Horizon 2020

The Horizon2020 Initiative

Reaching its closing in 2020, the key achievements of the Initiative include: more investments, strengthened policy and legal frameworks as well as capacities to implement them, improved information and knowledge, enhanced education and awareness, higher priority of pollution reduction and prevention on national, regional and global political agendas (vs depollution) and contribution to setting the path towards green economy in the region.

The Mediterranean Sea is the largest of the semi – enclosed European seas, surrounded by 21 countries that share a coastline of 46,000 km. The region is home to around 480 million people and the environmental challenges it faces are significant. Back in 2006, the ‘Horizon 2020 Initiative’ was launched inviting all committed stakeholders to join efforts in substantially reducing pollution in the Mediterranean by the year 2020 by tackling the sources of pollution that are said to account for around 80% of the overall pollution of the Mediterranean Sea: municipal waste, urban waste water and industrial pollution.

Political mandate Participating countries Governance scheme Regional EU-funded projects supporting implementation

Achievements

Investment projects

more than 1.4 billion eur mobilised

People trained

more than 5000 people trained

Common indicators to monitor progress

11 macro-indicators

Final Report of the Horizon 2020 Initiative for a Cleaner Mediterranean: 14 years of Mediterranean Cooperation on Environment

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Moving forward with 2030GreenerMed

Taking note of the lessons learned from H2020, a follow-up agenda entitled “Towards 2030: Agenda for a Greener Med – Contributing to Achieving the Environmental SDGs in the Mediterranean” (2030GreenerMed) has been formulated by the UfM. This new agenda will be dedicated to support the urgently needed transition to a more sustainable, green and circular economy in the Mediterranean.

Read more here

Horizon 2020 Initiative for a Cleaner Mediterranean by year 2020 HD 

Published in 2014 the Horizon 2020 video outlines the efforts and results of the Initiative in different parts of the Mediterranean. Video playtime is 48 minutes and 11 seconds and is available in HD format for high quality viewing. The video can also be found on youtube at https://youtu.be/YTaNbpRerpE

How does the Horizon2020 initiative affect me ?

Learn more about how the collective efforts of the Horizon 2020 Initiative serve all the people of the Mediterranean region by protecting the environment, promoting a better quality of life and a sustainable development.

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News

Final report on the 14-year long ‘H2020 Initiative for a cleaner Mediterranean’ is out

16/10/2020

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.

3rd meeting of the UfM Task Force on Environment

17/04/2019

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.

Major Horizon 2020 Implementing project draws to a close

17/04/2019

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.

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Events

26/09/2019

1st Steering Committee Meeting (SCM) of the 'Water and Environment Support in the ENI Southern Neighbourhood region (WES)

Athens, Greece 25/09/2019

10th Horizon 2020 Steering Group Meeting

Athens, Greece 24/09/2019

10th H2020 Review and Monitoring Sub-Group Meeting

Athens, Greece 09/04/2019

UfM Task Force on Environment Meeting  

Brussels, Belgium 08/04/2019

Closing Conference of the SWIM-H2020 SM Project 

Brussels, Belgium 01/02/2018

UfM 8th Water Expert Group Meeting

Dead Sea, Jordan 31/01/2018

SWIM and Horizon 2020 Support Mechanism: 2nd Steering Committee Meeting

 

Dead Sea, Jordan 30/01/2018

UfM Task Force on Environment: Towards the UfM post-2020 Environment agenda

Dead Sea, Jordan 29/01/2018

9th Meeting of the Horizon 2020 Steering Group

Dead Sea, Jordan 16/10/2017

2nd Steering Committee of the ENI SEIS II South Support Mechanism project / 8th meeting of the H2020 Review and Monitoring (RM) Group

 

Barcelona, Spain 14/03/2017

First Meeting of the Working Group on Environment and Climate Change

Barcelona, Spain 13/12/2016

7th meeting of the Horizon 2020 Review and Monitoring (RM) Group

Athens, Greece 08/12/2016

Ministerial Conference on the Action Plan on ESD in the Mediterranean

Nicosia, Cyprus 16/06/2015

6th Meeting of the Horizon 2020 Review and Monitoring Group

Valletta, Malta 17/12/2014

Horizon 2020 Steering Group meeting (joint session with MEDPOL FPs)

Barcelona, Spain 18/11/2014

Horizon 2020 Pollution Reduction and Prevention Investment (PRPI) 

Barcelona, Spain Events archives