9-10 June 2021. The 8th meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Blue Economy Working Group took place online on 10th June, chaired by the European Commussion and Jordanian Co-Presidency, with the assistance of the UfM Secretariat. The meeting focused on the implementation of the UfM Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy adopted inRead more
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Register now 9 June 2021. The digital transformation requires new skills and competencies, educational programs and knowledge transfer in key blue economy sectors. The webinar on Digitalization skills in the Aquaculture and Tourism sectors in the Mediterranean Region” will provide an overview of the state-of-the-art and needs in digitalization skills in the Mediterranean region, withRead more
The Mediterranean basin is a recognised biodiversity hotspot, with outstanding flora diversity of 15,000 to 25,000 species, according to a ICUN report. 60% of flora and around one third of fauna in the Mediterranean is endemic, or unique to the region. By 2100, the drop in pH could reach 0.462 and 0.457 units for theRead more
28 April 2021. SCP/RAC will host a demonstration webinar to present the new platform theSwitchers.org and enable participants to directly ask their questions on wednesday 28 April . The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) supports the SwitchMed initiative to speed up the shift to sustainable consumption and production patterns in the Southern Mediterranean, notably through theRead more
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Official hashtag: #UfM4BlueEconomy 2 February 2021. Ministers from the 42 Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) countries have agreed to intensify their efforts towards a sustainable blue economy in the Mediterranean. Doing so, they want to promote the recovery of the region’s economies from the COVID-19 crisis, and address the environmental and climate challenges. Download report (PDF)Read more
Brussels, 2 February 2021 – Ministers from the 42 Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) countries have agreed to intensify their efforts towards a sustainable blue economy in the Mediterranean. Doing so, they want to promote the recovery of the region’s economies from the COVID-19 crisis, and address the environmental and climate challenges. Six years after theRead more
The Plastic Busters project has a remarkable objective: to tackle the issue of marine litter in the Mediterranean. Over the last four years, this Union for the Mediterranean-supported project has worked towards this goal in both the Northern and Southern Mediterranean regions by addressing the whole lifecycle of marine litter waste management. We spoke withRead more
