26 June, Rome, Italy. The 1st Regional Conference of the joint UFM UNESCO-WWAP initiative Achieving SDG6 and other SDGs in Mediterranean Region will be co-organized by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) With Support of the Ministry of Foreign affairs of Italy The UFM Senior Official, Min EnricoLire la suite
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The UfM Gas Platform Conference: The Role of Liquefied Natural Gas in the Mediterranean Gas Security
Paris, 13 June 2019. The UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel has participated in the UfM Gas Platform Conference held today in Paris. The conference has tackled the key Role of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) in the Mediterranean Gas Security and has gathered high-level speakers including the Minister of Petroleum of Egypt and the Director-General for EnergyLire la suite
10-12 June 2019 and 13-14 June 2019, Brussels. The Technical Project Preparation Workshop for Transformational Climate Resilience GCF Water Project Concepts in the Mediterranean, scheduled for 10-12 June 2019, in Brussels, organized back-to-back with the 10th WEG Meeting on 13-14 June, aims to respond to country needs and expressed demand for support to strengthen capacity of GCFLire la suite
Brussels, 11 June 2019. The UfM organized on 11 June 2019 its first technical Workshop on Project Preparation for Transformational Climate Resilience Water Projects in the Mediterranean Region for the Green Climate Fund. The Mediterranean is one of the 25 climate change hotspot cuasing water scarcity, demographic change including concentration of economic activities and population in coastalLire la suite
Chaque année, environ 7 millions de décès sont causés par la pollution atmosphérique extérieure et domestique, dont 1 million dans les régions d’Europe et de la Méditerranée orientale. Dans le même temps, la région méditerranéenne offre un potentiel énorme pour un développement durable et respectueux de l’environnement. Différents acteurs de la région soutiennent activement laLire la suite
One year after the International Donor Conference, additional international funding has been obtained for the project. The first tenders have been launched and the first construction works are due to start in August. The desalination plant is expected to supply drinking water to 2 million Palestinian inhabitants in Gaza, where over 97% of the waterLire la suite
In response to the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Ministerial Declaration on Environment and Climate Change adopted in Athens on 13 May 2014, in which the UfM Member States call for an increased role of the UfM with regard to finance, technology transfer and capacity building in the context of international cooperation, the UfM hasLire la suite
9-11 April 2019, Barcelona. The UfM Climate Week has taken place in Barcelona gathering a wide range of actors (UfM members’ representatives, civil society, IFIs, scientific experts…). During last week, several climate-related meetings were organised at the premises of the UfM Secretariat to discuss the impacts of climate change on agriculture, the state of climate financeLire la suite
