{"id":1069,"date":"2026-03-16T12:31:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/mediterranean\/?page_id=1069"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:20:24","slug":"mediterranean-coastal-zones-managing-the-water-energy-food-ecosystems-nexus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/mediterranean\/work-areas\/thematic-areas-and-key-projects\/water-energy-food-ecosystems-nexus\/the-mediterranean-sea-programme-enhancing-environmental-security\/mediterranean-coastal-zones-managing-the-water-energy-food-ecosystems-nexus\/","title":{"rendered":"Mediterranean Coastal Zones: Managing the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The GEF UNEP\/MAP MedProgramme Child Project 2.2 contributes to the reduction of major transboundary environmental stresses in the Mediterranean region by analysing the trade-offs between WEFE Nexus sectors in beneficiary countries and scaling up successful results.<\/strong> Based on in-depth Nexus Assessments and scientific evidence, the Project aims at providing policy recommendations for the holistic governance and integrated management of natural resources in coastal areas and beyond, adopting a Source-to-Sea analysi<\/strong><\/strong>s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The coastal zone is where pressures from competing uses and users for water-energy-food security are most apparent, and where an integrated approach, preserving ecosystem integrity, is not only possible but essential for sustainable development. The MedProgramme Child Project 2.2 demonstrates the benefits of the WEFE Nexus approach to solving land-based problems in the source-sea continuum, and catalyses action for its adoption and implementation in the Mediterranean region.<\/strong> The results and knowledge generated by the project’s activities (Nexus Assessments and Solutions) will be presented to the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention, and will contribute to the water agenda of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) as well as to the Nexus agenda of the European Commission and the Global Environment Facility (GEF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At regional, national and sub-national levels, the project will strengthen the institutional capacities and technical knowledge of participating Mediterranean countries, particularly in the three coastal hotspots of Albania, Lebanon<\/a> and Morocco (Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoce\u00efma region). GWP-Med and the project partners will bring together policy-makers, experts, knowledge brokers, funding partners and civil society to bridge knowledge gaps and advance cross-sectoral WEFE coordination – laying the foundations for a Mediterranean Nexus strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project governance and structure<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Child Project 2.2 \u201cMediterranean Coastal Zones: managing the WEFE Nexus\u201d contributes to GEF\/UNEP MedProgramme outcomes by analyzing trade-offs among the WEFE Nexus sectors in beneficiary countries and providing policy recommendations for the integrated management and governance of natural resources in coastal areas and beyond, taking a Source-to-Sea approach. The Project operates in close collaboration with Country Representatives and Project technical Partners (PAP\/RAC, Plan Bleu\/RAC and UNESCO-IHP).

Component 2 of the MedProgramme (\u201cEnhancing Sustainability and Climate Resilience in the Coastal Zone\u201d) is entirely funded by the GEF International Waters (IW) Focal Area, and comprises three Child Projects mutually assisting and reinforcing their objectives: <\/p>\n\n\n\n