17 December 2020. The UfM Ad hoc Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) on Energy will take place online on 17 December 2020.إقرأ المزيد
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10 December 2020, online. The Union for the Mediterranean promotes youth engagement and leadership in all sectors of social and economic development. This is why the UfM supports the upcoming online webinar on The Future of Water Jobs: Post Covid-19 Opportunities for Youth in the Mediterranean, organized by UfM- Water in close collaboration with theإقرأ المزيد
9 December 2020, online. The Union for the Mediterranean, in the context of our regional Water Agenda, is holding a Consultation Meeting with Regional Institutions and Stakeholders. The meeting will be an outstanding opportunity to gather relevant actors of the Euro-Mediterranean region involved in water issues. The UfM Water Agenda, through its four Thematic Areas (Water, Energy, Food andإقرأ المزيد
10-11 November 2020. The environmental impact on human health will become more critical in the future. By 2050, it is estimated that 68 % (about 650 million) of the Arab population will be living in urban areas, often characterized by heavy traffic, polluted air, poor housing, limited access to water and sanitation services, noise pollution, besidesإقرأ المزيد
Beirut, 28 October 2020 –The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) partnered with AMWAJ Forum, a leading platform focusing on tackling water scarcity and energy challenges and with CEWAS Middle East, and KAS – REMENA, to address the most pressing issues facing the Mediterranean region on the fronts of energy and water nexus. After Amman (2016)إقرأ المزيد
UfM Working Groups: Volunteers in Civil Protection and Engaging citizens in Disaster Risk Management
· The emergency situations the Euro-Mediterranean region faces are common and have cross-border implications, which require a joint effort and a common agenda on disaster risk management at regional and sub-regional levels. · Since the general public plays an important role in risk prevention and preparedness for emergencies, citizens can be the first responders toإقرأ المزيد
19 October 2020.The 2nd Cairo Water Week (CWW) will be held next October in Cairo, between 18-22 October 2020, under the auspices of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The Cairo Water Week (CWW) is considered one of the biggest water-related events at the national, regional and international levels. It has grown significantlyإقرأ المزيد
19-20 October 2020. Following the proposed recommendations of the Third Meeting of Civil Protection Directors-General of the Union for the Mediterranean, a two-day preparatory meeting will gather online to discuss the two working groups, namely: – Public awareness in Civil Protection and disaster risk management – Volunteers in Civil Protection. The discussion will also takeإقرأ المزيد
بروكسل ، 30 سبتمبر 2020 – وقعت اللجنة الاقتصادية والاجتماعية الأوروبية (EESC) والاتحاد من أجل المتوسط (UfM) اليوم مذكرة تفاهم جديدة للتأكيد مجددا على طموحهما المشترك لدعم الإصلاحات السياسية الجارية في بلدان جنوب وشرق البحر الأبيض المتوسط. . و تكتسب المساهمة المشتركة في إقامة منطقة سلام واستقرار وديمقراطية وازدهار في البحر الأبيض المتوسط أهميةإقرأ المزيد
27 August 2020, online. Vast additional public and private funds will be required to deliver the Paris Agreement and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Blended finance is emerging as an important financing solution to accelerate action, but it must be scaled-up. The webinar on ‘Blended finance for water and climate: when theory meets practice’ is takingإقرأ المزيد
