Older adults are one of the most vulnerable groups in Lebanon especially given the current political, social, health, and financial crisis that we are going through. 

The participation of our project in the international debate around sustainable tourism in the Mediterranean and beyond keeps going, with members of our partnership getting invited to events about such an important issue.

Last May, the Biosphere Reserve of Jabal Moussa – CROSSDEV's partner in Lebanon – took part in the online workshop Re-connecting Tourism with the Biosphere: a Mediterranean perspective.

Birzeit Univeristiy in Palestine is continuing their educational activities and efforts... 

On June 10th 2021, the 2nd day of the training program for the Craftsmen in Hebron city was conducted and entitled "innovation and recycling". The meeting was attended by 15 local craftsmen.

As part of INNOMED-UP)” project in collaboration with seven European Union academic, research and professional institutions, in addition to Palestine, Jordan and Tunisia, represented by the cities of Hebron, Nablus, Amman and Tunisia and funded by the European Union, the training program for SMEs owners was launched on Monday, 14 June 2021 in the Hall of the Palestinian Engineering Association /Nablus Branch.

As Part of “Promoting Upcycling in Circular Economy through Innovation and Education for Creative Industries in Mediterranean Cities (INNOMED-UP)” project in collaboration with 7 European Union academic, research and professional institutions, in addition to Palestine, Jordan and Tunisia, represented by the cities of Hebron, Nablus, Amman and Tunisia and funded by the European Union, the training program for SMEs owners was launched on Tuesday, 8 June 2021 in the Hall of the Palestinian Engineering Association /Hebron Branch.

The Jordanian partner of CRE@CTIVE, the Higher Council for Science and Technology, in cooperation with the University of Science and Technology and sponsored by the Minister of Youth, Mr Muhammad Al-Nabulsi, organized an open day on the 5th of July in Amman, Jordan to present the projects supported within the Cross-Border Cooperation Programme in the Mediterranean (ENI CBC MED), which aims to empower the youth and provide grants for project proposals to support creative ideas and capacity build

MedArtSal project, supporting the sustainable development of artisanal salt-works in the Mediterranean basin, after a period of study and preparation, starts the practical implementation of sub-granted proposals in the different projects countries.

With the goal of gathering strategic information to internationally position the Mediterranean as an integral destination to experience Slow Tourism, the Med Pearls project  developed a series of market researches on the international demand for Slow Tourism: the ‘Research study on Slow Tourism international trends and innovations’ and the ‘Analysis of the Slow Tourism International

Within the framework of MED4EBM project, the Jordanian partner, the Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan (JERDs) is looking for a full time Ecosystems Based Management Technical Assistant.  The position is based in JREDS office, Aqaba, Jordan. 

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