21-24 of March 2022, Dakar. This March 2022, participants from all walks of life, including political and economic decision-makers, multilateral institutions, academia, civil society and the private sector, will gather in Dakar, Senegal, for the 9th World Water Forum. Mediterranean actors will attend this event with an agreed common agenda to stren… read more
23 March 2022 – The 10th Meeting of the UfM Working Group on Blue Economy will take place in person in Brussels and online, on 23 March 2022. The meeting aims at: • Presenting and exchanging on the Roadmap for the implementation of the UfM Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy (adopted on February 2nd, 2021). • Sharing the calendar of… read more
Register today Online format, 21 March, from 10:00 to 11:30 CET. Urbanization, competing land usages, global trade and industrialization have led to profound and negative impacts on nature, biodiversity and ecosystems across the world. The ongoing depletion of natural resources not only affects environmental conditions but also has an enormous impa… read more
21 March 2022, 12.00 – 13.00 (CET), Online. Launch of the project Euromed-RRM – “Implementing a rapid response mechanism for higher education in emergencies in the Euro-Med region” in the framework of the European Humanitarian Forum. A panel will explore opportunities and challenges ahead to reach the “15#30” target set by UNHCR aimed at ensuring… read more
21-26 March – The UfM has been a key actor in building a one Mediterranean voice in view of the celebration of the 9th edition of the World Water Forum (9WWF) in Dakar, Senegal, the world’s biggest water-related event. The UfM has actively participated in the Mediterranean preparatory process towards the 9WWF. Last December 2021 the UfM, jointly wi… read more
21- 25 March 2022- Antalya, Turkey- Mediterranean forests are part of multifaceted landscapes but strongly affected by centuries of human intervention. Despite an increase of 1.8 million hectares of forest between 2010 and 2015, there are 80 million hectares of degraded land, including forests, in the Mediterranean. The Union for the Mediterranean… read more
20-22 March 2022. The Arab Academy of Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) will host the 11th edition of the International Maritime Transport and Logistics Conference “MARLOG 11”, which will be held on 20-22 March 2022 in Alexandria, Egypt, on the theme “Towards a Sustainable Blue Economy”. The Union of the Mediterranean will be co-o… read more
14-15 March 2022-The third meeting of the Working Group on Environment and Climate Action will take place on-line on the 14th and 15th March with the aim to advance on the implementation of the 2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Environment and Climate Action adopted on 4th October 2021 in Cairo, and to join forces on major actions and gatherings… read more
7 March 2022. The Senior Officials of UfM Member states will meet online on 3 March 2022, 14:00 Brussels time. The Senior Officials Meetings (SOM) oversee and coordinate the work of the UfM. They approve the budget and the work programme of the Secretariat. They also discuss the project proposals submitted by the Secretariat for approval and endor… read more
Objective Agenda Media Contact International Women’s Day 2022 – Agrifood systems facing climate change in the MENA region: gender equality for better resilience 7 March 2022 11:00-13:00 CET / Online event co-organised by the UfM, FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (FAO RNE) and CIHEAM As part of their collaboration, CIHEAM, FAO… read more
