“Young people are concerned for their future, but they don’t have the tools to express and address those concerns.” Born and raised in Tangier, Hajar Khamlichi is Mediterranean through and through – but she’s not blind to the region’s challenges. “The Mediterranean combines all the problems that one region can have,” she laughs. “Social, political,Read more
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ADEME and its partners, Union for the Mediterranean and Plan Bleu, awarded the Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Awards at the “Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation: experience and good practices” conference today, July 27th 2021. The event’s Big Winner was Algeria’s National Sanitation Office for its innovative water treatment plant with filters in the Tamacine area. 27Read more
The SEMed Private Renewable Energy Framework (SPREF) aims to stimulate the development of private renewable energy markets in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia. SPREF is promoted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean. The framework provides efficient financing mechanisms and targeted technical cooperation support forRead more
The Mediterranean basin is one the most impacted region by climate change in the world. There is an urgent need for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission mitigation as well as for the implementation of adaptation actions to cope with climate change impacts. A collective response, embracing both mitigation as well as adaptation aspects, could lead toRead more
14 June 2021 – The 3rd Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Ministerial Meeting on Energy will be held by videoconference on 14 June, hosted by Portugal and co-chaired by the UfM Co-Presidency. UfM Energy Ministers will gather with the common goal of raising the ambition of the region to contribute to a just and fair energyRead more
The Ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) in charge of Energy gathered for their Third Ministerial Conference on Energy in Lisbon on 14 June 2021. Energy Ministers from the 42 UfM Member States met to discuss regional cooperation towards energy security and a low-carbon transition. With a population of over 500 million inhabitantsRead more
1 June 2021. The event Young people as game changers for zero pollution in the Mediterranean will take place on the 1st of June (3 to 6 pm CET) in a hybrid format, with online discussions and live connections on the ground, in the framework of the EU Green Week. The discussion will focus on theRead more
