UT SEMIDE – the Euro-Mediterranean Water Information System – had the pleasure of taking part in the 15th Meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Water, held in Barcelona on 5–6 November 2025, followed by the kick-off meeting of the 6th Mediterranean Water Forum (Euro-Mediterranean Water Forum) on 6–7 November 2025.
The objectives of the 15th UfM Regional Platform meeting were to Review progress at national level in the implementation of the UfM Water Agenda, including the UfM Financial Strategy for Water, since the 14th meeting of the Platform; to discuss, and eventually approve, the draft Ministerial Declaration on Water in the Mediterranean and to review preparations for the Second UfM Ministerial Meeting on Water. In her speech, Maroua Oueslati from SEMIDE focused on the institutional and governance frameworks for data sharing to advance IWRM, nature-based solutions (NBS), and circular-economy approaches to water management supported by economic analysis and sustainable financing instruments.
The kick-off meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Water Forum, which will be held in Rome starting on 29 September 2026, was an opportunity for water actors from across the region to discuss the Forum’s priorities and possible contributions. In this context, SEMIDE proposed the organisation of a side event on Nature-based Solutions (NbS), from design to investment, building on results from the OurMED PRIMA project and the CARDIMED Horizon Europe project.
