Environment & climate week in Barcelona: UfM Working Groups meet to take action against climate and environment change in the Mediterranean

Barcelona, 14 March 2017. The UfM Working Group on Environment and Climate Change will meet on 14-15 March to review the progress made in the implementation of the UfM Ministerial Declaration on Environment and Climate Change adopted in May 2014 in Athens. Discussions will focus on the topics prioritised by the Declaration, namely depollution and pollution prevention, including the H2020 initiative for a Cleaner Mediterranean, sustainable consumption and production, climate change, as well as marine protected areas, avifauna, eco-cities, integrated maritime policy/blue economy and education for sustainable development. Emerging initiatives of interest and potential integration in the regional agenda will also be addressed.