18-20 September, Gammarth. CO-EVOLVE is an ongoing three-year Interreg MED project focusing on the sustainable development of maritime and coastal tourism that was launched in November 2016 and brings together 12 partners (public regional and local administrations, universities, research institutes, a foundation and the CPMR IMC). After the pre-kick off meeting held in Barcelona onLire la suite
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3, 4 June, Barcelona. The event aims to take stock of the activities carried out so far by the CO-EVOLVE project and share the main related outcomes (Syntheses of Threats and Enabling Factors to Sustainable Tourism; Sustainability toolkit; Strategic planning at pilot areas scale; conclusions of the pilot actions in the 12 pilot sites) as wellLire la suite
10 April 2019, Montpellier. In order to follow up on the collaboration that was initiated on the occasion of the first joint event in Barcelona on 30-31 October 2018, the two projects are organising a second joint event on 9-10 April 2019, in the premises of the Département de l’Hérault (Montpellier, France). CO-EVOLVE is an ongoingLire la suite
25 March 2019, Brussels. The fifth meeting of the Working Group on the Blue Economy (BE WG) will take place at the Centre des Conferences Albert Borschette (CCAB) in Brussels on 25 March 2019. BE WG is an integral part of the UfM Forum on Blue Economy, which is one of the deliverables of the UfMLire la suite
13 December 2018, Rome, Italy. The UfM will organize a side event at the Forum on Fisheries Science in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea(Fish Forum 2018) that will take place on 10-14 December 2018 at the FAO Headquarters in Roma. The side event will promote, through a focus on the BLUEMED Initiative, the enhanced coordinationLire la suite
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
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
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
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
