Established in June 2014, New-Med is a research network of Mediterranean experts and policy analysts with a special interest in the complex social, political, cultural and security-related dynamics that are unfolding in the Mediterranean region. The network is run by IAI, in cooperation with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna and the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation. At the core of New-Med’s activities stands the need to rethink the role of multilateral, regional and sub-regional organisations, making them better equipped to respond to fast-changing local and global developments and address the pressing demands coming from Mediterranean states and societies.

This volume examines the challenges and interlinkages between climate change and sustainable development across the Mediterranean, where the climate crisis is further aggravating pre-existing political, social, economic and environmental fragilities. The research takes stock of present realities and seeks to identify priority areas of engagement while promoting better understandings of the nature and implications of this multidimensional relationship. Recognised as a climate change “hotspot”, this region is particularly exposed to the climate emergency and its cascading effects on human security and development. Rising temperatures, declining precipitation and increased pollution, combined with urbanisation and demographic growth, are adding significant stress to state and societal resilience. Individual chapters address the relationship between climate change and the water-food nexus across Mediterranean states; the promise and obstacles to digital agriculture as a way to improve yield outputs while diminishing negative externalities; the challenges of plastic pollution and waste in the Mediterranean region and the impact that impending energy transitions, including in the domain of the European Green Deal, may have on sustainable development across Mediterranean states.

Andrea Dessì è direttore del Programma di ricerca “Politica estera dell’Italia”, responsabile di ricerca nell’ambito del programma Mediterraneo, Medioriente e Africa dello IAI e direttore editoriale della collana in inglese IAI. Commentaries.

Daniele Fattibene è ricercatore allo IAI dove si occupa di progetti di ricerca sui temi della cooperazione allo sviluppo, l’Agenda 2030 e la sicurezza alimentare.

Flavia Fusco è ricercatrice junior nei programmi “Mediterraneo, Medio Oriente e Africa” e “Politica estera italiana” dello IAI. Dottoranda in Peace&Development Research alla Gothenburg University in Svezia, si è laureata in Relazioni e istituzioni dell’Asia e dell’Africa all’Università degli Studi di Napoli L’Orientale.

Anno: 2021
Pagine: 106
Formato: 14 x 20 cm
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Colore: Quadricromia
Copertina: Morbida
Legatura: Brossura
Lingua: Inglese
ISBN: 9788833654171