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Make the Mediterranean a cooperation area for sustainable development
Providing socioeconomics insights for the appropriate management of Mediterranean resources
Facilitate a science – political and civil society interface
Supporting the transition towards a green and blue economy
Design possible futures for sustainable development
Observer of the environment and development to inform governments and the general public
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Plastic Pollution in the Mediterranean: Which Role for Coastal Cities and Their Valuable Ecosystems?
Plastic pollution poses a growing threat to Mediterranean populations and ecosystems, driven by unsustainable consumption patterns, insufficient waste management, and governance gaps. Despite existing legal frameworks in many countries, plastic leakage into the sea continues to increase. With around 70% of the Mediterranean population living in coastal urban areas, cities are both major sources of plastic waste and among the…
18/02/26
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Advancing One Health in the Mediterranean
20 February 2026
This report explores the application of the One Health approach in the Mediterranean, with a specific focus on marine and coastal environments, where interactions between
Plastic Pollution in the Mediterranean: Which Role for Coastal Cities and Their Valuable Ecosystems?
18 February 2026
Plastic pollution poses a growing threat to Mediterranean populations and ecosystems, driven by unsustainable consumption patterns, insufficient waste management, and governance gaps. Despite existing legal
Urban and Coastal Water Management through Nature-Based Solutions
4 February 2026
In response to growing water-related challenges in Mediterranean urban and coastal areas, this policy note examines the potential of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) as integrated, sustainable,
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Anticipating water stress in the Mediterranean: a decision support approach for better water resources management
Over the past thirty years, climatic variations as well as water-use changes induced a net decrease in streamflows over the Mediterranean basin. The question arises on climate and human activities evolution trends and on their impacts on water resource
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Mediterranean Strategy for sustainable development follow-up: main indicators – 2013 update
The “indicator” fact-sheets, carried out in the framework of the monitoring of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD), are intended to provide a first answer to the question: “Are the Mediterranean countries progressing towards s
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Activity report 2012
The structure of this report follows the logical framework of the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) that was agreed by the 21 countries and the European Union during the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention in Marrakesh in 20
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Economic study of the impacts of marine and coastal protected areas in the Mediterranean
The objective of this exploratory study is to highlight the links between environmental protection and local development in the specific case of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas.
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Building on the Mediterranean scenario experiences: cross-cutting approaches between regional foresight analysis and participatory prospective
In the context of the PEGASO project funded by the European Union (EU), Plan Bleu drafted this technical report. After a quick overview of the methodology used to define regional scenarios, this report proposes a synthesis of existing foresight analysi
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