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Valetta, Malta, 27 April 2017 The UfM Ministerial Meeting on Water will aim to provide further deepened political impetus to the definition of a future UfM Water Agenda. The objective of this Agenda would be to provide a consensual regional water policy framework that can lead to a substantial positive impact on the sustainable livelihoodRead more

Barcelona, 22 March 2017 – The Mediterranean region is one of the areas in the world most vulnerable to climate change as well as one of the most impacted by human water demand, where more than 180 million people are affected by water poverty and an additional 60 million face water stress to some degree.Read more

Around 100 representatives of governments, agencies, civil society, private sector as well as environment and climate change experts are gathering today, and until Thursday, at the UfM headquarters. The aim of the meetings is to advance the regional agenda on environment and climate change for the next years and support all UfM Member States in the implementation of the Paris Agreement through their nationally determined contributions.

Barcelona, 16 March 2017. The Fifth Meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean Climate Change Expert Group (UfM CCEG) with take place on 16 March 2017 at the premises of the Secretariat of the UfM in Barcelona. This meeting is organized back-to-back with the First UfM Working Group on Environment and Climate Change, scheduled forRead more

Barcelona, 14 March 2017. The Director-General for EU Neighbourhood and Enlargement at the European Commission, Christian Danielsson, visited the UfM Secretariat today. Danielsson and Sijilmassi opened the 1st UfM Working Group on Environment and Climate Change, held in Palau de Pedralbes, Barcelona. The 1st UfM Working Group on Environment and Climate Change is a follow-up toRead more

Barcelona, 14-15 March 2017. The First Meeting of the Working Group on Environment and Climate Change aims to review progress in the implementation up to date of the 2014 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Environment and Climate Change’s recommendations. The meeting will also provide suggestions for further action and follow up. The UfM Ministerial Meeting onRead more

Barcelona, 13 March 2017. Following the request of the UfM Ministerial Declaration on Environment and Climate Change of 2014, the UfM Secretariat supports the emergence of an initiative aiming at assessing the vulnerability of the region regarding climate change. This initiative, called MedECC, gathers around 200 scientists from all over the Mediterranean region and isRead more

More than 50 representatives of governments, international organisations and the scientific community will meet today, for the first time, at the UfM headquarters, to set the ground for the publication of the first ever assessment report on the impact of climate change in the Mediterranean region.

The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) today hosts the first General Assembly of the Mediterranean Youth Climate Network (MYCN) in Barcelona. The MYCN carries out actions to fight climate change in order to promote awareness, advocate solutions, share experiences and support local initiatives. Barcelona, 24 February 2017. The MYCN was founded atRead more

Brussels, Belgium, 20 December 2016. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfMS) is pleased to announce the Sixth Meeting of the Water Expert Group (WEG), scheduled to take place on 20 December 2016 in Brussels. The Meeting is of paramount importance as a step towards the UfM Ministerial Meeting on Water which is to beRead more