This study assesses the effects of climate change on the tourism sector across the southern Mediterranean countries and evaluates relevant policy measures addressing these challenges for the region. Tourism is an essential sector for the economy of these countries and it has a huge potential for growth and impact on job creation, development of sustainableإقرأ المزيد
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Hosted by the OECD, the UfM organised the second Task Force meeting on Financial Strategy on water issues for enhancing investment and sustainable development in the Mediterranean Paris, 9 July 2018. The Mediterranean region is one of the most water-scarce areas in the world with more than more than 180 million people being considered waterإقرأ المزيد
5-6 July 2018, Songdo, Republic of Korea. The Forum of the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) provides a platform for a wide range of stakeholders from governments, climate funds, financial institutions, civil society, think tanks and the private sector to discuss a topic of interest in climate finance and promote linkages and coherence in theإقرأ المزيد
5 and 6 July 2018, Songdo (Korea). The UNFCCC 2018 Forum of the Standing Committee on Finance will take place in Songdo, Republic of Korea, on 5 and 6 July. The topic this year will be “The Climate Finance Architecture: Enhancing collaboration, seizing opportunities”. For the 2018 Forum, the SCF has selected the topic ofإقرأ المزيد
The UfM Secretariat is currently developing a strategy to implement the UfM Water Agenda with a view to enhancing regional cooperation in the field, thus contributing to an integrated water management in the UfM region. Ramallah, 28 June 2018. In line with the framework of the UfM Water Agenda and with a view to enhancingإقرأ المزيد
25-28 June, Palestine. The focus of the First Palestine International Water Forum is to present real-world experiences in IWRM, to discuss “lessons learnt” and explore innovative perspectives beyond current IWRM practices. The Water-Energy-Food Nexus is one of the topics of the event. Under the title “Best Practices and Technology Transfer”, the Scientific Committee is seeking contributions from the Arabإقرأ المزيد
21 June 2018, Barcelona. The “Joint Seminar UfM-EBRD Public consultation on EBRD’s five-year (2019-2023) Energy Strategy” aims at receiving inputs from the widest possible range of stakeholders to ensure that all views are heard. The EBRD and UfM Secretariat are inviting a number of stakeholders from the energy sector including academics, government officials and agencies asإقرأ المزيد
3-4 May, Brussels. In order to develop the UfM Water Agenda’s financial strategy, a task force has been established to take place 3 and 4 May 2018. The aim of this task force will be to address the instruments and resources for the financing of the water sector in the Mediterranean, which will, at the sameإقرأ المزيد
23-25 April 2018, Barcelona. The Mediterranean region is one of the world’s climate change hotspots where the rise of temperature by 1.5°C, compared to pre-industrial levels, the lower limit not to be surpassed as agreed through the Paris Agreement, is at risk of being exceeded in the coming years. The UfM Climate Week taking place these daysإقرأ المزيد
أبريل 2018 ، برشلونة. سيكون أسبوع المناخ في الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط مناسبة لجمع مجموعة واسعة من الممثلين (ممثلي الدول أعضاء الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط ، والشباب ، ومؤسسات التمويل الدولية ، والخبراء العلميين …) حول موضوعات مختلفة مرتبطة بالعمل المناخي في منطقة البحر الأبيض المتوسط. تعتبر منطقة البحر المتوسط واحدة من المناطق الساخنة لتغيرإقرأ المزيد
