Bouregreg Valley Development Transport & Urban Development Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives The Bouregreg Valley Development project seeks to create new residential neighbourhoods, professional areas, public amenities and spaces in Rabat-Salé-Témara, the 2nd biggest metropolitan area in Morocco. Furthermore, it is working to preserve cultivated land, create natural ecological spaces, carry out reforestation, and restoreRead more
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• The UfM Secretariat actively participated in the Mediterranean Forest Week, which took place from 17-20 March 2015 in Barcelona.
• Barcelona is also home to the Mediterranean Regional Office of the European Forest Institute (EFIMED).
Barcelona, 3 February 2015. The period for the submission of entries to the Catalonia Ecodesign Award 2015, is now open. This award, organised by the Government of Catalonia, recognises products, products under development and product-fostering strategies that are designed to improve the environmental performance of products and services over the course of their life cycle. TheRead more
National representatives in charge of Environmental Policy from more than 20 Mediterranean countries joined participants from international financial institutions, regional organisations and other key stakeholders in adopting a strategic document outlining the key objectives over the next 5 years for the H2020 Initiative for a cleaner Mediterranean as regards investments in pollution reduction, review and monitoring, capacity building and research.
Barcelona, 17 December 2014 Organised by the Co-presidencies of the UfM, the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Steering Committee of the Horizon 2020 Initiative for a cleaner Mediterranean Sea will take place at the Palacio de Pedralbes in Barcelona on 17 December 2014. As requested by UfM Environment Ministers in theRead more
The Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production is launching the Catalonia Ecodesign Award 2015. This is an initiative organized by the Government of Catalonia and it is open to candidates based in Mediterranean neighbouring countries. The award counts on the support of SWITCH-Med, the EU funded Programme to support Mediterranean countries to shiftRead more
UPFI Sfax Taparura Project Transport & Urban Development Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives Sfax Taparura was one of the 12 urban development projects selected during the Project Identification Phase of the Urban Projects Finance Initiative (UPFI), launched during the Senior Officials’ Meeting held in Barcelona on 7-8 April 2014. The Project received the UfM labelRead more
Deputy Secretary General Naser Tahboub stresses the UfM Secretariat’s commitment to fulfil its mandate in bringing together all relevant actors and to serve as a multi-stakeholders platform to boost the environmental agenda
Brussels, 18 November 2014 The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), as co-chair of the Pollution Reduction sub-group of the Horizon 2020 (H2020) Initiative together with the European Investment Bank (EIB), is organising the first meeting of the PR Investment Component in Brussels on 18 November. The first UfM Ministerial Meeting on EnvironmentRead more
• Tara Expeditions and civil society representatives, local institutions and international organisations evaluate the current state of pollution in the Mediterranean and discuss ways to raise awareness
• The Tara Mediterranean Expedition is sailing across the Mediterranean Sea to collect scientific data while exhibiting findings and holding discussions with local audiences during stopovers along the route
