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https://www.iiiee.lu.se/library-2/interlibrary-loans - 2026-04-15

ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS There is a clear and urgent need to accelerate the implementation of sustainability solutions. We must move beyond simple conceptual understanding of solutions, instead experimenting with collaborators in contexts in order to improve effectiveness, share learnings with others, and avoid future mistakes that waste time. In this episode, we discuss nature-based soluti

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/media-press/podcast-advancing-sustainable-solutions/podcast-episode-guide/its-not-just-concept-holistic-approach-implement-nature-based-solutions - 2026-04-15

CMES is organising the Third Annual Swedish Middle East and North Africa Network (SWEMENA) Conference, Lund University, 22-23 August 2024. This interdisciplinary annual conference reflects SWEMENA’s main objective to bring together different communities of researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers across Sweden with an interest in the Middle East and North Africa region SWEMENA encourages the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/strategic-research-area-middle-east/swemena-annual-conference-2024 - 2026-04-15

Funding agency: Formas Annual open call – Research projects for early-career researchers. Duration: 2020-2023 This project looks into the severe drought that affected the Eastern Mediterranean between 2007 and 2009 that has become known as one of many factors leading up to the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011. The project addresses societal impacts of climate stress through an integrated asses

https://www.cmes.lu.se/cmes-research/research-projects/climate-stress-syria - 2026-04-15

https://www.cmes.lu.se/research-1 - 2026-04-15

Thursday 13:15-14:45 Panel A1: Migration, Diasporas and Integration Chair and discussant: Joshka Wessels (Malmö University)Elisa Lunardelli (Lund University & Trento University) Governing Environment-Related Human Mobility in the Mediterranean Basin: A Regional PerspectiveRami Zalfou (Lund University) Thesis Overview: Essays on Migration and Development in the Middle EastGhadeer Hussein (Independe

https://www.cmes.lu.se/panel-session - 2026-04-15

Thursday 15:15-16:45 Roundtable B1: Humanitarianism in the Middle East – Past and PresentChair: Maria Småberg (Lund University)Participants: Svante Lundgren (Lund University), Martin Nihlgård (IM Swedish Development Partner), Pablo Pastor Vidal (Lund University) and Altea Pericoli (Lund University)Panel B2: Dust Storms in the Middle East – Vulnerability, Causes, Strategies and TechnologiesChair an

https://www.cmes.lu.se/panel-session-b - 2026-04-15

Friday 9:00-10:30 Panel C1: Representations of Palestine Across Time and SpaceChair and discussant: Sune Haugbolle (Roskilde University)Heba Taha (Lund University) Israel’s Bank Leumi in/and Palestine: Symbols, Language, TimescapesAltea Pericoli (Lund University) Humanitarian Aid and the “Exceptionality” of Gaza: A Comparative Analysis of Gulf States’ InterventionsPelle Valentin Olsen (University

https://www.cmes.lu.se/panel-session-c - 2026-04-15

Friday 10:45-12:15 Panel D1: Probing the Politics of Memory and Myth: Museums, Cultural Heritage, and Historical Narratives in the Middle EastChair and discussant: Jenny White (Stockholm University)Torsten Janson (Lund University) Which Fire? What Victims? Contesting Memories of Trauma and Triumph in Contemporary IzmirElena Chiti (Stockholm University) Ruthless Women/National Heroines/Murderers fo

https://www.cmes.lu.se/panel-session-d - 2026-04-15

Friday 13:15-14:45 Panel E1: Cultural Identity and Architecture in Turkey and JerusalemChair and discussant: Pinar Dinc (Lund University)Canse Yüzer (Istanbul Technical University) The Sound of Modernity: State Radio and Architecture in TurkeyGertrud Olsson (University of Gothenburg) Understanding Edirne Balloon Hangar from a Narrative PerspectiveTorsten Janson (Lund University) and Mattias Kärrho

https://www.cmes.lu.se/panel-session-e - 2026-04-15

Funding Agency: SRA-MECW. Duration: 2024-2027 This project explores the complex history of Swedish humanitarian initiatives in the occupied Palestinian territories through the concept of frictional humanitarian homebuilding. Addressing three research questions, it studies the complex interactions between civil society actors and various stakeholders, shedding light on the frictions and power dynam

https://www.cmes.lu.se/strategic-research-area-middle-east/research-projects/frictional-homebuilding-swedish-civil-society-actors-occupied-palestinian-territories - 2026-04-15

