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NSD-S Hub and NATO SFA COE discuss opportunities for collaboration. 

Directors of the NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub director and the NATO SFA COE met to discuss common areas of interest and to identify potential areas for further collaboration. 

AFRICA: Climate Change and Safeguarding Human Security 

We spoke with experts and practitioners from the African Union (AU), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) and other high-level institutions to know more of the human security implications that climate change will have on Africa, discussing common challenges and their impact on both a local and regional level.

MENA: Space Capabilities Study Day

We organised a hybrid Study Day in Naples on Space Capabilities & Security Challenges in the MENA region, with a specific focus on the application of space-based technologies to disaster management. The study day covered the various phases of the disaster management cycle with a view to improving human security, including: prevention, preparedness, early warning, response and reconstruction. 

Participation from: The Egyptian Space Agency, The Bahrain Space Agency, The UAE Space Agency, The Space Generation Council, The Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Vernewell Management Consultancies, Istanbul University Faculty of Law, the EU Satellite Centre, UNOOSA and others.

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Organisations and individuals in our Network

We work with a large networks of experts, from a variety of backgrounds.
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Conflict prevention and early warning Division

Femwise Africa

African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism

Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre

International Peace Support Training Centre

Policy Center for the New South

University of Kent Conflict Analysis Research Centre

University of Bari Aldo Moro, UNIBA.

Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (pam.int)

Policy Center UNIMED | Unione delle Università del Mediterraneo (uni-med.net)

NATO Entities 

NATO-ICI Regional Centre

NATO SHAPE

NATO ACT

NATO HQ

JFC Naples

OPEN Publications

NATO's partnerships in Africa and Middle East

NATO cooperates with a range of international organisations and countries. In Africa and the Middle East these partnerships are organised throught two forums:

• NATO - Topic: Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates)
• NATO - Topic: Mediterranean Dialogue (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia)

In addition NATO cooperates with the African Union (AU) – a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. The cooperation with the AU has evolved over time. Although primarily based on ad-hoc military-technical cooperation, NATO Allies are committed to expanding cooperation with the AU and to cooperate more closely with partners in tackling security challenges emanating from the south.