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Climate Change

INCORE-MED partners meet in Venice: from local participation to transferable solutions Climate ChangeEcological transition

INCORE-MED partners meet in Venice: from local participation to transferable solutions

How can participatory planning help Mediterranean coastal regions anticipate climate risks and develop more resilient pathways for the future? This question is central to INCORE-MED, an Interreg Euro-MED project strengthening coastal and maritime climate resilience through participatory planning and collaborative governance. The project is testing two policy-oriented participatory tools across four pilot territories: Scenario Workshops with Adaptation Pathways (SWAP) in…
eco-union
8 October, 2026
eco-union launches new report on tourism climate governance Climate ChangeTourism

eco-union launches new report on tourism climate governance

Climate change is an increasingly urgent challenge for European tourism destinations. While many regions have adopted climate strategies and action plans, translating these commitments into effective mitigation and adaptation measures remains a significant challenge. To close this gap between plans and practice, the new report Governance criteria for regional climate action in the European tourism sector, developed under the LIFE…
eco-union
23 September, 2026
From Madrid and Brussels to Antalya: bringing Mediterranean communities at the heart of the climate COP31 Climate ChangeGovernance and Policies

From Madrid and Brussels to Antalya: bringing Mediterranean communities at the heart of the climate COP31

Over the past few weeks, eco-union, represented by our director Jérémie Fosse, participated in two important Euro-Mediterranean dialogues. On 20 July, we joined the Antalya Mediterranean Climate Dialogue in Madrid, convened by the Turkish Presidency of COP31 and the Union for the Mediterranean, in cooperation with Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition. The discussions addressed three interconnected regional priorities: electrification…
eco-union
29 July, 2026
Delivering a Mediterranean Climate Agenda for COP31 Climate ChangeMediterranean region

Delivering a Mediterranean Climate Agenda for COP31

The Mediterranean Alliance of Think Tanks on Climate Change (MATTCCh) urges the COP31 to move from ambition to implementation, with the Mediterranean at the centre of the global climate agenda. As the world moves towards the next COP31 of the UNFCCC, the credibility of the international climate process depends not on setting new targets, but on delivering the commitments already…
eco-union
8 May, 2026
The Climate Alliance takes part in the spanish State Pact Convention on the Climate Emergency in Ponferrada Climate ChangeGovernance and PoliciesPress release

The Climate Alliance takes part in the spanish State Pact Convention on the Climate Emergency in Ponferrada

The Climate Alliance is participating these days in the spanish State Pact Convention on the Climate Emergency, held in Ponferrada on October 13 and 14. Among the participating organizations is eco-union, which advocates for the need to balance climate mitigation and adaptation policies in order to build a just and effective response to the climate crisis. During the meeting, the…
eco-union
13 October, 2025
Joint NGO letter urges President von der Leyen to address methane Climate ChangeGovernance and PoliciesNews

Joint NGO letter urges President von der Leyen to address methane

A coalition of environmental organizations, including eco-union, has come together to issue a joint letter to President von der Leyen, urgently urging her to use the upcoming State of the Union address as a platform to address one of the most critical and overlooked climate threats: the rapid increase in global methane emissions. The undersigned organizations express their gratitude for…
eco-union
1 August, 2023
State of play of tourism in the Mediterranean Climate ChangeMediterranean regionTourism

State of play of tourism in the Mediterranean

 A Roadmap for a Greener, Inclusive & Resilient Tourism in the Mediterranean The new State of Play of Tourism in the Mediterranean report, elaborated by eco-union, following the lead of Jeremie Fosse, is out. It is a key document for the Sustainable Tourism Community (Interreg Euro-Med Programme). The Mediterranean region is a flagship region for coastal and marine tourism, but this has…
eco-union
7 December, 2022