11-12 December 2024, Cairo (Egypt) – In response to the ongoing geopolitical tensions and their profound economic impacts, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), with the support of the German Development Cooperation, will organize a Seminar on Refugee entrepreneurship in Cairo on December 11-12, 2024. This event aims to explore the vital role tha… read more
11 December 2024 – Athens, Greece – The UfM Capacity building on gender equality and climate change will train around 40 women entrepreneurs within the MENA region to provide them with relevant skills within the topic. The event is dedicated to promoting gender-inclusive solutions to climate change, in line with the commitments of the 5th UfM Minis… read more
3-5 December 2024, Riyadh – In arid and semi-arid regions, the interconnectedness of water, food, and energy systems, known as the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus, presents unique and critical challenges for sustainable development. These regions face heightened pressures due to scarce water resources, fluctuating food production, and the high-e… read more
4 December 2024, Marseille – In line with its commitment to a youthful, inclusive and sustainable vision of the Mediterranean, HOMERe and the UfM are organizing a regional conference entitled “International mobility in the Mediterranean: spurring employability and the professionalization of careers”. The UfM-labelled HOMERe internships’ programme,… read more
4-5 December 2024, Nicosia, Cyprus. Organized by CERIDES in close cooperation with the UfM, the Nicosia Risk Forum 2024 (NRF2024) convene a diverse range of stakeholders, including academic, industrial, governmental, policy, and societal representatives, working in the fields of Civil Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). Key Highlights of… read more
3-4 December – Brussels. The workshop seeks to raise awareness on the importance of forest genetic resources (FGR) in enhancing the adaptive capacity and resilience of Mediterranean forests to climate change. It will emphasize the necessity of developing national and cross-country conservation strategies for FGR. The workshop will highlight existin… read more
Online Training, 2-3 December 2024 – To assist Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in their digital transformation, the UfM and UOC are organizing a series of two training workshops for senior academic leaders, management, teaching and research staff in the Mediterranean region. A first training block was held earlier this month. It focused on the… read more
December 2, 2024 – Online – 10h – 13h (Barcelona time) – The UfM Training on Empowering Women in artificial Intelligence (AI), supported by the German Development Cooperation, aims to tackle the significant gender disparity in the rapidly growing field of Artificial Intelligence. Despite increasing opportunities, women represent only about 27% of t… read more
28 November 2024, Brussels – The 8th UfM Trade and Investment Platform will take place in Brussels on 28 November 2024. It will be the occasion to continue the discussions on trade and investment issues in line with the relevant Ministerial Declarations. Under the chairmanship of the EU Co-presidency (DG Trade) and the Jordanian Co-presidency (Mini… read more
27-28 November 2024, Barcelona, Spain – Following the adoption of the new Region Transport Action Plan (RTAP) for the Mediterranean region, on the occasion of the Second UfM Ministerial Conference on Transport (online, 9 February 2023), and building on previous meetings, the UfM Regional Platform on Transport Connectivity and its thematic Working G… read more
