Actualités Maroc

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Energy Transition Partnership & Financing Report

The new guide on financing opportunities for the Green Energy Transition of Fisheries and Aquaculture is out! The guide is set to support the sectors through EU funding under the 2021-2027 financial framework and NextGenerationEU. The comprehensive guide aims to elucidate diverse funding options for the energy transition by targeting a broad audience, including enterprises, public administrations, research […]

Group of people at the Blue Mediterranean partnership agreement signing at COP28

Blue Mediterranean Partnership steps up support for sustainable blue economy

EIB, EBRD, UfM, EC, AFD, CDP, KfW, donors and beneficiary countries sign cooperation agreement at COP28 Blue Mediterranean Partnership to support transition to a sustainable blue economy in the Mediterranean region Partnership to start operating in early 2024 Partners aim to mobilise at least €1 billion in investments At COP28, partners and donors involved in […]

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New EMFAF Regional flagship projects just kicked off their work!

Source: CINEA website The EMFAF Regional flagships call, with a budget of EUR 7.6 million, focused on EU sea basins cooperation; in particular the Atlantic, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, the Baltic Sea Region and the EU Outermost Regions. Ten new projects just kicked off. Four projects are related to the Mediterranean: Green Marine Med, […]

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Pioneering Marine Spatial Planning in Morocco – World Bank report

Source: the World Bank – full article: The World Bank has published a report capturing lessons learnt from a technical assistance activity to incubate Maritime Spatial Planning as a tool to conserve fishery resources while supporting artisanal fisheries. The ultimate aim of this exercise is for Morocco to create marine protected areas for fisheries management […]

Announcement poster stakeholder conference with photo of La  Valetta in Malta

Rejoignez-nous le 22 juin à Malte pour l’édition 2023 de la conférence des parties prenantes de l’initiative WestMED.

Après le succès de la Conférence des parties prenantes WestMED 2021 à Rome et des Hackathons 2022 sur le développement de projets à Malte, nous vous invitons à l’édition 2023 de la Conférence des parties prenantes WestMED. La conférence se tiendra le jeudi 22 juin 2023 à Malte. L’événement est ouvert à toutes les parties […]

Memorandum of Understanding signed between WOC and UfM-WestMED

Memorandum of Understanding signed between World Ocean Council and the UfM/WestMED to boost private sector engagement in the Mediterranean Blue Economy

On March 28,2023, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the World Ocean Council (WOC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the UfM Headquarters in Barcelona. This, within  the framework of the 2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy and Roadmap for its implementation, and the WestMED Initiative, supported by the UfM and […]