Barcelone, le 22 mars 2017 – La région méditerranéenne est l’une des régions du monde les plus vulnérables au changement climatique ainsi que l’une des plus fragiles face à la demande en eau. On estime que plus de 180 millions de personnes dans la région ont un accès restreint à l’eau et que 60 millions supplémentaires sontLire la suite
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Barcelona, 16 March 2017. The Fifth Meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean Climate Change Expert Group (UfM CCEG) with take place on 16 March 2017 at the premises of the Secretariat of the UfM in Barcelona. This meeting is organized back-to-back with the First UfM Working Group on Environment and Climate Change, scheduled forLire la suite
Barcelona, 14-15 March 2017. The First Meeting of the Working Group on Environment and Climate Change aims to review progress in the implementation up to date of the 2014 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Environment and Climate Change’s recommendations. The meeting will also provide suggestions for further action and follow up. The UfM Ministerial Meeting onLire la suite
Barcelona, 13 March 2017. Following the request of the UfM Ministerial Declaration on Environment and Climate Change of 2014, the UfM Secretariat supports the emergence of an initiative aiming at assessing the vulnerability of the region regarding climate change. This initiative, called MedECC, gathers around 200 scientists from all over the Mediterranean region and isLire la suite
Le Secrétariat général de l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) accueille aujourd’hui la première Assemblée générale du Réseau des Jeunes Méditerranéens pour le Climat (MYCN) à Barcelone. Le Réseau des Jeunes Méditerranéens pour le Climat (MYCN) mène des actions de lutte contre le changement climatique afin de promouvoir la sensibilisation, trouver des solutions, partager des expériencesLire la suite
Brussels, Belgium, 20 December 2016. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfMS) is pleased to announce the Sixth Meeting of the Water Expert Group (WEG), scheduled to take place on 20 December 2016 in Brussels. The Meeting is of paramount importance as a step towards the UfM Ministerial Meeting on Water which is to beLire la suite
Tunis, Tunisia, 5-6 December 2016. The 2nd Regional Conference of the UfM labelled project Governance & Financing for the Mediterranean Water Sector will be co-organised by the Union for the Mediterranean on 5-6 December in Tunis, Tunisia. Moreover, the UfM Workshop on the PRPI will be held in the same dates. About the project “Governance &Lire la suite
Rome, 1 December 2016. The UfM Ministerial Meeting on Energy will be held in Rome on 1 December and will be hosted by Italy’s Foreign Affairs Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Economic Development Minister Carlo Calenda. The 43 members of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) agreed to step up regional cooperation on energy in orderLire la suite
Rome, 1 December 2016. Gathered today in Rome for a meeting hosted by Italy’s Foreign Affairs Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Economic Development Minister Carlo Calenda, the ministers in charge of energy from the 43 members of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) agreed to step up regional cooperation on energy in order to deliver aLire la suite
17 November, Marrakech. High-level panel: Sustainable development and regional stability go hand in hand in the Mediterranean. The transition towards low-carbon development is a tremendous source of opportunity for the region through the creation of new economic activities, and also offers greater resilience in the face of climatic variations. To that end, the UfM SecretariatLire la suite
