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- The Union for the Mediterranean is an intergovernmental institution bringing together the 28 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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  11.10.2019, Der Spiegel : “Forscher warnen vor dramatischem Temperaturanstieg am Mittelmeer”
  
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  10.10.2019. El País: “El Mediterráneo, zona cero de la crisis climática: se calienta más deprisa que el resto del planeta”
  
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  10.10.2019. Publico Portugal: “É necessária uma ação urgente no Mediterrâneo”
  
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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.

EDILE – Economic Development through Inclusive and Local Empowerment

Business Development and Employment

Promoting women empowerment for inclusive and sustainable industrial development in the MENA region

UfM Energy University by Schneider Electric

Energy & Climate Action

WOMED: the “next generation of leaders”

Developing Youth Employability & Entrepreneurial Skills – Maharat MED

Business Development and Employment

CEED GROW: Growing and Scaling Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Mediterranean Entrepreneurship Network – Réseau Entreprendre en Méditerranée

Business Development and Employment

Bouregreg Valley Development

Transport & Urban Development

Mediterranean New Chance (MedNC)

Higher Education & Research

High Opportunity for Mediterranean Executive Recruitment (HOMERe)

Higher Education & Research

Capacity Building Programme on Water Integrity in the Middle East and North Africa

Water & Environment

UPFI Sfax Taparura Project

Transport & Urban Development

Tafila Wind Farm

Energy & Climate Action

BlueGreen Med-CS

Water & Environment

MED RESCP – POST RIO+20

Water & Environment

Promoting Financial Inclusion via Mobile Financial Services in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries

Business Development and Employment

Establishment of a regional platform for the Development of Cultural and Creative Industries and Clusters in the Southern Mediterranean

Business Development and Employment

Forming Responsible Citizens – Promoting citizenship education to prevent school violence, particularly against girls and women

Towards a Mediterranean Water Knowledge Platform

Water & Environment

Generation Entrepreneur

Business Development and Employment

Integrated Programme for Protection of the Lake Bizerte against Pollution

Water & Environment

Developing Women Empowerment

Higher Education on Food Security and Rural Development

Higher Education & Research

Governance & Financing for the Mediterranean Water Sector

Water & Environment

Co-funded by the European Union

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