Rome, 5 December 2019. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) would like to invite you to attend the first UfM Annual Conference on Water Investment and Financing, organised in the framework of the Mediterranean Dialogues (MED), on 5 December 2019 in Rome. The Conference isRead more
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The Paris Agreement sets a long-term goal for global climate action and establishes a number of binding requirements for all Parties, setting the pace of the international climate agenda. These include the preparation and communication of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs); the periodic review of these and the associated measures; the development of long-term low-carbon developmentRead more
26 November 2019, Brussels. Around 70 participants hailing from the national Civil Protection Units from the UfM Member States convened in Brussels for a Technical Working Group on “Preparing for efficient mutual assistance in the Euro-Mediterranean Area” under the framework of the UfM and jointly organised by the European Commission. The discussions during the meeting focused onRead more
The Union for the Mediterranean hosted the annual coordination meeting of regional organisations on 13 November 2019, and called for increased synergies to tackle the pressing challenges faced in the Euro-Mediterranean region, notably the climate emergency which disproportionately affects the area. Barcelona, 13 November 2019. The Union for the Mediterranean is an active member ofRead more
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1 November 2019, Tirana. The National Workshop under the UfM Financial Strategy for Water took place in Tirana focusing on the sustainable financing of water resources management. The meeting highlighted significant financing need and the opportunities to increase operational efficiency and value-for-money of investments. The workshop took into account that the process of EU accession isRead more
The Union for the Mediterranean adopted a Ministerial Declaration on Environment and Climate Change in 2014, where UfM Member States call for greater assistance and international cooperation with regards to finance, technology transfer and capacity building. In response, the UfM created the Regional Finance Cooperation Committee for Climate Action and in parallel the UfM ClimateRead more
The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Nasser Kamel, and the Executive Director of the Regions of Climate Action (R20), Christophe Nuttall, signed a partnership agreement to promote climate finance opportunities, notably at the level of regional and local authorities and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with the help of private financeRead more
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This study is aimed at providing support to UfM Secretariat (UfMS) in the definition and implementation of its ‘Climate Finance Strategy’ yet to be fully developed, but primarily inspired by the strong will to increase cooperation on this specific chapter, as expressed by member countries in UfM’s 2014 Ministerial Declaration on Environment and Climate Change.Read more
