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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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The Blue Plan’s sustainable development outlook for the Mediterranean
The document is based on the Blue Plan’s work on the environment and sustainable development in the Mediterranean, aimed at reflecting the developments which have come about over recent decades. Its aim is to warn of the main risks related to the persi
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Climate change and energy in the Mediterranean
According to the latest IPCC report, the Mediterranean, its Southern and Eastern banks in particular, will be more seriously affected by climate change during the 21st century than many other regions of the world. The impact of higher temperatures, les
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