9-10 May 2024, Nouakchott, Mauritania. The UfM has been organising, in cooperation with UNESCO Regional Office for Maghreb Countries and with the financial support of the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), a series of workshops entitled “Urban Heritage and Traditional Building Skills in the Southern Mediterranean Region”. The objective is to ide… Lire la suite
12 to 14 May 2024, Madrid, Spain – In line with its strong commitment to promote sustainable economic development in the Mediterranean region, the UfM Secretariat, with the support of the German Development Cooperation and in collaboration with Climate & Company, one of Germany’s leading Sustainable Finance Think Tanks, will organize a Workshop… Lire la suite
Objectives Date and venue Media Contact Background Media Contact Objectives The Mediterranean is particularly affected by the environmental, energy and climate crisis, in a region where the climate is warming 20% faster than global trends, both historically and according to climate model projections (MedECC, MAR1, 2020). The acceleration of climate… Lire la suite
15-16 May 2024, Dublin, Ireland. At the Second UfM Ministerial Conference on Sustainable Urban Development held in Cairo, Egypt on 22 May 2017, UfM Ministers in charge of housing, municipal affairs and urban development adopted the UfM Urban Agenda. In this context, the “UfM Thematic Working Group on Affordable and Sustainable Housing” was created… Lire la suite
15 May 2024, Barcelona – The 7th UfM Trade and Investment Platform will take place in Barcelona at the UfM Secretariat Headquarters on 15 May. It will be the occasion to resume discussions on trade and investment issues in line with the relevant Ministerial Declarations. Under the chairmanship of the EU Co-presidency (DG Trade) and the Jordanian Co… Lire la suite
16 May 2024, Lisbon – The UfM is calling on the expertise of rectors and other key stakeholders to reflect on higher education governance. The meeting, organized in collaboration with the Portuguese Erasmus+ National Agency and Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, will cover some key topics such as academic autonomy, effective management, and gender equali… Lire la suite
23 May 2024, Leipzig, Germany – Held in the margins of the 2024 Summit of the International Transport Forum (ITF), the open side-event “The Power of Digitalisation in Ensuring Financing of Green and Resilient Linear Transportation Infrastructure”, which will held in Leipzig, Germany on 23 May 2024 from 16.30 to 18.00h CET, will uncover how digitali… Lire la suite
30-31 May 2024, Benguerir, Morocco. The 4th Meeting “UfM Advisory Group Meeting – Network of Schools of Architecture of the Euro-Mediterranean Region”, which will be hosted by the University Mohammed VI Polytechnic in Ben Guerir, Morocco on 30-31 May 2024, will resume the discussions held in Barcelona (23 May 2022), Ankara (1-2 December 2022) and T… Lire la suite
Objectives Main Highlights of the Agenda Media Contact High-Level Conference on Women for the Mediterranean – Nicosia, Cyprus – 30,31 May 2024 Despite strides toward inclusivity in the MENA region, the disparities are stark, especially concerning women’s economic empowerment, the intersection of gender and climate change, and the pervasive issue of… Lire la suite
5-6 June 2024, Lisbon – The 14th Meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Water (RPWater-14) will be hosted by the Government of Portugal. The overall aim of the 14th Meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Water is to continue supporting efforts by UfM member states to increase water security in the Mediterranean region through the implementation o… Lire la suite
5-6 June 2024, Córdoba, Spain – The Final Meeting of the programme on “Urban Heritage and Traditional Building Skills in the Southern Mediterranean Region: Know-how in the South Mediterranean” will take place in Córdoba, Spain on 5-6 June 2024. It is organised in cooperation with UNESCO Regional Office for Maghreb Countries, AECID and with GIZ fina… Lire la suite