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Making Water Cooperation Happen in MENA: Piloting Tangibles (MENA Water Matchmaker 2 Project) Water, Environment & Blue Economy Ongoing Context and objectives The project ‘Making Water Cooperation Happen in MENA: Piloting Tangibles’, aka MENA Water Matchmaker 2 project, aims to provide Jordan and Palestine with tangible and scalable solutions in order to improve water managementRead more

TouMaLi (Tourism Marine Litter) – Contribution of sustainable waste management systems in the tourism sector Water, Environment & Blue Economy Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives Globally, an estimated 4.8 million tons of solid waste are generated annually by international tourism alone. Solid waste is nowadays one of the most relevant environmental challenges linked to touristicRead more

LIFE Integrated Project: Optimising the implementation of the 2nd RBMP in the Malta River Basin District Water, Environment & Blue Economy Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives The main aim of the LIFE-IP RBMP-MALTA project is to support the implementation of the second River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) through the establishment of an integrated framework forRead more

Smart DESERT (Smart Development of Eco-Friendly Solutions and Economic Regional Agricultural Techniques) Water, Environment & Blue Economy Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives Jordan is burdened by an extreme scarcity of water and the challenges related to this have been aggravated by an influx of more refugees since the year 2011. The population increase has causedRead more

Euro-Mediterranean Guarantee Network (EMGN) Economic Development and Employment Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives The EMGN project aims at facilitating access to finance, in particular for MSMEs, by gathering guarantee schemes active the Euro-Mediterranean region around 4 closely related actions: training, research and development, advocacy and communication and knowledge sharing. The project addresses access to financeRead more

MENA Women Business Club Social & Civil Affairs Ongoing Supported initiatives  Context and objectives In order to stimulate the creation of business networks for women entrepreneurs and women-led businesses in the region, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) have joined forces with Business Club Africa, a networkRead more

Euro-Med Governance: Euro-MED 2021-2027 Governance projects and capitalization of the Interreg MED 2014-2020 governance approach and projects Water, Environment & Blue Economy Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives The project EuroMed Governance is an initiative/programming that aims at the improvement of territorial transnational governance through an evidence-based dialogue among national and regional actors for a sustainableRead more

Euromed-RRM – Implementing a Rapid Response Mechanism for Higher Education in Emergencies in the Euro-Med region Higher Education & Research Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives Euromed-RRM aims at running an emergency scholarship programme to test the feasibility of a systemic, full-scale academic response to needs of young people caught in humanitarian crises or in forcedRead more

SEMED – Startup Europe Mediterranean Higher Education & Research Ongoing Context and objectives SEMED – Startup Europe Mediterranean is a digital platform that connects innovation actors across the Euro-Mediterranean region and allows innovation to thrive. The platform connects and creates opportunities for the entire ecosystem via a single point of access. Launched in collaboration with theRead more

Scaling up forest and landscape restoration to restore biodiversity and promote joint mitigation and adaptation approaches in the Mediterranean Water, Environment & Blue Economy Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives With a total budget of 1,850000 euros over a 4-year period, the project, Scaling up forest and landscape restoration, promoted by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO),Read more