L’opinion commune veut que le changement climatique exacerbe la pauvreté et nuise à la croissance économique. Le développement économique a contribué à une augmentation insoutenable des émissions de gaz à effet de serre qui déstabilisent le système climatique mondial. Et beaucoup conviennent... more

Interview with CMI Manager, Mourad Ezzine, in the context of the MEDCOP21 Mediterranean Climate Summit MEDCOP21.

By Melissa Bell   Ours was a debate before the big debate that’s to take place in December. The whole world will be meeting in Paris in the hope of finding a deal that would limit greenhouse emissions to 2 degrees above pre industrial levels. The aim is about as ambitious as it could be:... more

In the context of the MEDCOP21 Mediterranean Climate Summit, the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) organized a panel where young people showcased their solutions to climate change. This event was held with support from the European Investment Bank and in media partnership with France... more

Jonathan Walters* et Silvia Pariente-David**   Voici un dialogue fictif entre un certain M. Protection et une certaine Mme Solaire, pour mieux comprendre pourquoi l’Europe n’importe pas d’électricité solaire en provenance  des régions les plus ensoleillées, mais toute sa... more

In the context of the MEDCOP21 Mediterranean Climate Summit, the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) organized a high-level dialogue on “Climate Change: Financing and beyond”. This event was held with support from the European Investment Bank and in media partnership with France Médias Monde... more

Marseille, France, 4 June, 2015   In the context of the MEDCOP21 Mediterranean Climate Summit, the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) convened Governments, development agencies, private sector and youth networks from the South and North of the Mediterranean to discuss joint agendas for... more

Some regions will have too much water and others will have too little, according to a comprehensive new study on Climate Change by the World Bank Group. This look at the effects on the Middle East, Latin America and Central Asia is awash with suggestions to prepare for a changing world. Turn Down... more

By Ghada A. Shaqour*   Administratively, Jordan’s intergovernmental system is divided into three tiers - central, provincial (governorate) and local (municipal) levels. At the local level, 100 municipalities exist today and are governed by elected municipal councils.  They were assigned over 39... more

By Dana Almubaied*   In the West Bank and Gaza, Local Government Units (LGUs) have a long history - some were created as early as the second half of the 19th century.  With increasing political and geographical fragmentation over the last two decades, LGUs have gained paramount importance providing... more