The Mediterranean region has been identified as one of the main climate change hotspots in the world. It faces huge climate‑related vulnerabilities, such as extreme weather events, an increase of desert areas and the rise of sea level. These phenomena are impacting the quality of the air we breathe, the access to freshwater resources, theRead more
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One year after the International Donor Conference, additional international funding has been obtained for the project. The first tenders have been launched and the first construction works are due to start in August. The desalination plant is expected to supply drinking water to 2 million Palestinian inhabitants in Gaza, where over 97% of the waterRead more
In response to the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Ministerial Declaration on Environment and Climate Change adopted in Athens on 13 May 2014, in which the UfM Member States call for an increased role of the UfM with regard to finance, technology transfer and capacity building in the context of international cooperation, the UfM hasRead more
9-11 April 2019, Barcelona. The UfM Climate Week has taken place in Barcelona gathering a wide range of actors (UfM members’ representatives, civil society, IFIs, scientific experts…). During last week, several climate-related meetings were organised at the premises of the UfM Secretariat to discuss the impacts of climate change on agriculture, the state of climate financeRead more
8 April 2019, Algiers. The UfM, represented by the Senior Deputy Secretary General for Energy, Jorge Borrego, and Senior Expert Fawzi Dib, participated in Algiers in the first thematic forum leading to the Summit of the Two Shores (S2R) to be held in Marseille next June, as convened by the French President Emmanuel Macron lastRead more
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of climate change and its impacts on agriculture1 in the Eastern (Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine) and Western (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) countries of the Southern Mediterranean, as well as the policy measures currently in place, as identified from publicly available data. The sector, on average, currently representsRead more
9-11 April 2019, Barcelona. The UfM Climate Week will be the occasion to gather a wide range of actors (UfM members’ representatives, civil society, IFIs, scientific experts…) around different topics, all related to climate action in the Mediterranean region. By organising this event, the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean provides a discussion and networkingRead more
Brussels, 9 April 2019. The Task Force will take place back-to-back with the Closing Conference of the Sustainable Water Integrated Management and Horizon 2020 Support Mechanism (SWIM-H2020 SM) Project, on the 8 April 2019 in Brussels. For more information, please contact: water@ufmsecretariat.orgRead more
Beirut, Lebanon, 8 April 2019. The UfM Secretary General, Nasser Kamel, has paid his first visit to the Republic of Lebanon, in the framework of his outreach to the member states. He was received by the Prime Minister, Saad Hariri. During their meeting, Secretary General Kamel highlighted the central role of Lebanon in Euro-Mediterranean relations andRead more
