9th Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe": Prof. Maha Gmira presents UEMF's vision and its commitment to achieving the SDGs

Prof. Maha Gmira presented UEMF's vision and its deep commitment to achieving the SDGs and to extending the new Mediterranean Action Plan on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) by 2030 during the 9th Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe". This conference addressed two themes: "The green economy in a pan-European region: working on sustainable infrastructures" and "Applying circular economy principles to sustainable tourism". A ministerial declaration was also adopted on this occasion.

Organized by the Republic of Cyprus with the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), this event was an opportunity to raise the agenda of the Mediterranean Strategy for Education in support of sustainable development, according to the orientations of the UfM and the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD) (2016-2025) of the Barcelona Convention.

• Improve the enabling conditions for the adequate implementation of the MSEDS.
• Propose a set of common institutional/non-thematic programs/projects.
• Highlight thematic priority issues for regional programs.
• Propose progress and monitoring indicators.