18-19 October 2023, Valencia – The Fourth UfM meeting of Civil Protection Directors-General of the Member States this week in Spain brought together a hundred officials from across the Euro-Mediterranean region to discuss the logistics of improving regional disaster risk management cooperation. Participants exchanged ideas surrounding the creation of a Mediterranean Framework on Civil Protection,Read more
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October 18, 2023, Valencia – The Union for the Mediterranean in collaboration with the Mediterranean Water Institute (IME), the World Water council, and in coordination with Spain and Tunisia discussed pressing water challenges in the region at the 5th edition of the Mediterranean Water Forum’s kick-off meeting on October 18 in Valencia (Spain). This took placeRead more
18 October 2023, Valencia. The Mediterranean Water Institute (IME), the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) with their partners are organizing the kick-off meeting of the 5th edition of the Mediterranean Water Forum on 18 October2023 in Valencia, Spain. The meeting is the place to decide the pilot of the different sessions of the Forum andRead more
18-19 October 2023, Valencia – In the Ministerial Declaration emanating from the 5th UfM Regional Forum (27 November 2020), it was emphasised that: “The UfM Platform on Civil Protection should play a key role in discussing common challenges and concrete actions to be developed within the framework of the Action Plan for a Euro-Mediterranean CivilRead more
22 September 2023 Marseille. The UfM Secretary General, Nasser Kamel, concluded the 6th edition of the “Mediterranée du Futur” Conference, organized by the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur region on Friday, September 22, 2023, in Marseille. The theme of this 6th edition was “Every Drop Counts: Water is Life.” It brought together around 50 private andRead more
14 July 2023 – The Mediterranean Sea is host to 10.000 islands, 2.000 of which are home to stable dwellings, societies, economies, with two of them – Cyprus and Malta – being Island States. The UfM joined Islands the Local 2030 Partnership to advance the Sustainable Development Goals in Mediterranean Islands at the official sideRead more
6-7 June 2023, Fez, Morocco – UfM Deputy Secretary General in charge of Water, Environment and Blue Economy Almotaz Abadi met the Moroccan Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka in the margins of 3rd International Conference on Water and Climate (ICCS). In their meeting, they discussed the important role water and blue economy sectors areRead more
10 July, Barcelona. The conference represents the final stage of the MEDWAYCAP project, which has been a collaborative effort between multiple organizations and individuals to integrate Non-Conventional Water Resources (NCWR) into the water governance system and related business opportunities. MEDWAYCAP project worked on fostering the integration of Non-Conventional Water Resources (NCWR) into the water governanceRead more
7-8 July 2023, Dubrovnik – UfM Secretary General, Nasser Kamel, attended and spoke at the 16th edition of the Dubrovnik Forum 2023, entitled “Navigating the global reshuffle”, upon invitation by Mr. Gordon Grlic Radman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Croatia. The Secretary General participated in the panel “The Mediterranean and Beyond: Strengthening the Bonds,” presentingRead more
5 and 6 July, Alexandria, Egypt – In collaboration with the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the UfM will participate in the Euromed Summit of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions in Alexandria (Bibliotheca Alexandrina) on 5-6 July 2023. A major part of summit debates will be dedicated to “Energy transition in theRead more
