The CIHEAM Action Plan for the Mediterranean (CAPMED 2025)

All the activities of the CIHEAM are based on a BOTTOM-UP COLLABORATION approach and are PROBLEM-SOLVING oriented, in relation with the specific needs of the countries.

The CIHEAM's missions are structured around 4 PILLARS of development and divided into 15 THEMATIC PRIORITIES.

The CIHEAM Strategic Agenda 2025 and its Action Plan are aimed at implementing the United-Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, in the Mediterranean in specific fields. 

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15 Thematic Priorities 

 Protecting the planet “by struggling against triple waste"

• Sharing knowledge and defending traditional know how
• Managing natural resources and energy (water, soil, forests, energy, biodiversity, sea...)
• Reducing agricultural losses and food waste throughout food chains‌

 Food security and nutrition "by boosting sustainable agriculture and food"

• Promoting the Mediterranean diet
• Enhancing agro-ecological practices
• Improving food safety and quality
• Increasing access to food

‌  Inclusive development "by investing in new generations and fragile territories"

• Youth employment and life-long learning
• Development of rural and coastal regions
• Gender equality and participation of vulnerable groups
• Emergence of smart rural territories and of inclusive agriculture and fishery models

 Crises and resilience "by contributing to tensions management"

• Population mobility and migrations
• Climate change mitigation and adaptation solutions
• Animal and plant health
• Agricultural markets

‌         5 FLAGSHIP INITIATIVES

• Mediterranean Platform for Policy Dialogue on Drivers of Rural Migration.
• Mediterranean Pact for Sustainable Agriculture and Food.
• Mediterranean Empowerment Action for Young People and Women in Rural Areas.
• Zero Waste in the Mediterranean - Natural Resources, Food and Knowledge.
• Affiliated Centres: a tangible contribution to the European Neighborhood Policy.