Bakou, Azerbaïdjan, 13-21 novembre – La COP29 a accueilli le Pavillon Méditerranéen, une initiative de l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) visant à mettre en lumière les défis urgents auxquels la Méditerranée est actuellement confrontée, ainsi que les solutions innovantes en cours de développement, afin de fomenter une sensibilisation accrue de la région. L’un des pointsLire la suite
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The Mediterranean region is currently dealing with critical global challenges, including water scarcity, food and energy insecurity, and ecosystem degradation. These challenges are interconnected and are collectively referred to as the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus. Climate change further exacerbates these challenges, making it necessary to take a comprehensive and integrated approach to achieve sustainable development andLire la suite
The Mediterranean coastal zone is a hotspot for highly interconnected climate risks for the ecosystems and the societies due to a particular combination of multiple severe climate hazards, including rising temperatures, water scarcity, sea-level rise, and extreme weather events. Policies to manage coastal risks and adaptation strategies in the Mediterranean coastal zone are important toLire la suite
Source: Google Earth Data SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO Image Landsat / Copernicus (Tribune) Une vérité méditerranéenne qui dérange : Marées montantes et avenirs sombres Annahar (LB), Youm7 (EG), Alrai (JO), Asssabah (TN), Renewable Matter (EU), ABC (ES) 18 novembre 2024, Bakou, Azerbaïdjan. La Méditerranée évoque des images de plages idylliques baignées de soleil et des eaux aux teintes vertLire la suite
MedECC and UfM: Mediterranean countries’ climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts still insufficient for liveable futures Today MedECC, the network of Mediterranean Experts on Climate and Environmental Change, and the Union for the Mediterranean presented the latest scientific findings on the impacts of climate and environmental change on the region’s coastal zones as well asLire la suite
Le réseau d’experts méditerranéens sur les changements climatiques et environnementaux (MedECC), et l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) ont présenté aujourd’hui, depuis la COP29 à Bakou, les dernières conclusions scientifiques sur les impacts du changement climatique et de la dégradation de l’environnement dans les zones côtières de la région, ainsi que sur le nexus Eau-Énergie-Alimentation-Écosystèmes (WEFE).Lire la suite
11-22 November 2024, Baku (Azerbaijan) – The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is joining forces with other Mediterranean stakeholders to organize and promote a Mediterranean Pavilion of the Conference of the Parties of the UN, CoP29, that is bound to gather public and private stakeholders. The Mediterranean Pavilion is conceived as a house for allLire la suite
6 November 2024, Italy. The event is moderated by Prof. Michele Governatori, ECCO Think Tank, Scene Setting Climate, the Mediterranean Hotspot – Grammenos Mastrojeni, Senior Deputy Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) A pragmatic overlook on the years to come – Dr. Benedetta Brioschi, Partner and Head of Food, Retail and SustainabilityLire la suite
14-15 October 2024, Cairo. This is the Main Annual Event on Water Finance in the region. The Conference is co-convened by the Union for the Mediterranean, the European Union and the African Development Bank. The overall objective of the annual conferences is to support progress towards achieving water security in the Mediterranean and Africa byLire la suite
8 October 2024, Paris – The UfM working group on Gas, Emissions Abatement and Hydrogen Platform (formerly UfM Gas Platform) will take place in Paris on the 8th of October 2024, within the event “OMEC-EMGF Joint Conference How to Decarbonise the Maritime Sector in the Mediterranean?”. The event aims to bring together key stakeholders to present, discussLire la suite
