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The ‎“Prevention, Preparedness and Response to natural and ‎man-made Disasters”‎ (PPRD) Mediterranean programme was launched today in Rome, only a few weeks after fatal floods claimed more than a dozen lives, displaced over 20,000 people, and caused extensive damage to thousands of homes and acres of cropland in the Emilia-Romagna region. The programme aims toRead more

5, 6 and 7th June 2023, Rome – A  high level event will be hosted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign affairs in Rome on 5, 6 and 7th June 2023 (and the Dipartamento de Protezione Civile), co-organised by the Directorate-General for European Civil protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) and supported by the UnionRead more

4th meeting of the UfM Working Group on Environment and Climate Change 24 May 2023, Barcelona. The 4th meeting of the UfM Working Group on Environment and Climate Change took place in Sitges, Barcelona, on 24 May 2023. Member countries of the UfM Working Group on Environment and Climate Change, as well as different keyRead more

For the first time in the history of climate negotiations, there will be a Mediterranean voice at the table. A diverse coalition will come together for the inaugural Mediterranean Pavilion at COP27: North and South, public and private, business and academia, women and men. We have come together to defuse the greatest ever existential threat to the sea and region that cradled so much history, knowledge and civilisation. The inaugural Mediterranean Pavilion will serve not just to highlight the urgency of the climate crisis and the need to accelerate the sustainable transition but also to shine a light on the innovative solutions and policies that have come out of this often-overlooked region.

9 May 2023, Amman. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Sweden and the Global Water Partnership – Mediterranean (GWP-Med) inaugurated integrated technical solutions for sustainable agriculture in Salt Governorate, in Jordan. These involve reuse of treated wastewater from Wadi Shuayb Wastewater Treatment Plant for irrigation, after its tertiary treatment through constructed wetlands, with pumping poweredRead more

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7-9 May 2023, Salt and Amman (Jordan). The inauguration of the project ‘Making Water Cooperation Happen in MENA: Piloting Tangibles’, aka MENA Water Matchmaker 2, specifically its technical pilot in Jordan, is taking place on 8 May 2023. The scheduled inauguration of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus technical intervention in Wadi Shuayb (Salt, Jordan) will proofRead more

MENA Water Matchmaker 2: Making Water Cooperation Happen in the Middle East and North Africa – Piloting Tangibles Water, Environment & Blue Economy Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are influenced by distinctive geographical, ecological, geopolitical, and cultural factors. The region grapples with challenges such as water scarcity, demographic shifts,Read more

4-5 May 2023, Barcelona. Following the mandate given to the UfM Secretariat by the 2nd UfM Ministerial Conference on Environment and Climate action under the Co-Presidency of Jordan and the European Union (Cairo, 4 October 2021), to support the implementation of the objectives of this Declaration, the 9th Meeting of the UfM Climate Change Expert Group (UfMRead more

3-4 May 2023, Barcelona. The Annual meeting of the UfM Energy Platforms will take place in Barcelona on 3 and 4 May. During two days, UfM Member States’ representatives as well as regional energy sector stakeholders will analyse the state of play of the implementation of the UfM Roadmap for Action on Energy, which was preparedRead more