10 November 2017, Barcelona. – The meeting will bring together key partners of the UfM region, IFIs and donors, with the objective of exchanging views on the financial scheme of the labelled and future projects.Read more
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9 November 2017, Barcelona.- The UfM Regional Platform on Sustainable Urban Development will discuss the operational steps to be taken to implement the UfM Urban Agenda, fostering innovative and sustainable solutions, promoting better knowledge and best practices on common urban development priorities, and identifying new projects that would be replicated in the region.Read more
In efforts to take concrete steps towards implementing the UfM Urban Agenda, the UfM Secretariat organised the First UfM Regional Platform on Sustainable Urban Development in Brussels on 9 November 2017.
Brussels, 9 November 2017. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration to advance sustainable urban mobility. On the margins of the First UfM Regional Platform on Sustainable Urban Development, UfM Deputy Secretary General Amb. Ihab Fahmy and UITP Secretary General Elect Mohamed Mezghani signed, inRead more
TransLogMED Transport & Urban Development Completed Context and objectives The TransLogMED project develops training activities targeting the logistics sector, complementing the completed UfM-labelled project LOGISMED TrainingActivities (LOGISMED-TA). Over a five-year period (starting in November 2017), the project aims to foster regional integration in the Mediterranean, enhance professional performance, and promote employment and gender equality in the transportRead more
Malta, 5-6 October 2017. The European Union will host the fourth high-level Our Ocean Conference in Malta on 5 and 6 October 2017. In the spirit of the successful 2014, 2015 and 2016 editions, the conference aims to inspire and empower a new generation of leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists and civil society to identify solutions andRead more
•With one of the fastest urbanisation rates worldwide, the Mediterranean region will need an estimated €60 billion worth of investment in urban infrastructure in the next 20 years.
•Supported by the active involvement of its 43 Member States, the UfM is committed to implementing a UfM Urban Agenda that ensures urban sustainability, resilience and better quality of life for people in the region.
•Intra-Mediterranean maritime trade flows account for nearly 25% of global traffic volume.
•With a total value of €520 million, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) supports three labelled projects targeting the maritime transport, trade and logistics sectors.
•Supported by the active involvement of its 43 Member States, the UfM is committed to building on the great potential of the Mediterranean maritime sector to facilitate trade, transport and mobility in the region, while placing people at the centre of its projects and initiatives.
UfM Regional Platform on Sustainable Blue Economy Context and Objectives Policy framework Documentation Key dates Key partners Related news Context With a coastline of 46,000 km and unique marine and fisheries resources, the Mediterranean Sea represents the fifth largest economy in the region, with an estimated overall value of at least €4.7 trillion, according toRead more
The UfM Secretariat held today in New York City the High-Level Roundtable “Towards implementing the New Urban Agenda in the Mediterranean Region” following the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on the New Urban Agenda and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
The Mediterranean region is characterized by one of the fastest urbanization rates worldwide – almost 60% of its people are already living in urban areas. The UfM Urban Agenda represents an action-oriented roadmap for the future aimed at ensuring urban sustainability and resilience with greater socio-economic impact on the ground, thus improving the quality of life of the peoples of the Mediterranean region.
