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In a context marked by the intensification of trade, the acceleration of population mobility and greater frequency of extreme climatic changes, crops are becoming increasingly vulnerable, especially due to invasive species. Most of the time, these invasive species manage to adapt to the spaces they invade and may significantly change existing ecosystems. They consequently become a growing problem for the countries as they affect the key sectors of their economy and present a series of emerging risks. This is particularly the case in Southern European, North African and Middle Eastern countries.
Bringing together 54 international experts, the Watch Letter n°33 compiles 22 articles aiming to present the problem of invasive species as a whole, by providing several specific cases in different countries of the Mediterranean region.
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Co-published by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the CIHEAM, the Watch letter n ° 40 “Strengthening the role of women in rural and agricultural areas – Obstacles and opportunities” aims to show different perspectives of the situation in the Mediterranean region by analyzing the challenges and opportunities in the socio-economic, social, environmental, legal and political domains.
The contributions allow us to better understand the mechanisms of discrimination, to identify the levers of change and to share good practices. A fundamental exercise to renew given the significant deficit in the collection and processing of sex-disaggregated data.
Hommage à Cosimo Lacirignola, Feu Secrétaire général du CIHEAM
Mohammad Naciri
Athar Hodali
FAO’s commitment to empowering rural women in the Near East and North Africa region
Szilvia Lehel
Working against the grain: Voices of women from rural areas in Bulgaria
Petya Stavrera
Gender and climate induced migrations in the Mediterranean Region
Monia Braham
Agriculture familiale et genre dans le Nord de la méditerranée (cas de l’Italie)
Catia Zumpano
Elisabeth Hofmann et Jean Etienne Bidou
Rosanna Quagliariello
François Fatoux
The impact of discriminatory social institutions on rural women’s empowerment
Gaëlle Ferrand et Alejandra Meneses
The role of Women in Urban Agriculture and Food Security in Beit Lahia City, Gaza Strip
HadiFathi Khalil and Husam Al Najar
Joachim Benet
BEN EL AHMAR Mustapha
Nora Bouazzouni
The European Parliament’s Work on Women in Rural Areas
Rosa Llobregat
The impact of Socioeconomic characteristics on Empowerment of Bedouin women in Egypt
Elham Abdelaal
The impact of gender inequalities on food security: what policies are needed?
Marcela Villareal
BOX 1: L’exemple du bureau d’Appui à la femme rurale (Tunisie)
Narjess Hamrouni Idriss
Tala Khrais
Smail Izerrouken et Houria Belouahri