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      The Union for the Mediterranean is an intergovernmental institution bringing together the European Union Member States and 15 countries from the Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean to promote dialogue and cooperation.

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      UfM Annual Report 2019 25 Years
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      The UfM seeks to enhance regional cooperation, dialogue and the implementation of concrete projects and initiatives with tangible impact on our citizens to address three strategic objectives: human development, stability and integration.

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    • Human development

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    • The UfM Secretariat is the operational platform of the Union for the Mediterranean. The staff of the UfM is made of more than 17 nationalities working in a multicultural environment that fosters cooperation and intercultural communication and exchange.

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      6 April 2021. Diário de Notícias. Água vai faltar a 250 milhões de pessoas na região do Mediterrâneo – Vice-secretário-geral da União para o Mediterrâneo, Isidro González
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      26 March 2021, DMC. Interview with Secretary General Nasser Kamel (AR)
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      22 March 2021, Más de Uno Murcia. Pedro Simón Andreu habla del proyecto de economía circular “AquaCycle”
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Energy & Climate Action

    Cooperation in the energy sector is a major element of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. A secure, sustainable and competitive energy supply is a priority (…) and is key to underpinning stability and prosperity across the region. To achieve these objectives, large scale investments in energy in the Mediterranean will be necessary.”

Miguel Arias Cañete
Former EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy

The Mediterranean countries face today common energy and climate challenges that require a high level of multilateral responses and collective actions. A reinforced cooperation in the energy and climate action fields is needed and represents an opportunity for both shores of the Mediterranean to achieve the ultimate goal of fostering the integration and the social and economic development in the region.

The Union for the Mediterranean acts as a unique platform to facilitate and promote regional dialogue and cooperation as well as concrete projects and initiatives in the fields of Energy and Climate Action in order to deal with energy and climate change challenges in the region while advancing towards more secure and sustainable energy models.

The UfM has observer status at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

Energy 62% increase

in energy demand in Southern Mediterranean countries by 2040

Energy €20+ billion
per year

total investment on energy needed in the MENA region for the next 30 years

1.5oC

The rise of average temperature not to be surpassed as agreed through the Paris Agreement is almost being exceeded in the Mediterranean region

Strategic Objectives

Promote a Mediterranean agenda for energy as well as for climate action linked to the global agenda and the international fora.

Reinforce and animate a structured regional dialogue on energy and climate action among Member States, regional organisations, financial institutions, civil society, private sector and experts.

Support the promotion of projects and initiatives as well as their implementation and replicability, in line with the priorities identified within the dialogue platforms

  • Policy Framework
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  • Projects

UfM Energy & Climate Business Forum

Cairo
18 October 2017
Energy & Climate Action

UfM Ministerial Meeting on Energy

Declaration

Rome
1 December 2016
Energy & Climate Action

UfM Senior Officials Decision on Energy Regional Cooperation

Brussels
31 March 2015
Energy & Climate Action

UfM Ministerial Conference on Environment and Climate Change

Declaration

Athens
13 May 2014
Energy & Climate Action

UfM Ministerial Conference on Energy

Brussels
11 December 2013
Energy & Climate Action

UfM Climate Change Expert Group (UfMCCEG)

Energy & Climate Action

UfM Regional Electricity Market Platform, UfM Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Platform and UfM Gas Platform

Energy & Climate Action
CLIMA-MED: Acting for Climate in South Mediterranean
Energy & Climate Action
SEMed Private Renewable Energy Framework “SPREF”
Energy & Climate Action
UfM Energy University by Schneider Electric
Energy & Climate Action
Tafila Wind Farm
Energy & Climate Action
Tafila Wind Farm
Energy & Climate Action

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2021.03.19. UfM Secretary General Meets with President of Plan Bleu
UfM and ADEME launch new edition of the Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Awards
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Energy & Climate Action
Enhancement of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMed) Region
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