•Ministers in charge of water from the UfM Member States recalled that the Mediterranean region is particularly vulnerable to water scarcity and that climate change exacerbates the pressure on existing water resources in the region. •They agreed to develop a Union for the Mediterranean Water Agenda to help UfM Member States implement sustainable and integratedRead more
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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
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
Tunis, Tunisia, 5-6 December 2016. The 2nd Regional Conference of the UfM labelled project Governance & Financing for the Mediterranean Water Sector will be co-organised by the Union for the Mediterranean on 5-6 December in Tunis, Tunisia. Moreover, the UfM Workshop on the PRPI will be held in the same dates. About the project “Governance &Read more
• Water is fundamental to human security, key to social and economic growth and the Mediterranean region is currently facing varying water-related situations and challenges.
• The 2nd Meeting of the Drafting Group of the UfM Water Expert Group (WEG) has accelerated the work on the regional agenda on water to build a joint proposal of action plan for the region.
Mediterranean Water Knowledge Platform Water, Environment & Blue Economy Completed Context and objectives The Mediterranean Water Knowledge Platform facilitated the sharing of water-related information among key stakeholders in the Mediterranean. It was first implemented in six pilot countries: Jordan, Lebanon, Monaco, Morocco, Spain and Tunisia (2014-2016). The Mediterranean Water Knowledge Platform project improved dialogue andRead more
• The southern shores of the Mediterranean are among the world’s most water-scarce, with over 150 million people affected. The UfM is implementing 15 projects specifically on Sustainable Development, representing close to €4 billion in investments for the region
• The 1st Meeting of the Drafting Group of the UfM Expert Water Group has taken place in Athens to discuss ways to further cooperate through a common regional agenda.
Barcelona, 31 March 2016 On 23rd and 24th November 2015 in the framework of the 5th Water Expert Group (WEG) meeting in Luxembourg it was agreed to establish a Drafting Group that will be mandated to consolidate the regional roadmap and associated work plan for the WEG. This drafting group includes the UfM Co-Presidency, UfMRead more
