The ‘Horizon 2020 Initiative’ (2007 - 2020) has been a joint effort to substantially reduce pollution in the Mediterranean by tackling the sources that are said to account for around 80% of the overall pollution of the Mediterranean Sea: municipal solid waste, urban waste water and industrial pollution.
The 3rd meeting of the UfM Task Force on Environment brought together on April 9th in Brussels, Belgium, the UfM member countries, UfM Co-Presidencies and the Secretariat of the UfM, UN Environment/MAP and other regional stakeholders and partners.
The EU funded regional project SWIM-H2020 Support Mechanism is ending by the end of April. It was dedicated to strengthening capacities and awareness on reduced marine pollution and the sustainable use of scarce water resources.
Read the latest news in the Newsletter developed under the Implementation of the Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) principles and practices in the ENP South region - SEIS Support Mechanism.