13-14 March 2025, Marseille, France. Can the ancient building techniques of the Mediterranean help tackle today’s climate challenges? The UfM Field Visits: Traditional Building Skills event, held in Marseille on 13-14 March 2025, explored how heritage-based construction methods can provide sustainable solutions for the future. The two-day event brought together experts, educators, and policymakers fromRead more
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13-14 March 2025, Marseille (France) – A filed visit to Marseille will take place on 13 and 14 March 2025, as part of the programme Traditional Building Skills in the Southern Mediterranean. During these two days, participants will explore innovative solutions for the teaching of traditional construction techniques. This will allow them to reflect onRead more
22 January 2025. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) have reaffirmed their commitment to transforming agrifood systems in the Mediterranean region by renewing their Memorandum of Understanding. Originally signed in 2021, this partnership has alreadyRead more
16 December 2024, online – Together with the Interreg Euro-MED Programme, the UfM is organising the second edition of the webinar “MED Talks: Fostering Dialogue Between Northern and Southern Shores”, taking place online on 16 December 2024 at 10:00 CET. Please register via the following link. Building on the success of the first edition, this event will focusRead more
4-8 November 2024, Barcelona – Hosted in the stunning Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site, recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, The 8th Mediterranean Forest Week (8MFW) will take place from 4 – 8 November in Barcelona. The event will be co-organised by the Union for the Mediterranean together with the Joint Organising CommitteeRead more
The Mediterranean region is home to over 80 million hectares of degraded land. More than 400,000 hectares of forests are burned each year and at least 16 animal and plant species are at risk of extinction due to environmental threats such as climate change. Drylands cover over a third of Mediterranean EU countries, most notablyRead more
