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...
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 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...
CMI Newsletter #48 | June 2019
Summit of the Two Shores: CMI and UfM Joining Forces
HMLN Workshop - Amman 2019 - Press Release
La tratégie financière des collectivités locales module
Managing Urban Forced Displacement to Build Resilient Communities
Jul 03, 2019 / Blog entry
Globally, around 68.5 million people have fled their homes from conflict or persecution either as refugees, internally displaced persons, or asylum seekers. Contrary to what some may think, most of the displaced people don’t live in camps. In fact, it’s estimated that about 60%–80% of the world’s forcibly displaced population lives in urban areas...
MedYWat Year 2: Alive and Kicking
[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,...
Producing Knowledge through the Combination of Expertise and Youthful Drive
Jun 20, 2019 / Blog entry
The CMI paired young researchers with senior experts to produce joint papers on water and migration. Through this experience, the young researchers had the chance to work closely with some of the most knowledgeable water experts from around the Mediterranean region and beyond.
“REWARDING”
PAPER TITLE: ADDRESSING THE WATER-MIGRATION NEXUS: THE...
Women Leaders & Health Report & Recommendations
Water Scarcity Spurs Migration
MedYWat Working Papers on Water and Migration: The Result of Intergenerational Collaboration
Migration and Urban Growth
Public Transport is Dead? Long Live Public Transport
Jun 20, 2019 / Blog entry
There is a popular ghost story that circulates among the pro-transit community of expertise and practice in Lebanon. Ask anyone vaguely interested in the sector about what happened to public transport in this country, and they will mention the story of Czech-made Karosa buses procured by our post-war government in the 1990s. As architect and...
Migration Trends Across the Mediterranean and Beyond
Migration Trends in the Mediterranean
Mediterranean Cities on the Frontline
Impact of Forced Displacement for Host Communities - Paolo Verme and Kirsten Schuettler - WB
CMI MEDITERRANEAN FORCED DISPLACEMENT & MIGRATION NEWSLETTER – Issue #15 - (EN/AR)
Steps of Solidarity
Jun 18, 2019 / Highlight
Context
Every year there is a special theme to highlight the World Refugee Day to draw attention to the importance of shared efforts and solidarity. The 2019 Theme is #StepWithRefugees — Take A Step on World Refugee Day. Around the world, communities, schools, businesses, faith groups and people from different sections of society are taking big...
Agenda - [Mediterranean Strategy Group 19] Migration: Mediterranean Cities on the Frontline
[Mediterranean Strategy Group 19] Migration: Mediterranean Cities on the Frontline
Jun 11, 2019 / Highlight
Background
Fragility and conflicts, unemployment and exclusion, vulnerability to climate change, and even increased violent extremism in some enclaves, contribute to forced displacements and instability. This turmoil in the Middle East and Africa regions does not just affect them. The whole world is affected by its spillovers.
Numbers peaked in...
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...
CMI Newsletter #47 | May 2019
Mid-Term Meeting and Training of Core Members of the Host Municipalities Learning Network (HMLN)
Jun 04, 2019 / Highlight
Photo Credit: Ezzldeen Al-Natour
Context
Since June 2016 the Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network (HMLN) supports host local governments with evidence-based knowledge and Capacity Building to improve their response capacity to forced displacement. The Network have benefitted from face-to-face workshops and webinars on priority...
[Capacity Building Workshop] 2nd Capacity Building Workshop on Strategic Planning for Local Economic Development
Jun 04, 2019 / Highlight
Photo Credit: Ezzldeen Al-Natour
Context
Local governments are in a strategic position to address the needs of host communities and the displaced. Forcibly displaced populations are not evenly spread through the host countries but rather tend to concentrate in some regions, and especially within cities. Despite their strategic position, local...
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