24 mai 2023, Barcelone. La 4e réunion du groupe de travail de l’UpM sur l’environnement et le changement climatique s’est tenue à Sitges, Barcelone, le 24 mai 2023. Les pays membres du groupe de travail de l’UpM sur l’environnement et le changement climatique, ainsi que différentes parties prenantes clés (CRPM, PNUE PAM, FAO, l’Institut forestier européen ou Clima-Med, entre autres) se sont réunis pour faire progresser la deuxième Déclaration Ministérielle de l’UpM sur l’environnement et l’action climatique, adoptée au Caire en 2021. La Déclaration Ministérielle de 2021 vise à intensifier et à accélérer la transition de la Méditerranée vers une… Lire la suite
9 mai 2023, Amman. L’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM), la Suède et le Partenariat mondial pour l’eau – Méditerranée (GWP-Med) ont inauguré des solutions techniques intégrées pour une agriculture durable dans le gouvernorat de Salt, en Jordanie. Ces solutions impliquent la réutilisation des eaux usées traitées par la station d’épuration de Wadi Shuayb pour l’irrigation, après un traitement tertiaire dans des zones humides construites, avec un pompage alimenté par de l’énergie solaire renouvelable, et une agriculture résiliente face au climat. Le NEXUS Eau-Énergie-Alimentation-Écosystèmes (WEFE) représente une approche efficace pour faire face à la crise du changement climatique qui jette son ombre… Lire la suite
29-30 March 2023, Barcelona – The UfM took part in Barcelona REACT 2023 Economic Reactivation Days, organized by the Barcelona City Council since 2021. REACT is the meeting point for Barcelona’s economic sectors, bringing together experts, and local, national and international leaders, to reflect on the next decade’s economic outlook and on key ongoing projects at local level. A valuable opportunity to exchange on regional and local experiences, best practices, and lessons learned, UfM Deputy Secretary General for Water, Environment, and Blue Economy, Almotaz Abadi, took part in a session on ‘The blue economy in Barcelona, placing the Sea on… Lire la suite
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the World Ocean Council (WOC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at UfM Headquarters in Barcelona in the framework of the 2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy and Roadmap for its implementation, and of the WestMED Initiative, supported by the UfM and by the European Commission. 28 March 2023, Barcelona. In close coordination with the UfM EU (DG MARE) and Jordan Co-Presidency, on March 28, 2023, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the World Ocean Council (WOC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at UfM Headquarters in Barcelona in the… Lire la suite
L’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) se joint aux organisations internationales partenaires et à plusieurs de ses États membres lors de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur l’eau 2023 pour alerter sur la crise de l’eau à laquelle la région méditerranéenne est confrontée et sur la nécessité d’améliorer le financement et la viabilité financière de la gestion de l’eau. Pour renforcer les compétences des jeunes tout en relevant les défis liés à l’eau dans la région, l’UpM a élaboré une nouvelle stratégie sur l’eau et l’engagement des jeunes. Les projets soutenus par l’UpM, tels que le « Programme intégré pour la… Lire la suite
A 14th edition of the Monaco Blue Initiative (MBI) led by the Foundation of the Oceanographic Institute of Monaco was organized in March 2023. The UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel was among the main key speakers invited to this discussion platform. He underlined the importance of Mediterranean cross-shore cooperation and partnerships in anticipating and tackling the effects of climate change in the region. 20 March 2023, Monaco – Invited by the Foundation of Prince Albert II, UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel partook in the 14th edition of the Monaco Blue Initiative (MBI). Organized by the Foundation and the Oceanographic Institute… Lire la suite
14-17 March 2023, Tunisia – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the General Directorate of Forests of Tunisia and with the support of the Union for the Mediterranean, organized between 14-17 March 2023 a regional capacity building workshop for Mediterranean countries on the restoration of degraded forest landscape. The workshop was part of the Mediterranean regional component of the UfM labelled project “The Paris Agreement in action: scaling up forest and landscape restoration to achieve Nationally Determined Contributions”, funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and… Lire la suite
14 March 2023, Brussels. The 13th meeting of the UfM Working Group on Blue Economy took place on the 14th of March at the in Brussels, bringing together the UfM Focal Points on Blue Economy, relevant regional stakeholders, international financial institutions and donors. The event focused on the progress made regarding the Roadmap for the implementation of the 2nd UfM Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy (SBE), as well as to present the Blue Mediterranean Partnership for potential expansion to the wider Mediterranean. The meeting was an opportunity to further strengthen the regional dialogue based on concrete advancements at regional and national level, to maximise the existing resources and collaboration, as well as producing an… Lire la suite
8 March 2023. To celebrate the International Women’s Day, the UfM seeks to recognise the paramount role of women in the water sector, and highlight the need to ensure that the women’s role is at the heart of the UfM priorities and in promoting initiatives supporting women in the Mediterranean region and beyond. Gender equality is key to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As “being off the track to achieve the SDGs by 2030” is a looming reality, the UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) launched a Call for Action (CfA) to accelerate the achievement of gender equality… Lire la suite
7 March 2023, Barcelona – UfM hosted on 7 March 2023 the webinar on the “Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF): Outcomes, follow up and way forward”, as a follow-up on the COP15 Biodiversity, which took place in December 2022 in Montreal as shared international roadmap to tackle the ecological crisis and towards a more nature-positive world. The webinar stressed the need to continue pooling technical, human and financial resources; ensuring coordination and converge efforts to reach the 30×30 target, which calls for 30% of the world’s terrestrial, inland water, and of coastal and marine areas, to be in effective protection… Lire la suite
