Mediterranean Water Heroes Youth Contest
Jan 19, 2017 / Highlight
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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...
Strategie De La Reduction Du NRW à La Sonede Defis & Perspectives
Ministerial Session: Digital Technology for a Connected Mediterranean
Jan 03, 2017 / Library
In the context of the 10th Mediterranean Economic Week, CMI organized a ministerial session on “Digital technology for a connected Mediterranean” facilitated by Wala KASMI, president of the “Youth Decides” association (Tunisia) with the participation of ministers from Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia and representatives of Agence Française de...
Youth Radicalization: Looking at the Supply Side
Dec 13, 2016 / Library
Tunisia is one of the most secular countries in the Arab region, and it has one of the most developed education systems. Yet, young people from there are attracted in their thousands—like in no other country—to jihadism.
Economic and Social Inclusion to Prevent Violent Extremism
Dec 13, 2016 / Library
Bringing an end to civil wars and countering violent extremism are the highest priority for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. While much of the effort involves the security sector, an economic perspective can shed light on the underlying causes of violent extremism. The MENA Economic Monitor is a product of the World Bank' Chief...
Development and Violent Extremism Prevention
Nov 30, 2016 / Program
Countries Targeted
Countries from the North and South of the Mediterranean.
Partners
CMI, AFD, World Bank.
Regional Context
Recent terrorist attacks and the growth of ISIS have highlighted how the phenomenon of violent extremism is a regional public bad. Experts have identified common causes in northern and southern countries leading youth to...
Youth
Nov 30, 2016 / Program
Countries Targeted
Countries of the southern Mediterranean.
Partners
CMI, World Bank, Anna Lindh Foundation.
Regional Context
The decision of the CMI’s Oversight Committee in June 2015 to focus on youth constituted a fundamental shift in the CMI’s priorities. Since then, the CMI has placed youth at the center of its work by adopting...
Mediterranean Forum on Energy and Climate Change
Nov 29, 2016 / Program
Countries Targeted
Countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean.
Partners
Lead organizations: European Commission (EC), Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), World Bank.
Other partners: Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Association of Mediterranean Energy Regulators (MEDREG), Association of Mediterranean...
Urban Development and Territorial Cohesion
Nov 29, 2016 / Program
Countries Targeted
Countries of Southern and Northern Mediterranean.
Partners
The Center for Mediterranean Integration in partnership with AFD, Agence des Villes et Territoires Méditerranéens Durables (Avitem), CDC, Cities Alliance, CODATU, GIZ, EIB, MedCities, World Bank, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), UCLG-MEWA.
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Regional Water Security Initiative
Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Water Management Policies in The Mediterranean Region
Agenda: Regional Mediterranean Workshop on Desalination, Non Revenue Water Reduction and Public-Private Partnership under Water Scarcity
Regional Mediterranean Workshop on Desalination, Non Revenue Water Reduction and Public-Private Partnership under Water Scarcity
Nov 17, 2016 / Highlight
Context and Rationale
Currently almost a quarter of humanity live in countries of physical water scarcity, and this number may double in the next two decades. The challenge is particularly acute in the Mediterranean region, which is both the most water scarce region in the world and one of the most urbanized.
Faced with dwindling resources and...
MOOC : radicalisation et terrorisme
Oct 20, 2016 / Library
Le MOOC radicalisation et terrorisme vise à analyser le phénomène et à capitaliser sur la réflexion autour des moyens pour y remédier à l’échelle individuelle et collective. Il s’adresse à un large public et à tous les arabophones et francophones s’intéressant à la question. Le contenu de ce cours programmé sur 7 semaines propose...
Regional Knowledge Program on Water
Oct 20, 2016 / Program
Lead Organization(s)
Center for Mediterranean Integration
Partner Organization(s)
Agence Française de Développement
Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
European Investment Bank
International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM)
Plan Bleu
World Bank
Union for the Mediterranean
Global...
«Génération radicale» : Rapport de Malek Boutih sur le djihadisme
Fikra 2015: Youssef Seddik
Oct 12, 2016 / Library
Discours de Youssef Seddik: Philosophe, poète et anthropologue, dans le cadre du forum Fikra 2015, visant encourager la génération jeune au succès.
