27 October 2021, Barcelona. The Union for the Mediterranean, ARLEM, UNEP/MAP and MedCities are organizing a regional workshop on City to city cooperation. The meeting will be held in the UfM’s headquarters in Barcelona in a hybrid format on 27 October 2021. City to city cooperation continues to be a promising framework for knowledge andLire la suite
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21 octobre 2021 9h30-12h00 (CET). L’Union pour la Méditerranée et l’Interreg MED Green Growth community ont le plaisir de vous inviter à participer au webinaire en objet. Des conférenciers bien ressourcés vont fournir un aperçu actualisé et des prédictions sur l’importance des pertes alimentaires, la réduction du gaspillage alimentaire et la gestion des déchets organiques dansLire la suite
8 October 2021 (10:00 am, Beirut). This webinar is dedicated to highlight women’s contributions in key maritime sectors in Lebanon, and to discuss solutions for various challenges obstructing the development of opportunities for women in the Blue Sectors. The event will be simultaneously translated in English, French, and Arabic. This webinar is led by the UnionLire la suite
The World habitat Day 2021 is about sustainable urbanization and collective global responsibility for the future of the human habitat, with a focus on moving towards carbon neutrality. The UfM Urban Agenda and the UfM Strategic Urban Development Action Plan 2040 reflect the shared strategic vision of UfM Member States for tackling adaptive urban andLire la suite
22 September 2021. Sustainability and inclusiveness are at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, promoting strategies that place equality of access at the center of attention. The multiple sectors captured under the notion of blue economy offer a lot of potential in improving the inclusion of women in the implementation of blue economy,Lire la suite
En février 2021, les ministres des 42 pays de l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) ont convenu d’intensifier leurs efforts en faveur d’une économie bleue durable en Méditerranée. Au lendemain de l’une des plus grandes crises jamais connues dans la région depuis la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, il est clair que l’économie bleue doit maintenant relever unLire la suite
9-10 June 2021. The 8th meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Blue Economy Working Group took place online on 10th June, chaired by the European Commussion and Jordanian Co-Presidency, with the assistance of the UfM Secretariat. The meeting focused on the implementation of the UfM Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy adopted inLire la suite
The purpose of this report is to review potential investment opportunities in water and climate adaptation and mitigation. Our review included national and regional large-scale investments that attract international investors such. Examples include the Red Sea Dead Sea project, waste-to-energy in Lebanon, and water management in Tunisia. In addition, we reviewed potential national niches thatLire la suite
We are proud to present the report of the First UfM Annual Conference on Water Investment and Financing. In the process of developing the UfM Financial Strategy for Water, we heard from our partners that a regional platform was very much needed to facilitate dialogue and peer learning on this crucial topic among all stakeholders.Lire la suite
21 June, 14:30. The 2nd Independent Dialogue of the UN Food Systems Summit will be convened by the UfM the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN One Planet Network Sustainable Food Systems Programme, and the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area Foundation (PRIMA), toLire la suite
