The UfM Strategic Urban Development Action Plan 2040 (henceforth the Action Plan) is an inter-governmental initiative that complements and acts on the UfM Urban Agenda adopted by the Ministers in charge of housing, municipal affairs, and urban development of UfM Member States at the Second UfM Ministerial Conference on Sustainable Urban Development, held in Cairo on 22 May 2017. ItRead more
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The UfM Strategic Urban Development Action Plan 2040 (henceforth the Action Plan) is an inter-governmental initiative that complements and acts on the UfM Urban Agenda adopted by the Ministers in charge of housing, municipal affairs, and urban development of UfM Member States at the Second UfM Ministerial Conference on Sustainable Urban Development, held in Cairo on 22 May 2017. ItRead more
27 January 2022. Marine litter, the vast majority of which is made of plastics, is globally acknowledged as a major environmental and societal challenge of our time. The Mediterranean is one of the most affected seas by marine litter with more than 130 marine species are affected by debris originating primarily from shoreline activities. The newRead more
26 January 2022, from 16h00 to 17h00 (UTC+1). The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the situation as the use of single-use plastics such as gloves and masks has increased, threatening to stall and even reverse the progress achieved, as single plastic accounts for up to 50% of beach litter. The new project “Plastic Busters CAP: Fostering knowledge transferRead more
As in many parts of the world, food systems across the Mediterranean are not on track to deliver on food security, nutrition and sustainability outcomes: food systems are the main drivers of environmental degradation, and they are failing to provide decent livelihoods to large parts of the population in a context of increasing disparities andRead more
UfM member states have jointly developed the UfM Water Agenda as a regional policy response to the high priority of water issues in the Mediterranean. In 2017 the UfM Ministerial Meeting on Water mandated the development of a regional Water Agenda and a companion Financial Strategy. The UfM Water Agenda is structured around four pillars:Read more
The New-Med Research Network and the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), in cooperation with the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna, are organising the gh-level international conference in Barcelona “Climate Change and Security in the Mediterranean: Exploring the nexus, unpacking international policy responses”. Convened to discuss the multidimensional security implications of the climateRead more
Barcelona, 16 December 2021–The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Thematic Working Groups on Land Transport (Road, Rail and Urban Transport), Air Transport, Maritime Transport and Logistics of the UfM Regional Platform on Transport Connectivity which were held online from 14 to 16 December 2021, resumed the process of laying the groundwork at technical level forRead more
14 December- 16 December 2021. The UfM Working Groups (WGs) on Land, Air and Maritime Transport and Logistics of the UfM Regional Platform on Transport Connectivity will convene online from Tuesday 14 December to Thursday 16 December 2021. The WG meetings will contribute to the ongoing process of laying the groundwork at technical level for the upcoming UfM Ministerial ConferenceRead more
