Adapting forest policies to climate change in the MENA region for optimizing the sustainable provision of Mediterranean forests' goods and services for populations.

In the framework of the Collaborative Partnership on Mediterranean Forests (CPMF), initiatives will drive changes towards this commitment. Among them two projects have been requested and developed by the countries involved in the CPMF:

1.The regional project « Adapting Forest Policy Conditions to Climate Change in the MENA Region with the support of the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), with four components :

1)Reinforcing capacities of forest administrations regarding climate change
2)Supporting inter-institutional relations with other sectors
3)Developing communication, information and awareness-raising in the general public
4)Strengthening mobilization of external support and partnerships

2.The regional project « Optimizing the production of goods and services by Mediterranean forests in the context of global changes' with the financial support of the French Development Agency (AFD) and the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM), and the operational support of FAO and Plan Bleu, with five components :
1)Supporting decision and management regarding the vulnerability of Mediterranean forests to global change
2)Valuing the economic and social values of goods and services provided by Mediterranean forests
3)Developing participative territorial approaches for forest governance
4)Optimizing the provision of goods and services by Mediterranean forests
5)Supporting to the coordination and communication activities of the CPMF