May 2022

Communicating the shift towards water resilience

Note from the Editor

"I met Shireen Abu Aqleh in Ramallah when I was starting out as a freelancer in Jerusalem while finishing my Master’s at the American University of Beirut. She was a warm and welcoming woman who seemed in control of the situation despite living under an illegal military occupation. I felt like she knew where to go all the time in order to cover a story well, until she was shot by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on 11 May 2022 for no apparent reason (pending investigation ongoing) in Jenin refugee camp. On behalf of REVOLVE, we denounce her unnecessary death and call for the creation of a Shireen Abu Akleh Freedom of Speech Award to not let this happen again. Let her death not be in vain: let it give courage to the next generation of journalists to fight for what they believe in."  

 Stuart Reigeluth,  founder of REVOLVE and initiator of AMWAJ 

Tayyarat 

The Mediterranean basin, the European area most threatened by climate change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that the world is facing multiple climate risks over the next two decades, which in the Mediterranean have already resulted in a warming of 1.5°C. Jofre Carnicer, an authoritative voice as an IPCC Lead Author on the European and Mediterranean chapters, analyses climate change impacts on Mediterranean ecosystems, focusing on climate-change induced responses in forests, plant-animal interactions and key ecosystem services

Must listen

Podcast on Sustainable Development in the Med

Listen to Dr. Céline Dubreuil, Director of Plan Bleu programmes and Aldo Ravazzi, Economist and Vice-President of Plan Bleu talking about the profound changes needed for sustainable development in the Mediterranean. 

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Council of the Environment

Meet the first environmental NGO in Akkar, north Lebanon, to conserve nature’s resources through forest protection from fires. 

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Reframing Water and Climate Resilience

The University of Reading & the Institute of Development Studies is organizing on May 27th this symposium to bring together the overlapping conversations around resilience, climate, water, communication & politics to advance social justice and reduce climate-induced water vulnerability.

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Towards a Just Environmental Transition in the MENA region

The Arab Reform Initiative is organizing a conference on environmental politics in the Middle East and North Africa on May 31st. Activists, researchers and practitioners on the frontlines of environmental and climate action will discuss what environmental transition entails. 

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Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030

The event, which will take place on Tuesday 15th June, will focus on the Horizon Europe Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030” implementation and its planned actions to accelerate the transition to zero pollution in the Mediterranean Sea. 

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Grants for Moroccan and Tunisian Journalists to Report on the Mediterranean Sea

On the occasion of the upcoming World Ocean Day, the Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is offering grants to Moroccan and Tunisian journalists interested in developing in-depth stories exposing the scale of unsustainable marine management and biodiversity loss in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Youth and Climate Academy

The academy will allow participants to understand the main transversal themes related to the global context of climate change & the critical concepts associated with a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all.

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Interreg Euro-Med Academy

Interreg Euro-Med Academy has launched an online course on "Green living areas, from buildings to cities and territories". Learn about circular economy, sustainable mobility, energy efficiency and clean energy through interactive materials, live events and working groups. Now open for registrations!

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Communications Initiative Workshops

In the run-up to SIWI’s World Water Week in June, the Communications Initiative will launch a series of free online seminars on water and communication. The training curriculum will be aligned with World Water Week’s topic of "Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water" this year.

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Summer Internship: Innovation in Water Management

The Global Water Partnership is looking for an intern to work on innovation in water management. The selected candidate will provide support in research, thought-leadership, and stakeholder engagement with partner organizations. Submit your CV by 10 June 2022!

AMWAJ stands for A Mediterranean Water And Journalism platform for sustainable development. We aspire to build an energy and water community around the Mediterranean. An initiative by REVOLVE.