The Greek Government is delighted to present the launch of the Mediterranean Climate Change Initiative in collaboration with leaders from the across the Mediterranean and with the support of the European Investment Bank.
It is an autonomous political initiative as well as a projects-based initiative to be eligible for Union for the 
Mediterranean (UfM) branding. It aims to accelerate the region’s responses to the impacts of climate change and lead by example the transition to a low carbon development model.
The Greek Government has launched this initiative in recognition of the serious threats climate change poses to the region’s stability and prosperity, as well as the conviction that embracing a low carbon development model provides a unique opportunity to jointly address financial, energy and climate crises.
With a combination of keynote speeches, ministerial panel discussions, public consultation sessions on the proposed projects, as well as closed sessions for political delegations on governance and policy positions, the agenda has been designed to facilitate dialogue between governments, scientists and academics, Non-Governmental Organisations and business leaders on how the Mediterranean Climate Change Initiatives accelerate and/or add value to existing work on climate change in the region.