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World Bank, 2014. Over the Horizon: A New Levant
Atelier national sur la gestion des eaux souterraines: Allocution de Monsieur Aziz AKHANNOUCH
Partenariat Public-Privé en irrigation
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Session 4 - Taylor Carl - Pandemics: Fear, Uncertainty and Decision Making
Gestion et gouvernance de l’eau souterraine en Espagne
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Conference Information Note - Arabic
CMI Participates in Arab Forum for Scientific Research and Sustainable Development: “Towards a Return to Leadership in Science”
Dec 19, 2014 / Highlight
December 19-21, 2014 – El Sharqah, United Arab Emirates
CMI Innovation Capacities program (a European Investment Bank-led program) was present at the Forum's second instalment, organized by the Arab League’s Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) in cooperation with the Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF...
CMI Organizes Mediterranean Graffiti Exhibit “Walls of Change, Voices of Youth”
Dec 16, 2014 / Blog entry
Graffiti, just like Facebook and Twitter, can act as a powerful driver of change: graffiti can be anonymous, it is seen by all, and reflects constantly evolving messages. Most importantly, graffiti marks the streets with the voices of citizens.
In December 2014, in the context of its 6th Annual Meeting, the CMI organized “Walls of Change, Voices...
Reframing Europe’s Immigration Questions through an Urban Lens
Dec 16, 2014 / Blog entry
By Manjula Luthria* and Casey Weston**
This year’s European parliamentary elections revealed three important paradoxes in European migration dialogue. First, public discourse displayed egregious misalignment between popular perceptions of immigration and immigration realities. These unfounded perceptions of immigration’s impacts fueled the...
A Participatory Approach: Citizens as Key Players in Urban Development
Dec 11, 2014 / Blog entry
CFAD Training Course on "Local Democracy and Citizen Participation in Municipal Action"
By Agnes Wiedemann*
Tunisian municipalities play a key role in the process of democratic transition of the country. The new constitution (adapted in January 2014) emphasizes that "local authorities shall adopt the mechanisms of participatory democracy and...
CMI Presents Turn Down the Heat at Climate Meeting of Local and Regional Elected Officials of the Mediterranean
Dec 11, 2014 / Highlight
December 11, 2014 – Marseille, France
CMI experts moderated a session involving representatives from 16 countries and IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement) and Plan Bleu at a Climate Meeting of Local and Regional Elected Officials of the Mediterranean. WB and CMI presented findings of the new report, Turn Down the Heat III. As a...
CMI Participates in Conference on Economic Development After the Arab Uprisings
Dec 11, 2014 / Highlight
December 11-12, 2014 – Paris, France
CMI experts were present for the Dauphine University Conference on Economic Development after the Arab Uprisings. The CMI contributed to three sessions: Youth Unemployment and Migration; Return on Education and Mass Unemployment; and Macroeconomics, Social and Political Developments after the Uprisings....
CMI Contributes to the Discussion in Preparation for MEDCOP21
Dec 11, 2014 / Highlight
December 19, 2014 – Marseille, France
The CMI joined actors at a Technical Committee meeting held at the Villa Méditerranée and organized by the French Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and the French Presidency of the Republic. The Center represented its partners and contributed to the discussion of the agenda of the MEDCOP21 meeting: a...
[Virtual Workshop] Provision of Direct Income Support to Low-Skilled and Long-Term Unemployed Citizens
Dec 10, 2014 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organizes a set of virtual workshops. The following one focused on the provision of direct income support to low-skilled and long-term unemployed citizens....
Mediterranean Experts Discuss World Bank Report “Turn Down the Heat”
Dec 09, 2014 / Highlight
December 9, 2014 – Marseille, France
An expert panel discussion followed the presentation of a newly-launched World Bank report, Turn Down the Heat III. One of the report’s main authors was present and was joined by the Tunisian Minister of Infrastructure, Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development, as well as representatives from the...
High-Level Dialogue: Economic Transition in the Mediterranean
Dec 09, 2014 / Highlight
December 9, 2014 – Marseille, France
A high-level dialogue was organized around the CMI series of discussions on economic transitions in the Mediterranean. Following an introduction given by CMI Manager Mourad Ezzine, contributing experts Jean-Claude Cousseran and Hafez Ghanem presented the discussion series’ report, which was discussed by...
French Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (PACA) Region Becomes Member of the CMI
Dec 08, 2014 / Highlight
December 8, 2014 – Marseille, France:
The French Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region is now member of the Center for Mediterranean Integration. President of the French Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region, Michel Vauzelle and Acting Vice President, Middle East and North Africa Region, the World Bank, Gerard Byam signed the Memorandum of...
Members and Partners Gather and Endorse CMI Strategic Plan at 6th Annual Meeting
Dec 08, 2014 / Highlight
December 8, 2014 – Marseille, France
The CMI held its sixth Annual Meeting, with high-level participation of its member (Egypt, France, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia, Ville de Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region, EIB, World Bank), and partners (AFD, GIZ, UFM, Banque de France, ISESCO, FEMISE, etc). The French...
CMI Participates in Youth Health Conference, within the Framework of the 5+5 Dialogue Forum
Dec 05, 2014 / Highlight
December 5, 2014 – Marseille, France
CMI Manager Mourad Ezzine, opened the final day of a two-day event on Youth Health in the Mediterranean which was organized by the French Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in the framework of the 5+5 Dialogue Forum. He presented the situation of health-related needs and the movements of skills and demand...
Two Scenarios for a Hotter and Drier Arab World—And What We Can Do About It?
Dec 01, 2014 / Blog entry
By Maria Sarraf
If you think the summers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are hot—think again. Summers are likely to become much warmer. Global temperatures are rising; the question now is by how much and what the impact of them will be. People in the region already face very high summer temperatures—and these could get worse....
Against a Backdrop of Upheaval in Relations between both Sides of the Mediterranean: Tourism, Now More than Ever, Acts as a Driver of Integration, Closer Relations, Growth, Job Creation, and Environmental Protection
Nov 20, 2014 / Blog entry
By Agnès Levallois*
The desire to discuss tourism at the workshop organized jointly by the Provence Alpes-Côte-d'Azur Region and the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) could, at first glance, seem surprising, if not out of place, in view of the situation in several southern Mediterranean countries. However, nothing could be further from...
Bringing Hope to Tunisia - The Path to Recovery
Nov 17, 2014 / Blog entry
By Elyès Jouini*
The Tunisian economy is currently in very bad shape. An economic policy focused on rent-seeking for the benefit of a minority with cozy ties to the political power has replaced a consumption-driven economic policy, based on short-term concerns.
The social situation is worrisome given that discontent is growing.
The time has...
