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  16 July 2021. El Economista. Educación superior, investigación e innovación cruciales para el desarrollo económico de los países mediterráneos
  
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  29 June 2021. Al Masry Al Youm. Nasser Kamel: North Africa loses 6 million jobs due to corona
  
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  25 June 2021. El Ágora. “La situación hídrica en el Mediterráneo es preocupante” – entrevista con Isidro González.
  
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Projects and initiatives with regional impact

The UfM Secretariat acts as a catalyst of projects, accompanying promoters throughout the project lifecycle and enhancing regional dialogue to create synergies for partnerships.

It provides continuous support towards ensuring the implementation of the projects through technical expertise, networking opportunities and visibility, and takes stock of particularly innovative ideas in view of up-scaling them to a more regional level.

SEARChED – Strengthening Employment and entrepreneurial Activities to Recover COVID-19 Epidemic Damages

SEMED – Startup Europe Mediterranean

Higher Education & Research

Skills for Success – Employability Skills for Women

TransLogMED

Transport & Urban Development

Scaling up forest and landscape restoration to restore biodiversity and promote joint mitigation and adaptation approaches in the Mediterranean

Water & Environment

Strengthening public health response to violence against women and girls

Wetlands-Based Solutions

Water & Environment

High Opportunity for Mediterranean Executive Recruitment (HOMERe)

Higher Education & Research

Urban Projects Finance Initiative (UPFI-ERI)

Transport & Urban Development

LIFE Integrated Project: Optimising the implementation of the 2nd RBMP in the Malta River Basin District

Water & Environment

The MedFund: Environmental Fund for Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

Water & Environment

Interreg MED Green Growth community

Water & Environment

BlueSkills: Blue Jobs and Responsible Growth in the Mediterranean

Higher Education & Research

CLIMA-MED: Acting for Climate in South Mediterranean

Energy & Climate Action

Euro-Mediterranean Smart City Innovation Centres

Transport & Urban Development

Enhancing the civic and social engagement of women and youth in preventing violence and extremism

Mediterranean New Chance (MedNC)

Higher Education & Research

Organization and Coordination of the SIEMed Network: Support for Entrepreneurship Initiatives

Economic Development and Employment

INCORPORA, A Labour Integration Program

Economic Development and Employment

Imbaba Urban Upgrading Project

Transport & Urban Development

MedCoast4BG – Med Coasts for Blue Growth

Water & Environment

SEMed Private Renewable Energy Framework “SPREF”

Energy & Climate Action

Agadir SME Programme – Fostering SME competitiveness and trade in the Agadir Agreement member countries

Economic Development and Employment

YouMatch – Toolbox Project

Economic Development and Employment

Co-funded by the European Union

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