CMI at COP27
Nov 04, 2022 / Highlight
CONTEXT
At the 27th Convention on Climate Change (COP27) held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, CMI is joining global leaders, the UN family, development partners, NGOs, thought leaders, and more to take concrete action towards achieving the world's collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement.
To help advance climate action while...
[Policy Brief] Water Stories: Older Women and Water Management Practices in Palestine
Sep 12, 2022 / Library
Produced in the context of the CMI-led program on “Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination Around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration”, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Citation: Al Ajarma, K., Arafeh, G., Mansour, J. (2022). Water Stories: Older Women and Water...
[Policy Brief] Water Accounting For Enhanced Water Management: Case Study Of Souss-Massa, Morocco
Sep 12, 2022 / Library
Produced in the context of the CMI-led program on “Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination Around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration”, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Citation: Harake, D. (2022). Water Accounting For Enhanced Water Management: Case Study Of Souss-Massa...
[Policy Brief] Innovative Desalination Plant Driven by a Coupled Renewable Energy System (Qualitative Case Study: Power Plant in Mahdia, Tunisia)
Sep 12, 2022 / Library
Produced in the context of the CMI-led program on “Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination Around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration”, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Citation: Dahmani, S., Emad Eldin Selim, A., Kairallah, W. (2022). Innovative desalination plant...
[Policy Brief] Difficult Terrain: Migration And Climate Change In The Maghreb
Sep 12, 2022 / Library
Produced in the context of the CMI-led program on “Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination Around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration”, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Citation: Nicol. A. (2022). Difficult Terrain: Migration and Climate Change in the...
[Policy Brief] Youth: A Leverage Factor For The Water Security And Climate Nexus: Case Of North Africa
Sep 12, 2022 / Library
Produced in the context of the CMI-led program on “Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination Around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration”, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Citation: Gharios, G., Elfanssi, S., Jouamaa, A., Mahfoud, A. (2022). Youth: A Leverage Factor For The...
[Policy Brief] Catalyzing Regional Cooperation On Water Nexus Solutions In A Post-Covid Mediterranean
Sep 12, 2022 / Library
Produced in the context of the CMI-led program on “Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination Around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration”, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Citation: Tsakas, C. (2022). Catalyzing Regional Cooperation On Water Nexus Solutions In A Post-Covid...
[Policy Brief] Addressing Gender In The Climate Change And Water Security Nexus.
Sep 12, 2022 / Library
Produced in the context of the CMI-led program on “Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination Around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration”, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Citation: Al Ajarma, K. (2022). Addressing Gender in the Climate Change and Water...
Enhancing Drought Monitoring to Support Management and Resilience-Building under Current and Future Climate Extremes
Sep 09, 2022 / Library
The goal of this report is to provide Tunisia with the tools required to proactively manage drought, enabling the country to reduce the effects of climate change and human-induced hazards (Bergaoui et al. 2015). Both of these negatively affect the availability of water, as well as livelihoods, sedentariness and employment, in turn creating...
[Policy Brief] A Response To Climate Change In The Agriculture Sector – A Focus On Morocco
Sep 09, 2022 / Library
Produced in the context of the CMI-led program on “Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination Around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration”, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Citation: Harake, D. (2022). A Response To Climate Change In The Agriculture Sector – A...
Tunisia Case Studies Report: Downstream of the Nebhana Dam (Kairouan) and the Border Area of the Governorate of Jendouba
Sep 09, 2022 / Library
Through an in-depth analysis of two local case studies—the first in the region downstream of the Nebhana dam in the Governorate of Kairouan and the second in the border region of the Governorate of Jendouba—this study seeks to understand the fundamental connections between water security, climate change, and migration.
The report was...
Political Economy Analysis of the Water Security Nexus in North Africa
Sep 09, 2022 / Library
There are complex relationships between what is received and what it is used for, in the context of rural development stresses including – but not limited to – land, water and climate stresses. This means that there is never a straightforward relationship between water availability/scarcity and farming viability/non-viability.
