• UfM Secretary General participates in the General Debate of the General Assembly and holds bilateral meetings with Government officials and representatives of UN Agencies to advance the common development agenda for the Euro-Mediterranean region, in line with the 2030 Development Agenda for Sustainable Development. • “The UfM Secretariat is determined to continue joining forces with the international community to address global challenges and implement Sustainable Development Goals in the Euro-Mediterranean region, with tangible and concrete activities and initiatives, especially for youth in the region”, has said Fathallah Sijilmassi, Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean…. read more
The UfM Secretariat is partnering with France’s Agency for Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) in the launch of a competition to foster public initiatives promoting adaptation to climate change impacts…. read more
Today, at the Dead Sea in Jordan, Ministers of International Cooperation and Planning from the 43 member countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) defined key steps to enhance the impact of regional cooperation…. read more
• Keeping the global temperature rise to below 2oC, the target set by the Paris Agreement, calls for actions that cannot only rely on nationally-determined contributions. A coordinated regional approach on Climate Action is needed to successfully achieve this target in the Mediterranean, one of the most sensitive areas in terms of the impact of climate change. • Over 50 climate experts from UfM member countries, representatives from international organisations working in the field of climate action (UNEP, EBRD, etc.) and civil society representatives are gathering today under the auspices of the French Ministry for Environment, Energy and the Sea,… read more
• The first meetings of the UfM Regional Electricity Market (REM) Platform and the UfM Gas Platform take place in Barcelona. • Representatives from 20 UFM Member States discuss the integration of electricity markets and the development of a gas market in the region…. read more
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol and UfM Secretary General Fathallah Sijilmassi signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Paris to undertake joint initiatives that effectively contribute towards sustainable development in the region…. read more
The purpose of the UfM Platforms is to provide a permanent forum of regional dialogue for discussing energy policy objectives and measures, with a view to identifying concrete partnership actions and following up on their implementation…. read more
• According to the World Bank, investment to cover energy needs in the Mediterranean will come to €23 billion per year by 2030 • Enhanced dialogue through UfM platforms on energy will facilitate partnerships between the main stakeholders in the field of energy and strengthen cooperation between the member states of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)… read more
• The Mediterranean is one of the most vulnerable regions to the adverse effects of climate change. • In the run-up to the COP 21 in Paris, the UfM Informal High-Level Conference on Climate Change in Skhirat, Morocco contributes to fostering regional dialogue and cooperation to support Mediterranean countries’ ongoing efforts to achieve climate change goals…. read more
December, 2014. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) has collaborated with RES4MED (Renewable Energy Solutions for the Mediterranean) and Enel Foundation in the first edition of the Advanced Training Course “Integration of Renewable Energy Solutions in the Mediterranean electricity markets” that was successfully concluded in November. RES4MED and Enel Foundation have organized this course during two weeks in November 2014, also in collaboration with Politecnico di Milano. The training programme was addressed to a selected group of candidates from Energy Regulatory Authorities, Ministries and Energy Companies of Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries, Ph.D. and researchers as well… read more
