The EIB to host Mediterranean water conference

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Principality of Monaco will be hosting the 6th FEMIP Conference on “Sustainable Water Financing and Climate Change in the Mediterranean” on 10 and 11 May 2009 in Monaco. The one-day conference, bringing together government officials as well as representatives of water sector, international financing institutions and media organisations, offers the occasion to follow up on the Ministerial Conference on Water held in Amman on 22 December 2008 and thus to contribute to the further development of the Mediterranean Water Strategy in the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean. It will address the theme of sustainable water financing, examine the role of pricing in order to attract investments and draw lessons for the Mediterranean region. It will analyse water scarcity and climate change, explore possible solutions to existing challenges in the region and envisage a framework for improving water efficiency.