27 April 2020. The UfM and the Institut Méditerranéen de l’Eau will organise the second brainstorming session on the water and sanitation during the Covid-19 Pandemic on 27 April. The meeting will extend IME key conclusions from the first meeting that took place online on 8 April 2020, and will gather more than 30 participants from Palestine, Tur… إقرأ المزيد
22 April 2020. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the European Commission has decided to change the format of the International Ocean Governance (IOG) Forum, originally scheduled for 22-24 April in Brussels. Ocean governance cannot wait for viruses to stop from spreading. To do justice to the importance of the subject, the EC has moved the… إقرأ المزيد
22 April 2020. The Urban Projects Finance Initiative (UPFI) Steering Committee Meeting will be held online attended by representatives of EIB, l’AFD and the European Commission. The UfM Secretariat is a member of the UPFI Steering Committee and chairs the Project Committee. In 2014, the UfM Secretariat labelled two projects under the framework of i… إقرأ المزيد
21 April 2020. UfM Partner ECOncrete is organising a WEBINAR on Blue is the new Green – Ecological Enhancement of Coastal and Marine Infrastructure on Tuesday 21 April. Information and registration details for the session can be found on the Med Blue Economy Platform website at: https://medblueconomyplatform.org/#gsc.tab=0 The online seminar will… إقرأ المزيد
21 April 2020. The First Steering Committee Meeting for the 4th Mediterranean Water Forum (11-13 November 2020) will review and brainstorm actions and a roadmap regarding COVID-19’s impact in the region. The 4th Mediterranean Water Forum will form the milestone event of the Mediterranean regional preparatory process towards the 9th World Water Foru… إقرأ المزيد
9 April 2020. Sustainable food and agricultural systems can help reduce the number of poor and hungry, combat the climate crisis and preserve natural resources. In order further advance on new lines of cooperation on food security and sustainable food systems, the UfM Secretary General, Nasser Kamel, will be holding online the 3rd joint Senior Mana… إقرأ المزيد
8 April 2020. The pandemic is prompting questions for the water supply and sanitation sector globally and special focus on the Mediterranean region which is already under stress due to the water scarcity as a result of the climate change. Water sector professionals need to remain informed regarding updates to information and measures needed to prot… إقرأ المزيد
This event has been postponed. During a side event of the UfM Ministerial on Employment and Labour (April 2019), the need to support the interconnections between the academic world and the private sector was highlighted. UfM is developing tools for supporting actions on employability skills in universities, research centres, and intermediate instit… إقرأ المزيد
This event has been postponed. The UfM is organising on 6 April 2020 the 25th EuroMed Group of Senior Officials on Research and Innovation. For further information about the event, please contact Higher Education & Research Division: education@ufmsecretariat.org
UfM Member States will present the actions currently being performed to tackle the COVID-19 crisis through Research and Innovation. Experts, university networks and joint research initiatives from across the region will help identify the most urgent priorities to speed up cooperation in this unprecedented juncture. 2 April 2020. An e-brainstorming… إقرأ المزيد
