجزء الثالث من سلسلة ورش العمل التدريبية الافتراضية "الوظائف ريادة الأعمال ومشاركة القطاع الخاص في المجتمعات المستضيفة:...
