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
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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
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
13-15 December 2023, Marrakech, Morocco – Recognizing the role of historic Arab Cites and Ksours in urban development and economic and social revitalization, as well as the importance of safeguarding urban heritage through effective and innovative housing solutions, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is joining hands with UN-Habitat, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and UNESCO toRead more
16-17 November 2023, Tirana (Albania) – The aim of the Meeting “Re/Defining the Role of Housing Agencies in Albania and Montenegro: Learning from peer countries”, which will take place in Tirana, Albania on 16-17 November 2023, is to conduct a first assessment of Albania’s and Montenegro’s needs, in terms of setting up its Housing AgencyRead more
November 2023 (Date TBC), Barcelona (Spain) – The upcoming meeting of the “UfM Network of Schools of Architecture & Urban Planning” will take place in Barcelona, Spain in November 2023, back-to-back with the Award Ceremony of the “UfM Urban Design Student Competition”. The Student Competition has been conceptualized and initiated by the UfM Meetings ofRead more
November 2023 (Date TBC), Barcelona (Spain) – 2023 will witness the first iteration of the “UfM Urban Design Student Competition”, which this year will focus on “Urban Solutions to Climate Change in the Mediterranean”. Urban Design solutions/proposals for all kinds of climatic challenges constitute the main subject of the competition. As part of the celebration ofRead more
Register here Cities, policymakers and governments worldwide join forces to find solutions for their urban transitions 04 July 2023, 10:00-11:00am CEST, online. Mission Innovation is a global initiative catalysing a decade of action and investment in research, development and demonstration to make clean energy affordable, attractive and accessible for all. This will accelerate progress towards the Paris AgreementRead more
15-16 June 2023, Menorca, Spain – The TAIEX “Multi-Regional Workshop on Legal-regulatory frameworks for coastal land management in Mediterranean countries” will address the need to improve the sustainable management of coastal zones of Mediterranean countries through effective legal and regulatory land management instruments, to tackle coastal and marine degradation and climate change effects while limiting theRead more
