Overview
- The two-day gathering in Barcelona, organized with MedCities and IEMed, convenes about 40 euromediterranean mayors and city representatives.
- For the first time, the Conference is included in the Union for the Mediterranean’s Regional Forum program, signaling formal recognition of cities as international actors.
- Participants aim to approve an institutional declaration setting six priorities: stronger local governance; climate resilience and sustainable urban development; local economic development; improved public services and local democratic quality; accountability for commitments; and city diplomacy for peace.
- Climate action is central as the Mediterranean warms about 20% faster than the global average, with cities advancing Net Zero networks and adaptation tools such as MedUrbanTools.
- Barcelona is reactivating its “District 11” cooperation with Palestinian cities as part of city-to-city peace efforts, reviving a model first applied with Sarajevo.