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3 or 12 December, 2025, online. Women entrepreneurs across the Mediterranean region face unique challenges in accessing finance, resources, and networks to grow their businesses. This online capacity-building programme aims to address this issue by equipping you with practical tools, knowledge, and connections, useful to successfully scale your enterprise.

Streaming 27 November 2025, Palau de Pedralbes, Barcelona – The Mediterranean faces growing, interconnected challenges—from climate-induced disasters to protracted conflicts and resource pressures—that call for a coordinated regional response and stronger partnerships with neighbouring regions. Because these pressures often intersect with socio-economic and governance challenges, many responses fall between institutional remits. A resilience approach therefore needsRead more

25-26 November 2025, EU Representative Office in Barcelona – As wildfires seasons across the Mediterranean grow longer and more unpredictable, this workshop will convene operational services, scientists, civil protection authorities, and policy actors to share lessons learned, align early-warning systems, and strengthen preparedness, response, and regional coordination. This edition’s aim is to accelerate practical cooperation acrossRead more

10 November 2025 – 21 November 2025, Belem. Brazil. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will host the Mediterranean Pavilion at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), providing a joint platform for regional dialogue, advocacy, and partnership on climate action across the Euro-Mediterranean region. Held in collaboration with partner institutions and countries, theRead more

5-6 November 2025, Barcelona – The UfM Ministerial Declaration on Water (Malta, 27th April 2017), called for “a Union for the Mediterranean Water Agenda to enhance regional cooperation towards sustainable and integrated water management in the UfM region” and mandated the UfM Regional Platform on Water (previously known as the Water Expert Group, WEG), underRead more

14 October 2025, Online – The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will hold the 3rd Capacity-Building Workshop of the Community of Practice (CoP) on Gender, Environment and Climate Change under the title “Unlocking Climate Finance for Women Entrepreneurs in the MENA Region” on 14 October 2025 (online). This event builds on the first two workshops—AthensRead more

13–14 October 2025, Cairo (Egypt) – The 6th Annual Conference on Water Finance and Investment will take place in Cairo on 13-14 October 2025. It is co-organized by the UfM and the European Union Delegation in Cairo in the framework of Cairo Water Week. Our partners include African Development Bank, GWP-Mediterranean, Ministry of Water ResourceRead more

Against the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East and other critical issues such as alarming climate trends and widening socioeconomic disparities, the Union for the Mediterranean held an inclusive and participatory consultative session. Co-organised with the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) in the framework of the 30th anniversary of the Barcelona Process,  the consultation addressed whatRead more

Against the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East and other critical issues such as alarming climate trends and widening socioeconomic disparities, the Union for the Mediterranean held an inclusive and participatory consultative session. Co-organised with the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) in the framework of the 30th anniversary of the Barcelona Process,  the consultation addressed whatRead more

30 June 2025, Online. Digitalisation in the management of natural resources involves the strategic use of both established and emerging digital tools, technologies, and policies to support sustainable development goals. This approach applies across individual sectors and cross-sectoral domains, such as agriculture, energy, and environmental protection. Among the most impactful applications are those in waterRead more