• 23 November 2015 - The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean's Regional Centre for Environmental Health Action (CEHA) is organizing an Intercountry meeting on analysis and assessment of drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in the Eastern Mediterranean Region in Amman, Jordan from 24 to 26 November 2015. (who.int)
  • The meeting will be attended by around 50 delegates from 16 countries the Eastern Mediterranean Region, representatives of regional and international agencies, and WHO staff from country, regional and headquarters levels. (who.int)
  • This paper provides an overview of the burden of TI in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) by age and sex from 1990 to 2015. (springer.com)
  • In 1988, the WHO Regional Committee for Africa had set itself the goal of eradicating the disease in all 17 remaining endemic African countries (except Sudan which is in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region) by 1995 (resolution AFR/RC38/R13). (cdc.gov)
  • For my next project, I participated in The World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Consultation to Scale Up Cancer Care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region in Cairo, Egypt. (cdc.gov)
  • Water scarcity is a significant problem worldwide especially in Middle East and North Africa, to which the reuse of wastewater after appropriate treatment could offer a sustainable solution. (frontiersin.org)
  • Due to climate change, two-thirds of mankind will face water scarcity by 2025. (frontiersin.org)
  • To overcome water scarcity and protect the environment, a paradigm shift is needed to improve wastewater management and adopt green solutions in the water sector. (frontiersin.org)
  • In addition, climate change has led to a scarcity of water resources worldwide. (frontiersin.org)
  • In the world where regions suffer from water scarcity and lack of sanitation, DEWATS offers, on the one hand, the possibility of natural, inexpensive and sustainable wastewater treatment without sewage networks and on the other hand, preserve water resources and recover treated wastewater. (frontiersin.org)
  • A profound understanding of the effect of climate change on crop water consumption and irrigation requirements is crucial to better manage water resources, particularly in regions largely affected by water scarcity with aggravating conflicts between water-demanding sectors. (cmcc.it)
  • Climate Change, Water Scarcity in Agriculture and the Country-Level Economic Impacts. (repec.org)
  • In addition, the participants of the Euromed Summit 2023 will discuss the topic "Water scarcity and desertification" , an issue closely linked to energy transition. (europa.eu)
  • The Mediterranean region is strongly exposed to climate change and faces fast-rising temperatures, water scarcity and desertification. (europa.eu)
  • Bacteria, viruses, parasites and pollution contaminate freshwater stores resulting in water scarcity. (who.int)
  • Water scarcity is a major problem even in areas where there is plenty of rainfall. (who.int)
  • Water scarcity can also lead to diseases such as trachoma (an eye infection that can lead to blindness), plague and typhus. (who.int)
  • Water scarcity affects 1 in 3 people in the African Region and is getting worse with population growth, urbanization and increases in household and industrial uses. (who.int)
  • Water scarcity often encourages people to store water in their homes. (who.int)
  • The Mediterranean basin contains many semi-arid environments where aquifers are subject to intensive exploitation, generally to meet irrigation demands. (mdpi.com)
  • The culinary history of the Mediterranean Basin is a big topic, and food writer Clifford Wright has written a big book. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • Water demand for maize, wheat, and grape production in the Mediterranean basin is projected to increase between 10 and 16%, while reductions in water resources are expected due to climate change and other global change drivers. (cmcc.it)
  • The aim was to use freshwater macroinvertebrates to calculate the biological indices required to evaluate the ecological status of the open water bodies within this basin. (gbif.org)
  • The prevailing climate of the basin is Mediterranean with an average yearly precipitation of 620 mm. (gbif.org)
  • The water uses of the basin are principally urban water supply, livestock, farming, and industry. (gbif.org)
  • The first WES regional training on Water Accounting was originally scheduled to take place in June 2020 in Athens, Greece. (semide.net)
  • May 2020 - The eastern Mediterranean is becoming ever more perilous as geopolitical fault lines steadily enmesh the region. (ecfr.eu)
  • Urbanization and population growth increase the number of users and uses of water, making water resources scarcer and more polluted ( Tortajada, 2020 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Add to that, wastewater generation is expected to increase by 51% by 2050 ( Water Environment Federation, 2020 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • According to UN Water, in low-income countries, only 8% of the wastewater generated undergoes any treatment ( United Nations, 2020 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • The objective of this "sub-session", which brings together these two essential priorities for the establishment of the principles of integrated water resources management in all the countries in the Mediterranean region, will be to validate, for a common timeframe (for example 2020) two to four commitments from stakeholders to achieve the targets set over the chosen timeframe. (cedex.es)
