The Mediterranean library of knowledge
Explore the ENI CBC Med Programme's library of deliverables: a comprehensive digital repository of diverse resources tailored for the Mediterranean region. Discover in-depth studies, innovative strategies, and practical tools spanning tools addressing key environmental, economic, and social issues. The library is your go-to source to find valuable knowledge to inspire new collaborative projects driving fair, sustainable and inclusive development across the Mediterranean.
WEF-CAP: white papers - Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia
The WEF-CAP project tries to support sustainable and resilient agri-food sector production, thus improving the energy and water efficiency: renewables, wastewater treatment, water harvesting and reuse, etc.
Successful technologies in Water -Energy - Food Nexus (WEFN) integrated approach have been analysed and catalogued. In this section there are 3 white papers which demonstrates the importance of adopting this integrated approach and in particular analyze the cases of some partner countries of the project: Jordan, Egypt and Tunisia.
MedBEESinessHubs: consolidated report on the economic value of the bee-economy concept
The objective of this report is to underline similarities and differences observed in the five Mediterranean countries (Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon and Palestine) of MedBEESinessHubs project and to help decision-makers to formulate plans for developing a more economically robust honey industry in each country and at the Mediterranean level.
MedBEESinessHubs: Mapping the honeybee policy frameworks at cross border level in Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon, Palestine
As part of the MedBEESinessHubs project, the following documents provide information on key policy instruments at the national or regional level that are directly or indirectly related to beekeeping sector in Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon and Palestine.
MedBEESinessHubs: Mapping the honeybee producers in Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon, Palestine
One of the key objectives of MedBEESinessHubs is to support the economies of five deprived rural communities by empowering and networking local people, especially the youth, in developing handicraft honeybee products businesses and tourism services networks, hence contributing to build a Mediterranean Bee-economy.
The following documents present a mapping of honeybee producers in Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon, Palestine, with a brief description of the companies and their products.
MedBEESinessHubs: regional studies on the economic value of networking around the honeybee products in Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon, Palestine
MedBEESinessHubs project intends to contribute to the development of an actual Mediterranean BEE-economy by connecting clusters in five countries (Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Italy) and going a lot further than just producing and selling honey, considering a vast range of side products, from cosmetics to handcrafting souvenirs and even to the consolidation of “bee-tourism".
This section contains some regional studies on the economic value of networking around the honeybee products in Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon and Palestine. These reports identify the key actors and functions within the honey industries, highlight their strengths and constraints, and identify opportunities to improve the industry’s productivity and profitability.
MedBEESinessHubs: Bee Economy concept incorporated in European and national policies in Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon, Palestine
The main objective of MedBEESinessHubs project is to protect the bees, by adopting a new approach relying on the notion bee economy, thereby positioning individual incomes with the necessity to protect the bees and preserving biodiversity as a source of economic wellbeing in rural areas.
The incorporation of the Bee economy concept in the national policies can impact positively the sustainable development of rural areas, the preservation of the environment, tackling economic issues such as youth and female unemployment, and environmental issues. In this section there are reports relating to the Bee Economy concept incorporated in European and national policies of the countries participating in the project, namely Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon, Palestine.
MedBEESinessHubs: Policy document incorporating the Bee Economy concept in European and national policies
The MedBEESinessHubs project aims to protect the bees, managed and wild, by taking a different approach from that of existing policies, that stems from the notion of creating local economies that depend on the bees, thereby aligning individual incomes with the necessity to protect the bees and lead to a result of preserving biodiversity as a source of economic wellbeing. To achieve this objective, the project has undertaken several good practises at the level of pilot implementation, as illustrated in this document, which is a consolidation report of the five regional policy suggestion reports prepared and submitted for each region participating in the project (Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Italy).
ESMES Case studies on REEE project portfolio solutions for enhanced energy rehabilitation of school buildings
As part of the ESMES project, aimed at contributing to greater awareness and better energy habits in schools, some case studies were carried out on portfolio solutions of renewable energy and energy efficiency (REEE) projects for better energy rehabilitation of school buildings. In particular, Italy based its case study on schools involvement, Tunisia on policy and financial support for REEE rehabilitations, Jordan on the Monitoring Driven Rehabilitations. The final beneficiaries of the case studies are the public institutions that will use them to strengthen the capacity to implement energy retrofits based on REEE solutions, and energy professionals to develop competencies and expand networks for REEE project solutions.
ESMES approved strategy to support efficient and cost-effective energy mix in public school buildings
The following documents provide some strategies (tested in Italy, Jordan, Spain, Tunisia) to support an efficient and cost-effective energy mix in public school buildings, through pilot actions based on monitoring renewable energy and energy efficiency (REEE). The reports highlight: energy mix adapted to target areas and based on local renewable energy sources; possible sources of financing; the importance of reallocating cuts in energy spending obtained through REEE solutions towards a broader improvement in the energy performance of public real estate. Each strategy focuses on the specific national context and is approved by the relevant institutions.
ESMES Implementation Tool for SEM measures
The ESMES project aimed to improve the capacity of 5 public institutions in order to implement innovative energy rehabilitations. In a typical school, energy distribution can be attributed to five main categories: lighting, cooling, space heating, water heating, other. Of those energy uses, lighting and cooling systems draw the most energy, with space heating following closely. Although the numbers vary by climate zone, the results from this analysis provide a generalized summary of the systems with the largest opportunity for energy savings: lighting, HVAC, and water heating. This document illustrates low cost or no cost energy management operations and maintenance practices for the major systems within school buildings. When available, general information on energy efficiency considerations for retrofits or major renovations is also provided.
ESMES Cross-border work on best practices on energy policies and rehabilitations management in schools
ESMES (Energy Smart Mediterranean Schools Network) project focused on the optimisation of energy consumption in public schools through innovative, monitoring-based renewable energy and energy efficiency (REEE) pilot actions. The project tried to improve the capacity of 5 public institutions in order to implement innovative energy rehabilitations.
The following document illustrates a cross-border work on best practices on energy policies and rehabilitations management in schools. Each partner (in Italy, Jordan, Spain, Tunisia, Lebanon) with support of the National Energy Hub, reviewed current policies, procedures, strategies for rehabilitations management in its country.
ESMES Administrative procedures for students, teachers and school staff
The energy trends in the Mediterranean region are characterised by the growing demand for energy, fossil fuels dependence, high CO2 emissions, etc., with negative consequences on the environment. Buildings are responsible for a significant part of the total energy consumption.
This document presents an administrative procedure for students, teachers and school staff. Building users may play important role in improving energy management in their buildings, when encouraged and motivated properly. This is especially relevant for schools, where there are many "permanent" users, including teachers, pupils and staff. Their combined efforts can bring results that may be difficult to achieve in other types of buildings. There are different methods for involving building users in energy management processes and changing their behaviours. In each case, the process should start with adequate information and education to give context and theoretical background to practical activities.