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Opportunities4You
Water and Energy for Food Grand Challenge
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#WE4F is thrilled to announce the opening of its first MENA Regional Innovations call. The call is open to water and energy for food innovators from the region, who are working on scaling up their businesses sustainably. The MENA Regional Innovation Hub will provide you with technical, financial, and other tailor-made forms of support.
Find out what it takes and apply before December 15th: we4f.org/apply-mena
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Tayyarat
Urban forests provide hope for the Beirut River
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The Beirut River and the surrounding neighborhoods have long suffered from short-sighted policy and blatant mismanagement.
The ecosystem was disrupted, and natural habitats have been destroyed. The #BeirutRiverForest project consists of planting trees on the banks of the river, as well as engaging with local associations, schools, and companies in developing a blueprint for the potential ‘green corridor’ of Beirut to emerge.
Writer: Adib Dada
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Made in the Mediterranean
Meet our REVOLVE Mediterraneo team!
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Established in 2018, REVOLVE Mediterraneo is registered as a non-profit in Barcelona, Spain. We play a major role in integrating and connecting regions, ideas and projects through our own initiatives and leading research and innovation projects.
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Opportunities4You
DigiCirc is looking for SMEs and startups addressing circular cities challenges
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DigiCirc has started an open call for applications to their business acceleration programs, online and physical, that aim to support SME/startup innovation for the circular economy domain. The program will help incumbents make the best use of digital technologies.
The acceleration program will focus on 3 main areas: circular cities, bioeconomy, blue economy.
The deadline to submit your application is January 2021.
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Events4You
AMWAJ Watch Party: “We Made Every Living Thing from Water”
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Filmed in the wake of the July 2015 trash crisis, ‘We Made Every Living Thing‘ highlights the dangerous impact environmental degradation is having in Lebanon and its water resources, and how in the face of governmental disregard for ecological concerns the public is starting to mobilize in order to protect a common resource.
We are thrilled to announce that we are holding a documentary watch party followed by a Q&A session with journalist Paul Cochrane and researcher Dr. Karim Eid-Sabbagh.
The watch party will be held on November 24 starting at 4:00 PM Beirut time (3:00 PM CET).
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Events4You
Tree Planting Activity in Beirut, Lebanon
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Participate in bringing biodiversity into the capital of Lebanon! The 3rd edition of AMWAJ Forum was planned to be held in Beirut, though will now be held online due to COVID-19. Despite these challenges, we will plant trees along the Beirut River – contribute to bringing back nature to Beirut today!
The tree planting activity will take place in Spring of 2021.
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Must Read
Mediterranean basin facing irreversible environmental damage, warns UNEP
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Rising inequality, biodiversity loss, the growing impact of climate change and unrelenting pressure on natural resources could lead to irreversible environmental damage in the Mediterranean basin, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
Unless urgent and resolute action is taken to halt current trends, environmental degradation could have serious and lasting consequences for human health and livelihoods in the region.
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Between The Lines
Revised Water Directive means safer EU tap water
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Since its publication in 1998, the Drinking Water Directive has been a success story of EU legislation. But emerging contaminants, environmental protection, and the human right to safe drinking water all present fresh challenges that it needs to be adapted to.
The 2016 REFIT evaluation of the original directive concluded it was successful, achieving more than 99% safety compliance, but that there were still areas for improvement.
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Sustaining the Future of the Mediterranean
