Knowledge Event on “Covid-19 Inequities in MENA: How Data and Evidence Can Help us Do Better”
Dec 23, 2021 / Highlight
Context and Rationale
COVID-19 is revealing inequities between and within countries. Poorer people tend to be more exposed to the risk of infection, less likely to be able to work from home, more likely to live in large households and Beforecramped conditions, and less likely to receive the care they need. Meanwhile, the economic impact of...
[Agenda] Consultative virtual workshop on the World Bank - CMI/UNOPS report “COVID-19 and Migration in the Mediterranean Region”
Consultative Virtual Workshop on the World Bank - CMI/UNOPS “COVID-19 and Migration in the Mediterranean Region” Report
Nov 30, 2021 / Highlight
Context
The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI)/UNOPS and the World Bank are organizing a consultative virtual workshop on December 15, 2021, to discuss the preliminary findings of the World Bank - CMI/UNOPS report "COVID-19 and Migration in the Mediterranean''.
The report explores the challenges and opportunities for mobility in the...
[Report] A Mediterranean Green Deal For An Effective Energy Transition As Part Of The Sustainable Post-Covid Recovery
Nov 17, 2021 / Library
Watch a summary video
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of the economies of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEM) countries. Growth has become negative, unemployment has risen, current accounts and the livelihoods of populations have been severely affected.
However, the impact of the pandemic has also increased...
[Training Schedule] Digital Literacy
[Interview] Visión internacional...COP26
COVID-related financial challenges for South-Med universities: The way forward
Nov 11, 2021 / Library
This brief focuses on the impact the Coronavirus pandemic has had on the financial support to universities and higher education institutions in selected South-Med countries (Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco). It outlines the financial impact on the ground, proposes recommendations and practical solutions to face the shortage of funding, and lays the...
[Agenda] Building the Digital Capacity of Municipalities to Upskill Refugees and Vulnerable Communities in the Middle East and Turkey
COP 26 Water Pavilion Session on: Youth for Water: Steering Water Policymaking in the Mediterranean Region
Nov 08, 2021 / Highlight
Announcement
The UK is currently hosting the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow. The first-ever Water & Climate Pavilion is mobilizing the water community and partners in the global climate action community, in order to shed light on the role of water in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement and to...
[HMLN Training] Building the Digital Capacity of Municipalities to Upskill Refugees and Vulnerable Communities in the Middle East and Turkey
Nov 01, 2021 / Highlight
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 lockdown measures put in place in many countries led to the closure of businesses and the halt of...
[Interview] International Vision on the Energy Crisis
[Recording] A New Era of Sustainability & Resilience in the Mediterranean - Circle the Med Forum
[Interview] International Vision on International Trade / Global Market
[Recording] Enhancing Regional Value Chains - MedThink 5+5 Forum
Oct 18, 2021 / Library
Recording of CMI's participation in the fifth annual forum of the MedThink 5+5 network, with CMI Director chairing a session on “Enhancing Regional #ValueChains in the Western Mediterranean".
In the context of the 2021 Spanish co-presidency of the 5+5 Dialogue and drawing on the Tunis Declaration adopted at the 16th Meeting of Foreign Ministers...
Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the “livelihoods” of Syrian refugees in Jordan
Oct 11, 2021 / Library
This brief explores the impact of the economic and social disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the living conditions of Syrian refugees residing in the Za’atari Refugee Camp - in Mafraq, northern Jordan - and on refugees residing within the Jordanian host communities -Ramtha, Mafraq, and Amman.
The purpose of this brief is to highlight...
[Report] A Post-Pandemic Growth Strategy for Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries
Sep 29, 2021 / Library
The global pandemic has prompted a re-examination of existing development strategies for growth and development. The countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMCs) have seen their development trajectories dimmed, and in order to provide for more sustainable and equitable income generation for their populations, a reset of growth...
Refugees and Host Communities
Sep 28, 2021 / Program
Knowledge Base
The Syrian conflict is having disastrous humanitarian, social and economic consequences both in Syria, neighboring countries, and the entire Mediterranean region. This unprecedented and protracted refugee crisis is placing an extraordinary burden on host countries and communities. This regional knowledge base aims at...
