The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and partners are hosting a conference under the framework of the UN’s Food Systems Summit, which aims to engage citizens all over the world in order to deliver healthier, more sustainable and equitable food systems, as part of progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 27 April 2021 (14:00 CET),Lire la suite
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Protect the environment, protect our future: how we need to put climate action at the heart of regional development By the UfM Deputy Secretary General Water, Environment and Blue Economy, Isidro González. Published in ABC 23 April 2021. This week, after negotiations that went on into the early hours of the morning, the EU reached anLire la suite
22 April 2021. Deputy Secretary General Grammenos Mastrojeni will be attending the second edition of the Food for Earth marathon, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Future Food Institute on World Earth Day, April 22. The virtual marathon runs for 24 hours across 30 countries, from Australia to Argentina.Lire la suite
Objective of the Report: This report aimed at identifying policy recommendations that can be implemented in the Mediterranean region, projects and initiatives that illustrate the UfM Water response to the COVID-19 and public Health nexus. Highlights: Globally, the WASH strategies are more “crisis-response” oriented than “planning strategy” oriented. The WASH system in the Mediterranean RegionLire la suite
22-23 March. The UfM-IFIs Urban Project Committee will be convened on 22 and 23 March 2021 to overview the hitherto submitted project ideas/proposals of UfM Member States, with the participation of representatives of UfM Member States from their respective Ministries in charge of Urban Development, Housing, and Finance, along with project promoters, on the oneLire la suite
Working languages: EN, FR and AR Monday, 22 March 2021, 09:30-10:30 hrs. (Brussels time). Cooling is a tremendously important element to take into consideration in housing policies and projects in hot climate zones. Energy needs for space cooling are predicted to triple by 2050. Nearly 70% of the increase will come from residential buildings – inLire la suite
On estime que 40 % des forêts méditerranéennes sont actuellement dégradées. Les causes : l’augmentation des feux de forêts, le surpâturage et la destruction des zones forestières en faveur de l’agriculture et de l’aménagement urbain. La Journée internationale des forêts, célébrée le 21 mars, sera dédiée cette année à la restauration des forêts comme partieLire la suite
Thursday, 18 March 2021, from 11:00 to 12:30 hrs. CET A technical training on how to apply the degree of urbanisation will be conducted by the Joint Research Centre, the European Commission’s science and knowledge service, as a follow-up to the discussions held on the degree of urbanisation in the second meeting of the PermanentLire la suite
Les 23-24 février 2020 – La Secrétaire Générale Adjointe pour le transport et le développement urbain Ayşe Asya a représenté l’UpM à l’atelier régional de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Europe (CEE-ONU) organisé par le Ministère de l’environnement et de l’aménagement du territoire de Slovénie, en coopération avec la CEE-ONU et avec le soutienLire la suite
Télécharger PDF Hashtag officiel: #UfM4BlueEconomy 2 février 2021. Les Ministres des 42 États membres de l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) ont convenu d’intensifier leurs efforts enLire la suite
