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
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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
20-21 September 2018, Brussels. The first meeting of the UfM Thematic Working Group on Affordable and Sustainable Housing, which will take place in Brussels on 20-21 September 2018, is organized in coordination with the UfM Co-Presidency. It will bring together national focal points at technical line ministries of UfM Member States and participants from key regionalLire la suite
Centres euro-méditerranéens d’innovation pour des villes intelligentes Transport et développement urbain Complété Labelled projects Contexte et objectifs Ce projet régional a pour but de créer des centres d’innovation pour des villes intelligentes dans trois villes du sud de la Méditerranée, à savoir Fès au Maroc, Tunis en Tunisie et Alexandrie en Égypte. L’idée est de reproduireLire la suite
Intensifier la restauration des forêts et des paysages pour rétablir la biodiversité et promouvoir des approches communes d’atténuation et d’adaptation Eau, Environnement et Économie Bleue Complété Labelled projects Contexte et objectifs Avec un budget total de 1 850 000 euros sur une période de 4 ans, le projet vise à Intensifier la restauration des forêts etLire la suite
The Mediterranean region is at a crossroads. It faces important challenges such as political instability and economic stagnation that are exacerbated by the effects of climate change, namely water scarcity and environmental degradation. These challenges are interlinked and their most visible effects is the influx of migrants leaving the Mediterranean shores in an uncertain tripLire la suite
26 June 2018 – « We stress the importance of structuring Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in marine and maritime sectors to encompass a broad range of objectives comprising the creation of new, blue jobs and social well-being while also being mindful of sustainable development and the preservation of the environment in the Mediterranean area » declared at La Valletta UfM R&I Ministers,Lire la suite
23-25 May, Leipzig.The increased number of road fatalities and the need to enhance road safety is a common challenge for both Northern and Southern Euro-Mediterranean countries. Despite the launch of some important initiatives in recent years, there is still room for collective efforts and more joint actions to be undertaken in order to effectively address this situation.Lire la suite
The BlueMed initiative is launching a new Call for Start-up Action. The Start-up Actions represent concrete opportunities to explore innovative, knowledge-based pathways and forward-looking visions with a multidisciplinary, mission-oriented approach, for further uptake and developments. The BlueMed initiative is one of the main line of actions within the UfM Ministerial on Blue Economy. Addressed to entitiesLire la suite
