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CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN
SECURITY & GOVERNANCE
Featured News!
Virtual Public Debate on: “A Euro-Mediterranean Green Deal? Towards a Green Economy in the Southern Mediterranean”, organized by CERES with the framework of Euromesco: Connecting the Dots Project, Co-funded by the IEMED (Spain) and the EU, June 21, 2021. Download the Program and Report
2021 World Environment Day: The International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI) invited many leading experts from many parts of the world to talk about the role of indigenous and local knowledge as a powerful tool for ecosystem restoration while promoting harmony with nature.
How could local communities influence international decision making and why is water important in this context? Interview with Dr. Himangana Gupta, Manager, Sustainable Landscapes and Restoration Program, World Resources Institute, India and Member of CERES Advising Committee.
Latest News!
Release of the EuroMesCo Policy Study, A Euro-Mediterranean Green Deal? Towards a Green Economy in the Southern Mediterranean, Choucair Vizoso J., Behnassi M., Boussen Z., Vidican Auktor G., and Zubel K. (Eds), 2021 in which Dr. Behnassi M. contributed a chapter titled , Questioning the Transition to Green Energy in Morocco from a Sustainability and Inclusivity Approach. The Policy Study is Co-Funded by the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMED) and the European Union.
Program of the 5th CERES International Conference on: Social-Ecological Systems - From Risks and Insecurity to Viability and Resilience (SES2019)
Date & Venue l October 24-25, 2019 l Hotel Marrakesh Le Samiramis, Marrakesh, Morocco
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has appointed in 2020 Dr. Mohamed Behnassi (Director of CERES), as a Member of the Expert Group to assist with the scoping of the nexus assessment of the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food and health in the context of climate change.
The Mediterranean Experts on Climate and Environmental Change (Medec) has appointed Dr. in 2019 Mohamed Behnassi (Director of CERES), among the Lead Authors who prepared the 1st MedECC Assessment Report (MAR1), especially the Human Security Chapter. Download the Report.
Recent Publications
Behnassi, M., Gupta, H., El Haiba, M., Ramachandran, G. (Eds.), Social-Ecological Systems - From Risks and Insecurity to Viability and Resilience, Springer 2021
Behnassi, M., Barjees Baig, M., El Haiba, M., Reed, M.R. (Eds.), Emerging Challenges to Food Production and Security in Asia, Middle East, and Africa, Springer 2021
Behnassi M., Gupta H., Pollmann O. (Eds.), Human and Environmental Security in the Era of Global Risks...
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Recent Scientific Events
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Virtual Public Debate on: “A Euro-Mediterranean Green Deal? Towards a Green Economy in the Southern Mediterranean”, organized by CERES with the framework of Euromesco: Connecting the Dots Project, Co-funded by the IEMED (Spain) and the EU, June 21, 2021
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Social-Ecological Systems: From Risks and Insecurity to Viability and Resilience (SES2019), October 24-25, 2019, Marrakesh, Morocco
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Human & Environmental Security in the Era of Global Risks, November 25-27, 2015, Agadir, Morocco
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Global Environmental Change and Human Security: The Need for a New vision for Science, Policy and Leadership, November 22-24, 2012, Marrakesh, Morocco
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Climate Change, Agri-Food, Fisheries and Ecosystems: Reinventing Research, Innovation and Policy Agendas for Environmentally- and Socially-Balanced Growth, May 19-21, 2011, Agadir, Morocco
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The Integration of Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development, and Ecosystems in the Context of Climate Change, the Energy Crisis and Food Insecurity, November 12-14, 2009, Agadir, Morocco