Publications

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

Protecting and enhancing the Mediterranean coastal zone, a common good under threat

Being a sea border for 22 riparian countries or territories that belong to three continents, the Mediterranean coastal zone represents an invaluable asset not only because of the value of its ecosystems and its cultural heritage, but also of its social

The future of the Mediterranean will depend largely on cities

While half of the world population is in process of becoming urban, in the countries bordering the Mediterranean two out of three inhabitants are already city-dwellers. By 2030, three quarters of the Mediterranean population will be urban. Managing the