Navigating Beyond COVID-19
Navigating beyond COVID-19: Recovery in the MENA Region reflects on the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on MENA countries and the potential changes it may bring to their reform agendas. It addresses not only the ongoing effects of the crisis, but also examines long-term consequences and identifies em...
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Paris :
Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development
2022.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705118706719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Preface by the Union for the Mediterranean
- Executive Summary
- Existing structural weaknesses of MENA economies hindered a resilient crisis response
- Policy considerations for a sound recovery and sustainable growth
- Russia's aggression against Ukraine and impacts in the MENA region
- Notes
- 1 Economic development and employment
- Employment
- COVID-19 and informality
- SMEs
- Policy considerations
- Tourism
- Changes in the supply of tourism
- Policy considerations
- Trade
- Policy considerations
- References
- Notes
- 2 Higher education and research
- Cooperation in research on relevant industrial sectors and to address common challenges
- Policy considerations
- Digital technology for higher education
- Investments in industry for educational technology (EdTech) have boomed and could create employment opportunities.
- Policy considerations
- References
- Notes
- 3 Social affairs
- Vulnerabilities: health and social protection systems, food supply chains
- Health systems were not prepared
- COVID-19 exacerbated inequalities despite social protection measures
- Policy considerations
- Opportunities: digital economy and women and youth economic empowerment
- Policy considerations
- References
- Notes
- 4 Water, environment and the blue economy
- Water action
- COVID-19 has exacerbated water-stress and food insecurity for the world's most water scarce region
- Lack of sanitation and wastewater infrastructure has impeded the region's pandemic mitigation measures
- The COVID-19 pandemic emphasised the need for specialised employees in the water sector
- Policy considerations
- Investment in infrastructure projects in the MENA region plummeted due to COVID.
- Nature based solutions offer a cost-effective approach for water resource management and disaster risk to ensure a resilient post-COVID-19 recovery
- Policy considerations
- Sustainable blue economy
- Policy considerations
- References
- Notes
- 5 Transport and urban development
- Urban renewal, regeneration and development
- Air pollution in the MENA region
- Increased teleworking as a tool for tackling air pollution and traffic congestion
- A shift in urban mobility
- Policy considerations
- Social cohesion and reduction of socio-economic gaps
- Changing use of public spaces as an opportunity for reimagining the neighbourhood for people
- Policy considerations
- Multimodal transport network for people and trade
- Transformation of the transport and logistics sector through digitalisation
- Policy considerations
- References
- Notes
- 6 Energy and climate action
- Transition to green and cirular economy
- Further fluctuations in regional oil prices due to COVID-19 have lessened the attractiveness of green energy solutions in the MENA countries
- Financial and priority constraints in the face of COVID-19 halted or ended some ongoing renewable energy projects in the region
- The need for effective public private partnerships for infrastructure in climate and energy related sectors has been exacerbated by growing energy supply and resource needs caused by the pandemic.
- Policy considerations
- Protect biodiversity and natural resources
- Policy considerations
- Reduce Pollution
- Policy considerations
- References
- Notes.
