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The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a global service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, with 24,977employees. GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and the environment, and peace and security. Our business volume is around 3.7 billion euros. As a public-benefit federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government –in particular the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) –and many public and private sector clients in around 120 countries in achieving their objectives in international cooperation. With this aim, GIZ works togetherwith its partners to develop effective solutions that offer people better prospects and sustainably improve their living conditions.

Ecomondo is the reference event in the Mediterranean Area for the Green and Circular Economy. An international hub where all the drivers of the ecological transition will be discussed: Exhibition area, Business, Networking, Education with an international programme with more than 120 events! Simultaneously with Key Energy, the renewable energy expo, Ecomondo will be held from 8th to 11th November 2022 at the Rimini Expo Centre – Italy, designed and managed under the banner of low environmental impact.

ENI CBC Med is the largest Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) initiative implemented by the European Union under the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI). The Programme aims to foster fair, equitable and sustainable development on both sides of the EU’s external borders. With the participation of 13 countries and budget of €209 million, the Programme currently finances 80 projects in the fields of business development, sustainable tourism, innovation and technology transfer, social inclusion and climate action with focus on water, waste, coastal ecosystems management and energy efficiency.

EMEA is an independent research institution and forum of debate that provides innovative, forward-looking thinking and political, socio-economic and financial integrated analyses on Europe, the Mediterranean and Africa in an emerging multipolar world. As a “think and act tank”, it strives to contribute decisively to the transition process in the Mediterranean and Africa amidst climatic challenges, unprecedented global financial and economic crises and geopolitical uncertainties and conflicts.

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The European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) implements The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) & The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) with funding from the European Union. The Copernicus Services provide environmental data from sensors across air, sea, land and space, along with analyses and the tools to use them, for free and for anyone to use. ECMWF has partnered with the Union for the Mediterranean to support Mediterranean countries and regional stakeholders to address the challenges posed by climate change in the Mediterranean region by providing relevant climate and atmospheric composition data, applications, and training for the benefit of Member States and citizens of the Mediterranean basin.

Created in 1962, the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to food security and nutrition, sustainable agriculture and fisheries, and the development of rural territories. The CIHEAM has a long history of regional dialogue and multilateral cooperation, particularly through training activities, community capacity building, and research. The Organization strives to meet the needs of populations and food system actors that are impacted by the effects of climate change now more than ever before

The Interreg MED Programme gathers 13 European countries from the Northern shore of the Mediterranean. They are working together for a sustainable growth in the region. The Programme supports projects developing innovative concepts and practices and promoting a reasonable use of resources.

MedWaves supports the transformation needed to address the global challenges facing the Mediterranean region. Over the last decade, the centre has established a successful hub of expertise to serve all stakeholders, recognising that each actor is critical in the collective movement towards sustainability. Maintaining a focus on promoting and enhancing eco-innovative sustainable business models, MedWaves establishes an enabling environment for green, circular, zero-waste, low-carbon, and non-toxic economies to grow and flourish.

Since its launch in 1993, OMC Med Energy Conference & Exhibition mission is serving all people interested in energy transition and sustainable growth in the Mediterranean region and beyond, disseminating energy science and technical knowledge, Almost 30 years have passed, and OMC Med Energy is continuing to make a daily effort to encourage and multi-disciplinary contamination, looking at the energy scenario and being able to reflect worldwide trends in its conference and exhibition. OMC Med Energy Conference & Exhibition is the place to be for energy authorities, industry CEOS and experts, academia, startups and students, Institutions, energy experts, researchers, startups and to discuss of energy transition with an innovative and inclusive approach and translate ideas into practical and viable solutions taking advantage of cross sector partnerships.

Plan Bleu is a center of expertise for development and the environment at the service of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the 6 Regional Activity Centers of the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Its main mission is to protect the Mediterranean basin by guiding the authorities for informed decision-making, by observing the environment and development to inform governments and the general public; producing socio-economic and environmental studies to inform decision-makers; supporting and accompanying the transition to green and blue economies; drawing possible futures for sustainable development; facilitating a science – policy and civil society interface, particularly on the study of impacts and responses to climate change

The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is a global non-profit organisation committed to progressing Planetary Health for present and future generations. Founded by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco in 2006, the Foundation exists to promote a new relationship with nature and the innovations that can impact this change. The Foundation aims to bring humanity together to empower impactful solutions for our planet’s biodiversity, climate, ocean and water resources. It works in three main geographical areas : the Mediterranean Basin, the Polar Regions and the Least developed countries.

Founded in October 1991, UNIMED, the Mediterranean Universities Union, is an association of Universities from the countries of the Mediterranean basin. It counts 149 Universities coming from 24 countries of both shores of the Mediterranean. UNIMED acts in different scientific fields and its aim is to develop research and education in the Euro-Mediterranean area in order to contribute to scientific, cultural, social and economic cooperation.