MENA BLUE Program — Our collective response to saving MENA’s coasts

There is an urgent need for a new approach to economic activity on the Mediterranean Sea, which is warming at two to three times the rate of the global ocean.

Lia Sieghart |
Climate Change, Environment, Water

The Middle East and North Africa cannot miss the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The traditional route of industrialization for developing countries may no longer be available for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This should not be a source of regret, as the…

Ferid Belhaj, Rabah Arezki |
Education, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Health, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management

Education and Climate Change in the Middle East and North Africa

The Middle East and North Africa region is on the front lines of climate change.  According to the World Bank report Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4 ͦ C Warmer World Must be Avoided (WB, 2012), the…

Simon Thacker |
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Education

Algeria on the move (Video Blog)

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Inger Andersen |
Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Governance

How to increase investment in the Middle East and North Africa

        In light of recent political and social unrest in the region, foreign investors are taking a “wait-and-see” attitude to projects in the Middle East and North Africa. For the region’s…

Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Jobs & Development, Social Protection