CLOSER is a Mediterranean cooperation project that helps communities and institutions design social public services that actually match local needs, especially in remote, rural, and underserved areas across Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Greece, Spain, and Italy. As well as high-pressure urban and central areas affected by migration and refugee waves, rapid population growth, and poor urban planning.
Across the Mediterranean, many territories are facing the same pressures: depopulation, aging, limited access to essential services, and growing vulnerability, at the same time, densification, overcrowding, and strained services in cities and central districts. In contexts shaped by displacement and mobility, public services often become overloaded, leaving communities more exposed to both sudden shocks and everyday life-cycle risks.