28 March 2018, Marseille. The first ever hydrogen vessel will leave from the port of Marseille for a 8 months journey around the Mediterranean. The objective behind this journey is to promote the vision for the future that is possible to draw our energy from nature, without damaging it, and without wasting it. To doRead more
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22 March 2018. World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about taking action to tackle water-related issues. This year’s theme explores the need to preserve nature to overcome water challenges such as environmental damage, water pollution and water scarcity. The Mediterranean region is one of the most water-scarce areas in the world and freshwater, together with theRead more
21-24 March 2018, Parma. The Labirinto d’Acque 2018 Summit is the Italian focal point of the World Water Day celebrations organised by the University of Parma together and the Labyrinth of Franco Maria Ricci in cooperation with UN-Water, UN-Chy of WMO, WWAP of UNESCO and ISPRA. Alessandra Sensi, Programme Manager at the Water and EnvironmentRead more
The desalination plant will supply drinking water to 2 million Palestinian inhabitants, thereby ensuring a sustainable solution for the chronic and longstanding water shortage and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, where over 95% of the water is not drinkable due to the over-pumping of a polluting Coastal Aquifer International donors pledged €456 million toRead more
18-23 March 2018, Brasilia.- The UfM is actively participating in the 8 World Water Forum to be held on 18-23 March 2018 in Brasilia. The World Water Forum is the world’s biggest water-related event and is organised by the World Water Council (WWC), an international organisation that brings together all those interested in the themeRead more
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In 2010, developed countries committed to raising USD 100 billion per year until 2020 to support climate change mitigation and the needs of developing countries to adapt to climate change (UNFCCC, 2010). This was confirmed in the 2015 Paris Agreement. Such climate funding has been sourced and disbursed through a wide variety of public, private,Read more
1-2 February 2018, Amman. – The 8th Meeting of the Water Expert Group (WEG) of the Union for the Mediterranean will be held on 1-2 February in Amman, Jordan. The UfM Water Expert Group (WEG) was mandated by the Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Water (22 December 2008, Dead Sea, Jordan) and confirmed by the UfM Ministerial declaration on WaterRead more
31 January – 1 February 2018, Barcelona, Spain.– The annual meeting of the three UfM Energy Platforms will be the opportunity to present the deliverables and the implementation status of the activities included in the Work Program 2017 as well as to present the foreseen activities for 2018. The UfM REM Platform aims at the progressiveRead more
UfM Regional Platform on Water Context and Objectives Policy framework Documentation Key dates Key partners Related news Context The Mediterranean region faces significant water scarcity, with per capita freshwater availability among the lowest globally. This scarcity poses serious challenges for socio-economic development and increases the risk of water-related conflicts. Despite containing only 3% of theRead more