  • However, the region needs to work even harder together if it is to meet its target to depollute the sea by 2020. (europa.eu)
  • The " Horizon 2020 Mediterranean report - Toward shared environmental information systems " has been coordinated by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the United Nations Environment Programme/Mediterranean Action Plan with financial support from the European Commission under the ENPI-SEIS project . (europa.eu)
  • It is part of the mid-term review of the Horizon 2020 Initiative , which aims to reduce pollution in the Mediterranean between 2006 and 2020. (europa.eu)
  • Publication Horizon 2020 mediterranean report The H2020 Mediterranean Report is a joint effort of the EEA and UNEP/MAP resulting from the creation of a regular review mechanism of environmental progress in the three H2020 policy priorities. (europa.eu)
  • Although the overall number of registered vehicles per 1000 population is comparatively low (96 per 1000 population), the case-fatality rate from TI is one of the highest in the world (WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean 2017 ). (springer.com)
  • Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. (who.int)
  • The purpose is to introduce water accounting as a tool to achieve integrated water governance and a sustainable water balance and to reflect the important role of accounting in planning, in assessing water resources and uses and in providing a framework for the development of indicators that could feed into the water related SDG 6 target (Clean water and sanitation). (semide.net)
  • Moreover, the lack of appropriate groundwater monitoring programs at a regional scale, data sharing policy, and fragmented water policy and governance have complicated this vital resource's sustainable utilisation and protection. (copernicus.org)
  • To this end, an international and multidisciplinary team of scientists with complementary skills have joined efforts through two PRIMA-funded projects (Sustain-COAST and InTheMED) towards better groundwater management and governance in the Mediterranean. (copernicus.org)
  • In this respect, the Sustain-COAST Living Labs provide the setting to explore innovative governance approaches that could be scaled to increase resilience and adaptation capacity across the Mediterranean. (copernicus.org)
  • It is well recognised that a water crisis is, in many ways, a crisis of governance. (iemed.org)
  • Progress towards water sustainability requires governance structures and practices that can foster, guide and coordinate positive work not just for conventional government agencies and business interests, but for the full set of public, private and civil society players, both collective and individual. (iemed.org)
  • These questions address the fundamental issues leading to effective water governance. (iemed.org)
  • However, achieving effective water governance is not an easy process, but rather one that is quite complex. (iemed.org)
  • Such challenges could be successfully met through effective water governance of all sectoral water uses, especially agriculture, which gets the lion's share of available water resources. (iemed.org)
  • In the case of water governance, these interactions directly generate policy outcomes affecting agriculture, food, health, education, economic development and poverty alleviation. (iemed.org)
  • Water Governance: What Is It About? (iemed.org)
  • Water governance has more to do with people than water. (iemed.org)
  • From a governance perspective, water management is not about hydraulics, dykes or purification plants, but rather the hearts and minds of the people and their vital interests, those requiring the involvement of all relevant stakeholders. (iemed.org)
  • Water governance is about joint decision-making. (iemed.org)
  • It is to be emphasised that the concept of governance as applied to water refers to the capability of a social system to mobilise energies in a coherent manner for the sustainable development of water resources. (iemed.org)
  • At present, there is no universally agreed upon definition for water governance, and its ethical implementation and political dimensions are a matter of national and international debate. (iemed.org)
  • Water governance can be perceived in its broadest sense as comprising all social, political, economic and administrative organisations and institutions, as well as their relationships to water resource development and management (Chart 23). (iemed.org)
  • The community of water stakeholders in the Mediterranean region, bearing in mind its geo-climatic and geo-political specificities, places governance and water demand management (WDM) at the top of the water policy agenda in the region. (cedex.es)
  • Concurrently, the climate change, coupled with water mismanagement and overconsumption, is causing droughts and water shortages across many parts of the globe ( EARTH.ORG, 2022 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Official development assistance for the water sector, 2022. (who.int)
  • Vasco Alves Cordeiro was elected President of the European Committee of the Regions in June 2022. (europa.eu)
  • Outcomes of the Webinar on Food waste management and circular economy in Mediterranean cities, organized by the SFS-MED Platform and held on 25 May 2022. (fao.org)
