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The many challenges of water security in the Mediterranean Region – the need to be PROACTIVE By Hassan Aboelnga, Middle East Water Forum & Almotaz Abadi, Union for the Mediterranean Secretariat. Published by Global Water Forum Achieving water security in the Mediterranean region is an enormous challenge given it is one of the most water-scarceRead more
11 February 2021. Since 2008, the UfMhas provided a framework for enhancing regional co-operation, dialogue, and the implementation of projects and initiatives with tangible impact on the citizens of its member states, in order to address three strategic objectives of the region: stability, human development, and integration. Promoting Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and ensuring accessRead more
Calls for applications: 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Trophies Following the 5th anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement, ADEME, the French Agency for Ecological Transition, in partnership with the Union for the Mediterranean and Plan Bleu, is announcing the launch of the 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Awards. Adapting toRead more
FAO, CIHEAM and UfM join forces to boost progress on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda across the Mediterranean, in the framework of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit. The MoU comes with a detailed work plan of concrete actions, to be jointly carried out between 2021 and 2024, that will span across several technical areas,Read more
Collectively, if commitments, policies and action can deliver a 7.6% emissions reduction every year between 2020 and 2030, Parties to the UNFCCC can limit global warming to 1.5°C1. Today, even the most ambitious national climate action plans are far short of a 7.6% reduction. It might however stress the need for efficient adaptation programs, asRead more
The UfM seeks to mobilize its member states, partners and public and private sector in support of the Action Plan for an Exemplary Mediterranean 2030 to achieve the protection target of 30% of the planet’s surface areas. 11 January 2021, Paris. The fourth One Planet Summit brought together Heads of State and Government and decision-makers to speed up internationalRead more
Developed countries have pledged to raise USD 100 billion per year by 2020 for global environmental climate action. Assisting developing countries by providing them with different types of funding is essential to helping them cope with the implications of climate change, especially in terms or vulnerability reduction and mitigation actions. During the COP25 in Madrid,Read more
Read the stories of three local champions in the fight against climate change, in the framework of the UfM-supported project Clima-Med. 31 July 2020. Born and raised in Beirut, Marwan Kaiss is the Mayor of the Batloun Municipality in the Chouf area, 45km inland from Lebanon’s bustling capital city. Passionate about preparing Lebanon for the future,Read more
