The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Nasser Kamel, participated in the Ministerial Meeting of the WestMED initiative, which took place today in Algiers. The WestMED initiative seeks to promote specific measures to secure a sustainable development of the maritime economy in ten Western Mediterranean countries. The UfM is closely associated to theLire la suite
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26-28 November, Nairobi. Kenya will host the High-Level Conference on Sustainable Blue Economy from November 26-28, 2018 in Nairobi. The Principal Secretary, Mr. Macharia Kamau, said that the Conference follows the announcement by President Uhuru Kenyatta, during the Third Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly held in Nairobi last year. Over 4,000 participants from aroundLire la suite
Il s’agit de la 3eme réunion des journalistes de l’environnement des agences de presse de la Méditerranée, promue par l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) et l’Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN). Barcelone, 14 novembre 2018 (UpM / UICN-Med) – Plus de 50 journalistes de l’environnement de 20 pays du bassin méditerranéen, chercheurs,Lire la suite
13-15 November, Barcelona, Spain. The UfM will participate in the third edition of SwitchMed Connect that will be held in Barcelona on 13-15 November 2018. UfM Deputy Secretary General, Miguel García-Herraiz, will discuss the challenges in the Mediterranean on the first high-level panel on the 13 November. SwitchMed Connect is a gathering of Mediterranean stakeholdersLire la suite
29-31 October 2018, Barcelona. This event related to the UfM-labelled project Med Coast for Blue Growth (MedCoast4BG) will take place in Barcelona on 29-31 October 2018. The UfM will host a meeting of the internal CO-EVOLVE Steering Committee. A training session led by PAP/RAC and RER will be organized for CO-EVOLVE partners/pilot areas and relevantLire la suite
24 October 2018, Algiers, Algeria. The TransLogMED Conference will take place in Algiers on 24 October 2018. TransLogMED project was launched at the first Mediterranean Conference on Maritime Transport and Logistics, held on 8-9 May 2018. in Ismailia (Egypt). Building upon and complementing the UfM-labelled project LOGISMED Training Activities (LOGISMED-TA), TransLogMED’s capacity building activities will address the whole logistics chainLire la suite
The Secretariat of UfM hosted the BLUEMED Week on 23–25 October, during which national delegates, the European Commission and stakeholders met to advance an integrated Mediterranean research agenda on Blue Economy The BLUEMED Initiative seeks to contribute to the creation of new ‘blue’ jobs, social well-being and a sustainable growth in the marine and maritime sectorsLire la suite
23-25 October 2018, Barcelona. The UfM will host the BLUEMED Week in Barcelona on 22-25 October 2018. This event will dedicate a full week to the BLUEMED initiative, hosting the BLUEMED Steering Committee, the BLUEMED GSO Working Group, the Research Funders Workshop and the BLUEMED Platform meeting. The BLUEMED Initiative is a research and innovationLire la suite
20-21 Octobre 2018, Bizerte, Tunisie. Le Forum de la Mer – Bizerte 2018, rencontres euro-méditerranéennes de l’économie bleue durable, se tiendra les 20 et 21 octobre à Bizerte, Tunisie. 1/ Genèse A l’initiative de la société civile tunisienne, l’Institut tunisien des études stratégiques (ITES) a fait émerger, début 2018, une réflexion sur le besoin de doterLire la suite
Access to affordable and sustainable housing is a global challenge growing fast in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Housing is at the core of the New Urban Agenda and is closely linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as to human rights issues, with adequate housing being recognized as part of the right to anLire la suite
