Rome, 1 December 2016. The UfM Ministerial Meeting on Energy will be held in Rome on 1 December and will be hosted by Italy’s Foreign Affairs Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Economic Development Minister Carlo Calenda. The 43 members of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) agreed to step up regional cooperation on energy in orderRead more
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Rome, 1 December 2016. Gathered today in Rome for a meeting hosted by Italy’s Foreign Affairs Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Economic Development Minister Carlo Calenda, the ministers in charge of energy from the 43 members of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) agreed to step up regional cooperation on energy in order to deliver aRead more
• The UfM Secretary General, Fathallah Sijilmassi, participated in the seminar ‘Climate change agreements between Paris and Marrakech: ratifying and implementing’ jointly organised by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and Environmental Affairs and the Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation in Madrid. • Participants discussed the state of global action against climate change inRead more
17 November, Marrakech. High-level panel: Sustainable development and regional stability go hand in hand in the Mediterranean. The transition towards low-carbon development is a tremendous source of opportunity for the region through the creation of new economic activities, and also offers greater resilience in the face of climatic variations. To that end, the UfM SecretariatRead more
• EU Commissioner Arias Cañete, President of the Energy Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of UfM Samir Mourad, President of the Scientific Committee of COP22 Nizar Baraka, UfM Secretary General Fathallah Sijilmassi and other officials, experts and stakeholders discuss opportunities that the transition towards low carbon and climate-resilient development could bring for peace and stabilityRead more
15 November. Marrakech. Following the launch of the innovative framework aimed at boosting the development of private renewable energy markets in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan, a conference for private businesses will be held on 15 November at 9 a.m. in the Civil Society area at the COP22. This conference is organised with the COP22’sRead more
14 November. Marrakech. In the framework of the REE Platform, the UfM will launch an innovative framework aimed at boosting the development of private renewable energy markets in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan. The project will promote efficient policy dialogue and the development of effective financing mechanisms to directly stimulate investments and encourage local privateRead more
14 November. Marrakech. The COP22 will be the occasion for the official launch, on 14 November at 9 a.m. at the European Union Pavilion, of the Regional Dialogue Platform on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (REEE). Following the launch earlier in 2016 of the UfM Regional Electricity Market Platform and the UfM Gas Platform, the REE PlatformRead more
• The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is actively participating in this year’s COP22, designated as the “COP of Action”, to launch specific regional initiatives and projects aimed at helping achieve the Paris Agreement targets in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
• The Union for the Mediterranean and the European Commission will launch the UfM Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Platform (REEE) to promote progressive deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in order to foster socio-economic development in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
• The Union for the Mediterranean together with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will launch a major Mediterranean project for renewable energy in the private sector. The innovative “SEMED Private Renewable Energy Framework (SPREF)” is a €227.5 million financing framework that will mobilise further investment from other parties of up to €834 million and aims to stimulate the development of private renewable energy markets in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan.
