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.
MEDUSA - Hiking e-guides for Adventure Tourism in Catalonia, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Puglia
This section includes Hiking e-guides for Adventure Tourism in the Mediterranean regions that participated in the MEDUSA project (Catalonia, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Puglia), which was aimed at promoting an innovative and sustainable tourism model. There are 5 guides, one for each region, which describe innovative itineraries to explore alternative areas with a view to reducing the strong impact of mass tourism in other more popular areas.
MEDUSA - Destination review in Catalonia, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Puglia
The MEDUSA project, faced with the slowdown in tourism in the Mediterranean region, aimed to transform the tourism model into a sustainable and competitive model, addressing current sectoral challenges such as the predominance of mass seaside tourism, through the development of interventions to promote adventure tourism in the region. This section includes 7 documents (5 in English and 2 in Arabic) illustrating a destination review from a socio-economic, political and environmental perspective in adventure tourism in some areas of the 5 Mediterranean regions that took part in the project: Catalonia (Spain), Jordan, Lebanon, Puglia ( Italy) and Tunisia.
MEDUSA - Attractions, Inventory and Mapping for Adventure Tourism in Catalonia, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Puglia
This section includes 5 documents with a detailed description of attractions, inventory and mapping for adventure tourism in some areas of the 5 Mediterranean regions that took part in the MEDUSA project: Catalonia (Spain), Jordan, Lebanon, Puglia (Italy) and Tunisia.
Adventure travel describes trips that provide experiences to places which are novel or unique to the traveler, emphasize the natural environment, and provide challenge through experiences of culture, activities that promote physical health, and excitement. By designing and testing routes and itineraries that offer improved adventure tourism products, MEDUSA project aimed contribute to job creation and income for local communities in the medium and long term. Moreover, the project has the potential to reveal lesser-known destinations and attract tourists throughout the year.
MEDUSA - Conceptualization of sustainable tourism products for the adventure tourism segment
The MEDUSA project’s conceptualization of adventure tourism has been thought of as a tool to help the small enterprises and inhabitants of the destinations in order to approach to adventure tourism with a sustainable approach. It consists of a set of guidelines illustrating the key requisites for creating and/or managing adventure packages using the results and the recommendations from:
• country research on the analysis of the attraction potential of 5 destinations (in Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Spain and Tunisia);
• benchmarking study on sustainable best practices;
• market research on outbound markets;
• examples of how international tour operators design products and packages.
This report develops the conceptualization of adventure travel through 6 phases.
MoreThanAJob training sessions for social economy and public offices actors
More than 700 social economy actors and 150 representatives of public administration from Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Greece, and Italy participated in localized training sessions, emphasizing community empowerment and sustainable development ,also focused on improving collaboration , fostering more effective partnerships to promote community development and welfare enhancement.
MoreThanAJob train the trainer Workshops
More than 18 professionals specializing in social and labor inclusion participated in five online cross-border train-the-trainer workshops. These workshops focused on topics related to social economy and strategies to assist local actors in enhancing the provision of welfare services. The sessions covered areas relevant to Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Greece, and Italy.
MoreThanAJob: 10 pilot projects to promote social and employment inclusion of vulnerable groups
The MoreThanAJob project has successfully funded 10 pilot subgrants for co-production initiatives in collaboration with public authorities and SSE entities. These subgrants have led to direct benefits for over 3,000 individuals through the implementation of pilot projects.
MoreThanAJob 10 agreements signed between social economy actors and public administrations
10 agreements signed between social economy actors and public administrations for the development of initiatives supporting social and labour inclusion of vulnerable groups
MoreThanAJob New/improved policy suggestions report
The MoreThanAJob project has successfully developed new improved policy suggestions through consultations with public administration representatives in target countries, these suggestions have been tailored to maximize the benefits of applying the MoreThanAJob framework.
MoreThanAJob Policy Briefs: Improving policies for the development of more efficient welfare services
Three policy briefs on important social innovation topics were created during the project. Chosen for their relevance and potential impact, they were developed with regional partners and a consultant, validated, and then disseminated through workshops and webinars. These briefs provide detailed recommendations for policymakers aiming to promote social innovation effectively.
MoreThanAJob framework of social schemes and guidelines for its implementation
The MoreThanAJob framework, developed by the project consortium, targets Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) actors addressing unemployment, education, and refugee issues. It provides guidance for innovative social inclusion interventions and access to project sub-grants. Public administration officials are also engaged to improve social inclusion policies. The framework integrates best practices from various countries, offering guidelines for implementation tailored to local contexts, including regulatory compliance, translation, and infrastructure integration.
MoreThanAJob Interactive e-portal platform
An online multilingual structured database and an interactive space to foster dialogue and cooperation among local actors for the development of more inclusive and accessible services