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Barcelona, 24 March 2022 – The UfM Working Group on Evaluation, Monitoring & Reporting Systems on Sustainable Urban Development convened its 4th meeting on 24 March 2022 online to highlight the importance of having available data for evidence-based urban policies. As a follow-up to previous discussions, main challenges and advancements in the implementation of theRead more

28 March 2022. The UfM Regional Platform on Transport Connectivity and its Working Groups (WGs)  will be held online from Monday 28 to Wednesday 30 March 2022. The event will see the drafting of the Regional Transport Action Plan (RTAP) for the Mediterranean region for the period 2021-2027.Read more

24 March 2022. The 4th Meeting of the UfM Working Group on Evaluation, Monitoring and Reporting Systems on Sustainable Urban Development that will take place online, on Thursday 24 March, from 10h00 to 11h30 (Brussels time). The meeting will consist of two parts: In the first part, discussions held at the 3rd Meeting of the Working Group, on 1 March 2021, andRead more

Initiated in Marrakech in 2011, then held in Murcia in 2014 and Cairo in 2018, the Mediterranean Water Forum is intended to be a regional event that brings together the main stakeholders in the Mediterranean water community. Given its specificity as an inter-continental crossroads, a target region for water scarcity and a hot spot ofRead more

21 March 2022. Urban green spaces, such as parks, playgrounds, and residential greenery, can promote mental and physical health by reducing exposure to air pollutants, noise and excessive heat. The “Webinar on Urban Nature, Green Spaces and Health” organized jointly by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office forRead more

Register today Online format, 21 March, from 10:00 to 11:30 CET. Urbanization, competing land usages, global trade and industrialization have led to profound and negative impacts on nature, biodiversity and ecosystems across the world. The ongoing depletion of natural resources not only affects environmental conditions but also has an enormous impact on the health, mental well-being and securityRead more

21- 25 March 2022– Antalya, Turkey-  Mediterranean forests are part of multifaceted landscapes but strongly affected by centuries of human intervention. Despite an increase of 1.8 million hectares of forest between 2010 and 2015, there are 80 million hectares of degraded land, including forests, in the Mediterranean. The Union for the Mediterranean joint efforts withRead more

20-22 March 2022. The Arab Academy of Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) will host the 11th edition of the International Maritime Transport and Logistics Conference “MARLOG 11”, which will be held on 20-22 March 2022 in Alexandria, Egypt, on the theme “Towards a Sustainable Blue Economy”. The Union of the Mediterranean will be co-organising the event togetherRead more

The Mediterranean region holds 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 in Mediterranean forests are at risk of extinction, due to environmental threats such as climate change. Forests play a key role in providing and protecting ecosystemRead more

In the Mediterranean region, there are over 80 million hectares of degraded land. More than 400,000 hectares of forests are burned each year and at least 16% of animal and plant species in Mediterranean forests are at risk of extinction due to environmental threats such as forest fires driven by climate change. Effective planning, implementation,Read more