25 March 2019, Brussels. The fifth meeting of the Working Group on the Blue Economy (BE WG) will take place at the Centre des Conferences Albert Borschette (CCAB) in Brussels on 25 March 2019. BE WG is an integral part of the UfM Forum on Blue Economy, which is one of the deliverables of the UfMإقرأ المزيد
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13 December 2018, Rome, Italy. The UfM will organize a side event at the Forum on Fisheries Science in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea(Fish Forum 2018) that will take place on 10-14 December 2018 at the FAO Headquarters in Roma. The side event will promote, through a focus on the BLUEMED Initiative, the enhanced coordinationإقرأ المزيد
The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Nasser Kamel, participated in the Ministerial Meeting of the WestMED initiative, which took place today in Algiers. The WestMED initiative seeks to promote specific measures to secure a sustainable development of the maritime economy in ten Western Mediterranean countries. The UfM is closely associated to theإقرأ المزيد
26-28 November, Nairobi. Kenya will host the High-Level Conference on Sustainable Blue Economy from November 26-28, 2018 in Nairobi. The Principal Secretary, Mr. Macharia Kamau, said that the Conference follows the announcement by President Uhuru Kenyatta, during the Third Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly held in Nairobi last year. Over 4,000 participants from aroundإقرأ المزيد
29-31 October 2018, Barcelona. This event related to the UfM-labelled project Med Coast for Blue Growth (MedCoast4BG) will take place in Barcelona on 29-31 October 2018. The UfM will host a meeting of the internal CO-EVOLVE Steering Committee. A training session led by PAP/RAC and RER will be organized for CO-EVOLVE partners/pilot areas and relevantإقرأ المزيد
The Secretariat of UfM hosted the BLUEMED Week on 23–25 October, where national delegates, the European Commission and stakeholders met to advance an integrated a Mediterranean research agenda on Blue Economy The BLUEMED Initiative seeks to contribute to the creation of new ‘blue’ jobs, social well-being and a sustainable growth in the marine and maritime sectorsإقرأ المزيد
23-25 October 2018, Barcelona. The UfM will host the BLUEMED Week in Barcelona on 22-25 October 2018. This event will dedicate a full week to the BLUEMED initiative, hosting the BLUEMED Steering Committee, the BLUEMED GSO Working Group, the Research Funders Workshop and the BLUEMED Platform meeting. The BLUEMED Initiative is a research and innovationإقرأ المزيد
20-21 Octobre 2018, Bizerte, Tunisie. Le Forum de la Mer – Bizerte 2018, rencontres euro-méditerranéennes de l’économie bleue durable, se tiendra les 20 et 21 octobre à Bizerte, Tunisie. 1/ Genèse A l’initiative de la société civile tunisienne, l’Institut tunisien des études stratégiques (ITES) a fait émerger, début 2018, une réflexion sur le besoin de doterإقرأ المزيد
26 June 2018 – « We stress the importance of structuring Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in marine and maritime sectors to encompass a broad range of objectives comprising the creation of new, blue jobs and social well-being while also being mindful of sustainable development and the preservation of the environment in the Mediterranean area » declared at La Valletta UfM R&I Ministers,إقرأ المزيد
The BlueMed initiative is launching a new Call for Start-up Action. The Start-up Actions represent concrete opportunities to explore innovative, knowledge-based pathways and forward-looking visions with a multidisciplinary, mission-oriented approach, for further uptake and developments. The BlueMed initiative is one of the main line of actions within the UfM Ministerial on Blue Economy. Addressed to entitiesإقرأ المزيد
