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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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Four scenarios for coastal tourism in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region by 2050
This summary report is the result of a prospective approach with a view to constructing “4 scenarios for coastal tourism in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in 2050”. This project led by Plan Bleu and financially supported by ADEME Provence-Alpes-
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Report of the fourth Climagine consultation workshop – Regional coastal plan of the Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima Region, Kingdom of Morocco
The fourth and final Climagine consultation workshop took place in Tangier on June 21, 2023, followed by a planning workshop for the Regional Coastal Plan of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region (SRL TTA), organized by CAR/PAP . Held under the Ministr
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CLIMAGINE Workshop IV Kotor Bay Coastal Management Plan GEF MedProgramme, Child Project 2.1
Coastal planning in Kotor Bay (Boka Kotorska), Montenegro is currently being supported through the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) MedProgramme: Enhancing Environmental Security, implemented by the UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP). One of
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Technical Report: Land management to preserve biodiversity: Mediterranean case studies, with a focus on Real Environmental Obligations in France
This study was carried out within Plan Bleu in a context of developing the use of legal tools with the aim of better achieving the objectives of the Barcelona Convention. The real environmental obligation is a relatively new tool in French law: it eman
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Sea’ties Regional Report – Adapting Mediterranean Coastal Cities and Territories to Sea Level Rise, Challenges and Best Practices.
On April 26, 2022 the regional workshop on adapting Mediterranean coastal cities and territories to rising sea levels, was organized by the Sea’ties initiative, with the support of the City of Marseille and the Blue Plan. As the second event in a serie
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