  • This grouping has grown to encompass Italy itself, Jordan, and Palestine, culminating in the creation of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) in Cairo in January 2019. (ecfr.eu)
  • The meeting will guide the Region's approach to transitioning from MDG to SDG water and sanitation targets, provide a roadmap for the implementation and scaling-up of water, sanitation and hygiene programmes in countries, and discuss the consolidation of water, sanitation and hygiene monitoring programmes (the Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation, the Global Assessment and Analysis of Drinking Water and Sanitation, and the Global Expanded Monitoring Initiative). (who.int)
  • In this occasion, stakeholders from across the Mediterranean shared case studies and tangible examples of WEFE Nexus technical solutions applied in the Mediterranean region, reflecting on success factors, challenges and ways to replicate solutions across the Mediterranean. (fao.org)
  • While gas will continue to play an important role in the energy mix on both shores of the Mediterranean, the region is also blessed with great renewable potential - increasingly attracting public and private stakeholders. (europa.eu)
  • 1-The EU funded "Water and Environment Support (WES) in the ENI Southern Neighbourhood Region" is a regional project that aims at protecting the environment and improving the management of scarce water resources in the Mediterranean region. (semide.net)
  • Detailed knowledge on surface water distribution and its changes is of high importance for water management and biodiversity conservation. (copernicus.org)
  • 2009). Detailed knowledge on surface water distribution, and its seasonal, inter-annual, and long-term variability can serve as an important source for water management (Cole et al. (copernicus.org)
  • VIENNA, 7 May 2018 - Perspectives on water management from both sides of the Mediterranean region with a focus on the interconnectivity of its economic, social and environmental challenges, were the focus of today's OSCE Mediterranean Contact Group discussion held in Vienna. (osce.org)
  • Increases in irrigation demand and reduction in water supplies due to climate change, can lead to significant challenges for water resource management to reduce conflicts among sectors (e.g. household use, energy production, tourism, industrial production processes) for water use. (cmcc.it)
  • Water resource planning in the current and future climate requires a strong multidisciplinary and transversal approach to ensure the availability of scientifically-based information on irrigation needs and the different management options at various scales" said Donatella Spano , Senior Member of the Strategic Council of the CMCC, one of the authors of the article. (cmcc.it)
  • As part of the symposium "Climate Change Adaptation, Water Management, and Human Security", Ecologic Institute's Rodrigo Vidaurre held an introductory presentation and chaired a round-table discussion on policy responses for adaptation to Climate Change in Ethiopia. (ecologic.eu)
  • In the Mediterranean countries, and particularly in the arid and semi-arid ones, current practices in water resource management have led to severe challenges in meeting further human, economic and environmental water requirements. (iemed.org)
  • For water demand management, based on the solutions selected for specific sessions, commitments will be finalized for the setting up of efficiency strategies based on innovative and adapted instruments. (cedex.es)
  • In the study published in Science , the team investigated changes in river flow, and whether the globally visible changes could be attributed to climate change or to water and land management. (edu.au)
  • The research acknowledges there are other factors affecting water fluctuations including water management and land use, but found that these were not sufficient to explain global changes. (edu.au)
  • Nevertheless, water-related management costs have been progressively financed by tax-payers, under pretexts of economic crisis or limited public budget. (witpress.com)
  • Transboundary water resources management was one of the major theme addressed as well as sold waste management as a major source of water pollution. (emwis.org)
  • Countries bordering the south and east of the Mediterranean need to continually improve many aspects of environmental management to reduce pollution in the sea, according to a new assessment. (europa.eu)
  • Improved water supply and sanitation, and better management of water resources, can boost countries' economic growth and can contribute greatly to poverty reduction. (who.int)
  • BACKGROUND: The magnitude of pediatric enteric pathogen exposures in low-income settings necessitates substantive water and sanitation interventions, including animal feces management. (cdc.gov)
  • Conversely, in North Africa and Middle East, water policy was found complex, not regionalised and fragmented in various initiatives. (copernicus.org)
  • We assessed associations between pediatric enteric pathogen detection and survey-based water, sanitation, and animal characteristics within the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa case-control study. (cdc.gov)
  • 20,000 measurements collected in eight countries in five WHO regions (no data for Africa). (cdc.gov)
  • SCT is more common among people whose ancestors come from Africa, the Mediterranean region, Middle East, and South Asia, but abnormal hemoglobin anyone can have SCT. (cdc.gov)
