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
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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
22 June 2023, Tangier. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and Plan Bleu/RAC (UNEP/Mediterranean Action Plan) co-organized Hub 3 on the Sustainable Management for Water Resources”, in the framework of the MEDCOP Climate in Tangier, Morocco. The HUB3 was inaugurated by the Vice president of Tangier-Tetouan-Alhoceima region, HE Rafik Belkorchi, Deputy Secretary General of theRead more
22-23 June 2023 (TBC), Rabat. An International Workshop on the Global Observatory on Non-conventional Water Resources and Associated Renewable Energies will be held in Rabat with the collaboration of IME-Institut Méditerranéen de l’Eau and ONEE, the Moroccan National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water. This event to which the Union for the Mediterranean will be contributingRead more
19-21 June 2023, Geneva (Switzerland) and online. The Union for the Mediterranean will participate at the 18th meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management under the Water Convention of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. In this meeting, the UfM will explain and exemplify the advancements experienced in our Euro-Med regionalRead more
Prior to the meeting, the 1st Regional Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus Roundtable in the Mediterranean was held back-to-back on 6 and 7 June 2023 in Rabat, Morocco 07-08 June 2023, Rabat – The UfM 13th Water Expert Group (WEG13) meeting took place on 7 and 8 June 2023 in a hybrid format at the Direction GénéraleRead more
7-8 June 2023, Rabat. The UfM Member States and partners will be gathering next June for the Water Expert Group, which is the UfM’s regional dialogue platform, involving countries’ water directors and other stakeholders from the Euro-Mediterranean. The overall aim of the 13th Meeting of the WEG is continue supporting efforts by UfM member statesRead more
9 May 2023, Amman. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Sweden and the Global Water Partnership – Mediterranean (GWP-Med) inaugurated integrated technical solutions for sustainable agriculture in Salt Governorate, in Jordan. These involve reuse of treated wastewater from Wadi Shuayb Wastewater Treatment Plant for irrigation, after its tertiary treatment through constructed wetlands, with pumping poweredRead more
7-9 May 2023, Salt and Amman (Jordan). The inauguration of the project ‘Making Water Cooperation Happen in MENA: Piloting Tangibles’, aka MENA Water Matchmaker 2, specifically its technical pilot in Jordan, is taking place on 8 May 2023. The scheduled inauguration of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus technical intervention in Wadi Shuayb (Salt, Jordan) will proofRead more
MENA Water Matchmaker 2: Making Water Cooperation Happen in the Middle East and North Africa – Piloting Tangibles Water, Environment & Blue Economy Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are influenced by distinctive geographical, ecological, geopolitical, and cultural factors. The region grapples with challenges such as water scarcity, demographic shifts,Read more
