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World Trade Center Barcelona, 17-18-19 October 2022 – The World Ocean Council is partnering with the City and Port of Barcelona to develop the global Blue Economy hub, which will be based in Barcelona. In celebration of this new collaboration, the World Ocean Council (WOC) alongside its partners will join forces in hosting two high-impactإقرأ المزيد

4 October 2022 – The joint webinar on “Protecting Environments and Health by Building Urban Resilience“, which will be co-organized by the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) on Tuesday, 4 October 2022, from 09:30 to 11:00 hrs (CEST). Urban and spatial planning needs to increasingly consider preparedness and resilienceإقرأ المزيد

Barcelona, 29 September 2022. The Conference on “Sustainable Urbanisation through Port City Transformation” was held in Barcelona on 28 and 29 September 2022, and it provided a unique opportunity for representatives of Mediterranean ports and adjacent cities, government representatives, and other key regional and international stakeholders to discuss sustainable urbanisation through port city transformation. Theإقرأ المزيد

28-29 September, Barcelona (Spain)-Co-organised with MedCities, Rete and the Port of Barcelona the event will take place in Barcelona on September 28th -29th 2022. it aims to enhance dialogue and collaboration between public authorities and port authorities in general and on the co-creation of port cities regeneration projects, disseminating best practices in the region andإقرأ المزيد

Civitavecchia, 7-8 July 2022. The MEDports Forum 2022: The Challenge of Digitalisation in the Mediterranean, was held in Civitavecchia, Italy on 7 and 8 July 2022. The Forum was co-organized by the MEDports Association and the Port System Authority of Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea – Port of Civitavecchia, and co-sponsored by the Union for the Mediterranean.إقرأ المزيد

7-8 July 2022, Civitavecchia. UfM will co-sponsor This years’ edition of the MEDports Forum, which will be co-organised MEDports, will address digitalisation challenges facing the sector with a view to improving the efficiency, competitiveness and visibility of the MED ports globally and to share knowledge and best practices. The MEDports Association, a long time partnerإقرأ المزيد

5-8 July, Madrid (Spain)- Organised in co-operation with the European Commission & Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda of Spain, the TAIEX Multi-Regional Workshop on Energy Efficiency in Buildings will take place in Madrid on July 5th-8th 2022. The aim of the Workshop is to present the experience of 3 EU Mediterranean countries (Spain, France,إقرأ المزيد

04-July, Online-The 5th meeting of the UfM Permanent Working Group on Evaluation, Monitoring and Reporting Systems on Sustainable Urban Development will take place on the 4th of  July in an online format.  the meeting will resume the discussions held at the 4th Meeting of the Working Group, on 24 March 2022. In its 51st session, theإقرأ المزيد

إلتزم كلّ من الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط والاتحاد الأوروبي والوكالة الفرنسية للتنمية والمصرف الأوروبي للاستثمار بإنجاح الانتقال إلى مدن متوسطية مستدامة. رافقت مبادرة تمويل المشاريع الحضرية UPFI( (، بموجب تفويض قدره 5.2 مليون يورو من المفوضية الأوروبية، أصحاب المشاريع في جنوب المتوسط وشرقه لإعداد وتمويل مشاريع تنمية حضرية طموحة ومبتكرة تهدف إلى خلق فرص عملإقرأ المزيد

27-28 June 2022, Lisbon The UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel attended the UN Ocean Summit where he showcased the work of the Union for the Mediterranean on the protection of the Mediterranean Sea and environment. The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking toإقرأ المزيد