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MENA is turning to AI and digital innovation to enhance water reuse
IWMI’s e-ReWater MENA brought together experts to assess how AI and digital innovation can drive smarter, scalable water-reuse solutions across the region.
See the link: https://www.iwmi.org/multimedia/mena-is-turning-to-ai-and-digital-innov…
Suyu Liu posted in Northern Mediterranean Community
https://climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2024/key-events
European State of the Climate: Key Events. It seems a number of droughts (and heatwaves and wildfires) took place in Northern Mediterranean area in 2024.
Suyu Liu posted in Northern Mediterranean Community
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2025.100874
this is an interesting article published on Global Food Security
Revisiting the drought-food insecurity nexus: a social-ecological systems perspective
Suyu Liu posted in Northern Mediterranean Community
Joint IDMP and FAO Virtual Exchange on “Inclusive Drought Planning: From Guidelines to Action”, taking place on Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 14:00 – 15:30 CEST (12:00 – 13:30 UTC).
The session will focus on integrating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) into drought management, featuring expert presentations, case studies, and a panel discussion on applying these insights in practice.
🔗 Register here: https://gwp-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/R8NoAvAFQr6K0YdN3qn0CQ#/regist…
🌐 More info: https://www.droughtmanagement.info/news/virtual-exchnage-inclusive-drou…
Before the event, join the discussion in the IDMP Community of Practice: https://waterclimatecommunities.info/group/IDMP/stream
Suyu Liu posted in Northern Mediterranean Community
UNCCD CRIC 23: Side and special events
See this link to the official site: https://www.unccd.int/cric23/side-events
Suyu Liu posted in Northern Mediterranean Community
https://www.travelandtourworld.tw/news/article/italys-vacation-paradise…
Water scarcity in Sicily. Possibly cross-sector competition of water resources (e.g., between agriculture and tourism)
Suyu Liu posted in Northern Mediterranean Community
A few projects by UNEP/Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP):
https://www.unep.org/unepmap/index.php/what-we-do/projects
These are in integrated approaches and drought and climate change are important aspects.
Suyu Liu posted in Northern Mediterranean Community
Drought and heatwave have such strong direct impact on tourism, not only via indirect means such as water use restrictions in the tourism industry.
See the link at Indepedent for the situation in Athens (Greece): https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/greece-extreme-heatwave…
Mediterranean islands face compounded climate risks, not only from sea-level rise but from increasing drought and aridity. These trends undermine water security, public health, and local economies, core pillars of well-being. As recognized by the ICJ, climate change poses an urgent and existential threat requiring coordinated, anticipatory governance, especially for vulnerable island systems.
Suyu Liu posted in Northern Mediterranean Community
Forwarded by Sandra Megens , we can see the Mediterranean Sea surface temperatures and changes (source: https://climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2024/graphics-gallery/european-ocean).
