The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Mediterranean Water Institute (IME) met with experts at the 3rd Brainstorming Meeting to further discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on drinking water and sanitation. 19 May 2020. The provision of safe water, sanitation and hygienic conditions is essential for protecting human health during all infectiousRead more
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19 May 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic raises questions for the global water supply and sanitation sector with a particular focus on the Mediterranean region, already under pressure face to water scarcity due to climate crisis. In view of this exceptional situation, the Mediterranean Water Institute (IME), platform for exchange and information serving its members andRead more
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Mediterranean countries share water emergency and recovery plans to tackle the aftermath of COVID-19
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Mediterranean Water Institute (IME) met with experts from Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey to share their response to the water emergency and provide policy recommendations on how to move forward. Participants agreed that providing sustainable water access is essentialRead more
30 April 2020, 19h. Isidro González, Deputy General Secretary of the Union for the Mediterranean in charge of Water, Environment and Blue Economy will be talking to Francisco José Gutiérrez Rodríguez, from the General Secretariat of the Environment, Water and Climate Change at the Junta de Andalucía regional government in the fifth (and final) sessionRead more
27 April 2020. The UfM and the Institut Méditerranéen de l’Eau will organise the second brainstorming session on the water and sanitation during the Covid-19 Pandemic on 27 April. The meeting will extend IME key conclusions from the first meeting that took place online on 8 April 2020, and will gather more than 30 participants from Palestine, Turkey, Greece, Spain, France, Malta, Cyprus,Read more
The UfM, the Mediterranean Water Institute (IME) and the Energy and Water Agency of Malta held a meeting to prepare for the 2020 Mediterranean Water Forum. The meeting aimed to further advance a regional strategy for action on water in line with the 2021 World Water Forum’s objectives. 21 April 2020. The 1st steering committee, organisedRead more
21 April 2020. The First Steering Committee Meeting for the 4th Mediterranean Water Forum (11-13 November 2020) will review and brainstorm actions and a roadmap regarding COVID-19’s impact in the region. The 4th Mediterranean Water Forum will form the milestone event of the Mediterranean regional preparatory process towards the 9th World Water Forum (Dakar, March 2021).Read more
8 April 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic is prompting questions for the water supply and sanitation sector globally and with a special focus on the Mediterranean, already under stress due to the water scarcity caused by the climate crisis. The UfM and the Institut Méditerranéen de l’Eau (IME) met online for the first brainstorming session on the water, sanitation and COVID19, alongRead more
Freshwater availability is likely to decrease by 15% in the coming decades, causing important constraints for agriculture and human use in an area already suffering from water scarcity. The Mediterranean population classified as ‘water-poor’ is expected to increase to over 250 million, within 20 years. The UfM Water Agenda aims to ensure that each andRead more
