4 July, online-The Webinar on Environment and Health in Seaport Cities, will take place on 4th of July in an online format. Co-organised by the UfM and WHO/Europe, this webinar will follow up on the first one organised in June 2021. An overview of environmental and health aspects of seaport cities will be presented, and theRead more
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The Union for the Mediterranean, the European Union, the French Development Agency and the European Investment Bank have joined forces to build a successful transition towards sustainable Mediterranean cities. The Urban Projects Finance Initiative (UPFI) supported public project promoters in the southern and eastern Mediterranean, helping them to prepare and finance ambitious and innovative urbanRead more
27-28 June 2022, Lisbon The UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel attended the UN Ocean Summit where he showcased the work of the Union for the Mediterranean on the protection of the Mediterranean Sea and environment. The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking toRead more
22 June, 9:00 – 18:00h, World Trade Center, Barcelona – The UfM Blue Finance Conference took place on the 22nd of June, 2022, at World Trade Center in Barcelona. The goal of the Conference was to encourage investments in- and funding of- Sustainable Blue Economy projects and initiatives in the Mediterranean region, especially in the Southern countries.Read more
22 June 2022, World Trade Centre, Barcelona (in person only). Following up on the 2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy and on the ten priorities agreed upon by the countries, this UfM Conference will bring together financial institutions, banks, private investors, and UfM country and industry representatives to promote and advance investment opportunities inRead more
21 June 2022, Barcelona. The 11th meeting of the UfM Working Group on Blue Economy will take place on June 21st, in the afternoon, back-to-back with the UfM Conference on Blue Finance of June 22nd (Barcelona). Following the previous UfM Working Group on Blue Economy, countries and stakeholders will continue fine-tuning the Roadmap for the implementation of theRead more
Helsinki, 16 June 2022. The Workshop “Housing cooperatives: a sustainable model for European and Mediterranean countries”, held on 16 June in Helsinki in the margins of the International Social Housing Festival 2022, was co-organised by the UfM Secretariat and Housing Europe and gathered representatives of both Housing Cooperatives and the Ministries in charge of HousingRead more
16 June 2022, Helsinki. UfM will co-organise a side event “Housing cooperatives: a sustainable model for European and Mediterranean countries”, which will be held in Helsinki on the margins of the International Social Housing Festival 2022, will gather representatives of both Housing Cooperatives and the Ministries in charge of Housing, of EU and EU neighbourhoodRead more
14 June, Barcelona. UfM will organise the Urban Project Finance Initiative (UPFI) Workshop with the support of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). The workshop will gather UPFI partners, namely the European Commission, AFD and EIB as well as UPFI project promoters. It aims to take stock of UPFIRead more