  • Increasing the resilience of the agricultural sector to extreme events in Mediterranean countries through adaptation and mitigation strategies is a critical priority for governments. (cmcc.it)
  • The goal of this database is to share information on the technological innovations used in fighting the pandemic that have already made a difference in other parts of the World for adaptation and scaling in the African region. (who.int)
  • The graph also depicts the drought scale and how the water shortage has increased in urban and rural areas. (edrawsoft.com)
  • Barcelona is leaning on Europe's largest desalination plant as drought squeezes water supplies. (euronews.com)
  • With parts of Europe facing severe drought, the water crisis has never felt closer to home. (euronews.com)
  • With fresh water reserves dwindling due to heatwaves and drought, Barcelona is turning to Europe's largest water desalination plant as a lifeline for parched residents. (euronews.com)
  • In April 2021, before the drought, rivers provided 63 per cent of Barcelona's drinking water, wells provided 34 per cent and desalination just 3 per cent. (euronews.com)
  • But authorities have not yet had to take drastic action like during the 2006-2008 drought when tanker vessels shipped in drinking water. (euronews.com)
  • Water authorities predict that the Barcelona area is heading for an official 'drought emergency', which will imply tighter restrictions, by September. (euronews.com)
  • We forecast that for the rest of May rainfall will be above average, but that does not make up for 32 months of drought ," says Samuel Reyes, head of the Catalan Water Agency. (euronews.com)
  • While climate change's impact on water volumes and flooding and drought is widely recognised, this is the first research to examine the changes in river flow globally using direct measurements of stream flow. (edu.au)
  • Historically Australia is known as 'a land of droughts and flooding rains' - in that throughout our history there has been times of severe drought but also times where there has been too much water. (edu.au)
  • The regions in the study are all suffering from a multi-year drought, which can exacerbate high temperatures, the scientists said. (morningsun.net)
  • Currently, 27% of Spanish territory is in either the drought "emergency" or "alert" category and water reserves are at 50% of capacity nationally. (morningsun.net)
  • This report makes strikingly clear that many regions and sectors across Europe are vulnerable to climate change impacts. (europa.eu)
  • Groundwater plays a central role in the development of the Mediterranean by ensuring food security, buffering climate changes impacts and maintaining socio-economic stability and ecosystems integrity. (copernicus.org)
  • Population growth, urbanisation, development progress and climate change impacts will all exacerbate that stress and result in enormous pressure on available water resources. (iemed.org)
  • The reports affirm how health and water play a critical role in shaping the future of San Diego, and identify how leaders can work together to leverage opportunities to prepare for the impacts of climate change and create a more resilient economy and region by acting now. (greenbiz.com)
  • Lebanon is facing numerous challenges to cope with climate change impacts, in particular when water resources are so closely linked to peace issues in the region. (emwis.org)
  • On 9 October 2023, the Committee of the Regions will publish its EU Annual Report on the State of Regions and Cities, as a snapshot of the most pressing challenges faced by regions and cities across Europe, as well as solutions from the ground to inform EU policy decisions. (europa.eu)
  • The 2023 edition of the Euromed Summit will be dedicated to "Energy transition in the Euro-Mediterranean region" . (europa.eu)
  • 5 years with moderate-to-severe diarrhea and their matched controls (diarrhea-free in prior 7 days) via the TaqMan Array Card and surveyed caregivers about household drinking water and sanitation conditions and animals living in the compound. (cdc.gov)
  • Phreatophytes live in areas with standing or running water, in arid areas and along the riverbeds and areas, apparently dry, where the water table is very shallow and near the surface. (wikipedia.org)
  • Phreatophytes are not only characteristic of arid or desert zones, but also of wetlands, floodplains, depressions that hold water and estuaries. (wikipedia.org)
  • O.E. (1927) and Robinson, T.W. (1958) on vascular plants in the arid western U.S., set up certain general types of indicator species, according to level of minimum depth of the water table at which water was at the maximum suction RO. (wikipedia.org)
  • This can be a valuable guide to the location of drinking and agricultural water in arid and semiarid areas. (wikipedia.org)
  • Most Mediterranean countries, particularly the arid and semi-arid ones, are chronically water-stressed. (iemed.org)
  • The Water Pavilion is a multimedia pavilion located in the Blue Zone throughout COP26 in Glasgow between 1 November and 12 November 2021. (water-energy-food.org)
  • A literature survey reveals the presence of high levels of persistent organic pollutants (POP's) and toxic inorganic species (phosphates and toxic metal cations) in the Coastal areas of Mediterranean Countries due to the discharge of industrial wastewater to the sea without treatment: As a result, public health and aquatic life have been seriously affected. (europa.eu)
