The contribution of local and regional authorities to the development of the blue economy

  The world is currently facing a water crisis driven by overdemand, mismanagement and the impacts of the triple crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Alarmingly, 40% of the global population resides in regions confronting water scarcity.&nbsp; In the southern Mediterranean, particularly within the MENA region, the situation is even more dire. This &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-contribution-of-local-and-regional-authorities-to-the-development-of-the-blue-economy/">Continued</a>

  Since February 2022, the war in Ukraine has significantly reshaped the geopolitical landscape and exacerbated the multiple challenges and tensions in the Mediterranean region. The conflict has highlighted the vulnerability of traditional energy supply routes, and the need to reassess future energy development strategies in the Mediterranean region. Like the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical uncertainties &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-contribution-of-local-and-regional-authorities-to-the-development-of-the-blue-economy/">Continued</a>

  The COVID-19 pandemic, the war right on our doorstep, the devastating floods in Slovenia,&nbsp;wildfires in Greece and Cyprus, relentless heatwaves in Italy and Spain, to name just a few:&nbsp;all of them highlight the need to better prepare for, cope with and recover from disasters and&nbsp;crises. It is one of the most important challenges for &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-contribution-of-local-and-regional-authorities-to-the-development-of-the-blue-economy/">Continued</a>

  In its 2023 enlargement package, the European Commission recommended that the Council open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. Moreover, it recommended that the Council grant Georgia the status of candidate country and open accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, once the necessary degree of compliance with the membership criteria has been achieved.&nbsp; The &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-contribution-of-local-and-regional-authorities-to-the-development-of-the-blue-economy/">Continued</a>

The study commissioned to CASE by the Committee of the Regions and entitled “Tourism and Rural Development” is to provide a brief analysis of the main barriers and enablers to tourism as part of rural development in the European Union from the perspective of subnational governments. The study also will pay attention to identify supporting &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-contribution-of-local-and-regional-authorities-to-the-development-of-the-blue-economy/">Continued</a>

This study aimed to assess the prospects of, and underlying conditions for, a joint diplomatic EU-US initiative to support the Middle East Peace Process, and ultimately a viable, sustainable and peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, in line with applicable international law.&nbsp; The paper prepared by CASE and IMED experts evaluates the possibility of joint &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-contribution-of-local-and-regional-authorities-to-the-development-of-the-blue-economy/">Continued</a>

The project will examine what causal mechanisms link the pseudo-causal policy narratives and policy outcomes in the European Union’s trade-development-migration nexus (hereafter, T-D-M nexus), and how they do it. To address this question, the project will focus on the narratives about addressing the root causes of migration through trade and development cooperation, produced by the &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-contribution-of-local-and-regional-authorities-to-the-development-of-the-blue-economy/">Continued</a>

The project will be conducted in the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine and Russia’s increasingly assertive regional policy, which will continue to affect the economic situation of the three analysed countries via various channels – trade of goods and services, remittances of labour migrants, financial flows, energy dependence (all countries are net energy &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-contribution-of-local-and-regional-authorities-to-the-development-of-the-blue-economy/">Continued</a>

EU skepticism, anti-EU votes in EP, and national elections have increased over the past 10 years, mainly driven by a combination of long-term economic and industrial decline, low levels of education, and lack of local employment opportunities. Rural areas are often characterised by a combination of these factors.&nbsp; The goal of the project commissioned by &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-contribution-of-local-and-regional-authorities-to-the-development-of-the-blue-economy/">Continued</a>