9-10 May 2024, Nouakchott, Mauritania. The UfM has been organising, in cooperation with UNESCO Regional Office for Maghreb Countries and with the financial support of the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), a series of workshops entitled “Urban Heritage and Traditional Building Skills in the Southern Mediterranean Region”. The objective is to identify and promote good practicesRead more
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The Mediterranean, a region of immense cultural and ecological significance, faces escalating challenges related to environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, pollution, overpopulation and water scarcity, which is compounded by heatwaves, droughts, and coastal vulnerabilities. As such, there is a critical need for an immediate transition to a green, circular economy in the Euro- Mediterranean region, asRead more
16-18 April 2024, Timimoun and Adrar, Algeria – Over the course of three days, the “UfM Workshop on Urban Heritage and Traditional Building Skills” convened national and international experts to explore innovative solutions using traditional construction methods, with a focus on local materials and vernacular techniques. This initiative aims to bolster the resilience of localRead more
7-8 March 2024, Paris, France – The UfM Secretariat will organize a meeting on sustainable construction in the margins of the first global forum on “Buildings and Climate”, which will bring together governments, international organizations, financial institutions, local authorities, private sector organizations (materials and components industry, architecture, engineering, construction, real estate, owners, finance), and collectiveRead more
The resilience and adaptability of ports and shipping are vital for transport connectivity, enhanced regional integration, and for addressing longer-term sustainability goals. “MARLOG 13” addresses the latest trends and innovations in sustainable and resilient green blue infrastructure in ports and logistics. The UfM-supported Blue Mediterranean Partnership will support transition to a sustainable blue economy inRead more
2-5 March 2024, Alexandria, Egypt – In the framework of its ongoing collaboration with the Arab Academy of Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), the UfM Secretariat will support and participate once again in the 13th MARLOG International Maritime Transport and Logistics Conference on “Sustainable Green Blue Infrastructure”. This year’s conference is focused on theRead more
More than 350 join forces in Athens to forge a sustainable blue economy future for the Mediterranean
The 2nd UfM Stakeholder Conference on Sustainable Blue Economy took place on February 19 and 20 in the Greek capital, with over 350 participants evaluating the progress made within the framework of the 10 Sustainable Blue Economy priority areas adopted in 2021 and discussing next steps. The event, which featured 11 workshops on topics rangingRead more
19 and 20 February 2024, Athens – The UfM EU and Jordan Co-Presidency, the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Island Policy of the Hellenic Republic have the pleasure of inviting you to participate in the 2nd UfM Stakeholder Conference on Sustainable Blue Economy. The Conference will be hostedRead more
30-31 January 2024, Paris, France – The International Transport Forum (ITF), managed by OECD, is the most important gathering of transport in Europe. In the framework of its ongoing collaboration with ITF/OECD under the joint Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2018, the UfM Secretariat will participate once again in the International Transport Forum (ITF) AnnualRead more
17-18 January 2024, Barcelona (Spain). As part of the celebration of the Day of the Mediterranean 2023, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) organized a student competition on Urban Design entitled “Urban Solutions to Climate Change in the Mediterranean” addressing students of schools based in any of the 43 UfM Member States but proposing solutions basedRead more
