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Get into Green Economic Development and Employment Ongoing Grant scheme projects Context and objectives The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is one of the most climate-sensitive areas in the world. These countries experience exacerbated impacts of climate change, which weaken the sustainability and resilience of their ecosystems, societies, and economies, on which manyRead more

WEFE Nexus for Sustainable Development in MENA Water, Environment & Blue Economy Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives Human demand for resources continues to rise as populations and economies grow. This continuous rise in demand, under conditions of limited resources, undermines socio-economic sustainability. Additionally, the negative environmental impacts of human activities threaten the environmental sustainability ofRead more

TouMaLi (Tourism Marine Litter) – Sustainable waste management systems in the tourism sector Water, Environment & Blue Economy Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives International tourism generates an estimated 4.8 million tons of solid waste annually, with single-use goods and packaging posing significant environmental challenges. In the Mediterranean, solid waste in MENA coastal tourist destinations isRead more

LIFE Integrated Project: Optimising the implementation of the 2nd RBMP in the Malta River Basin District Water, Environment & Blue Economy Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives The main aim of the LIFE-IP RBMP-MALTA project is to support the implementation of the second River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) through the establishment of an integrated framework forRead more

Euro-Mediterranean Guarantee Network (EMGN) Economic Development and Employment Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives The EMGN project aims at facilitating access to finance, in particular for MSMEs, by gathering guarantee schemes active the Euro-Mediterranean region around 4 closely related actions: training, research and development, advocacy and communication and knowledge sharing. The project addresses access to financeRead more

Euro-Med Governance: Euro-MED 2021-2027 Governance projects and capitalization of the Interreg MED 2014-2020 governance approach and projects Water, Environment & Blue Economy Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives The project EuroMed Governance is an initiative/programming that aims at the improvement of territorial transnational governance through an evidence-based dialogue among national and regional actors for a sustainableRead more

Euromed-RRM – Implementing a Rapid Response Mechanism for Higher Education in Emergencies in the Euro-Med region Higher Education & Research Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives Euromed-RRM aims at running an emergency scholarship programme to test the feasibility of a systemic, full-scale academic response to needs of young people caught in humanitarian crises or in forcedRead more

Scaling up forest and landscape restoration to restore biodiversity and promote joint mitigation and adaptation approaches in the Mediterranean Water, Environment & Blue Economy Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives With a total budget of 1,850000 euros over a 4-year period, the project, Scaling up forest and landscape restoration, promoted by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO),Read more

Strengthening public health response to violence against women and girls Social & Civil Affairs Ongoing Context and objectives The project aims to improve countries’ capacity to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls, and support progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 5 (ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at allRead more

The MedFund: Environmental Fund for Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Water, Environment & Blue Economy Ongoing Context and objectives The aim of the MedFund project is to contribute to the long-term management of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas by strengthening their financial sustainability through the establishment of an environmental fund (or “trust fund”) financing mechanism. It isRead more