  • MALAGA, Spain, 26 October 2018- Growing economic and human interconnectedness have triggered developments that Europe and the Mediterranean region can only successfully govern if countries join forces in action-oriented dialogue and co-operation, say participants at 2018 OSCE Mediterranean Conference closing today in Malaga. (osce.org)
  • The leaders of the three countries met in Cyprus on Wednesday for talks over tensions in the region before releasing the declaration. (aljazeera.com)
  • In the eastern Mediterranean, a scramble is under way between countries in the region for access to recently discovered gas fields. (ecfr.eu)
  • The research shows that in Mediterranean countries, maize, wheat, and grape production will require on average 13%, 16%, and 10% more water, respectively, during 2035-2065 and under the climate scenarios RCP 8.5 and RCP 4.5. (cmcc.it)
  • Concerned with the ongoing human tragedy in which almost 1,000 refugees and migrants have perished while being smuggled across the Mediterranean this year, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, are today appealing to European Union countries for concerted, region-wide action to greatly reduce needless loss of life at sea. (unhcr.org)
  • IOM and UNHCR urge European States to seize the opportunity provided by tomorrow's EU Summit to find a new and united approach to the situation of Mediterranean arrivals that answers the shared needs of all countries to be able to manage their borders and migration policies while simultaneously upholding European and international asylum standards developed over decades. (unhcr.org)
  • European support, solidarity and collaboration with refugee hosting countries in developing regions, as well as countries of transit, has become more critical than ever. (unhcr.org)
  • There are multiple rich food cultures within each of the 21 Mediterranean countries. (ion.ac.uk)
  • The Mediterranean Sea meets the borders of 21 countries , each with their own unique food cultures. (ion.ac.uk)
  • Plenary sessions give the opportunity for CoR Members (or Alternates) to voice their opinions on EU law that may have an impact on regions and cities in the 27 EU countries. (europa.eu)
  • 2011). Nowadays, many countries are in the process of changing how water is governed. (iemed.org)
  • Countries have put tremendous efforts into submitting data and seeking a better understanding of the pressures on the Mediterranean, an important step in cutting the pollution of the sea. (europa.eu)
  • India and Pakistan are the two other countries still with this disease, which is only transmitted to humans when they drink contaminated water from stagnant ponds, cisterns or step wells. (cdc.gov)
  • In low- and middle-income countries, 38% of health care facilities lack improved water source, 19% do not have improved sanitation and 35% lack water and soap for handwashing. (who.int)
  • Arboviruses in the Mediterranean countries : 6th FEMS Symposium / edited by Jelka Vesenjak-Hirjan, J. S. Porterfield and Erika Arslanagic. (who.int)
  • [ 2 , 3 ] An estimated 700 million people are at risk for infection in 76 countries where the disease is considered endemic, as their agricultural work, domestic chores, and recreational activities expose them to infested water. (medscape.com)
  • 2.3 million measurements collected in 22 countries in all six WHO regions. (cdc.gov)
  • 100,000 samples in six countries in five WHO regions (no data for Eastern Mediterranean). (cdc.gov)
  • Hence the need to think about using the treated effluents for irrigation purposes and this is essential to maintain the sustainability of the water in the future as well as of great agronomic, environmental and economic value. (frontiersin.org)
  • It ultimately aims at developing optimal strategies balancing economic growth and environmental sustainability by addressing water demand vs. available supplies at different spatial scales. (cmcc.it)
  • Thus, facing of water shortage, deficiency of sanitation and pollution by wastewater in the Mediterranean region, the decentralization using eco-innovative technology, focuses mainly on the wastewater treatment on-site and on the local recycling and reuse of resources contained in domestic wastewater, represents a real and well solution. (frontiersin.org)
  • Thus, facing of water shortage, lack of sanitation and pollution by wastewater, it will be necessary to use a wastewater treatment system, low cost, sustainable and beneficial at the socio-economic and environmental level with the based on the principle of the circular economy. (frontiersin.org)
  • The Costa Brava (Girona, Spain) is one of the pioneering regions along the Spanish Mediterranean coast in terms of wastewater treatment. (witpress.com)
  • MALAGA, Spain, 25 October 2018 - Energy is the fuel that powers economic growth, and as such plays a vital role in the national security of each OSCE participating State and Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation, said participants at today's opening of the OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Malaga, Spain. (osce.org)
  • VIENNA, 26 April 2018 - Six entrepreneurs from Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia were presented today with the OSCE GEMS Award for young green entrepreneurs making social impact in Mediterranean region. (osce.org)
