| 25/09/08 |
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The Blue Plan organizes a regional seminar "Climate change in the Mediterranean" the 22 and 23 of October 2008
The Blue Plan announces the organization of a regional workshop held in Marseilles the 22 and 23 of October on the topic « Climate Change in the Mediterranean ». The set of works will be shared and debate in the presence of about fifty experts and specialists of different fields. At the end of the workshop a program of works and/or actions to take on a near future will be established.
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| 15/09/08 |
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The Blue Plan publishes a study on climate change and energy in the Mediterranean
According to the latest IPCC report, the Mediterranean- particularly its Southern and Eastern shores- will be more affected by climate change during the 21 st century than many other regions of the world. Energy lies at the very heart of the climate change issue. This is what the study shows by providing a full picture of the issues at stake and the challenges which Mediterranean countries will face.
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| 10/07/08 |
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The Blue Plan publishes a new analysis of sustainable development to feed debate at the Paris Summit for the Mediterranean on 13 July 2008
This document draws on the Blue Plan’s work on the environment and sustainable development in the Mediterranean to show what changes have come about over recent decades. It is intended to draw attention to the main risks related to the persistence of current trends and to call for action by proposing strategic guidelines to better reconcile environment and development and to strengthen solidarity between the various shores. It will be presented to all those attending the Paris Summit for the Mediterranean on 13 July 2008.
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| 02/07/08 |
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Ifremer and the Blue Plan sign a framework cooperation agreement
Jean-Yves Perrot, CEO of Ifremer and Henri-Luc Thibault, Director of the Blue Plan, signed a 4-year framework cooperation agreement on 30 June 2008 at Ifremer headquarters. Their collaboration will mainly cover those areas of the marine sciences which are related to the sustainable development of the Mediterranean basin.
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| 30/06/08 |
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The Blue Plan is organising a regional workshop on « promoting sustainable tourism in the Mediterranean » on 2 and 3 July 2008
Tourism is a dynamic sector in the Mediterranean: in 2005, the Mediterranean countries received 246 million international tourists, in other words 30.5 % of global international tourism. By 2025, national and international tourist numbers could reach 637 million in the Mediterranean countries, 312 million of which in the coastal regions alone. In the framework of follow-up to the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD), in 2007 the Blue Plan launched a work programme based on a series of national and regional studies which will be pooled and discussed at this workshop.
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| 21/05/08 |
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The Blue Plan publishes a new document on Virtual Water
The Blue Plan announces the publication of a new « Blue Plan Notes » on virtual water: what perspectives for Mediterranean water management and distribution? Virtual water is an economic concept. It corresponds to the volume of water needed to produce goods. It is usually expressed in litres of water per kilo.The Blue Plan’s latest note provides a full and documented overview of virtual water in the Mediterranean.
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| 15/02/08 |
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The Blue Plan launches a new monthly newsletter
The Blue Plan announces the complete overhaul of its newsletter with the aim of informing an ever wider public about environmental and sustainable development issues and perspectives in the Mediterranean. The newly formatted newsletter will provide for a dual reading mode with, on the one hand, the monthly news and, on the other, a more in-depth, decoded approach to the most essential subjects and trends.
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