Solar meetings 2011

Plan Bleu, represented by Ferdinand Costes – Energy Programme Officer-, participated to the 2nd Solar Meetings edition, organized by the National Institute for Solar Power in Chambéry (France) on 29 November 2011. This edition’s « Solar Power: integration building and free-standing plants – which technologies? Which issues?” theme involved a special focus on Maghreb and Middle-East. <More …>

International Forum on Fair Tourism (FITS)

On 24-25 November 2011, the International Forum on Fair Tourism (FITS) held a two-day event in the Hôtel de Région in Marseilles. These were dedicated to a reflection on tourism sustainability improvement in the world in general and on the Mediterranean region in particular. <More …>

Workshop on "Reconciling Health and Environment: a challenge for sustainable development in MENA region?"

The 23rd  and 24th of November 2011, Sylvain Houpin has attended in Amman, Jordan, to an expert Workshop on "Reconciling Health and Environment: a challenge for sustainable development in MENA region?", organized by  the Regional Centre for Environmental Health Activities (CEHA), the Marseille Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) and the French Development Agency (AFD). <More …>

Conference on Water and sanitation: challenges and health risks in the Mediterranean

Mohammed Blinda, Plan Bleu's Water Programme Officer, participated at the 4th Conference (Parmenides IV) held in Rabat on 23 and 24 November 2011 on the theme "Water and sanitation: challenges and health risks in the Mediterranean." <More …>

Meeting of the Collaborative Partnership on Mediterranean Forests (CPMF) Steering Committee

Marion Briens represented Plan Bleu at the meeting of the Collaborative Partnership on Mediterranean Forests (CPMF) Steering Committee held on 23 November 2011 in Ramatuelle (Var, France). <More …>

International seminar on Water and climate change

In the framework of the preparatory process of the 6th World Water Forum to be held in Marseilles (France) in March 2012, Plan Bleu is involved in the thematic working group on “Responding to global and climate change” and, in particular, contributes to the organization of an international seminar “Raising awareness and enhancing the adaptive capacity of water planning and management to climate change impacts” which took place in UNESCO (Paris) on 14-15 November 2011. <More …>

Symposium on water territorial governance in the Mediterranean

The chairman of the Plan Bleu, Mr. Lucien Chabason, and Mr. Mohammed Blinda, Water Programme Officer, participated in the Symposium on water territorial governance in the Mediterranean, organized on November 10th, 2011, by the Foundation Prince Albert II of Monaco. <More …>

Visit of Rafiq Husseini, Deputy Secretary-General of the Union for the Mediterranean

Mr. Rafiq Husseini, Deputy Secretary-General of the Union for the Mediterranean, responsible for the environment and water, has paid a courtesy visit to Plan Bleu on 9, November 2011, during which Mohammed Blinda, Water Programme Officer, made a presentation of Plan Bleu and handed him the latest publications on water and environment.

Public Participation - Training of Trainers

In the context of the Pegaso Project (2010-2014) and closely with Ca’ Foscari University and PAP/RAC (UNEP/MAP), Plan Bleu has contributed as Participatory Coordinator to the “Public Participation - Training of Trainers (ToT)” that has been held in San Servolo Island – Venice (Italy) from 31 October to 3 November 2011. <More …>