Latest news about Middle Eastern research at Lund University The CMES Newsletter provides an up-to-date overview of Middle Eastern research, activities and events at Lund University and beyond. Read the latest CMES Newsletter Subscribe to the CMES Newsletter 2025 January 2025 CMES Newsletter #48February 2025 CMES Newsletter #49March 2025 CMES Newsletter #50April 2025 CMES Newsletter #51May June 20

https://www.cmes.lu.se/outreach/cmes-newsletter - 2026-04-15

Funding Agency: The Strategic Research Area - MECW Nuclear Middle East (NUCLEAR-ME) is a research project that focuses on the nuclear condition in/from the Middle East. The project aims to confront the long-standing invisibility of the region from nuclear thought. The nuclear condition, in this project, is considered broadly, challenging the divide between weapons and energy, and considering multi

https://www.cmes.lu.se/strategic-research-area-middle-east/research-projects/nuclear-middle-east-nuclear-me - 2026-04-15

Det händer mycket i Iran just nu. Irankännaren Laleh Foroughanfar, forskare vid Centrum för Mellanösternstudier vid Lunds universitet, analyserar läget just nu och vad som har lett fram till dagens situation. https://www.lu.se/article/det-iranska-samhallet-mer-uppdelat-an-nagonsin

https://www.cmes.lu.se/det-iranska-samhallet-mer-uppdelat-nagonsin - 2026-04-15

Funding agency: Swedish National Space Agency. Duration: 2023-2027 Wildfires have cross-sectoral impacts and are often harmful to ecosystems and societies. In recent years, there have been several large and devastating wildfires in Australia, the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, the West Coast of the United States, and in British Columbia, Canada. With the combined effects of climate change, an increa

https://www.cmes.lu.se/cmes-research/research-projects/pyrogeography-conflict-contexts-satellite-remote-sensing-vegetation-fires-middle-east - 2026-04-15

Research Seminars (Thursdays 13.15-14.30) The CMES Research Seminar is the main collective seminar at the Centre. LU researchers and invited national and international leading scholars present ongoing research and analyses of a broad range of exciting topics of relevance for the Middle East. Calendar Link to RSS 16 April 2026 13:15 to 14:30 | Seminar CMES Seminar: Worlds of Waymaking: Viability, O

https://www.cmes.lu.se/strategic-research-area-middle-east/research-seminars - 2026-04-15

Registration of interest in attending the presentation by Arvin Khoshnood (Department of Human Geography, Lund University) on May 11. Please note that there are a limited number of seats available, and therefore not all registrations will be accepted. If your registration is accepted, you will receive a confirmation email from CMES. First name (required) Last name (required) Place of work (require

https://www.cmes.lu.se/form/registration-interest-cmes-research-seminar-prospects-democracy-iran-challenges-and-opportunities - 2026-04-15

CMES has several collaborative partners. Swedish Middle East & North Africa Network (SWEMENA) The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies (NSMES) Swedish Dialogue Institute for the Middle East & North Africa The Association of Foreign Affairs Lund (UPF) Arab Reform In

https://www.cmes.lu.se/outreach/collaborative-partners - 2026-04-15

Based on the multi-disciplinary expertise held by researchers at CMES, the Regional Outlook series provides in-depth analyses and explanations of topical developments in the MENA region. Read Regional Outlook in Arabic here The Ceasefire in Gaza and Trump’s 20-Point Plan CMES Regional Outlook 2025:3, written by Karin Aggestam. CMES Regional Outlook: The Ceasefire in Gaza and Trump’s 20-Point Plan

https://www.cmes.lu.se/outreach/cmes-regional-outlook - 2026-04-15

Funding agency: MECW. Duration: 2023-2026 There is a heated debate –both scholarly and non-scholarly– about the links between the climate change that manifested through a prolonged drought in Syria after 2005, the political-unrest-turned-into-civil-war after 2011, and migration. However, not enough attention has been paid to the differentiated effects of the conflict-environment interactions for d

https://www.cmes.lu.se/strategic-research-area-middle-east/research-projects/eco-syria-exploring-conflict-environment-interactions-sustainable-development-and-conservation - 2026-04-15