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
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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
Nous vivons un moment important. Nous commençons ensemble à construire l’ère bas carbone. Il s’agit en effet d’une œuvre collective. États, collectivités, société civile, entreprises, organisations internationales et intergouvernementales, nous sommes tous mobilisés pour relever les défis qui nous attendent. La complexité du défi climatique impose de travailler au niveau global mais aussi de s’appuyerLire la suite
• EU Commissioner Arias Cañete, President of the Energy Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of UfM Samir Mourad, President of the Scientific Committee of COP22 Nizar Baraka, UfM Secretary General Fathallah Sijilmassi and other officials, experts and stakeholders discuss opportunities that the transition towards low carbon and climate-resilient development could bring for peace and stabilityLire la suite
15 November. Marrakech. Following the launch of the innovative framework aimed at boosting the development of private renewable energy markets in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan, a conference for private businesses will be held on 15 November at 9 a.m. in the Civil Society area at the COP22. This conference is organised with the COP22’sLire la suite
Marrakech, le 14 novembre 2016. La Banque européenne pour la reconstruction et le développement (BERD) et l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) ont lancé aujourd’hui un programme commun visant à stimuler le développement des marchés des énergies renouvelables en Égypte, en Jordanie, au Maroc et en Tunisie. Le projet SPREF, un cadre de financement de 227,5 millions d’euros, aLire la suite
14 November. Marrakech. In the framework of the REE Platform, the UfM will launch an innovative framework aimed at boosting the development of private renewable energy markets in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan. The project will promote efficient policy dialogue and the development of effective financing mechanisms to directly stimulate investments and encourage local privateLire la suite