  • VIENNA, 19 March 2018- Energy security, the protection of critical energy infrastructure, the development and integration of renewable energy and the best use of digitalization for energy security were the focus of the OSCE Mediterranean Contact Group meeting held today in Vienna. (osce.org)
  • In the study " A modelling platform for climate change impact on local and regional crop water requirements ", an international team of scientists led by the CMCC Foundation - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change in collaboration with the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, UC Davis, and the University of Sassari elaborated assessments of crop consumption and irrigation requirements under future climatic conditions. (cmcc.it)
  • It will refer to the UN System of Environmental Economic Accounting for water (SEEA-water) and will ensure complementarity with the ENI SEIS II South Support Mechanism (Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) principles and practices in the ENP South region) which aims at improving the availability and access to relevant environmental information to the benefit of effective and knowledge-based policy making. (semide.net)
  • Islamic civilization brought couscous and cinnamon, citrus and sumac, eggplant and artichokes to the Mediterranean feast, along with practices like sweetening food with sugar, coloring it with saffron and flavoring it with pomegranate juice, rose water or almonds. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • Israel is foodie heaven but travellers should still maintain good food and water practices to avoid tummy trouble whilst away. (fleetstreetclinic.com)
  • Sustainable Tourism Practices in the Mediterranean showcases and examines the current and future trends in sustainable tourism in this popular region where tourism is one of the leading determinants of economic development. (ecobook.com)
  • It also draws on a number of wide-ranging themes such as gastronomy, (corporate) social responsibility, entrepreneurship, ethical issues, service quality, health and the slow city, offering an insightful study of the challenges the Mediterranean region faces and the sustainable practices that can be implemented in order to overcome them. (ecobook.com)
  • An international team of researchers including the University of Adelaide has demonstrated that climate change is responsible for the changes in the flow and water volume of rivers globally, with major implications for Australia. (edu.au)
  • Globally, at least 1.8 billion people use a drinking-water source contaminated with faeces. (who.int)
  • Her restaurant, Chez Panisse (along with its more casual sister, Chez Panisse Caf , upstairs), is now a global foodie destination, and Waters, 65, has become one of the world's best-known chefs. (cnn.com)
  • Thus, following the selection of 3 pilot zones in Morocco, Tunisia and Lebanon, this proposal aims to develop novel technological approaches (making use of regional resources) for industrial (prevention) and coastal (remediation) water treatments with a higher degree of efficiency than existing ones. (europa.eu)
  • Our dataset complements surface water products at a fine spatial resolution by adding more temporal detail, which permits the effective monitoring and assessment of the seasonal, inter-annual, and long-term variability of water resources, inclusive of small water bodies. (copernicus.org)
  • NATO members Turkey and Greece are at odds over conflicting claims to hydrocarbon resources in the Eastern Mediterranean and overlapping views on the extent of their continental shelves. (aljazeera.com)
  • The Symposium was held as part of CLICO , an EU-funded research project dealing with the relationships between Climate Change, conflicts related to water resources, and human security. (ecologic.eu)
  • Whether climate change undermines human security and creates conflict or results in cooperation over water resources depends in part on the institutions in place and policies adopted in. (ecologic.eu)
  • California already has the most volatile water resources in the country. (ucsd.edu)
  • It is a crisis due to the failure of institutions to manage water resources for the well-being of humans and ecosystems. (iemed.org)
  • How can we, as individuals and as a part of collective society, govern the success and control of water resources? (iemed.org)
  • The lack of water is particularly acute in northeast Catalonia, whose water agency forecasts that its water resources will shrink by 18 per cent before 2050. (euronews.com)
  • River flow is an important indicator of water resources available to humans and the environment. (edu.au)
  • Australia's economy, food security and wellbeing are all dependent on our water resources, so it's critical we plan for a drier future. (edu.au)
  • When Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley in 1971, she wasn't trying to start a food revolution. (cnn.com)
  • A collective interest in leveraging eastern Mediterranean gas reserves spurred increased cooperation between Greece, Cyprus, Israel, and Egypt, as well as key energy companies from Italy and France. (ecfr.eu)
  • Despite the multiplicity of activities already being carried out by civil society and governments in the region to tackle the pollution problem, there is still scope for intensifying cooperation and information sharing. (europa.eu)
  • The potential benefits of a successful north-south cooperation in the area of renewables are significant with an increase in employment and better access to energy in fragile regions. (europa.eu)
