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As part of the Africa-Europe Week (14 -18 February), the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) secretariat, the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) secretariat, with the support of the Covenant of Mayors for the Mediterranean (CoM Med/Clima Med) hosted a session entitled, “Youth and Cities vs Climate Change: How cities, local organisations and youth can team up to fight climate change”.

What are the six projects of “Climate for Cities” C4C Programme selected by the EU for implementation in the South Neighbourhood region? The Clima-Med team is pleased to announce the…

Clima-Med presents “A Glimpse of Hope”, the first film of a series, about each of the project’s partner countries This short film about Lebanon sheds light on the realities of…

COP26 November 9: How cities in Europe and the Mediterranean are implementing evidence-based climate & energy action On November 9, Clima-Med participated in the ‘’Racing to 1.5°: Cities implementing evidence-based…

As part of this week-long event, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) secretariat, the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) secretariat, with the support of the Covenant of Mayors for the Mediterranean (Clima Med) will host a session

COP26: Clima-Med presented innovative funding models mainstreaming climate action in the South Mediterranean region On November 2, 2021, Clima-Med took part of the side event ”Climate Action in the Mediterranean” that was held jointly with the…

UfM to shed light on women’s economic participation in the Euro-Mediterranean region The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will be joining the international celebrations for Women’s Day to continue raising…

The UfM and ONCE organised a Conference on Disability and Social Inclusion in the Euro-Mediterranean Region This 1st Conference on Disability and Social Inclusion in the Euro-Mediterranean Region, hosted in…

As part of their progress, all Clima-Med beneficiary cities in the south Mediterranean are preparing their Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plan, SEACAPs that will be shared soon on…

Mr. Marwan Kaiss has been the Mayor of Batloun, Lebanon, since 2016. Batloun is a small town in the Chouf district, which forms part of the Chouf Biosphere Reserve. With the cooperation of citizens and the continued support of the international community, Mayor Kaiss intends Batloun to be on track to help reach the Southern Mediterranean’s 2030 emission reduction targets. He gave an interview for DAI Global, the Consortium leader implementing the EU-funded Clima-Med project just before COP26 in Glasgow, UK 

Participants in the first Global Observance of World Cities Day (WCD) “ Adaptation and Strengthening the Capabilities of Cities to Resist Climate Change ” , in the Middle East and North Africa region included the Egyptian Prime Minister, heads of UN agencies, governors, mayors, ministers, the EU delegation in Cairo and a wide range of associations and professionals.

COP26: How are cities in Europe and the Mediterranean implementing evidence-based climate & energy action? On November 9, 6.30pm-7.30pm CEST, at the EU Pavilion, ‘’Racing to 1.5°: cities implementing evidence-based…