The Mediterranean region is home to 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 are at risk of extinction due to environmental threats such as climate change. Drylands cover over a third of Mediterranean EU countries, most notablyRead more
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5-6 June 2024, Córdoba, Spain – The Final Meeting of the programme on “Urban Heritage and Traditional Building Skills in the Southern Mediterranean Region: Know-how in the South Mediterranean” will take place in Córdoba, Spain on 5-6 June 2024. It is organised in cooperation with UNESCO Regional Office for Maghreb Countries, AECID and with GIZRead more
The International Road Federation (IRF) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) mark a milestone in their collaboration by signing an agreement aimed at reinforcing their partnership in advancing road transport and mobility. 23 May 2024, Leipzig. With a rich history of collaboration spanning over the years, the IRF and UfM have come together atRead more
The first gathering of the Blue Med Partnership’s donors, implementing partners, and beneficiary countries took place in Barcelona, with parties identifying a remarkable portfolio of sustainable blue economy investments in Morocco, Egypt and Jordan. The Mediterranean Sea generates more than $450bn annually and is a vital resource for 480 million people in 22 countries. ItRead more
This publication describes a policy agenda for applying the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus approach to water finance and investments. It presents the conclusions and recommendations of the 4th Conference on Water Finance and Investment co-organised on 30th-31st October 2023 in Cairo (Egypt) by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), European Union (EU) Delegation in Egypt, andRead more
We are proud to present the report of the First UfM Annual Conference on Water Investment and Financing. In the process of developing the UfM Financial Strategy for Water, we heard from our partners that a regional platform was very much needed to facilitate dialogue and peer learning on this crucial topic among all stakeholders.Read more
23 May 2024, Leipzig, Germany – Held in the margins of the 2024 Summit of the International Transport Forum (ITF), the open side-event “The Power of Digitalisation in Ensuring Financing of Green and Resilient Linear Transportation Infrastructure”, which will held in Leipzig, Germany on 23 May 2024 from 16.30 to 18.00h CET, will uncover howRead more
Comprising over 70 per cent of land use in most cities, housing is evidently central to future cities and urban development. Housing is central to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 11: ‘Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Access to dignified housing is recognized in various fundamental human rights texts, andRead more
15-16 May 2024, Dublin, Ireland. At the Second UfM Ministerial Conference on Sustainable Urban Development held in Cairo, Egypt on 22 May 2017, UfM Ministers in charge of housing, municipal affairs and urban development adopted the UfM Urban Agenda. In this context, the “UfM Thematic Working Group on Affordable and Sustainable Housing” was created withRead more
Nouakchott, 9-10 May 2024. The fourth and last “UfM Workshop on Urban Heritage and Traditional Building Skills in the Southern Mediterranean Region” gathered experts from the region to explore innovative solutions rooted in traditional construction methods in Nouakchott, Mauritania on 9 and 10 May 2024. This is part of an approach dedicated to enhancing theRead more
