30 September 2020 – The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) signed on 30 September 2020 a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) where they reassert their common ambition to support ongoing and political reforms in the Southern and eastern Mediterranean countries. Jointly contributing to the development of anRead more
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27 August 2020, online. Vast additional public and private funds will be required to deliver the Paris Agreement and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Blended finance is emerging as an important financing solution to accelerate action, but it must be scaled-up. The webinar on ‘Blended finance for water and climate: when theory meets practice’ is takingRead more
Member states of Union for the Mediterranean agreed to advance solutions to meet water-related socioeconomic challenges, promoting climate resilience, while assisting women and youth towards job creation during the Joint Water-Employment-Migration (WEM) and Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Task Forces Meeting of the UfM Water Agenda. 23 July 2020. The UfM Task Forces on Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus andRead more
23 July 2020 Online, 13.30-15.30 CET. The UfM Water Task Forces on Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus (4th Meeting) & Water-Employment-Migration (5th Meeting) will take place online on 23 July 2020. The Meeting is addressed to members of the UfM WEFE Nexus and WEM Task Forces as well as other stakeholder organisations. The Meeting will be co-chaired by Lebanon, ItalyRead more
21 July 2020. A technical webinar on Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus in practice under the title Technical Solutions in the Mediterranean: Experience and Opportunities will take place online on 21 July at 13:30-15:00. The webinar is organised with the Global Water Partnership Mediterranean. The objectives of the Webinar are to share case studies and tangible examples of WEFERead more
7-16 July 2020. The UfM is co-organising together with the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) the high-level side event on “accelerating water action to build our countries back better post-COVID and scale up SDG delivery”, in the framework of the UN High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development. High-level representatives of countries andRead more
The Spanish Secretary of State for International Cooperation, Ángeles Moreno Bau, and the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Nasser Kamel, met today to discuss the progress of the Desalination Facility for the Gaza Strip project, with the Palestinian Minister of Water, Mazen Ghunaim, in a virtual meeting. During the meeting, SpainRead more
The availability of freshwater in the Mediterranean region could decrease by 10% to 15% over the next 20 years while the population continues to grow. The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to re-examine regional priorities and practices and seize opportunities for progress in the UfM Water Agenda, a roadmap to meet the related Sustainable DevelopmentRead more
9-10 June 2020. The COVID-19 global pandemic is presenting unprecedented challenges. The Mediterranean is no exception, with riparian countries looking for responses that not only address the crisis, but also tackle long-standing challenges, including ensuring water supply and sanitation services for all and long-term water availability through sustainable water management practices. In this context, theRead more
