Program Highlights

Towards Sustainable Development Models in a post-covid Mediterranean: AMSE-CMI Knowledge and Policy Dialogues Event 1. “A Post-Pandemic Growth Strategy for Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries”       Context The global pandemic has prompted a re-examination of existing development... read more

  Context   In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought new challenges in developing countries already dealing with the presence of refugees and displaced populations. In a situation of already high unemployment for refugees and vulnerable locals, the... read more

  Context   Local authorities in the Middle East and Turkey are still bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic socio-economic consequences, which added to their struggle to manage the additional social and economic pressure of hosting refugees and displaced. With rising unemployment and an... read more

    Contexte    La crise sanitaire a conduit à une prise de conscience de la fragilité de certaines chaînes de valeur : fractionnement excessif des éléments de production, éloignement géographique extrême, forte concentration sur quelques fournisseurs et dépendances induites, etc.    S’y ajoutent... read more

[Webinar] Trade, Employment and Post-COVID Integration in Global Value Chains (GVCs)" What accompanying policies are needed to reap employment benefits in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia?   27 JULY 2021 | 15:00-17:30 PARIS TIME (09:00-11:30 AM EDT)       Rationale By allowing countries to specialize in... read more

  Virtual consultative workshop Flagship report “Transforming Markets for More and Better Jobs in MENA”: Virtual consultative      Context   The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) and the World Bank, in partnership with the Policy Center for the New South, are organizing a virtual... read more

Les Webinaires Banque mondiale – CMI #4 Echanges de Connaissances sur l’Hydrogène Vert en Méditerranée   Stratégies Industrielles dans l'Hydrogène Vert en Méditerranée   15 Juin 2021 | 10:00 EDT/16:00 CET      Le CMI et la Banque mondiale organisent une série de webinaires pour promouvoir l'échange... read more

Context: The Mediterranean region holds one of the youngest populations in the world. The “youth bulge”, witnessed acutely in the southern Mediterranean, has contributed to creating a large university student population: across the entire Euro-Mediterranean region, this totals over 33 million. The... read more

Enhancing Mediterranean Integration: Regional Knowledge Series Session 2. New Dimensions of Regional Integration: From Trade to Deeper Integration     Context   Despite displaying a large potential, the three interlinked dimensions of regional integration those being —foreign direct investment,... read more

Rationale   Les Ateliers métropolitains sont une initiative de l'Agence des villes et territoires méditerranéens durables (AViTeM), du Centre pour l'intégration en Méditerranée (CMI) et de l'Agence française de développement (AFD) qui consistent en une série de trois formations immersives... read more

Background COVID-19 has had severe economic impacts on local economies and communities, particularly the most vulnerable. The pandemic has disrupted supply chains and led to reverse migration, stagnant rural non-farm economies, and devastating consequences for community/women groups, youth, and... read more

Les Webinaires Banque mondiale – CMI Echanges de Connaissances sur l’Hydrogène Vert en Méditerranée L'hydrogène en Méditerranée: Politiques Nationales dans une Sélection de Pays Jeudi 29 avril 2021 | 09:00 EDT/15:00CET       Contexte   Le Centre pour l'intégration méditerranéenne (CMI) et la Banque... read more

  Rationale The CIHEAM Watch Letter is an electronic publication sharing short contributions on the issues of... read more

Context   More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the global economy has been disrupted with long-lasting adverse effects. As economic and industrial activities were brought to a near-standstill, the environment sometimes took the advantages and showed improvement in the quality of... read more

Background Following HMLN members’ requests, the CMI and the GIZ Connective Cities Program have been working together to increase municipal capacities in finding alternative sources of funding. Among the activities, Connective cities led a... read more