Publications

Energy savings and renewables: very large potential in the Mediterranean

Total demand for primary commercial energy in the Mediterranean may increase of 65% between 2000 and 2025, with the continuation of trends observed for the past 30 years. Although the riparian countries are unequally endowed with energy resources, all

The Blue Plan’s environment and development outlook

Ce document est un résumé du rapport du même nom, publié en 2005 aux Editions de l’Aube. Il passe en revue les changements survenus dans le monde et dans la région ces 30 dernières années et dessine les évolutions possibles à l’horizon 2025. Il examine

Facing water stress and shortage in the Mediterranean

In the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, water resources are limited and unevenly apportioned over space and time – Southern Rim countries are endowed with only 13% of total resources. Thirty million Mediterranean people, particularly in the S

Water demand management, progress and policies: Proceedings of the 3rd Regional Workshop on Water and Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean

Towards rural revival in the Mediterranean

Mediterranean rural areas have been witnessing, for several decades now, significant changes. Widening disparities between the hinterland and the intensively developed plains, between rain-fed areas and irrigated areas, poverty in the South and the Eas