Water is one of the major challenges for the Mediterranean. Cooperation across the Mediterranean on water projects willbe critical to ensure that 250 million people will have access to quality water in the future…. Lire la suite
Mr. Eric Besson has reiterated his readiness to support and collaborate with the UfMS…. Lire la suite
Water is one of the major challenges for the Mediterranean. Cooperation across the Mediterranean on water projects willbe critical to ensure that 250 million people will have access to quality water in the future. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean is mandated to play a major role in the identification, promotion and searchfor funding water projects in the region. 60 experts, officially representing 22 countries, together with the European Commission and League of Arab States and representatives of 23 international, inter- and non-governmental organisations met over a period of two days todiscuss the way forward especially with regards… Lire la suite
The WEG meeting was held on May 18th 2011, at the Palau de Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain. It was chaired by the Environment & Water Division of the UfM Secretariat…. Lire la suite
Geneva – UfMS Acting Secretary General Dr. Lino Cardarelli was invited as keynote speaker at the second operational meeting on External Trade and Investments in the Mediterranean organized by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean in cooperation with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United Nations Trade and Productive Capacity Cluster. The meeting was attended by several imminent speakers from the Mediterranean region which focused on the recent developments in the Southern parts of the Mediterranean and its economic impact…. Lire la suite
UfM member States, represented by their Senior Officials, lately adopted two key documents related to the work of the Secretariat…. Lire la suite
Barcelona – Will the Arab revolutions topple the invisible wall that separates the two Mediterranean shores? In order to do this, Europe must contribute towards it, helping the North African evolution towards democracy and progress…. Lire la suite
The Division of Environment and Water of the UfM Secretariat is organizing a technical Meeting of the Water Expert Group (WEG), to be held at the Palau de Pedralbes, headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean’s Secretariat, Barcelona on 17-18 May 2011, and which will be co-hosted by the European Commission and MED EUWI…. Lire la suite
Murcia – Rafiq Husseini, Deputy Secretary General and Head of Environment & Water Division, and Gerhard Stahl, Secretary General for the EU Committee of Regions, were invited by the President of the Murcia Region, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, to address the proposals of the ‘ARLEM Report on local water management in the Mediterranean’ and governance of water resources…. Lire la suite
At the MISTRALS International Workshop held between 30 March and 1 April 2011 in the University of Malta in Valetta, Dr. Rafiq Husseini outlined the serious environmental challenges that face the Mediterranean Region and threats to its biodiversity, habitable areas, health and food security…. Lire la suite