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Cross-border collaboration in Middle East for Environmental Sustainability

Article
Voices & Views

The Middle East has faced political tension, military conflicts and other disputes for many years. It is, as a result, a region with one of the most enduring conflicts in the world. The EU has set out its policy on the Middle East...

Asia
Israel
Jordan
+1
Palestine
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Conservation
Natural resource management
+4
Environment & green economy
Environmental research
Peace and Security
Conflict prevention, Peace keeping & Peace building

De jeunes innovateurs construisent un avenir durable en Méditerranée

Article
Voices & Views

Autour de la Méditerranée, une jeune génération développe des moyens durables pour aborder les défis économiques, en consolidant les coopérations. Le programme Dialogue Méditerranéen pour les Droits et l’Égalité a lancé l...

Africa
Morocco
Asia
+2
Jordan
Syria
Children and Youth
Economics & Public Finance
Economic growth

Young innovators building a sustainable future in the Mediterranean

Article
Voices & Views

A young generation in the Mediterranean is finding sustainable ways to mitigate economic challenges by consolidating cooperation. The EU-Programme Med Dialogue for Rights and Equality launched the "Mediterranean Innovators for...

Africa
Morocco
Asia
+2
Jordan
Syria
Children and Youth
Economics & Public Finance
Economic growth

Addressing Rising Inequality via Tax Reform, Infrastructure Investment and Civil Society

Article
Voices & Views

Zambia can sound like a success. One of sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest-growing economies – with an average annual expansion of 3% between 2004 and 2013 – it was classed by the World Bank as a lower-middle-income country in 2011.

Africa
Zambia
Asia
+3
Jordan
Oceania
Papua New Guinea
Budget support
Civil Society
Economics & Public Finance

Supporting Young Peacebuilders to Counter Extremism

Article
Voices & Views

Development gains are easily undermined by rising extremism in fragile contexts. In response, donors are keen to embed elements of CVE, or ‘combatting violent extremism’, in their cooperation programmes. Engaging young people in...

Africa
Morocco
Tunisia
+4
Asia
Lebanon
Syria
Europe
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience

Humanitarian and Development Actors Unite to Build Resilience in Lebanon

Article
Voices & Views

“We are now in the fourth year of the Syria crisis and we can see that there is not only a host community fatigue [in Lebanon], but also a donor’s fatigue,” said Emily Jacquard, Director of Search for Common Ground’s Lebanon...

Asia
Lebanon
Syria
+1
Europe
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Humanitarian Aid

Working with Opportunity and Risk: Insight to EU Operations in Myanmar

Article
Voices & Views

The government-initiated reforms in Myanmar over the past three years have provided great opportunity for increased development engagement, but the context continues to require sensitive assessments of opportunities and risks. In...

Asia
Myanmar
Democracy
Governance & Corruption
Human Rights

Civil Society Shares Their Experience of the VPA Process at FLEGT Week 2013

Article
Voices & Views

The European Union’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) initiative calls on the involvement of civil society in the negotiation and implementation of their Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPA) with timber...

Africa
Ghana
Asia
+2
Indonesia
Myanmar
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Civil Society
Environment & green economy
+1
Forests