Brussels, 17 November 2015 The UfM Ministerial Conference on Blue Economy aims at strengthening the potential of the blue economy in the Mediterranean region, as well as improving maritime governance and achieving a conducive environment to promote jobs, innovation and knowledge-based business opportunities through the development of key maritime sectors. This regional effort is key in the wider contextRead more
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• Blue economy offers enormous potential for job creation and investment in the Mediterranean, particularly in terms of sustainable development, clustering and networking of education and training organisations, increased research and innovation capacity, skills development and access to finance.
• This potential can only be tapped through joint efforts and close cooperation between all littoral States.
Athens, 13 May 2014 A Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Meeting on Environment and Climate Change will take place on 13 May 2014, in Athens, Greece. As agreed by the 43 UfM member countries at their Senior Officials Meeting in October 2013, the main topics of this Ministerial Meeting will be: The Horizon 2020 InitiativeRead more
On the occasion of the 18th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of Mediterranean and its Protocols, the UfM Secretariat, along with partners of the H2020 Steering Committee, briefed member states and stakeholders of the convention on the findings of a comprehensive study to protect the Mediterranean sea from pollution.
Istanbul, 3 December 2013, 1:15 to 2:00 pm The Programme for the Assessment and Control of Marine Pollution in the Mediterranean Region (UNEP/MAP/ MED POL) and the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will organise a joint conference on: ‘The implementation of depollution regional and national action plans’ The event will be heldRead more