Continuez à regarder la vidéo ici
Méditerranée une histoire à partager
Estimating Informal Trade across Tunisia’s Land Borders
Radicalisations ? Les paradoxes tunisiens
Oct 12, 2016 / Library
La tentation du Jihad intervient dans un contexte de double délitement du lien social et du lien national : lorsque des franges de la jeunesse se retrouvent littéralement «hors circuit». Mais le passage à l’acte, c’est-à-dire à la violence radicale n’en est pas pour autant automatique.
Continuez à lire l’article ici.
After Ben Guerdane
Oct 12, 2016 / Library
Tunisians will remember the March 7, 2016 terrorist incursion in the border town of Ben Guerdane for a long time. Analysts and officials have speculated that the aim of the assailants was to establish a Daech emirate near the Tunisian-Libyan border.
Continue reading this article here
Education Reform to Create Entrepreneurs
Oct 10, 2016 / Blog entry
Sur les deux versants de la Méditerranée, l’horloge démographique tourne implacablement : d’un côté, des actifs vieillissants et de l’autre des actifs en surnombre. Pourtant, quelle que soit la dynamique à l’œuvre, l’espace méditerranéen est confronté à un véritable défi : assurer aux jeunes de la région un avenir prospère, robuste et heureux, et...
Arab World Start-ups Need Partners, Pathways, and Talent to Access Markets
Sep 26, 2016 / Blog entry
L’accès aux marchés est un facteur critique de croissance pour les start-up du Moyen-Orient et de l’Afrique du Nord (MENA). Les start-up qui veulent se développer doivent, dès le premier jour, parier pour des stratégies de croissance régionale et non pas simplement nationales. Mais se frayer un chemin dans des pays étrangers est une opération...
Management of Groundwater Resources as Common Goods
Sep 26, 2016 / Library
Synthesis report including i) a presentation of the theoretical background of common-pool resources management and the main instruments available, with emphasis on decentralized, local-level solutions as elaborated by Elinor Ostrom (Nobel Prize 2009) and her followers, and ii) a series of groundwater management case studies from Northern and...
Digital Technologies for Economic Development in the Mediterranean
Sep 26, 2016 / MDF
Starts: Nov 4, 2016 Ends: Nov 4, 2016
Location: Villa Méditerranée, Marseille, France
A multi-partner dialogue to try to answer the following questions: What is the impact of digital technologies on economic development? How can digital technologies provide solutions to operational improvements to promote growth, employment and fight...
Young, Loud and Clear
Jul 20, 2016 / Library
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), being young is a superpower. It is the youth who have started revolutions, led their countries to freedom and made history. In this set of videos, ten of the region’s most aspiring youth speak about their generation’s achievements, challenges, dreams and legacy.
You may also wish to watch the full...
Youth Radicalization—Looking at the Supply Side
Jul 07, 2016 / Blog entry
La Tunisie est l’un des pays les plus sécularisés du monde arabe et est dotée de l’un des systèmes éducatifs les plus développés de cette région. Pourtant, c’est par milliers que les jeunes Tunisiens se tournent vers le djihadisme — un phénomène sans commune mesure avec ce que l’on observe ailleurs.
Pourquoi ? La réponse se trouve probablement...
[Workshop] Preventing Violence and Radicalization in Schools
Jun 30, 2016 / Highlight
Context / Rationale
Violence and radicalization in schools, especially at the high school level, is a relatively new phenomenon in Tunisia. This challenge needs to be tackled collectively and with more force in order to minimise its impacts and progressively reduce its magnitude.
The workshop intended to begin a process of capacity building of...
The Paradox of Higher Education in MENA
Jun 30, 2016 / Blog entry
Ce billet a d’abord été publié sur Future Development.
Note : Texte du discours prononcé lors de la conférence intitulée Changement de paradigme dans l’enseignement tertiaire et organisée à Alger du 30 mai au 2 juin derniers.
La région du Moyen-Orient et de l’Afrique du Nord (MENA) est le berceau de l’enseignement supérieur,...
