100 representatives of civil society, youth organisations and non-state actors from the Euro-Mediterranean met to discuss regional challenges during the UfM Regional Dialogue on “Shared views on key issues in the Mediterranean”, on 22-23 May 2019, at the Pedralbes Palace in Barcelona.
These exchanges contributed to the analysis of achievements and related challenges and the role different stakeholders (youth organizations, CSOs, institutions and international/regional agencies, …) play in promoting participation and opportunities to develop new projects and initiatives that tackle key issues in the Euro-Mediterranean. The regional dialogue’s key themes were environment, energy, water, climate change and sustainable development, economy and competitiveness, employment and education and women’s and girls’ empowerment (transversal theme).
The sessions focused on inclusive and sustainable development, a key factor in addressing the root causes of the current challenges facing the Euro-Mediterranean region (see the agenda).
