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March 2019 H2020 News Flash
In this News Flash you will read some recent developments of this Flagship Initiative of the Union for the Mediterranean

Block your calendar: 8-9 April 2019, Brussels
Closing Conference of SWIM-H2020 SM back-to-back with a meeting of the UfM Environment Task Force
The milestone year for the Initiative is fast approaching and its three components, since the 9th meeting of the Steering Group of the Initiative that took place on 29 January 2018 at the Dead Sea, Jordan (read more here) are in the process of consolidating and wrapping up their work programmes in view of the remaining last two years of the Initiative's Work Plan. 
MeHSIP II has contributed in reducing the most significant sources of pollution in the Mediterranean by providing direct technical advice and support to promoters for the preparation of investment projects in the water and environmental sectors of the Southern Neighbourhood. 
The close cooperation between the European Environmental Agency (EEA) and UN Environment/Mediterranean Action Plan (UN Environment/MAP) on making a common Environmental information system a reality in the Mediterranean region continues.
More than 100 capacity building and technical assistance activities will have been completed between February 2016 and April 2019 under the SWIM-H2020 Support Mechanism.
The UfM Environment Task Force has launched the preparations for the formulation of the UfM's post-2020 environment agenda.
Bringing science and policy in tune and bridging the gap between the scientific community and society at large is very important for efficiency and effectiveness. The H2020 Initiative is committed to develop mechanisms to improve the science–policy/practice interface.
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. The ‘Horizon 2020 Initiative’ was launched back in 2006 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: municipal waste, urban waste water and industrial pollution. Mid-way, in 2014, prevention of pollution became more prominent. Now, discussions for the follow-up initiative are underway.
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