2019 Metropolitan Workshops Series: Greater Beirut
Oct 17, 2019 / Highlight
Context and Rationale
How can Greater Beirut be defined today?
A high demographic growth: Greater Beirut (that includes Beirut municipality and its suburbs) is estimated to cover an area of 500 km2. According to estimates, it is home to about 3 million dwellers (about 1 million more than before the start of the Syrian crisis in 2011), or half of...
Territorial Resilience to Climate Change
Sep 26, 2019 / Program
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Territorial resilience to climate change (TRCC), both mitigation and adaptation, refers to “the capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, and systems within a territory to survive, adapt, and grow, no matter what kinds of climatic and environmental chronic stresses and acute shocks they...
CMI Newsletter #49 | Summer 2019
Water & Collaboration Know No Boundaries: Two MedYWat Members Win 100.000 Euro Grant for Joint Project
Sep 05, 2019 / Blog entry
Ghadeer Arafeh and Faissal Aziz, two members of the Mediterranean Youth for Water (MedYWat), won a research grant of 100.000 euros from the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education for their project on “MENARA: Assessment of Wastewater Treatment Technologies and Promotion of Smart Irrigation Systems in the MENA Region Using an Eco-Friendly Gum.”
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[Brochure] The Mediterranean Youth for Water Network (MedYWat)
Briefing Paper on the EU “Clean Energy for All Europeans” Package for the Use of Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries
Aug 12, 2019 / Library
This briefing on the legislative package ‘Clean Energy for all Europeans’ - CE4ALL, explores various options for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries to cooperate with European Union Member States. The focus of cooperation options is in the area of deploying renewable energy sources, interconnections and electricity market integration...
World Water Week 2019 Water for Society – Including all
Aug 09, 2019 / Highlight
MENA FOCUS - Mediterranean Youth Unites Around Water
Rationale
The MENA Focus is the Water Week’s Regional Days dedicated to the Middle East and North Africa that were introduced in 2016 and coordinated ever since by GWP-Med. Being part of the MENA Focus, the showcase will discuss the context, objectives and activities of the joint...
Addressing the Water-Migration Nexus: An Analysis of the Links between Water and Migration in the Syrian Crisis
Jul 29, 2019 / Library
This working paper was commissioned by the CMI and produced by the following MedYWat Members:
Fatine Ezbakhe, MedYWat Member, Morocco
Jamal Mabrouki, MedYWat Member, Morocco
Annas Tallou, MedYWat Member, Morocco
Under the mentorship of :
Anders Jagerskog, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist, Water...
The Impact of the Wall on Water Access and Human Migration in Palestine
Jul 29, 2019 / Library
This working paper was commissioned by the CMI and produced by the following MedYWat Members:
Kholoud Al Ajarma, MedYWat Member, Palestine
Ghadeer Arafeh, MedYWat Member, Palestine
Faisal Aziz, MedYWat Member, Morocco
Lamiss Qdemat, MedYWat Member, Palestine
Under the mentorship of :
Anders Jagerskog, Senior...
The Links Between the New Refugee Discourse and Water Governance in Lebanon and Jordan
Jul 23, 2019 / Library
This working paper was commissioned by the CMI and produced by the following MedYWat Members:
Hussam Hussein, MedYWat Coordinator, Jordan/Italy
Alberto Natta, MedYWat Member, Italy
Abed Al Kareem Yehya, MedYWat Member, Lebanon
Baha Hamadna, MedYWat Member, Palestine/Lebanon
Under the...
HMLN Workshop - Amman 2019 - Press Release
[Summit of the Two Shores/Forum of the Mediterranean] Promoting Human, Economic and Sustainable Development in the Region
Jun 20, 2019 / Program
Background & Context
The Summit of the Two Shores, an initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron took place in Marseille on 24 June 2019. Building on unprecedented consultations with Mediterranean civil society, this event aims to boost cooperation between countries in the Western Mediterranean by implementing projects that support human,...
Localizing the Global Compacts: UN Experts Meeting
Jun 05, 2019 / Highlight
Context:
In December 2018, the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) and the Global Compact for Refugees (GCR), were adopted by UN Member States. Both Compacts acknowledge not only the national dimension of migration and responses to refugee crisis, but also the actions needed at regional and local level.
Translating these...
Palermo Book of Abstracts
Summit of the Two Shores of the Mediterranean - Forum on Environment and Sustainable Development
May 09, 2019 / Highlight
Strategies Towards More Sustainable Food Systems in the Mediterranean Region
Background & Context: Summit of the Two Shores of the Mediterranean
On 27th August 2018, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a Mediterranean summit penciled for 23rd and 24th June 2019 in Marseille, France: the Summit of the Two Shores of the Western...
Palermo Conference Brochure
[Second Edition] She too is a #WaterHero
Apr 24, 2019 / Blog entry
For so long women have represented the symbol of resilience. In the water sector they are no different. In the Middle East and North Africa, the world’s most water-stressed region, women are playing their part in protecting water and fighting water scarcity.
This project was initiated during the CMI's World Water Day Youth Workshop: Nature-based...
[Summit of the Two Shores - Youth, Education & Mobility Forum] CMI Advocates for a New Narrative on Education, Employability and Mobility
Apr 23, 2019 / Highlight
Background & Context
On 27th August 2018, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a Mediterranean summit penciled for 23rd and 24th June 2019 in Marseille, France: the Summit of the Two Shores of the Western Mediterranean. This high-level meeting will bring together Heads of State/Governments from the 5+5 Western Mediterranean Dialogue...
Urban Resilience to Regional Transboundary Sand and Dust Storms - Abdullah AlEnezi and Ali AlHemoud
The Middle East and North Africa Cannot Miss The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Mar 25, 2019 / Blog entry
The traditional route of industrialization for developing countries may no longer be available for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This should not be a source of regret, as the aspirations of the region’s young and well-educated population extend far beyond auto assembly lines. Furthermore, the repetitive work of an assembly line...
[Agenda] Young Mediterranean Water Heroes: Water and Migration
CMI MEDITERRANEAN FORCED DISPLACEMENT & MIGRATION NEWSLETTER – Issue #14 - (EN/AR)
CMI’s 10th Annual Meeting: Reflections, Results & New Ideas
Mar 13, 2019 / Highlight
Paris, France, 23 January: The tenth Annual Meeting gathering members and partners of the CMI and chaired by Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Vice President for the MENA region, was held with high-level participation from the Center’s country members as well as its partner organizations. With the CMI entering its 10th year, the meeting was of strategic...
Talking Migration: Young Mediterranean Voices Debate
Investing in Human Capital: Youth, Innovation and Labor Mobility
CMI Newsletter #44 | December 2018 - January/ February 2019
The Impacts of Water Scarcity on Migration in the Mediterranean
[Interview] Synergy for Impact: UFM and CMI Seal Partnership
Feb 19, 2019 / Library
Interview with Nasser Kamel, Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean & CMI Manager Blanca Moreno-Dodson.
[Interview] WB & CMI Partner for the Launch of the 5+5 “Summit of the Two Shores of the Mediterranean”
Feb 19, 2019 / Library
Interview with WB MNA Chief Economist Rabah Arezki and CMI Manager Blanca Moreno-Dodson.
Young Mediterranean Water Heroes: Water and Migration
Feb 06, 2019 / Highlight
CMI World Water Day 2019 Regional Youth Workshop, 25-28 March 2019 (Marrakesh, Morocco)
Background
Every year, World Water Day draws the world’s attention to key water challenges. World Water Day 2019 focused on “Leaving No One Behind - Water and Migration”, or how to provide safe water and sanitation for all by 2030, including the most...
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