• #JORDAN
• #MEDITERRANEANEXCHANGES
• #Agriculture
• #Cereals
• #Cooperation
• #Economy
• #Energy
• #FEMISE
• #Food
• #Infrastructure
• #NewTechnologies
• #RenewableEnergy
• #Water
• #WaterEnergyFoodNexus

In the first white paper produced by the WEF-CAP (Technology Transfer and Capitalization of Water Energy Food Nexus) project, FEMISE aims to accelerate an Integrated Water-Energy-Food Nexus approach in the Mediterranean, by studying the case of Jordan. The document advocates the creation of a Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus Council (WEFEN). A governance body aiming to reconcile public policies with a hybridization of national strategies for water, agriculture and energy management.

• #TURKEY
• #Cooperation
• #Defense
• #Economy
• #Erdogan
• #Industry
• #Justice
• #RenewableEnergy
• #UnitedArabEmirates

The President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has announced that a Memorandum of Understanding will be signed with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to elevate relations between the two countries to the level of a strategic partnership.

• #LEBANON
• #CRISIS
• #Energy
• #RenewableEnergy

Lebanon has a high potential for renewable energies, thanks to its high rate of sunshine of 300 days a year, its strong winds and its water resources in the mountains. However, its energy mix remains composed of 95% oil and the installed capacity of renewable energies is almost zero, apart from a few aging hydroelectric infrastructures.