14 October 2026, Brussels – On 14 October UfM countries, stakeholders, and experts gathered in Brussels to continue making progress towards the 2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on SBE and its related Roadmap. UfM Deputy Secretary General for Sustainable Development Nisreen Tamimi welcomed the renewed regional momentum on Sustainable Blue Economy: “In a context where regional cooperation, dialogue, and sharedRead more
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UfM Network of Schools of Architecture of the Euro-Mediterranean Region Transport & Urban Development Ongoing Context and objectives The UfM Network of Schools of Architecture of the Euro-Mediterranean Region was created to set in motion the review and updating of curricula in schools of architecture across the region, and to build lasting cooperation between academia,Read more
Average temperature increases in the region, a climate change hotspot warming 20% faster than the global average, have already surpassed the 1.5ºC limit set by the Paris Agreement according to the UfM-supported Mediterranean Experts on Climate and Environmental Change (MedECC). Climate change acts as a threat multiplier by exacerbating existing social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities.Read more
May 19–21, 2026, Athens. The 9th edition of Circle the Med – The Mediterranean Forum will take place from May 19–21, 2026, in Athens, Greece. The Innovative Sustainable Economy (ISE) Mission of the Interreg Euro-MED Programme will hold the “New Pact for a Sustainable Mediterranean Future” events to focus on the green transition, circular economy, and blue economyRead more
Baku, Azerbaijan, 19 May 2026. Several countries in the Mediterranean have recently faced devastating natural disasters that severely affected their built environments. On 6 February 2023, a series of earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria, killing more than 55,000 people – the region’s most destructive seismic event in two decades. On 8 September 2023, a powerfulRead more
Capacity building program: Leveraging traditional building skills to build climate-resilient urban heritage Transport & Urban Development Ongoing Capacity building initiatives Context and objectives Together with the UNESCO Regional Office for Maghreb countries, and with the support of the German Development Cooperation GIZ and the Spanish AECID, the UfM launched a series of workshops as partRead more
Online, 29 April 2026. Following the successful meetings held online in June 2025, the upcoming meetings of the UfM Regional Platform on Transport Connectivity and its thematic Working Groups (WGs) on Land, Air, Maritime Transport and on Logistics & Intermodal Transport, initially foreseen in Rabat, Morocco on 29 April 2026, will instead take place online, still on 29Read more
20 April 2026, Barcelona, Spain – UfM countries – including Jordan, Morocco, and Egypt as initial beneficiary countries of the BMP – and IFIs will meet in Barcelona on 20 April for the 5th Steering Committee of the Blue Mediterranean Partnership (BMP). As multilateral Fund and cooperation framework supporting Sustainable Blue Economy (SBE) initiatives inRead more
15 April 2026, online. The 10th Meeting of the UfM Working Group on Environment will take place online on 15 April 2026. The meeting will review recent international and Euro-Mediterranean environmental developments and progress under the 2030GreenerMed Agenda. Participants will exchange on countries’ priorities, advancements and needs, fostering peer learning and regional cooperation. A proposedRead more
International Knowledge Exchanges in Architecture and Urban Planning As Mediterranean cities confront unprecedented environmental, social, and spatial challenges nowadays, enhancing cooperation in knowledge production becomes more important than ever. Initiatives that connect public institutions, universities, practitioners and local communities across the region play a crucial role in shaping more resilient, inclusive and sustainable urban futures.Read more