  • International experts met in Beirut for the confernce "Beyond the Paris Summit COP21, adaption policy in the Mediterranean region" on 15 March 2016. (emwis.org)
  • Irrigation of grapevines with saline water: II. (crossref.org)
  • Many of the plants grow in degraded waters, salty or saline, that are useless for agriculture. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the past 10 days we have had vessels on the Mediterranean Sea carrying rescued refugees and other migrants and unable to dock because of political deadlock in Europe. (unhcr.org)
  • 2010 ). According to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, TI were ranked as the sixth leading cause of death in the EMR, surpassing tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV/AIDS, and the region has the second highest road traffic fatality rate in the world (Kassebaum et al. (springer.com)
  • foods grown in the soil and foods taken from the water. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • While solid waste generated in the region is still approximately half the per capita level in the EU, waste generation in the southern Mediterranean region has grown approximately 15 % over the last decade, mostly due to a growing population and increased consumption. (europa.eu)
  • In the wetlands, ecological classification does not provide a special classification, since in this case, most of the plants in the regions of high rainfall can deepen their roots to the top of the capillary fringe immediately above the water table, and function well as a phreatophyte. (wikipedia.org)
  • At the global scale, several static datasets exist that provide information on the spatial extent of water bodies and wetlands. (copernicus.org)
  • Sea level rise can cause coastal flooding, coastal erosion and increased risk of salt water intrusion that could damage coastal ecosystems and wetlands. (europa.eu)
  • Climate change is turning up temperatures in sunny San Diego, creating an array of health and water challenges for the regional economy. (greenbiz.com)
  • Rising temperatures pose significant challenges for the region's residents, businesses and communities that are accustomed to a mild Mediterranean climate. (greenbiz.com)
  • Hotter temperatures will negatively affect San Diego's heat-exposed industries - including construction, agriculture and transportation - threatening $32 billion and 220,000 workers in the local economy, according to two new reports on health (PDF) and water (PDF) by The San Diego Foundation, in partnership with Climate Education Partners. (greenbiz.com)
  • In the desalination process at the Llobregat plant, for every 0.45 litres of fresh water, around 0.55 litres of extremely salty brine is produced as waste. (euronews.com)
  • Landsat-based assessments of surface water, such as the Global Surface Water (GSW) dataset developed by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), may not capture important changes in surface water during months with considerable cloud cover. (copernicus.org)
  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus Webinar Series 2nd Round // Scaling Up WEF Nexus Solutions - What is FAO Doing about it? (water-energy-food.org)
  • With the amplification of the problem of water stress, alternative solutions are therefore necessary, in particular the reuse of treated wastewater. (frontiersin.org)
  • There is great potential to reuse wastewater in the region, the report says. (europa.eu)
  • Mediterranean spotted fever in the Trakya region of Turkey. (cdc.gov)
  • Turkey says it is extending a gas exploration mission in the disputed Eastern Mediterranean in a move likely to further escalate tensions in the region, defying warnings from Greece and the European Union. (aljazeera.com)
  • After the summit, the bloc said it would punish Turkey if it continued its operations in the region - a move Ankara said led to a further strain in Turkey-EU ties. (aljazeera.com)
  • Turkey insists it is within its rights in the energy-rich Mediterranean region, saying the tiny island of Kastellorizo should not count for imposing Greek sovereignty. (aljazeera.com)
  • Meanwhile, Turkey condemned a joint declaration by Greece, Cyprus and Egypt criticising Ankara for its "illegal" activities in the Eastern Mediterranean. (aljazeera.com)
  • The anti-Turkey front that has converged in the eastern Mediterranean is led by EU member states Cyprus, Greece, and France. (ecfr.eu)
  • This approach can only succeed if Turkey also demonstrates its support for it by scaling back its drilling activity and naval presence in the eastern Mediterranean. (ecfr.eu)
  • After obtaining her PhD in Economic History from the University of Bari (1997) she was a research associate with the Institute of Studies on Mediterranean Societies in Naples (part of the Italian National Research Council) and taught courses in economic, social and environmental history. (whsmith.co.uk)
  • The study developed and tested two new implementations of the Simulation of Evapotranspiration of Applied Water model (SIMETAW#), and confirmed the importance of such modelling tools to help farmers and policymakers. (cmcc.it)
  • These treatment s are based on (i) the production of easily recyclable and low cost receptors grafted into regional silicates (modified silicates) for the removal of phosphates and POP's from industrial and coastal waters of the Mediterranean Region, (ii) the use of soil-applied mobilised receptors aiming to enhance the uptake of toxic metal cations by regional plants. (europa.eu)
