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
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Skills for Success – Employability Skills for Women Social & Civil Affairs Ongoing Context and objectives Skills for Success – Employability Skills for Women provided disadvantaged women with the skills, knowledge and tools to enter the labour market, while developing women’s roles within society. The programme helped participants build their employability by providing English languageRead more
TransLogMED Transport & Urban Development Ongoing Context and objectives The TransLogMED project develops training activities targeting the logistics sector, complementing the completed UfM-labelled project LOGISMED TrainingActivities (LOGISMED-TA). Over a five-year period (starting in November 2017), the project aims to foster regional integration in the Mediterranean, enhance professional performance, and promote employment and gender equality in the transportRead more
Scaling up forest and landscape restoration to restore biodiversity and promote joint mitigation and adaptation approaches in the Mediterranean Water & Environment Ongoing Context and objectives With a total budget of 1,850000 euros over a 4-year period, the project, Scaling up forest and landscape restoration to restore biodiversity and promote joint mitigation and adaptation approachesRead more
Strengthening public health response to violence against women and girls Social & Civil Affairs Ongoing Context and objectives The project aims to improve countries’ capacity to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls, and support progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 5 (ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at allRead more
Wetlands-Based Solutions Water & Environment Photo credit: M. Thibault. Ongoing Context and objectives The Mediterranean region has lost 50% of its natural wetlands since 1970 – and we continue to destroy them. These wetlands are vital habitats for wildlife, as well as important tools for mitigating the effects of climate change. They help to manageRead more
High Opportunity for Mediterranean Executive Recruitment (HOMERe) Higher Education & Research Ongoing Context and objectives The High Opportunity for Mediterranean Executive Recruitment (HOMERe) project is predominantly aimed at high-achieving students in their last year of study before graduation, with the objective of easing their transition from an academic environment to a graduate position in their own country. InRead more
Urban Projects Finance Initiative (UPFI-ERI) Transport & Urban Development Ongoing Context and objectives The Urban Projects Finance Initiative – Economic Resilience Initiative (UPFI-ERI) seeks to identify and encourage innovative urban projects in the Western Balkans and Southern Mediterranean. It offers a grant to project promoters to help them run the project, with opportunities for subsequentRead more
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 for the optimized management of all water resources on the Maltese islands. To achieve this, it will seek to address the key horizontal challenges identified during aRead more
The aim of the MedFund project is to contribute to the long-term management of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas by strengthening their financial sustainability through the establishment of an environmental fund (or “trust fund”) financing mechanism. It is a unique and innovative financial tool but also a political dialogue tool for the Mediterranean basin countries andRead more
