Barcelona, 22 March 2014.<\/b> The Union for the Mediterranean joins the international community in expressing the need to find global and regional solutions to address the challenges surrounding energy and water (water-energy-nexus), highlighting the interlinkage of the two sectors, and the need for more resource-efficiency, which is a particular concern also in the Mediterranean region.<\/p>\n
In this regard, the consultants undertaking the current technical preparations of the UfM-labelled project Desalination Facility for the Gaza Strip<\/i><\/a> are also evaluating power supply options that include renewable sources of energy.<\/p>\n The Secretariat, through its project-oriented approach, is currently developing a series of actions to better manage resources and address the environmental and climate change concerns through a more holistic approach. The Secretariat also intends to identify best practices to make water, energy and materials\u2019 efficient ‘Green Industry’ a reality. As a follow-up to Rio+20, and in collaboration with a number of regional partners, the Secretariat is currently working on the assessment of a potential UfM-labelled project which aims to facilitate access to financing to companies adopting Sustainable Consumption Patterns (SCP) \/Resource Efficiency models, as well as to promote enabling and demonstration activities for green industries, businesses and local stakeholders.<\/p>\n As part of a wider dialogue, and in preparation of the upcoming UfM Ministerial Meeting on Environment and Climate Change<\/a>, set to take place on13 May 2014, stakeholders from private and public entities as well as country representatives, recently engaged in discussions during a series of meetings in Amman, Jordan (10-15 March, 2014). The aim of the meetings was to outline common social and economic challenges and identify potential ways to address them. Participants agreed on the need for a better understanding, and called for long-term and innovative approaches in order to use resources more efficiently and guarantee a sound and clean environment.<\/p>\n The UfM Secretariat will continue pursuing partnerships with relevant international organisations to improve water and energy access, efficiency and sustainability.<\/p>\n List of UfM projects<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Barcelona, 22 March 2014. The Union for the Mediterranean joins the international community in expressing the need to find global and regional solutions to address the challenges surrounding energy and water (water-energy-nexus), highlighting the interlinkage of the two sectors, and the need for more resource-efficiency, which is a particular concern also in the Mediterranean region.More information about UfM projects on Water and Energy<\/h4>\n
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