Monday, 15 June 2020. The 8th UfM Climate Change Expert Group meeting will take place online on 15 June 2020. The welcoming address will be delivered by the UfM Secretary General, Nasser Kamel, and the introduction remarks by UfM Co-Presidency, represented by Jihad Alsawair, Director of Green Economy Unit, Ministry of Environment of Jordan andRead more
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The availability of freshwater in the Mediterranean region could decrease by 10% to 15% over the next 20 years while the population continues to grow. The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to re-examine regional priorities and practices and seize opportunities for progress in the UfM Water Agenda, a roadmap to meet the related Sustainable DevelopmentRead more
9-10 June 2020. The COVID-19 global pandemic is presenting unprecedented challenges. The Mediterranean is no exception, with riparian countries looking for responses that not only address the crisis, but also tackle long-standing challenges, including ensuring water supply and sanitation services for all and long-term water availability through sustainable water management practices. In this context, theRead more
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Mediterranean Water Institute (IME) met with experts at the 3rd Brainstorming Meeting to further discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on drinking water and sanitation. 19 May 2020. The provision of safe water, sanitation and hygienic conditions is essential for protecting human health during all infectiousRead more
19 May 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic raises questions for the global water supply and sanitation sector with a particular focus on the Mediterranean region, already under pressure face to water scarcity due to climate crisis. In view of this exceptional situation, the Mediterranean Water Institute (IME), platform for exchange and information serving its members andRead more
The exercise will point to energy efficient solutions, using a new online tool developed by the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency together with United for Efficiency. By incorporating efficiency into existing and planned infrastructure systems, costs can be controlled, service delivery can be improved and access expanded without necessarily adding to the cost of theRead more
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Mediterranean countries share water emergency and recovery plans to tackle the aftermath of COVID-19
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Mediterranean Water Institute (IME) met with experts from Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey to share their response to the water emergency and provide policy recommendations on how to move forward. Participants agreed that providing sustainable water access is essentialRead more
30 April 2020, 19h. Isidro González, Deputy General Secretary of the Union for the Mediterranean in charge of Water, Environment and Blue Economy will be talking to Francisco José Gutiérrez Rodríguez, from the General Secretariat of the Environment, Water and Climate Change at the Junta de Andalucía regional government in the fifth (and final) sessionRead more