Human Capital and Mobility
Sep 28, 2021 / Program
Countries Targeted
Countries of the southern Mediterranean.
Partners
Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Anna Lindh Foundation, British Council, Club de Madrid, European Investment Bank (EIB), Qatar Foundation, UNESCO, UNINETTUNO, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Aix-Marseille University (AMU), and the World Bank
Regional Context...
[Agenda] Perspectives on mobility and migration in the Mediterranean
[Webinar] Perspectives on Mobility and Migration in the Mediterranean
Sep 22, 2021 / Highlight
Context
The health crisis has led to an awareness of the fragility of certain value chains: the excessive splitting of production elements, extreme geographic distance, high concentration on a few suppliers and induced dependencies, etc.
In addition, there are trends already underway that relate to the shortening of value chains,...
Co-Development & Integration
Sep 22, 2021 / Program
Regional context
Before the unexpected, virulent COVID-19 pandemic occurred, studies focusing on regional integration in the Mediterranean region had highlighted the largely untapped potential to increase trade flows of goods and services, foreign direct investment, and mobility of people.
These three interlinked dimensions of regional...
A "New CMI" Dedicated to SGD17 "Partnerships in the Mediterranean": The CMI joins the United Nations
A "New CMI" Dedicated to SGD17 "Partnerships in the Mediterranean": The CMI joins the United Nations
Sep 22, 2021 / Blog entry
Dear Partners, Colleagues, and Friends of the CMI,
On behalf of the CMI Members and team, I am glad to announce the birth of the "New CMI". We have been busy completing this transition over the summer. Below is a recapitulation of the main novelties:
CMI Joins the United Nations
As of July 1st, 2021, and eleven years after its creation by...
[PRESS RELEASE] Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI): Morocco Elected President of the Oversight Committee for 2021-2024
Sep 21, 2021 / Highlight
Marseille, France, 20 September 2021 –As part of the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) governance reform, which now provides for a rotating presidency among the member countries of the Center, the Kingdom of Morocco has taken on, as of July 1, 2021, the presidency of this strategic center for collaboration between Mediterranean...
Justice Sector Services
Sep 20, 2021 / Program
Towards more justice for disadvantaged people: count on civil society
Two years on, post-Arab spring democracies debate courses of action that must deliver results to their people, against a backdrop of heightened expectations. Perhaps no issue is more pressing than the improvement of government accountability and ensuring full respect of citizens...
Digital Technologies for Economic Development in the Mediterranean
Sep 20, 2021 / Program
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...
Banking Regulation
Sep 20, 2021 / Program
Lead Organizations
The World Bank, Banque de France.
Partners
Banque de France.
Challenges
Elevated non-performing loans (NPLs) and the obstacles that banks face in resolving them could constrain credit growth, with adverse effects on economic activity and job creation;
Regulators need to a. develop incentives for banks...
Territorial Cohesion and Inclusive Growth in a Mediterranean Region Undergoing Transition
Sep 20, 2021 / Program
Starts: Nov 06, 2015
Ends: Nov 06, 2015
Location: Villa Mediterranée, Marseille, France
Event organized as part of the Mediterranean Economic Week, held in Marseille on November 4-7th, 2015, on the topic of « Cities and Territories, Drivers of Economic Development in the Mediterranean »
...
Mediterranean Climate Conference (MEDCOP21)
Sep 20, 2021 / Program
Towards a Positive Agenda for Mediterranean Stakeholders
Climate Change is a Key Factor towards Mediterranean Integration
Climate change is fundamentally a development issue. If left unaddressed, climate change impacts will threaten poverty alleviation and affect economic growth. On the other hand, taking climate change issues into...
[PRESS RELEASE] Implementing SGD17 in the Mediterranean: The Center for Mediterranean Integration joins the United Nations with a New Mandate
Sep 14, 2021 / Highlight
PRESS RELEASE
MARSEILLE, September 13th, 2021
As of July 1st, 2021, and eleven years after its creation by the World Bank in Marseille, France, the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) has officially joined the United Nations (UN), hosted by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). Under the auspices of the UN, the CMI...
