Communicating the shift towards water resilience

Dr. Nazih Toubal Participated as Panellist at the
2025 Anna Lindh Forum in Tirana, Albania

Dr Nazih Toubal had the honour of representing REVOLVE and the AMWAJ Alliance at ALForum2025 in Tirana. Over 600 participants from across the Euro-Mediterranean region joined this inspiring event, organised by the Anna Lindh Foundation under the theme 'The Dialogue Effect: From Knowledge to Action”.

Nazih, Project Manager at REVOLVE, participated as a panellist in: 'Greener Together: Taking Youth Participation in Sustainable Climate Policies to the Next Level", where he discussed the importance of incorporating youth engagement and community resilience into equitable climate strategies in North Africa.

The Rainmakers of Morocco

In 2025, the AMWAJ Alliance launched the first edition of its media fellowship, designed to support early-career journalists from Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries in covering sustainability-related stories. Basma El Atti was selected as the inaugural AMWAJ Fellow, undertaking a four-month programme that included a monthly stipend, close mentorship from the AMWAJ team, and publication opportunities through AMWAJ and REVOLVE.

The outcome of her four-month fellowship was her story, The Rainmakers of Morocco, which explores the meaning and significance of rain in communities deeply connected to the land. In Morocco, rain is never just rain; it is a divine mood made manifest — a conversation between the heavens and the people.

"Rain is not just weather for us. It is baraka (a blessing). It comes when the earth is ready and the people are humble," says Aicha, an elder from a valley near Ouarzazate. Indeed, the Amazigh New Year begins with the agricultural calendar. Here, rain is more than just water from the sky: it is a sign and a covenant.

Türkiye's Blue Lakes Are Turning Brown

Over the past six decades, Türkiye has lost most of its lakes – 186 out of 240 have completely dried up – and those remaining are under increasing threat from severe drought and pollution. This environmental crisis reflects a global trend: more than half of the world’s large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk over the past 30 years. But what is causing the disappearance of lakes in Türkiye? Read the story by Ahmetcan Uzlaşık.

Bridging Journalism and Climate Action: An Interview with Natalie Donbach

In a world where climate change is an increasingly urgent issue, environmental journalism plays a crucial role in shedding light on untold stories. We sat down with Natalie Donbach, a Swedish freelance journalist based in Barcelona, to discuss her career in journalism and her focus on climate reporting. We also talked about the urgent environmental issues she covers.

#MediterraneanPulse: Curated Stories from Across the Mediterranean

#MediterraneanPulse is our weekly snapshot of powerful stories from across the Mediterranean: South, East and North. Read it every Thursday on our LinkedIn.

EMUNI University is the New AMWAJ Member

The Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI) in Slovenia has joined AMWAJ as a new member. With a network of over 130 universities across more than 30 countries, EMUNI promotes peace, innovation, and inclusive growth in the region through collaboration, intercultural dialogue, and science diplomacy.

MEDWAVES Hiring Technical Assistance

Call for Tenders! MedWaves is seeking an expert to provide technical assistance in developing its Gender Task Force Strategy.

CREAF - Catalonia Aims to Recover Its Wild Pollinators With a New Plan

The Department of Territory, Housing, and Ecological Transition of the sub-national Catalan government has promoted the Intersectoral Plan for Wild Pollinators of Catalonia (PIPOL). This document, which was preceded by a diagnosis of the conservation status of wild pollinators in Catalonia, outlines a series of priority objectives and more than thirty specific measures to reverse their decline, a problem of global scope, by 2030.

Explore What’s New in REVOLVE Issue 56

As the EU charts its path toward carbon neutrality by 2050, discover how energy communities and local initiatives are leading the way through inclusivity, transparency, and co-design.

From local engagement for regional sustainability to Lebanon’s optimism for renewables, it’s all inside.

CluBE - 3rd Hydrogen Summer School

The Hydrogen Summer ScH2ool is back! Join CluBe in Kozani, Greece from 7–11 July 2025 for the 3rd edition of the Hydrogen Summer ScH2ool, an immersive training programme designed for students, researchers, and professionals eager to deepen their expertise in hydrogen technologies.

ARIJ: Lebanon's Forests Fall Victim to the Energy Crisis

In conjunction with the fuel crisis in Lebanon, illegal logging operations were active, beginning in 2019, which led to a decline in tree cover in the forests, especially in the northern regions of Lebanon, in the absence of any official controls. The story is covered by Badia Sawan and Abdullah Sukkar for ARIJ.

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AMWAJ stands for A Mediterranean Water And Journalism platform for sustainable development. We aspire to build an energy and water community around the Mediterranean. An initiative by REVOLVE.