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• According to the World Bank, investment to cover energy needs in the Mediterranean will come to €23 billion per year by 2030
• Enhanced dialogue through UfM platforms on energy will facilitate partnerships between the main stakeholders in the field of energy and strengthen cooperation between the member states of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)

• The Mediterranean is one of the most vulnerable regions to the adverse effects of climate change.
• In the run-up to the COP 21 in Paris, the UfM Informal High-Level Conference on Climate Change in Skhirat, Morocco contributes to fostering regional dialogue and cooperation to support Mediterranean countries’ ongoing efforts to achieve climate change goals.

Skhirat, 6-7 May 2015 Hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco; the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Fathallah Sijilmassi, will participate at the Informal UfM high-level conference on climate change that will be held in Skhirat, Morocco, on 7 May. The event will gather Ministers and high-level representatives of UfM Members and theRead more

Lisbon, 2-3 March 2015 Deputy Secretary General Teresa Ribeiro and Special Representative of the Secretary General Ambassador George Saliba will represent the Union for the Mediterranean in the 2nd Ministerial Conference on Environment and Renewable Energies of the Western Mediterranean Dialogue – 5+5 Dialogue. During the conference the challenges of climate change and the cooperationRead more

December, 2014. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) has collaborated with RES4MED (Renewable Energy Solutions for the Mediterranean) and Enel Foundation in the first edition of the Advanced Training Course “Integration of Renewable Energy Solutions in the Mediterranean electricity markets” that was successfully concluded in November. RES4MED and Enel Foundation have organizedRead more

Barcelona, 13 November 2014. The UfM-labelled project Governance & Financing for the Mediterranean Water Sector successfully launched the national policy dialogue in Palestine — the first country to enter the second phase — during a first consultation workshop in Rammallah on 13 November. Officially launched in May 2013, this regional project is jointly implemented byRead more

Capacity Building Programme on Water Integrity in the Middle East and North Africa Water, Environment & Blue Economy Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives The Capacity Building Programme on Water Integrity in the Middle East and North Africa aimed to help improve quality of life in the MENA region through sustainable water resource management. Most countriesRead more

The Union for the Mediterranean presented its strategy for establishing a reinforced regional climate change cooperation framework in the Mediterranean region.

  Lima, 4 December 2014 Organised by the European Commission (DG Climate Action) and the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, the event ‘Mediterranean Cooperation on Climate Change: Union for the Mediterranean’ will be held on the sidelines of the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, at the EuropeanRead more

• MedReg is the Mediterranean’s only organisation of independent public authorities that is committed to creating a common regulatory framework for electricity and gas, to the benefit of consumers in 21 countries.
• MedReg’s Barcelona Forum offers concrete and practical proposals for better energy regulation in the Mediterranean in order to promote enhanced infrastructure investment.