21-26 March – The UfM has been a key actor in building a one Mediterranean voice in view of the celebration of the 9th edition of the World Water Forum (9WWF) in Dakar, Senegal, the world’s biggest water-related event. The UfM has actively participated in the Mediterranean preparatory process towards the 9WWF. Last December 2021 theRead more
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Barcelona, March 1st 2022 – The European Commission, in close collaboration with the UfM Co-presidency and Secretariat and the BlueMed Pilot team are pleased to invite you to participate in the workshop “Working together towards a Mediterranean lighthouse for the Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters”, that will be held on March 1st 2022 atRead more
13 January 2022. Although some 20 global water-related goals were adopted in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda, the SDGs are still little used by water stakeholders. One reason for this, is the richness of the 2030 Agenda, which aims to address all of humanity’s major challenges simultaneously. This richness is perceived as aRead more
6-8 December 2021. The 4th Mediterranean Water Forum will be held in Malta from December 6 to 8, 2021. The Forum aims to present the Mediterranean as a hub of innovative water management solutions which have been locally developed or adapted to address the prevailing challenges of the region including those related to climate changeRead more
25 October 2021. The 2021 EU-UfM Water Investment Policy Forum will be held on Monday 25 October 2021 from 9:00-13:00 CET under a hybrid format in Cairo (Egypt) and on-line. The overall objective of the EU-UfM Water Investment Policy Forum is to support progress towards achieving water security in the Southern Mediterranean by providing anRead more
27 August 2021. The online session “Blended finance for water and climate: when theory meets practice” will take place on Friday, 27th of August from 14:30 to 15:55 CET in the framework of World Water Week 2021. The event is co-organised by Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) , Organisation for Economic Co-operation , Development (OECD) , French WaterRead more
ADEME and its partners, Union for the Mediterranean and Plan Bleu, awarded the Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Awards at the “Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation: experience and good practices” conference today, July 27th 2021. The event’s Big Winner was Algeria’s National Sanitation Office for its innovative water treatment plant with filters in the Tamacine area. 27Read more
28 April 2021. Aiming to follow up on the conclusions of the 10th WEG Meeting (Brussels, 13-14 June 2019), the 11th WEG meeting will be held on 28 April 2021, with a reduced composition, involving only the Member States and will have the two-fold objective to: Take stock of the Progress made so far on the implementation of the UfMRead more
The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), the Mediterranean Youth for Water Network (MedYWat), the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), and their partners would like to invite you to attend the 5th edition of its World Water Day focusing this year on “Valuing Water”. This year’s edition will continue to raise awareness of key water challenges inRead more
