• The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and UN-Habitat sign a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration for an integrated approach to urban development, focusing on water management, risk reduction and resilience.
• Fostering sustainable urban development is paramount to effectively advance integration, stability and human development in the Mediterranean.
Barcelona, 17 March 2016 For further information please contact the Transport and Urban Development division: transport@ufmsecretariat.org Read more
The Project aims at developing a seamless intermodal goods transport service that will bridge Turkey (Izmir) with the Maghreb area through Tunisia (Tunis and Rades). The service will call in the Italian ports of Bari, Brindisi and Taranto.
The Project will aim to optimize freight transport, logistics chain and the connection of the different shores of the Mediterranean through offering a high frequency port-to-port Roll-on-Roll-off (Ro-Ro) service. The service will positively contribute to the expansion of trade relations among UfM countries through a combination of Short Sea Shipping with other modes of transport (road and rail). Further, it will enhance the global competitiveness of the Mediterranean while complementing and create synergies with the existing Mediterranean transport system.
The overall goal of the project is to effectively tackle the issue of marine litter in the Mediterranean. The project directly supports the implementation of the UNEP/MAP Regional Plan on Marine Litter Management in the Mediterranean, linking and contributing also to the global Honolulu Strategy framework for prevention and management of Marine Debris. The project is also in line with the recommendations of the UfM Ministerial Meeting on Environment and Climate Change (May 2014) and the UfM Ministerial on Blue Economy (November 2015).
UfM Secretariat Headquarters, Barcelona, 15 December 2015 The UfM Working Group on Urban Development, created by the Transport and Urban Development Division as a consultative body in the early days of UfM Secretariat, will hold its VII Meeting in Barcelona on 15 December 2015. The event will bring together eminent experts from several partner institutions toRead more
UfM welcomes the adoption of the Paris Agreement by all the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as a major breakthrough in tackling climate change.
The UfM Secretariat will continue working on a regional dimension, by ensuring operational support to all UfM Members in the implementation of their climate policies and the achievement of the common objectives.
The next COP22 will be held in Marrakech in November 2016, taking stock of the progress achieved in the regional process.
Paris, 5 December 2015 Organised by European Commission (DG Climate Action) and the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, the side event ‘Mediterranean Cooperation on Climate Change: Union for the Mediterranean’ will be held on the sidelines of the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, at the European Union Pavilion,Read more
Barcelona, 24-25 November 2015 “EUROMED Invest Academy”, bringing together between 60 to 80 representatives of BSOs and territorial actors and constituted by the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME), EUROCHAMBERS, ANIMA and BusinessMED networks, will conduct a two day capacity building workshop in the Casa Llotja de Mar (Barcelona), on 24-25Read more
UfM Headquarters, Barcelona, 19 November 2015 For further information please contact Samira Shaban Pina: samira.shaban@ufmsecretariat.orgRead more
Barcelona, 17 November 2015 The city of Barcelona will host the “First International Conference PPP for Cities: Fostering sustainability and innovation in cities through Public Private Partnerships”, on 17 November 2015, in the framework of the Smart City Expo World Congress. The Conference, organized by The Specialist Centre on Public Private Partnership in Smart andRead more
