3 – 11 September 2021 – IUCN and France are organizing in Marseille the IUCN Nature World Congress, one of the main events dedicated to biodiversity. This Congress will give the opportunity to a high-level political mobilization on the fight against the loss of Biodiversity and promote the scientific debate on the state and the protection of Nature… read more
1 and 13 September 2021 – When academia, industry and policy makers work together, universities can become powerful engines for knowledge, employment and innovation. The benefit of such partnerships has long been obvious for academia: external research funding, significant inputs to keep curricula updated, the possibility of generating solutions fo… read more
27 August 2021. The online session “Blended finance for water and climate: when theory meets practice” will take place on Friday, 27th of August from 14:30 to 15:55 CET in the framework of World Water Week 2021. The event is co-organised by Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) , Organisation for Economic Co-ope… read more
8 July 2021. Social dialogue as an instrument of change has undergone several adjustments in the Mediterranean countries, leading its actors to be more and more involved in the social, economic, and environmental decision-making process. This virtual discussion will provide an opportunity to build on past efforts towards more inclusive social polic… read more
8 July 2021, 10:00am (CET). The European Commission in collaboration with the UfM is organizing a workshop aiming to bring together multiple stakeholders concerned with Research and Innovation (R&I) in the EUROMED region. The workshop will update participants on the EU Global approach to research and innovation. The event will give participants… read more
Themes Training Business Club Speakers Agenda Registration Media Contact Resources The 2021 UfM Women Business Forum Final report of the Women Business Forum 2021 Technological changes, including digitalisation, have been accelerated by the Covid-19 health crisis. Digital transformation presents a major tool for empowering women to enable their inc… read more
23 June 2021 (10h00- 13h30) – The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is organizing, in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), a conference on MSME Finance During and After the Pandemic: Resilience and Innovation During COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges to MSMEs in the Mediterr… read more
22 June 2021. The internationalisation of higher education systems goes far beyond academic mobility: it involves integrating an intercultural and global dimension in the teaching methods and governance. Internationalisation is not a goal by itself, but a process aimed at enhancing the quality and standards of education and research, and at making… read more
21 June, 14:30. The 2nd Independent Dialogue of the UN Food Systems Summit will be convened by the UfM the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN One Planet Network Sustainable Food Systems Programme, and the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Medit… read more
17 June 2021, from 10:00 to 11:30 hrs. Seaports are vital connecting hubs for international trade, port-related industry, and passenger travel. As such they influence urban spatial planning and development. They also attract thousands of employees who work on ships and onshore to operate various port- and industry-related activities. While seaports… read more