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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

The objective of this Policy Brief is to make the case for the creation of a Mediterranean Sustainable Finance Observatory to support green and sustainable business via a set of recommendations. The whole Mediterranean is facing systemic risks due to environmental pressures and climate change and the resulting risk of social instability. Coordinated action isRead more

Marine litter — and marine plastic pollution in particular — is a major threat due to its significant environmental, economic, social, political and cul-tural implications. Marine litter negatively impacts coastal and marine ecosystems and the ser-vices they provide, ultimately affecting people’s livelihoods and well-being. Marine plastic pol-lution is not just an oceans’ pollution issue. ItRead more

14-15 March  2022-The third meeting of the Working Group on Environment and Climate Action will take place on-line on the 14th and 15th March with the aim to advance on the implementation of the 2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Environment and Climate Action adopted on 4th October 2021 in Cairo, and to join forces on major actionsRead more

Restoring Mediterranean wetlands: the urgent and essential Nature-based Solution to the region’s most pressing challenges. Wetlands cover some 18.5 million ha in the Mediterranean region, between 1.7 to 2.4% of the total area of the 27 Mediterranean countries and 1 to 2% of the globe’s total wetland area. All three categories in the Ramsar wetlandRead more

Restoring Mediterranean wetlands: the urgent and essential Nature-based Solution to the region’s most pressing challenges. Wetlands cover some 18.5 million ha in the Mediterranean region, between 1.7 to 2.4% of the total area of the 27 Mediterranean countries and 1 to 2% of the globe’s total wetland area. All three categories in the Ramsar wetlandRead more

Development dynamics and trends in the Mediterranean, as in the rest of the world, have suffered a severe slowdown since 2020. In many cases, they have taken the form of a sharp reversal following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the social and economic crisis that has ensued. The pandemic crisis has weakened economicRead more

17 February 2022. The Third Meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Sustainable Urban Development will be convened in online format on 17 February 2022. The UfM Regional Platform on Sustainable Urban Development brings together UfM government representatives, key regional and international partner organisations and international financial institutions, as well as the key experts andRead more