  • Processes modify the values of state variables such as the cumulative annual net primary production (NPP), soil water availability, or aspects of the vegetation composition and structure. (lu.se)
  • Residue amounts of malathion have been detected in air, water, soil, fish, and agricultural crops consumed as food. (cdc.gov)
  • The report highlights that vulnerability to climate change varies widely across regions and sectors in Europe. (europa.eu)
  • 2- With farmers being major consumers of freshwater, the European Court of Auditors is assessing the impact of the EU's agricultural policy on sustainable water use. (semide.net)
  • Worsening climate conditions are expected to threaten water supplies in the Mediterranean region and its agricultural systems, which rely extensively on irrigation. (cmcc.it)
  • Results suggested that combining in-situ data and regional groundwater modelling can offer further insights into this data-scarce region. (copernicus.org)
  • Samples of industrial, coastal and fresh water pilot zones would be investigated by electrochemical methods. (europa.eu)
  • It shows that the main vulnerable areas in Europe are mountainous regions, coastal zones, the Mediterranean and the Arctic. (europa.eu)
  • 2017). Remote-sensing data have increasingly been used to monitor surface water changes, and powerful methods and tools have been developed for analyzing Earth observation data. (copernicus.org)
  • If the projections are accurate, resource managers may need to revise procedures for storing water to sustain California through increasingly warm years. (ucsd.edu)
  • Results also showed the Mediterranean has become increasingly dependent on cereal importation over local food production, which poses a severe threat to its best diet overall and food security. (copernicus.org)
  • Co-author Professor Seth Westra from the University of Adelaide's School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, said: "In Australia, it is increasingly recognised that at least part of the observed decreases in flowing water volumes in our rivers and streams can be attributed to climate change. (edu.au)
  • This volume examines the effects of specific recent events including terrorism, financial crises and various political changes in the Mediterranean region. (ecobook.com)
  • They found that a heat wave like the one the Western Mediterranean suffered in April would have been more than two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) less severe in a world without coal, oil and gas pollution trapping heat. (morningsun.net)
  • The model may be applied to simulate the potential ecosystem of a particular area or region, or across a grid made up of many adjacent areas (grid cells). (lu.se)
  • These trees generally grow in freshwater aquifers where the water table depth is not more than ten meters. (wikipedia.org)
  • Can desalination help combat Europe's water crisis? (euronews.com)
  • The pipeline that transports seawater to filters at Europe's largest desalination plant for drinking water located in Barcelona, Spain. (euronews.com)
  • In Australia around 70 per cent of water is used in agriculture production, with much of that water used in the irrigation of crops. (edu.au)
  • However, the highest water consumption comes from agriculture (4,574 hm3/year) dedicated to 906,000 ha of irrigated crops. (gbif.org)
  • Farmers across the Western Mediterranean have warned that poor harvests are likely, in some regions for the sixth year running. (morningsun.net)
  • Finally, he presents a selection of recipes that reflects both the distinctive characters of the area's diverse regional cuisines and the common features that link these cuisines into a coherent Mediterranean whole. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • Still, this volume offers a fine overview of the history, culture and character of Mediterranean food and cooking. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • Most Mediterranean people were peasants, and they ate peasant food. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • It implies optimizing water consumption while also supporting food security. (cmcc.it)
  • Fresh water is not only needed for drinking but also cooking, food production and a variety of other uses such as sanitation, hygiene and cleanliness practises. (who.int)
  • Safe and readily available water is important for public health, whether it is used for drinking, domestic use, food production or recreational purposes. (who.int)
  • 6. POTENTIAL FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE ingestion of water or food-borne residues. (cdc.gov)
  • The activity is in line with the Water Financing Strategy of the UfM and is closely connected with the UfM Mediterranean Water Knowledge Platform . (semide.net)
  • The CoR also works closely with national, regional and local authorities, making their voices heard and fostering political debate, not only in Brussels, but also in EU regions and cities, outside Europe and online. (europa.eu)
  • It considers how terrain and climate influenced Mediterranean diets, and reviews the centuries-long history of cultural and economic exchange that produced the cuisines that travelers in the region encounter today. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • The Mediterranean diet is often in the news as one of the healthiest diets in the world. (ion.ac.uk)
  • The model was trained and evaluated with the GSW monthly water history dataset. (copernicus.org)