Evaluating the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Income Distribution and Poverty in Turkey
Nov 30, 2020 / Library
As the Covid-19 virus takes hold of countries all over the world, economies are falling into a deep recession. The recent World Economic Outlook by the World Bank forecasts that Turkey’s GDP is likely to contract by 5 % in 2020. Unlike this, the Minister of Finance and Treasury has recently announced a 0.3 % growth rate in 2020. Governments...
Enhancing Mediterranean Integration
Nov 26, 2020 / Blog entry
This essay by CMI Manager Blanca-Moreno Dodson, provides an insight on a forthcoming CMI report on the same topic. It advocates for trade liberalization, human capital development, and sectoral reforms which can bring Mediterranean countries closer together, especially now in times of COVID-19.
You can read the full article on The Cairo...
CMI Manager at UfM #Women4Mediterranean: E-Commerce Could Accelerate Jobs for Women in Times of COVID-19
Nov 26, 2020 / Library
In the context of the UfM #Women4Mediterranean High-Level Conference (November 16 - 20, 2020), and as part of a high-level panel comprised of intergovernmental agencies and Mediterranean think tanks representatives, CMI Manager, Ms. Blanca Moreno-Dodson presented COVID-19 as both an urgent challenge but also an opportunity for the Mediterranean....
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...
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
Nov 03, 2020 / Highlight
Objectifs
L’Atelier du Grand Bologne entre dans le cadre du partenariat entre le Centre pour l’Intégration en méditerranée et l’AVITEM concernant l’organisation du cycle d’ateliers métropolitains conclu en 2018 et renouvelé annuellement depuis. Chaque cycle rassemble une promotion diversifiée d’environ 25 auditeurs, intéressée mieux...
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...
COVID-19, Challenges and Opportunities: The case of Tunisia
Oct 26, 2020 / Library
Given the growing impact of COVID-19, the initial measures taken by the Tunisian authorities failed to address the second wave effectively. After providing an overview of the Tunisian public debt situation prior to the pandemic and of the subsequent challenges posed by the Covid-19 crisis, the brief suggests additional measures to counter the...
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...
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
Alors que la croissance économique atteint des abîmes, la balance des transactions courantes et le solde budgétaire se détériorent, et on prévoit une augmentation considérable de la dette publique.
Washington, 19 octobre 2020 — Le commerce et l’intégration, au sein de la région Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord (MENA) et avec le reste du...
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...
Des réformes financières pour des sociétés plus résilientes en Méditerranée
Oct 07, 2020 / Library
La crise du COVID-19 est d’ampleur inédite, et vient frapper une région méditerranéenne déjà très affaiblie. Ce Brief se focalise sur l’impact économique de la crise financière du COVID-19 dans les pays du sud de cette région avec un focus sur l’emploi, la croissance, la pauvreté et les inégalités de revenu. Nous analysons dans un premier temps la...
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)
[Youth Forum] Young Med Voices Regional Virtual Forum: Harnessing Youth-Led Efforts for A Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation in the Framework of the 2030 Agenda
Sep 18, 2020 / Highlight
Context & Rationale
Held for the second year, the Euro-Med Debate and Policy Forum, is an inter-regional dialogue-based high-level event bringing together young leaders from across the two shores of the Mediterranean, trained in policy debate and active civil society players, for a program of online intercultural debates, policy...
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...
Local Economic Development in Municipalities Hosting Refugees
Jul 08, 2020 / Library
This report collects the outcomes of discussions and surveys carried out in 3 years among members of the Host Municipalities Learning Network (HMLN). It provides an overview of the findings collected in five opinion surveys and workshop discussions from May 2016 to July 2019 and derives an overview of main challenges, priorities,...
[TRAINING SERIES] Online Workshop 3 - Private Sector Engagement in Host Communities: Adapting to the COVID-19 Crisis
Jul 02, 2020 / Highlight
Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network
Online Training Workshop Series – Workshop 3
“Private Sector Engagement in Host Communities: Adapting to the COVID-19 Crisis”
Context
This is the third Online Workshop of the Training Series “Jobs, Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Engagement in Host Communities: Adapting to the COVID-19...
Summit of the Two Shores: A Project Implementation Platform at the CMI
Jun 29, 2020 / Library
French Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian entrusted the CMI with hosting a platform for facilitating and monitoring the implementation of the projects emerging from the Sommet des Deux Rives (Summit of the Two Shores).
The Summit of the Two Shores is an initiative launched by French President Macron, involving...
[TRAINING SERIES] Online Workshop 2 - Fostering Employment and Entrepreneurship for Locals and Refugees: New Challenges from COVID-19 Crisis for Host Local Authorities – Part 2
Jun 10, 2020 / Highlight
Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network
Online Training Workshop Series – Workshop 2
“Fostering employment and entrepreneurship for locals and refugees: new challenges from COVID-19 crisis for host local authorities – Part 2”
Context
This is the second Online Workshop of the Training Series “Jobs, Entrepreneurship and Private...
Training Webinar Series Concept Note
[ONLINE TRAINING WORKSHOP SERIES] Jobs, Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Engagement in Host Communities
May 20, 2020 / Highlight
Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network
Online Training Workshop Series
“Jobs, Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Engagement in Host Communities: Adapting to the COVID-19 Crisis”
Context
The current global pandemic of COVID-19 is adding new challenges in addition to that of hosting refugees. Countries over the world have imposed...
Social Cohesion and Integration of Refugees with Local Communities
Apr 01, 2020 / Blog entry
Social activities are an essential starting point for a successful integration of Syrian refugees in the host community. This project aims to strengthen communication among all parties to help refugees achieve social stability and mitigate the impact of the economic crisis, as well as help members of the host community to accept and support...
Water and Circular Economy (Entrepreneurship)
Cewas Entrepreneurship Hackathon
She Too is a Development Hero: Women Make Change Happen in Host Municipalities across MENA and Turkey
Mar 10, 2020 / Blog entry
The empowerment of Refugee women and their self-reliance is increasingly at the center of development programs in local governments hosting forcibly displaced persons in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Turkey target. How about those women who develop such municipal programs and deal with women’s inclusion while being women themselves?
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