The Climate Change Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus in the Context of the Water-Energy Nexus

1st article of KAS-REMENA Publication Series “Climate Change Mitigation in the Eastern Mediterranean”

The article delves into the Water-Energy Nexus (WEN) concept, which explores the interconnectedness of energy and water. By examining the current water and energy security situations in the EMME region, with a specific emphasis on Cyprus, the article aims to propose innovative technological solutions to tackle these challenges.

State of Energy Morocco 2022

The State of Energy in Morocco 2022 report provides a comprehensive overview of Morocco's energy landscape. The report highlights the country's high dependence on energy imports, the challenges related to natural gas imports, and the efforts to increase renewable energy capacity. The report offers valuable insights into Morocco's energy situation and the measures being taken to achieve energy independence by 2030.

The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Implications for Morocco and Necessary Policy Adjustments

REMENA Policy Paper Series No.1

This document is based on the discussions of a workshop jointly organised by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung's Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate Change Middle East and North Africa (KAS-REMENA) and the Istiqlal Group in the second chamber of the Moroccan Parliament on 7 February 2023. It presents the measure in question and outlines the expected impacts on the Moroccan economy and the adaptation measures needed to adapt to these new requirements.

Critical review of the climate change componement of UE's Green Deal a MENA perspective.

This paper provides a quick analysis of the 6 key actions of the climate ambition component of the EU Green Deal (GD) roadmap. It includes a short survey of non-governmental experts from different MENA countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Lebanon, in order to highlight their perspective on the EU Green Deal.

Five years after Paris agreement: An NDC status review in the MENA region.

This publication details the status of the implementation of the Paris Agreement after 7 years of its adoption. It focuses on the efforts of MENA countries in this regard and provides an overview of the level of involvement of these countries in the various climate processes that have followed the adoption of the agreement.

Policy paper: Towards a productive and environmentally friendly economic model.

This paper aims to highlight the shortcomings of government initiatives to promote green investment in Morocco, and the importance of promoting these initiatives and better articulating them as part of an overall national strategy to promote the green economy, foster sustainable production and consumption patterns, and redistribute public and private investment. Furthermore, green investment in Morocco is an opportunity and a source of economic diversification, as Morocco's investment in its enormous environmental potential will allow it to restructure the economy, push industry towards strategic specialisations and diversify the national product, thus increasing the added value of green sectors and their development.

Handbook: accelerating water entreprises.

The purpose of this handbook is twofold: to encourage partners to support water entrepreneurship through sector-specific acceleration interventions, and to provide guidance to water entrepreneurs in developing effective solutions to key water challenges. By partners we mean anyone interested in improving the water business ecosystem - this includes accelerators, donors or investors, to name a few.

Policy Guide: Tackling Plastic Pollution in the MENA Region.

The main target users of this guide are national and local decision makers in MENA countries. They are invited to use the ideas in this guide to design, plan, and implement policy instruments and measures to reduce plastic pollution in their respective countries.

Practical Guide: Implementing Sustainable Waste Separation Operations in the MENA Region.

In practice, taking these different models into consideration, this guide presents concrete recommendations adapted to the context of MENA countries, both in terms of infrastructure and available means and in terms of mentalities.

“STATE OF THE ART” report for wash thematic priority within UFM water agenda.

The main objectives of the SoA report are to provide a brief overview of the current state of WASH services in the UfM region, it also identifies strengths and weaknesses, priority areas for the WASH sector in the MENA region highlighted for information and knowledge sharing (i.e., technology, governance and economic aspects, best practices, and case studies). In addition, this report provides an assessment of the conditions and aspects of sanitation in the UfM region. With the development of a policy chapter highlighting the different approaches to WASH policy, regulation and implementation. In addition, an overview of innovative solutions worldwide in the WASH sector and those that can be applied in the region to support the UfM WASH Task Force linking the findings of the report with the objectives of the UfM Financial Strategy in the Mediterranean region.