19 October 2020.The 2nd Cairo Water Week (CWW) will be held next October in Cairo, between 18-22 October 2020, under the auspices of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The Cairo Water Week (CWW) is considered one of the biggest water-related events at the national, regional and international levels. It has grown significantlyRead more
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19-20 October 2020. Following the proposed recommendations of the Third Meeting of Civil Protection Directors-General of the Union for the Mediterranean, a two-day preparatory meeting will gather online to discuss the two working groups, namely: – Public awareness in Civil Protection and disaster risk management – Volunteers in Civil Protection. The discussion will also takeRead more
Recent accelerated climate change has exacerbated existing environmental problems in the Mediterranean Basin that are caused by the combination of changes in land use, increasing pollution and declining biodiversity. In most impact domains (such as water, ecosystems, food, health and security), current changes and future scenarios consistently point to significant and increasing risks during theRead more
30 September 2020 – The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) signed on 30 September 2020 a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) where they reassert their common ambition to support ongoing and political reforms in the Southern and eastern Mediterranean countries. Jointly contributing to the development of anRead more
22 September 2020. The Mediterranean basin is one of the world’s regions most impacted by climate change. The Mediterranean region is warming 20% faster than the global average, according to the first-ever scientific report on the impact of climate change in the Mediterranean: Risks associated to climate and environmental changes in the Mediterranean region (carried out by theRead more
20 July 2020. Contributions of stakeholders from the whole Mediterranean region are key within the process leading to the 2020 UfM Ministerial Conference on Environment and Climate Action, scheduled for the end of 2020 in Egypt. In the past two years, Mediterranean stakeholders have contributed to identifying common post-2020 priority thematic areas for the UfMRead more
27 August 2020, online. Vast additional public and private funds will be required to deliver the Paris Agreement and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Blended finance is emerging as an important financing solution to accelerate action, but it must be scaled-up. The webinar on ‘Blended finance for water and climate: when theory meets practice’ is takingRead 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 theRead more
Member states of Union for the Mediterranean agreed to advance solutions to meet water-related socioeconomic challenges, promoting climate resilience, while assisting women and youth towards job creation during the Joint Water-Employment-Migration (WEM) and Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Task Forces Meeting of the UfM Water Agenda. 23 July 2020. The UfM Task Forces on Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus andRead more
