The H2020 Initiative for a cleaner Mediterranean. The ‘Horizon 2020 Initiative’ (2007 – 2020) has been a joint effort to sub-stantially reduce pollution in the Mediterranean by tackling the sourc-es that are said to account for around 80% of the overall pollution of the Mediterranean Sea: municipal solid waste, urban waste water and in-dustrial pollution. TheRead more
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Water, food, energy and ecosystems are essential for human well-being, poverty reduction and sustainable development. The UfM Member States are well aware of water, energy, food and ecosystems challenges. Although cross-sectoral integration is a constant effort, related challenges have so far been addressed mostly within silos. Author: Union for the Mediterranean – Water Division UpdatedRead more
29 September 2020. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Barcelona Process, the Government of Catalonia and the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) are organising a series of conferences entitled “Dialogues of the Mediterranean +25 Cycle”, to discuss central issues in depth with the aim to renew the vision of the Euro-MediterraneanRead more
Online, 15 September 2020. The 7th meeting of the Working Group (WG) on the Blue Economy will take place on the 15 September 2020. Due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions and related health and safety recommendations, the WG will take place online. The 7th meeting of the UfM WG on Blue Economy aims at: Presenting the calendarRead more
15 July 2020. The coronavirus has challenged the core of what makes cities vibrant and successful: busy streets full of people. Will these cities ever come back to be the same? The webinar on Euro-Mediterranean cities in the post-pandemic era, organised by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) in cooperation with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre reflected on sustainable urban development in the MediterraneanRead more
15 July 2020, 14h30 – 15h30 (CEST). The UfM-UNESCO webinar on 15 July 2020 seeks to reach out to public authorities in charge of policy-making and planning for sustainable urban development and affordable housing in UfM countries, universities and students, representatives of intergovernmental organizations and NGOs, international financial institutions and donors, and the public at large.Read more
The below expert article is provided by the European School of Intermodal Transport. The Barcelona-based school is a specialized training and knowledge transfer centre, which, over the past ten years, has acquired outstanding experience in staff training and capacity building activities related to efficient and sustainable transport solutions. The school is also the promoter ofRead more
Part of a wider UfM supported Plastic Busters Initiative spanning across the whole Mediterranean basin, Plastic Busters MPAs is an Interreg Med project aiming at maintaining biodiversity and preserving natural ecosystems in pelagic and coastal marine protected areas. Marine litter research expeditions have been carried out in the Pelagos Sanctuary (Italy), the Tuscan Archipelago National Park (Italy), the National Marine ParkRead more
