On 27 April in Valetta (Malta) in a meeting hosted by the Maltese Government, the ministers in charge of Water from the 43 members of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) agreed to develop a UfM Water Agenda to further enhance regional cooperation on water.

Ministers agreed to develop a Union for the Mediterranean Water Agenda to help UfM Member States implement sustainable and integrated water management policies and contribute to a sustainable livelihood for the region’s citizens, recalling the importance of the Paris agreement and reaffirming their commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable development.

More information available at http://ufmsecretariat.org/ufm-ministers-agree-on-new-framework-for-an-enhanced-regional-cooperation-on-water-in-the-mediterranean-2/

Full text of the Ministerial Declaration of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Water Ministers on the UFM Water Agenda available at: http://ufmsecretariat.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ministerial-Declaration-on-Water_Union-for-the-Mediterranean.pdf