A Political...
Difficult Terrain: Water, Climate Change and Migration in Morocco - Combined Case Studies
Sep 09, 2022 / Library
The meso-geographical migration patterns in the Oum Er Rbia and Souss Massa basins, as well as the local migration patterns at the study locations, demonstrate that climate considerations are not the only reasons driving large-scale population shifts. Instead, they eventually have an evil consequence. As a result, migration becomes a component of...
Migration, Climate Change, and Water Management Stakeholder Mapping: Cases of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia
Sep 09, 2022 / Library
This work serves as the foundation for a full investigation of how stakeholders interact at the organizational and/or managerial level. The report aims to improve understanding of mandates, operational modalities, and the range of activities in addition to describing the hierarchical structures of the stakeholders. This will help to clarify how...
Water Accounting of the Souss Massa River Bassin in Morocco
Sep 09, 2022 / Library
The management of water resources in Morocco is becoming more and more difficult; over the past 20 years, less water has been made accessible per person due to both population growth and decreased water availability, both of which are attributed to rainfall and overuse of groundwater. Over the past few decades, droughts have become more frequent,...
[2021/2022 Results] Resilience to Climate Change
[Water Security Nexus Forum] Introduction to the WSN study and the Forum
[Water Security Nexus Forum 2022] Opening Ceremony
Planeta Mundo... Día Mundial del Agua
[Recording] Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration
[Agenda] Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration
[Agenda] CMI’s Youth Regional Workshop “Water Security Nexus in North Africa"
[Regional Forum] Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration
Feb 15, 2022 / Highlight
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Background
The CMI-led study on “Water security nexus in North Africa: catalyzing regional coordination around climate change, resilience, and migration”, funded by FCDO, focuses on understanding the complex nexus relationships across North Africa on water security, aggravated by climate change, and triggering migration movements, in the...
CMI at the Mediterranean Worlds Forum: Providing Technical Content and Federating Partners
Feb 15, 2022 / Highlight
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Context
A Flagship Mediterranean Event
Organized by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs at the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron, the Mediterranean Worlds Forum was held in Marseille on February 7 and 8, 2022. In line with the commitments made at the 2019 Summit of the Two Shores, the forum brought together civil...
[Youth Regional Workshop] Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination Around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration
Feb 01, 2022 / Highlight
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Youth Regional Water Workshop
Background
The CMI’s Youth Regional workshop aims to amplify the voice of the youth on water-related challenges and will seek to highlight the important roles of the youth in working towards regional water security. It will do so through knowledge creation to inform decision-making and through entrepreneurial...
[Recording] A Post-Pandemic Growth Strategy for Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries
The 4th Mediterranean Water Forum
Nov 24, 2021 / Highlight
Regional Approaches for Improving Water Management in the Mediterranean
December 7th, 2021 from 09:00 to 10:30 AM CET
Session pilot: Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI-UNOPS)
Why are we meeting in Malta?
The objective of the CMI session is to build on the preliminary work of IME’s Marseille regional launch workshop and enhance...
[Regional Dialogue] A Post-Pandemic Growth Strategy for Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries
Nov 08, 2021 / Highlight
Towards Sustainable Development Models in a post-covid Mediterranean: AMSE-CMI Knowledge and Policy Dialogues
Event 1. “A Post-Pandemic Growth Strategy for Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries”
Context
The global pandemic has prompted a re-examination of existing development strategies for growth and development. The countries of the...
[Interview] International Vision on Renewable Energy
Jun 23, 2021 / Library
Interviewed by Paco Doblas for Aragón Radio, CMI Manager, Blanca Moreno-Dodson, notes that Europe will have to collaborate with the southern and eastern Mediterranean countries, rich in renewable energy, to achieve its goal of climate neutrality by 2050.
[Recording] New Dimensions of Regional Integration: From Trade to Deeper Integration